Ben Folds
Palais Theatre
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Thursday 26 February 2026

Support: Lindsey Kraft

Recorded and mastered by eckythump

Source: Nokia Lumia 930 (called Lumia Icon in North America) w/built-in HAAC mics > Audio Recorder Pro app > 16bit/48 KHz PCM/WAV -> iZotope RX11 Advanced -> Ozone 12 (various adjustments) -> Audacity 3.7.7 (split tracks and FLAC Level 8) -> Foobar 2.25.8 (Files tagged) -> Traders Little Helper 2.8.4

Track List:

00 - Intro
01 - So There
02 - Don't Change Your Pla s
03 - The Last Polka
04 - Ben talks
05 - All U Can Eat
06 - The Ascent Of Stan
07 - Effington
08 - Ben talks
09 - Kristine From The 7th Grade
10 - Capable Of Anything
11 - Ben talks
12 - Still Fighting It
13 - Gracie
14 - Jesusland
15 - Ben talks
16 - Philosophy
17 - Landed
18 - Zak and Sara
19 - You Don't Know Me
20 - Annie Waits
21 - Encore break
22 - Army
23 - One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces

Show Notes: Ben's first Australian tour since his covid interrupted orchestra shows of 2020/21, and a sold out Palais was hungry for Ben's return, clapping, yelling and singing across this 90 minute show. Ben told some great stories and sang plenty of crowd pleasers. Special shout out to the nice crowd singing Regina's parts in You Don't Know Me. A terrific show and all over too quickly. Don't make it another 5 years before your return Ben!

Recording Notes: This is a great recording. The Palais is such a great venue to see a show in, and I was in a spot that provided superb acoustics. Any Ben Folds fan will love this one. Enjoy!

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