Ben Folds Five have announced their first US tour in 15 years, bringing Ben Folds, Robert Sledge and Darren Jessee back on stage together for the first run of shows since the band disbanded in 2013, as Consequence reports.

The nine-date trek opens April 12, 2027 at Knoxville's Tennessee Theatre, followed by Chattanooga's Tivoli Theatre, Jacksonville's Florida Theatre, Pompano Beach Amphitheater, Clearwater's The BayCare Sound, Austin's ACL Live at The Moody Theater, Houston's 713 Music Hall, Irving's The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, and a close on April 24 at Birmingham's Avondale Brewing Company.

Pollstar notes more shows are promised across the US in 2027.

For devoted fans, this is the reversal of the year: a band that famously swore off aggro guitars, self-described by its own PR as 'punk rock for sissies,' returning intact after a decade and a half apart.

Folds has toured constantly as a solo pianist, but Sledge and Jessee have stayed off the road with him, making a full trio reunion the scenario fans stopped expecting, according to Consequence.

Pollstar's account of the band's history frames the surprise in numbers too: the group's last full-fledged tour included two December 2012 shows at London's O2 Academy Brixton that sold 7,421 tickets and grossed $411,675, meaning the trio has not mounted a real tour since then.

Glide Magazine calls it a 'landmark return' that will continue across the country throughout 2027.

The tour announcement lands on the heels of a deliberate nostalgia catalyst. Consequence notes the band returned this year with a 30th anniversary deluxe edition of its self-titled debut.

Pollstar details what made it special: a newly remastered version of the original LP plus what the band's announcement calls the long-awaited, fan-requested un-vaulting of the trio's mythical shelved first attempt, recently rediscovered on digital audio tape in Folds' personal archives and specially remastered for release.

Fans who want in have a two-step window. According to Consequence, a Live Nation pre-sale for select dates runs Thursday, October 22 at 10:00 a.m. local time, with access granted to fans who sign up for Live Nation's free All Access membership.

The general public on-sale follows Friday, October 23 at 10:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster and the band's official website. Pollstar and Glide Magazine both confirm the Friday, October 23 general on-sale at 10 a.m. local time, so the timeline is corroborated across outlets.

Given the band has not toured in 15 years and the announced dates are theaters and amphitheaters rather than arenas, demand for the initial nine dates is the open question heading into the weekend.

The reunion arrives in a crowded live market — the same news cycle also carried CHVRCHES' first album in nearly six years and a 2027 tour, per EDMTunes, and Heilung booking an Australian and New Zealand run through the Sydney Opera House, per Lambgoat.

What distinguishes Ben Folds Five is that the comeback is the band itself, not a new chapter around it: Pollstar's write-up of the trio's origin in Chapel Hill in 1993 and its 'spaz rock, power pop, pseudo-jazz' collision underscores that this is a cult catalog with a devoted base, not a nostalgia act touring a hits package.

If the initial southern-heavy routing sells through quickly, the promise of more shows across the US in 2027 becomes the story fans will watch.

All three outlets covering the announcement agree on what to watch next. Consequence states plainly that more dates will be announced in the future, while Pollstar and Glide Magazine both note additional shows across the US in 2027 are promised beyond the initial April routing.

The first wave concentrates on Tennessee, Florida, Texas and Alabama, leaving major markets unannounced — and with tickets on general sale Friday, October 23 at 10 a.m. local time, the speed of the sell-through will likely dictate how fast the second wave lands.

For a trio whose last proper tour grossed over $400,000 across two London nights, per Pollstar, the commercial case for extending the run is already written.