Ben Folds Paper Airplane Request TourGateshead · Mon, 16 Nov 2026

About this event

Ben Folds at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music: show day guide

Show starts

19:30

Support

Lindsey Kraft

Ben Folds on stage(est.)

20:15

Set length(est.)

1 hr, 15 mins

Expected finish(est.)

21:30

Getting there

Manors, 600 m (10 min walk)

Parking

Cars There is a drop off and pick up point at the west door of The Sage Gateshead.

Estimated from the headliner's recent setlists and a typical running order. Venues publish exact stage times on the day, so check before you travel.

Know before you go

Ticket limit

Please note: There is a ticket Limit of 6 tickets per person and per credit card on this event

Please note

Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult over 18. A max of 6 tickets per person and per household applies. Tickets in excess of 6 will be cancelled.

What to expect: recent setlist

From Newcastle Civic Theatre, Newcastle on 1 October 2026 · Tour: Ben Folds and A Piano

1. 1So There
2. 2Don't Change Your Plans (Ben Folds Five)
3. 3The Last Polka (Ben Folds Five)
4. 4Paddleboat Breakup
5. 5All U Can Eat
6. 6Exhausting Lover
7. 7Jesusland
8. 8Kristine From the 7th Grade
9. 9Effington
10. 10Still Fighting It
11. 11Capable of Anything
12. 12Still
13. 13You Don't Know Me
14. 14Landed
15. 15Zak and Sara
16. 16Army (Ben Folds Five)
17. 17The Luckiest

Setlist data: setlist.fm · Ben Folds

Line-up

• Ben Folds13 upcoming dates
• Lindsey KraftPop

Parking

Cars There is a drop off and pick up point at the west door of The Sage Gateshead. The venue has its own car park with lift access situated directly behind the building to the south. Spaces are offered on a first come first served basis. Charges are per hour on a pay on exit basis: the first thirty minutes are free of charge, then it’s 70p per hour for the first four hours and £1.00 for each additional hour. Further car parking is available within two to ten minutes walking distance from the venue. Please ask the Box Office for further details. Blue Badge Holders There are a number of priority spaces for blue badge holders near the entrances to The Sage Gateshead and by the lifts in the car park. Coaches Coach parking is available at The Sage Gateshead’s coach park, into which there is level access from the road for coaches and from which there is level access to the building for passengers. Bicycles Cycle racks are available adjacent to the building.

Accessible seating

The venue is accesible for disabled patrons, with ten wheelchair spaces, a lift to every floor and an infa red system for the hard of hearing. To book disabled access tickets, please call the venue on 0191 443 4661. There are a number of priority spaces for blue badge holders near the entrances to The Sage Gateshead and by the lifts in the car park.

Venue rules

No cameras, video cameras or audio recording devices. No food. No bottles or cans. No alcohol or illegal substances. No mobile phones. Smoking is not allowed in the venue.

Children

No babes in arms. Only children aged two and over are admitted.

Box office

10:00 - 20:00 Monday to Saturday 10:00 - 18:00 Sunday

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