Ben Folds brought 2010 to a close on a high note, with his debut Nonesuch release, Lonely Avenue, a collaboration with novelist Nick Hornby, having made a number of year-end best lists and The Sing-Off, the televised singing competition of which he was a judge, having completed its second season a smash hit for NBC. Folds is now set to bring music from both avenues to venues across the US as he launches his 2011 tour schedule with several concerts in the Midwest with support from Street Corner Symphony, finalists in The Sing-Off from Folds's hometown of Nashville.

The US tour begins with a performance at First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this Sunday, followed by stops in Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin, Missouri, including several college dates, and closing out with a set at Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on February 1.

Later that month, Folds and his band head across the Atlantic to begin a weeks-long tour of Europe at Vicar Street in Dublin on February 18 that includes shows in England, Germany, Denmark, Austria, and the Netherlands.

In May, the tour makes its way to the Southern Hemisphere for shows in Folds's once-adopted home country of Australia with shows in Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Perth. At the end of the month, it's up to Japan for shows in Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya; tickets for the Japan shows go on sale February 5.

You can see the currently scheduled tour dates below. For more information, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

Head to the Nonesuch Store to pick up a copy of Lonely Avenue on CD, vinyl, or in a special deluxe edition featuring the album on CD, four short stories by Hornby, 15 images by acclaimed photographer Joel Meyerowitz, all in a hardbound, 152-page book; high-quality, 320 kbps MP3s of the complete album are included at checkout.

BEN FOLDS ON TOUR

* w/ Street Corner Symphony