Michael Franti & Spearhead are set to tour throughout the summer in celebration of their critically acclaimed new album Stay Human Vol. II, out now on Thirty Tigers. The tour includes a number of headlining shows plus a run of co-headlining dates with Ziggy Marley as well as performances in support of Sublime with Rome. Fans can purchase tickets at http://michaelfranti.com, and select dates are available for presale via Franti’s fan club, the Soulrocker Fam, beginning February 13 at http://soulrockerfam.com. See below for a complete list of dates.
Stay Human Vol. II is available for purchase and to stream at https://ffm.to/stayhumanvol2. The album debuted at #62 on the Billboard 200 chart as well as #1 on the Americana chart and #1 on the Independent Album chart. It also reached #1 on the iTunes singer/songwriter chart.
Additionally, Franti recently appeared on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” to discuss the gun violence epidemic in America and share his music video for “The Flower” (feat. Victoria Canal), plus he performed at sessions for Paste and AOL Build.
Watch/share the video for “The Flower” (feat. Victoria Canal)—which recently ranked as the #1 music video at iTunes— at http://smarturl.it/MFTheFlowerVideo. The video highlights a number of Everytown Survivor Network members and other gun violence survivors from mass shootings including Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Pulse Nightclub in Orlando and the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas, as well as daily acts of gun violence in cities across America, and focuses on the power of healing and each person's ability to create their own positive change.
The writing on Stay Human Vol. II—which is co-produced by Franti alongside Ben Simonetti (Zac Brown Band, Shemekia Copeland, Blake Shelton), Niko Moon (Zac Brown Band), Kevin Bard (Fitz & The Tantrums) and others—was heavily influenced by Franti’s work on his new award-winning self-directed documentary, Stay Human. He explains, “I’ve traveled the globe making music and throughout the years I’ve always hoped that it could inspire small steps towards making the world a better place. Struggling with the challenges of the world I began filming my new documentary, Stay Human, telling the stories of heroic everyday people who helped me to discover more deeply what it means to be and STAY HUMAN.”
Stay Human has won an array of awards while on the festival circuit, including the RWJ Barnabas Health Award at the 2018 Asbury Park Music & Film Festival, the Audience Award at the 2018 Nashville Film Festival, the Audience Award and the Voice for Humanity Award at the 2018 ILLUMINATE Film Festival and the Soul in Cinema Award at the 2018 Maui Film Festival. The film is now available via on demand and digital platforms through Cinedigm, and will be available on DVD and Blu-ray this spring. Watch/share the trailer for Stay Human at https://youtu.be/NaQu7n4NA6s.
Franti began writing music as a way to process both the political landscape of the late 1980s and the unique sounds and ideas of his Bay Area upbringing. In 1994, Franti formed Michael Franti & Spearhead. Touring with his band, Franti continued to notice inequality and injustice both at home and abroad. The band released their seminal Stay Human album in 2000, reflecting on the unjust nature of the death penalty among other themes, to make sense of our common humanity in juxtaposition to near constant violations of human rights.
Franti released his first self-directed documentary, I Know I’m Not Alone, in 2005 to widespread critical acclaim. The film depicts his mission for peace in the Middle East, with a focus on the human cost of war. Franti visited warzones in Iraq, Israel and Palestine again finding common connection, playing music to both soldiers and civilians regardless of affiliation.
Michael Franti & Spearhead continue to foster the community both on and off stage and with Michael and his wife Sara’s foundation Do It For The Love, a wish granting nonprofit that brings those with life threatening illnesses, veterans and children with severe challenges to concerts. His recent musical projects have included the Billboard #1 single “The Sound of Sunshine” (2010) and full-length releases All the People (2013) and SOULROCKER (2016), which topped the Billboard rock album charts at #4 and #5, respectively.
STAY HUMAN VOL. II
1. Little Things
2. Just To Say I Love You
3. Flower In The Gun (feat. Victoria Canal)
4. Only Thing Missing Was You 2 (feat. HIRIE)
5. Stay Human 2
6. Summertime Won’t Last Long
7. This World Is So F*cked Up (But I Ain’t Ever Giving Up On It)
8. You’re Number One
9. Enjoy Every Second (feat. AGodess)
10. Nobody Cries Alone
11. Extraordinary
12. When The Sun Begins To Shine
13. Show Me Your Peace Sign
14. Take Me Alive
MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD LIVE
* with Ziggy Marley
† supporting Sublime with Rome
April 12-14 /// Fort Lauderdale, FL /// Tortuga Music Festival
April 24-28 /// Tulum, MX /// Art With Me Festival
May 26 /// Napa, CA /// BottleRock Festival
May 31 /// Avila Beach, CA /// Avila Beach Resort Amphitheater
June 7 /// Morrison, CO /// Red Rocks Amphitheatre
June 13-16 /// Hunter, NY /// Mountain Jam Festival
June 14 /// Mesa, AZ /// Mesa Amphitheatre*
June 15 /// Las Vegas, NV /// Mandalay Bay Beach*
June 18 /// Troutdale, OR /// Edgefield*
June 19 /// Troutdale, OR /// Edgefield*
June 21 /// Woodinville, WA /// Chateau Ste Michelle Winery*
June 22 /// Woodinville, WA /// Chateau Ste Michelle Winery*
June 26 /// Eugene, OR /// Cuthbert Amphitheater*
June 27 /// Bend, OR /// Les Schwab Amphitheater*
June 30 /// Park City, UT /// Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater*
July 12-14 /// Marshfield, MA /// Levitate Music & Arts Festival
July 15 /// Ocean City, MD /// Seacrets Nite Club
July 16 /// Ocean City, MD /// Seacrets Nite Club
July 18 /// Asheville, NC /// Salvage Station
July 20 /// Wilmington, NC /// Greenfield Lake Amphitheater
July 21 /// Wilmington, NC /// Greenfield Lake Amphitheater
July 23 /// Cape Canaveral, FL /// Cocoa Riverfront Park†
July 25 /// St. Augustine, FL /// St. Augustine Amphitheatre†
July 26 /// St. Augustine, FL /// St. Augustine Amphitheatre†
July 27 /// Charleston, SC /// Volvo Car Stadium†
July 28 /// Charlotte, NC /// Metro Credit Union Amphitheater†
July 31 /// Rogers, AR /// Walmart Amphitheater (Arkansas Music Pavilion)†
August 1 /// Austin, TX /// Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater†
August 2 /// New Braunfels, TX /// Whitewater Amphitheater†
August 3 /// Houston, TX /// White Oak Music Hall†
August 4 /// Irving, TX /// Pavilion at the Toyota Music Factory†
August 8 /// Amsterdam, NL /// Paradiso
August 10 /// Winchester, UK /// Boomtown Festival
August 11 /// Cornwall, UK /// Boardmasters Festival
