Last night we went to the Sydney Opera House to see Ben Folds and yMusic play. I have seen him live four other times before this, at either Wolftrap or Merriweather Post. This was Michael's first time. Ben always has really good acts play with him or open for him. He always has funny or interesting songs about how his songs were written. There are always a few ways he gets the audience to participate, so every show is similar but different. Of course, the opera house is a wonderful venue, and this experience was better than our last one there (see my previous post about Heathers).
He played "Not a Fan", one of his newer songs, which I love. It's about how at the beginning of a relationship little things don't bother you so much, but then at the end you can barely stand these same things. There's some truth to it, and of course it's funny too.
Ben also played a lot of older Ben Folds Five favorites, and a few of his great solo songs too. When you have a 20 year long career, there's no lack of stuff to choose from. He also played his standard improvised song, to the delight of the crowd. Overall, the show was great, as was expected. I'm sure if he's on tour again in the city where I'm living, wherever that might be, I'll go see him again.
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