Ben Harper to return with Innocent Criminals
2/10/2025 12AM

Singer-songwriter Ben Harper has released 18 studio albums, earning three Grammy Awards and eight nominations while selling more than 16 million records.
Tickets on sale Friday for June 8 performance
CARMEL, Ind. – Following up on his 2023 solo debut at Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ben Harper is returning with his band.
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 8, at the Palladium, 1 Carter Green, Carmel. Tickets from $55 will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at TheCenterPresents.org, by phone at (317) 843-3800, or in person at the Palladium’s Fifth Third Bank Box Office. The concert is part of the Printing Partners Encore Series and the 2024-2025 Center Presents Season sponsored by Allied Solutions.
Harper is one of the boldest and most versatile songwriters of his generation, working in a cross-section of genres from pop, reggae and soul to blues, rock, funk and folk. He has recorded 18 studio albums and amassed a worldwide following, earning three Grammy Awards and eight nominations while selling more than 16 million records. He has written songs for such artists as Mavis Staples, Natalie Maines and the Blind Boys of Alabama and recorded with the likes of Harry Styles, Keith Richards, John Mayer, John Lee Hooker and Ringo Starr.
CALENDAR: CONCERTS
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 8
The Palladium at Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts,
1 Carter Green, Carmel, IN 46032
Tickets: On sale 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 14
Purchase and information:
(317) 843-3800
About Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts
The mission of the nonprofit Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts is to engage and inspire the Indiana community through enriching arts experiences. Its campus in Carmel, Indiana, includes the 1,500-seat Palladium concert hall, the 500-seat Tarkington proscenium theater and the black-box Studio Theater. Allied Solutions Center presents and hosts hundreds of events each year, including the Center Presents performance series, featuring the best in classical, jazz, pop, rock, country, comedy and other genres. Educational and experiential programming for all ages includes children’s concerts and camps, book clubs, lectures and music classes. Allied Solutions Center is home to the affiliated Great American Songbook Foundation and provides space and support services for six resident arts companies. More information is available at TheCenterPresents.org.