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Benjamin Scott Folds (born September 12, 1966)<ref>{{cite web
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</ref> is an American singer-songwriter and the former frontman of the band Ben Folds Five. He is widely acclaimed for his prowess as a pianist, composer, songwriter, performer, and multi-instrumentalist.<ref>Credits from "Rockin' the Suburbs" list Folds as the main instrumentalist on piano, drums, guitar, and vocals. "Additional" instrument artists are credited.</ref>
Biography
Early life and career
Because of his father's work as a builder and carpenter, Folds moved frequently throughout his childhood. As a result, making friends was difficult. Consequently, Folds became attached to a piano his father brought home when he was 9, the result of a barter trade his father made with a customer who was unable to pay for his work.<ref>According to Ben Folds on his iTunes Originals interview titled "My Inner White Man Came Out In Full Bloom"</ref> During this time, Folds listened to songs by Elton John and Billy Joel on AM radio, and learned them by ear. During his years at R.J. Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and at Chapel Hill High School (North Caroli... read all
Rheinkultur (auch R(h)einkultur und RhEINKULTUR) ist nach Bochum Total Deutschlands größtes eintrittsfreies Festival. In über zwei Jahrzehnten entwickelte sich die Veranstaltung zu einem Publikumsmagneten mit Besuchern bis zu 220.000. Die Zuschauer kommen aus der ganzen Republik und dem näheren Ausland, um auf verschiedenen Bühnen in der Bonner Rheinaue Künstler unterschiedlichster Stile zu sehen. Rheinkultur bietet ein offenes Programm für offene Leute. Rheinkultur findet jährlich am letzten Juni- oder ersten Juliwochenende statt.
Die Veranstaltung finanziert sich über Getränkeverkauf, Sponsoren und Zuschüsse der Stadt Bonn. Trotz begrenzter Budgets hat das Rheinkultur-Team es verstanden, ein riesiges Event zu zaubern, das von kommerziellen Festivals gesetzten Standards sowie den daraus gebildeten Ansprüchen der Zuschauer gerecht wird. Ein Unterfangen, das ohne die Solidarität von Partnern, Bands und Helfern undenkbar wäre.
Rheinkultur trägt als einziges Festival dieser Größenordnung das "Sound For Nature"-Siegel, mit dem sie für ihre Bemühungen um Umweltschutz und Nachhaltigkeit ausgezeichnet wurde. Die Besucherzahlen beweisen, dass das Konzept der Rheinkultur – ein qualitativ hochwertiges und vielschichtiges Programm auch ohne die ganz großen Namen zu bieten – aufgeht. Obwohl es kein großes Geld zu verdienen gibt, suchen zahlreiche angesagte Acts, Labels und Agenten die Zusammenarbeit, wissen sie doch um die einmalige Atmosphäre und nicht zuletzt um Besucherzahlen, die die der kommerziellen Festivals bei weitem übertreffen.
Außerdem bietet die Rheinkultur seit ihrem Bestehen lokalen Bands und Newcomern ein Forum.
Zeitpläne:
Blaue Bühne
12:30 Laura Bunt 13:20 Louis Lament 14:10 Don Bonn 15:20 The Trashmonkeys 16:40 Air Traffic 18:05 Schandmaul 19:35 Tomte 21:05 Ben Folds 22:45 Sportfreunde Stiller
14:00 Hard Rain Hope 15:00 Dave de Bourg 16:10 Pull A Star Trip 17:20 Dicki Fliszar 18:20 Jonas Goldbaum 19:40 Roman Fischer 21:00 Martin Jondo 22:15 Wohnraumhelden & Freunde Of Liedermaching
RheinHipHop Stage
12:00 1on1 Freestyle Battle 14:05 WBN Squad 14:35 Bonn Special feat. Konta, Sais & CaSh, Zwieback 15:40 IdeaFatte 16:10 Blumio & Habesha 16:35 Rohdiamanten 17:05 F.R. 17:35 Der Neue Westen 18:05 Morlockk Dilemma & Vmann & Mike Fiction 18:45 Fard 19:25 Casper 20:05 MB1000 20:45 Louis Logic & Blueprint with DJ JJ Brown & Paul Dateh on the violin 21:25 Manuellsen 22:15 Prinz Pi 23:15 Olli Banjo
Tanzberg
12:00 Phil Fidget 12:30 Tobox 13:00 Dominik Ferrer 13:30 Hemmi 14:00 Tom Hoax 15:00 Hans Nieswandt 16:30 Phil Fidget 17:30 Hemmi 18:30 Dominik Ferrer 19:30 tuettchips 20:30 Tobias Becker 22:00 Tobox 23:00 Elektrodrei
6. Ben Folds at Rock City, Nottingham on 7 Jul 2008
Location: 8 Talbot Street, Nottingham, NG1 5GG, United Kingdom
7. Ben Folds at Carling Academy Sheffield on 8 Jul 2008
Location: United Kingdom
8. Ben Folds at Carling Academy Liverpool, Liverpool on 9 Jul 2008
Location: 11-13 Hotham Street, Liverpool, L3 5UF, United Kingdom
TIMES NB! **Please do not travel before 10am and avoid the Kincardine Bridge between 3.30pm - 6pm**
THURSDAY 10TH JULY 3pm - Campsite opens
FRIDAY 11TH JULY 9am - Campsite opens 5pm - Arena opens 6pm - Music on main stages starts
SATURDAY 12TH JULY & SUNDAY 13TH JULY 9am - Campsite opens 11am - Arena opens 12 noon - Music on main stages starts
MONDAY 14TH JULY 12 noon - Campsite closes
10. Oxegen on 11 Jul 2008
Location: An Nás, Ireland
Oxegen is an annual music festival, held since 2004, sponsored by Heineken International. It was previously called Witnness, which ran from the year 2000 and was sponsored by Guinness. Oxegen was originally a two-day festival but for 2008 will be expanded to three days. It takes place at the Punchestown Racecourse in County Kildare, Republic of Ireland and has an average attendance of around 80,000 a day, with around half of these camping on site for the duration, and the rest travelling to the site each day. The festival is promoted by MCD.
While Oxegen has not yet reached the iconic status of Glastonbury, it still manages to attract a large quantity of high profile acts each year. Generally, the festival's line-up is identical to that of T in the Park, which runs on the same weekend, but in Scotland. Many acts play Oxegen on the day that they're not playing TitP. As well as six stages of music, there are two large areas for camping which are subdivided by number. Stalls and shops are also provided, as well as toilet and shower areas (from 2006). The toilet facilities have been criticised by some as not being adequate for the large number of people at the festival. There is also a funfair adjacent to the arena, featuring a big wheel and other rides, such as the "Magic Carpet", the "Big Drop", and the roller coaster.
