Be it sports and wine, cigarettes and chocolate milk, or guitars and kangaroos, whatever your vice, Tuesday night at Bryce Jordan Center (BJC) is the time to indulge.

Acclaimed songwriters Ben Folds, Rufus Wainwright, and Ben Lee will perform on the big stage at BJC at 8 p.m.

Folds, whose second solo studio LP Songs for Silverman debuted in May, made his name as leader of the unlikely-named trio Ben Folds Five, who released three much-loved CDs before parting ways in 2000. His own records of accomplished piano-pop have helped Folds hold onto his band's fan base, while continuing to win new supporters.

Bernie Punt, director of public relations for Bryce Jordan Center, said he wasn't the only one working at BJC this summer who was pulling for a concert from Folds and company.

"It's not just a job," Punt said. "We're fans!"

Perhaps to prove his point, Punt recalled the last time he and Folds crossed paths.

"I was actually at Movin' On a few years back when Ben Folds Five played," Punt said. "And I've gotta tell you, I think the crowd that night was there more just to be seen than to see the band. But the people coming on Tuesday should really be into Ben Folds, so that'll be great."

Co-headliner Wainwright's Tin Pan Alley-influenced piano pop has landed him fans in critical and commercial circles alike. His latest album, Want Two, was released last November to widespread accolades. He's spent 2005 popping up on other critically-acclaimed CDs, including that of his younger sister Martha and Antony and the Johnsons, as well as touring behind Want Two.

Opener Ben Lee might not be the biggest name on the bill, but the Australian singer-songwriter is no slouch, either. Lee may be most familiar to Folds fans as another third of The Bens, a supergroup of sorts comprised of Folds, Lee, and the Peter Pan of indie-pop, Ben Kweller. But Lee's a big name all by himself, both in his native Australia and amongst discerning music fans in the Northern Hemisphere. Lee's most recent album, Awake Is the New Sleep, was released last February.

Punt said fans of the headliners who haven't heard Ben Lee should make sure to show up early, as they're in for a treat.

"That's how up-and-coming artists get known," Punt said. "It's going to be a great mix, the three of them."

Greg Gabbard, owner of City Lights Records, 316 E. College Ave., said that as a music fan, he was especially excited to see this particular threesome stopping through town.

"They wrote some of my favorite songs," Gabbard said of Folds, Wainwright and Lee. "And they do some of my favorite stuff, called melancholy. I like that stuff."

Punt said sales of both student tickets, discounted again by a subsidy from the University Park Allocation Committee, and general public seats have been almost equal, which he thinks will mean an excellent, receptive crowd for Tuesday's show.

"It should be a nice mix," Punt said. "But with the sales being what they have, it's hard to tell what our audience is going to be. There are certainly a lot of older people who've been fans of Ben's for 10 years now."

Punt seemed excited to get names like Folds, Wainwright and Lee at Bryce Jordan, particularly using the smaller theatre setup, especially during the slower summer months.

"We haven't had a musical act quite like this in a long time," Punt said. "If you think about how big our building is, it's rare that we can offer an intimate show like this. But we're doing it Tuesday."

Gabbard, too, is hyped for Tuesday.

"I think it's pretty cool to have these three, young, talented guys playing together," Gabbard said. "And it's not $50."