ial ▁Sch olar ▁in ▁the ▁Arts ▁ceremony ▁with ▁several ▁of ▁Young Ar ts ▁best ▁al umn i . ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁" Last ▁Summer ▁on ▁Earth " ▁Tour , ▁Ben ▁F olds ▁Five ▁joined ▁the ▁Bar en aked ▁Lad ies ▁along ▁with ▁G uster ▁for ▁ 3 0 ▁dates ▁across ▁North ▁America , ▁beginning ▁June ▁ 1 7 ▁at ▁the ▁Ver izon ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Dallas , ▁Texas ▁and ▁ending ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁C ele br ate ▁Brook lyn ▁festival . ▁ ▁From ▁November ▁ 2 2 ▁to ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁F olds ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁Perform ing ▁Arts ' ▁American ▁Vo ices ▁festival ▁hosted ▁by ▁Ren ée ▁F lem ing ▁at ▁the ▁Kennedy ▁Center ▁in ▁Washington ▁D . C ., ▁which ▁featured ▁American ▁jazz , ▁country , ▁Broadway , ▁g ospel , ▁popular ▁and ▁classical ▁music . ▁With ▁S ara ▁B are illes , ▁he ▁conducted ▁a ▁pop / rock ▁master ▁class ▁for ▁asp iring ▁sing ers . ▁During ▁the ▁concert ▁series ▁he ▁premier ed ▁his ▁new ▁song ▁" I ' m ▁Not ▁the ▁Man " ▁with ▁the ▁National ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra ▁and ▁sang ▁" Not ▁the ▁Same " ▁with ▁B are illes . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁F olds ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁El ▁Rey ▁Theatre , ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁David ▁Lyn ch ▁Foundation ' s ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁Ring o ▁St