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Ben Folds in Indianapolis

By Larry Philpot on August 12, 2019

Saturday evening was a perfect night for a concert, and the Lawn at White River State Park in Indianapolis hosted yet another incredible show for Indianapolis area folks before its planned renovation starting in three weeks.

Ben Folds and Violent Femmes announced a co-headlining summer tour, and the 14-date U.S. trek launched July 28th in Uncasville, Connecticut and concludes August 16th in Kansas City, Missouri. The supporting act for Indianapolis was the lovely and talented Savannah Conley. Let’s start with her…

Savannah Conley is a singer-songwriter based out of Nashville. Her music has been classified as “organic pop”. It has a quirky, edgy feel to it, but she’s a solid performer, with a voice of an angel. She seems like she isn’t very happy, though. Note to Savannah: Smile at the photographers in the pit. Check out her beautiful performance, here:

Violent Femmes are an American folk punk band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, initially active from 1980 to 2009. The band has since been active again from 2013. The band consists of singer, guitarist and songwriter Gordon Gano, bassist Brian Ritchie, saxophonist Blaise Garza, and current drummer John Sparrow. Violent Femmes have released ten studio albums and 15 singles during the course of their career. The band found immediate success with the release of their self-titled debut album in early 1983. Note that like Barenaked Ladies, there are no men in the band. Check them out as young men, below:

Ben Folds

Ben Folds is a celebrated American singer-songwriter, beloved for songs such as “Brick,” “You Don’t Know Me,” “Rockin’ the Suburbs,” and “The Luckiest,” and is the former frontman of the alternative rock band Ben Folds Five. But Folds will be the first to tell you he’s an unconventional icon,
Ben Folds was great, as per always. He notably did not perform “Brick”, but there were some favorites. This is the set list:
Annie Waits
Jesusland
Moscow Mitch
Phone in a Pool
Levi Johnston’s Blues
Still Fighting It
Do It Anyway
You Don’t Know Me
Landed
Zak and Sara
Underground
Rockin’ the Suburbs
One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces
Army
Encore:
The Luckiest
(Ben solo)
Rock This Bitch (Dedicated to “Kate”) (“Not the Same” tag)