At the Sunflower Music Festival in Lawrence, KS circa 1997 (1998?), the crowd was moshing to Missing the War, so the guys played three slow tunes in a row because moshing to ballads was "just about the dumbest thing someone could do." The crowd took the hint and eventually settled down, only to pick back up when they broke out One Angry Dwarf.
I loathe festival crowds.
I still consider that to be one of the worst Ben shows I was at. Looked it up: May 16, 1998. Extremely hot. Short play time. Crappy crowd. However, from what I remember a great setlist. Also, I remember Ben climbing on top of the speakers, up about 8' to throw the stool and the keys exploded off the piano. That was awesome.