Michael Franti and Spearhead have a big tour planned with the first set of dates being announced. Their Togetherness Tour will include a number of festival dates. Stephen Marley and Trevor Hall will be on the tour with Niko Moon, Bombargo, and Ripe joining the tour on select dates.
Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning February 9 at 10am local time at MichaelFranti.com.
More tour dates will be announced in the near future.
Michael Franti and Spearhead will be promoting their new album “Big Big Love” that features 17 songs all co-written by Franti on the tour.
Speaking on the album Franti says, “togetherness is the central theme in all the songs on our latest record Big Big Love. How do we get that feeling of togetherness, that feeling of closeness, that we so often overlooked and took for granted, but now has become so important? Not only just in terms of how we interact with each other in our neighborhoods or our personal relationships, but on a worldwide scale. How do we bridge these gaps so that people can feel close to one another again?”
He continues, “there are forces in the world that use our division to achieve their greedy goals, their political aims, or just to divide people because they want to try to take advantage of it. I want to really use my music and my time in my life to bring closeness to people and help them feel like they’re not alone in this world.”
Michael Franti and Spearhead tour dates:
April 6 at the Tortuga Music Festival in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
April 10 at the Soul Kitchen Music Hall in Mobile, AL
April 12 at The Key West Amphitheater in Key West, FL
April 13 at the Florida Groves Music Festival in Orlando, FL
April 28 at the Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans, LA
May 17 at Pure Imagination in Prescott, AZ
May 24 at the Los Colonias Park Amphitheater in Grand Junction, CO
May 25 at Hipico in Sante Fe, NM
May 26 at Durango Mesa Park in Durango, CO
May 29 at Belly Up in Aspen, CO
May 31 at the Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, CO
June 1 at the Chautauqua Auditorium in Boulder, CO
June 3 at the McGrath Amphitheatre in Cedar Rapids, IA
June 5 at the EIPC Event Center in Green Bay, WI
June 6 at The Sylvee in Madison, WI
June 7 at the Hilde Performance Center in Plymouth, MN
June 8 at KC Live in Kansas City, MO
June 11 at the Steelhouse in Omaha, NE
June 13 at the Riverfront Live in Cincinnati, OH
June 14 at the Everwise Amphitheater in Indianapolis, IN
June 15 at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, IL
June 16 at the Evans Amphitheater in Cleveland, OH
June 18 at the Powder Ridge Mountain Park and Resort in Middlefield, CT
June 19 at the Tree House Brew Co in Deerfield, MA
June 20 at the Hutton Brickyards Retreat and Event Center in Kingston, NY
June 21 at the Penn National Race Course in Grantville, PA
June 22 at the Beak and Skiff Apple Orchards in Lafayette, NY
June 23 at the Maine Savings Amphitheater in Bangor, ME
June 25 at the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom in Hampton Beach, NH
June 26 at the Freeman Arts Pavilion in Selbyville, DE
June 28 & 29 the Salvage Station in Asheville, NC
June 30 at the Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo, NC
July 5-7 at the Greenfield Lake Amphitheater in Wilmington, NC
July 9 & 10 at the Chicken Box in Nantucket, MA
Aug 25 at the Mountain Sol Festival in Santa Cruz, CA