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Ben Folds Five in the studio (photo by Ben Folds twitter)

Ben Folds Five in the studio (photo by Ben Folds twitter)

Ben Folds Five To Release First Official Live Album

by Paul Cashmere on May 30, 2013

in New Music,News

Ben Folds Five first live album will be released in June and the album will be called … wait for it … ‘Live’.

Ben Folds Five in the studio (photo by Ben Folds twitter)

Ben Folds Five in the studio (photo by Ben Folds twitter)

‘Live’ was compiled from various performances around the world including two tracks recorded at Ben’s one-time Australian hometown Adelaide.

‘Sky High’ and ‘Song For The Dumped’ were both recorded at the Thebarton Theatre in Adelaide on November 16, 2012.

Other tracks were recorded in San Francisco, Boston, Ontario, Los Angeles, Brixton, Tokyo, Osaka and Port Chester NY.

Ben Folds Five is Ben Folds, Darren Jessee and Robert Sledge.

‘Live’ will be released through Sony on June 7.

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