Ben Folds Five will open their first tour since 2013 at the Tennessee Theatre

Knoxville gets night one of the trio's 2027 reunion run on Monday, April 12 — and tickets are on sale now.

Of all the places Ben Folds Five could have chosen to start over, they picked Gay Street. The trio's first tour since 2013 opens on Monday, April 12, 2027, at the Tennessee Theatre, with the show at 8 p.m. Tickets run $68.20 to $311.25 on Ticketmaster.

The reunion was announced Oct. 21, and tickets went on sale Oct. 23 at 10 a.m. local time, per Stereogum and Ben Folds' own tour page. So if you were planning to "deal with it later," later is here.

The lineup is the original one: Ben Folds, Robert Sledge and Darren Jessee, back on the road together for the first time in well over a decade. JamBase has the run at nine April dates so far, with more U.S. shows possible. Knoxville goes first; Chattanooga's Tivoli Theatre is the very next night, and the tour winds through Tennessee, Florida and Texas before wrapping April 24 in Birmingham, Alabama, at Avondale Brewing Company.

Night one of a reunion only happens in one city

That's the stake for Knoxville. Every stop on a reunion tour gets the songs. Only one city gets the first night — the nerves, the first time the three of them walk out together in front of a paying crowd in years, the moment the room finds out whether the old chemistry is still there. Fans travel for that. If you live here, you don't have to.

Why this room? The Tennessee Theatre holds 1,631, and for a band built on piano, bass and drums, that's close to ideal. A theater this size keeps everybody within shouting distance of the stage. The price range tells you something too — from the balcony to the premium seats, there's a way in for most budgets, but the cheaper tiers are always the first to go for a show like this.

It's also a Monday. That's not a knock. A Monday-night opener means fewer weekend road-trippers competing for seats and a hometown-heavy crowd, which is exactly what you want in the room on night one. Get in your seat early — first nights rarely start late.

If you saw them the first time around, this is the chance to hear those songs again with the people who made them. If you didn't, this is the chance you thought you'd missed. Either way, Knoxville gets to hear it first.

Sources: Ben Folds Five, Knoxville, Apr 12, 2027 — Ticketmaster (ticketmaster.evyy.net); Tour — benfolds.com (benfolds.com); Ben Folds Five Announce Spring 2027 Tour Dates — Stereogum (stereogum.com); Ben Folds Five Reunites For 2027 U.S. Tour — JamBase (jambase.com); Ben Folds Five at Tennessee Theatre — JamBase (jambase.com)