Ben Harper

Get Up! for the new album from Ben Harper with Charlie Musselwhite

Ben Harper has teamed with renowned harmonica master Charlie Musselwhite to create Get Up!, a piercing song-cycle of struggle and heart, slated for release by Stax Records/Concord Music Group on January 29th, 2013. Recorded in Los Angeles and produced by Harper, Get Up!, is his 12th studio album and first new recording since 2011's Give Till It's Gone (Virgin).

"Charlie and I have been looking to make this record for over ten years and now that we've gotten to it," stated Harper, "I can't wait to play it live."

RIDE Festival in Telluride CO Adds to the Lineup, Tickets on Sale now

The inaugural Ride Festival - happening August 25 and 26, 2012 in Telluride, Colorado – today announces Lucinda Williams and Jimmy Herring to the already stellar lineup.

Rickie Lee Jones: New Album 'The Devil You Know' Produced by Ben Harper

Rickie Lee Jones has teamed with (longtime fan) Ben Harper for her upcoming album The Devil You Know.  Produced by Harper, Jones calls the project a "simple, surprising" album of covers.  The release date is August 28, 2012 on Concord Records.

 

 

 

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Ben Harper and Relentless7 - News & Updates

harper"WHITE LIES FOR DARK TIMES" ITUNES PRE-SALE

The digital pre-sale for "White Lies for Dark Times" is going on now at iTunes! A deluxe version with four exclusive b-sides and a video download is available for $12.99. A standard version is available for $9.99. Both pre-orders will get you a live version of "Number With No Name" and an immediate download of "Keep It Together (So I Can Fall Apart)".


OFFICIAL BENHARPER.COM PRE-SALE NEXT WEEK

Starting next week April 14 at www.benharper.com, we'll be offering an exclusive bonus CD - unavailable anywhere else - and a variety of pre-sale packages including the deluxe version with DVD, double vinyl LP, "Shimmer and Shine" 10" vinyl, t-shirts and more!

RELENTLESS7 TO HEADLINE *FREE* NAT GEO MUSIC LIVE IN ROME

To celebrate Earth Day, Nat Geo Music channel is hosting a live broadcast concert featuring Ben Harper & Relentless7 in Rome's famed Piazza del Popolo. The free concert will air live on April 22 beginning at 8 p.m. in Italy (2 p.m. US ET), and will be featured simultaneously on Nat Geo Music channel, National Geographic World Music, in the USA and National Geographic Channel internationally.


BEN HARPER AND RELENTLESS7 JOIN EX-BEATLES FOR CHARITY

For the first time in seven years, former Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr joined together with Ben Harper and Relentless7, Eddie Vedder, Sheryl Crow, Donovan and more for "Change Begins Within", a benefit at Radio City Music Hall to raise awareness for transcendental meditation and the David Lynch Foundation. Read a complete wrap-up at Rolling Stone.

R7 AT MILE HIGH MUSIC FESTIVAL JULY 18

Ben Harper & Relentless7 will join TOOL, Widespread Panic, Incubus, G. Love & Special Sauce and more at this year's Mile High Music Festival outside Denver, CO Saturday, July 18. Tickets are on sale now at Mile High Music Festival.

"IN THE ATTIC" WITH BEN HARPER OUT NOW

Rachel Fuller Presents: In the Attic with Pete Townshend & Friends is out now only at Best Buy. The 2-CD/1-DVD set features Ben Harper performing "I'm One" with Townshend and includes solo renditions of "Please Bleed" and "Diamonds on the Inside."

Ben Harper & Relentless7 announce North American Tour

harperWe are proud to announce Ben Harper & Relentless7's headlining North American tour. Pre-sale tickets will be offered at Ben Harper & Relentless7 Ticketing starting March 25th at 12:00pm Noon (Local Venue Time). The pre-sale password is shimmer. Venue links below will provide general on-sale information.

NORTH AMERICA

04.30.09 - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival New Orleans, LA, USA
05.01.09 - Beale Street Music Festival Memphis, TN, USA
05.02.09 - Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA, USA *NEW*
05.04.09 - 9:30 Club Washington, DC, USA *NEW*
05.05.09 - Webster Hall New York, NY, USA *NEW*
05.08.09 - Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY, USA *NEW*
05.09.09 - Theatre of Living Arts Philadelphia, PA, USA *NEW*
05.10.09 - Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA, USA *NEW*
05.12.09 - Metropolis Montreal, QC, Canada *NEW*
05.13.09 - Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto, ON, Canada *NEW*
05.15.09 - Saint Andrews Hall Detroit, MI, USA *NEW*
05.16.09 - Vic Theatre Chicago, IL, USA *NEW*
05.25.09 - Sasquatch Music Festival George, WA, USA
05.27.09 - The Fillmore San Francisco, CA, USA *NEW*
05.28.09 - Wiltern Theatre Los Angeles, CA, USA *NEW*
06.13.09 - Bonnaroo Music Festival Manchester, TN, USA
07.11.09 - All Good Festival Masontown, WV, USA

INTERNATIONAL

04.09.09 - Metro Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
04.11.09 - Byron Bay Bluesfest Byron Bay, NSW, Australia
04.13.09 - Byron Bay Bluesfest Byron Bay, NSW, Australia
04.19.09 - The Forum London, UK
04.21.09 - Le Printemps de Bourges Bourges, France
06.19.09 - Southside Festival Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany
06.20.09 - Hurricane Festival Scheessel, Germany
06.22.09 - Columbiahalle Berlin, Germany
06.23.09 - Tonhalle Munich, Germany
06.25.09 - Paradiso Amsterdam, Netherlands
06.27.09 - Hard Rock Calling Festival London, UK

Ben Harper to headline Colorado early vote events

photos by Phil Emma- for the Grateful Web

Ben Harper will join with Obama for America and the Colorado Campaign for Change to host early vote events in Boulder and Denver this Saturday.  He'll play a few songs in Denver at Civic Center Park at 12pm and again at UC Boulder's Mary Rippon Theatre at 2pm.  Both events are free and open to the public.

"Live From Abbey Road" airs this Thursday

Ben Harper & the Criminals- for the Grateful Web

Watch Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals perform in the legendary Abbey Road Studios this Thursday, August 28th on the Sundance Channel at 10PM ET/PT.

Watch an exclusive interview with Ben at http://www.sundancechannel.com/livefromabbeyroad/

The program will air in the UK on Channel 4 on Sept 12th and 13th.  More international broadcast dates forthcoming at www.benharper.net.

Visit the Tour Archive at http://www.benharper.net for the setlist, photos and reviews!

Ben Harper Returns to Brazil This Fall

photos by Phil Emma- for the Grateful Web

BHIC RETURN TO BRAZIL THIS FALL

Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals will play the eco-friendly About Us Festival in Manaus on September 26th and São Paulo on the 28th. Then they'll hit the Pepsi On Stage festival in Porto Alegre on Tuesday, September 30th. Tickets go on sale for all shows on August 22nd.

OUTSIDE LANDS WEBCAST SATURDAY

Browse to AT&T blue room this Saturday, August 23rd and watch BHIC play live in Golden Gate Park at the Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival. 5:50pm PDT.

BEN HARPER GUESTS ON
DONAVON FRANKENREITER ALBUM

Check out the new album "Pass It Around" - in stores now - featuring Ben Harper on the title track. The song is streaming now at Donavon's MySpace and is on sale at iTunes and Amazon.

Ben Harper @ Nike + Human Race in Austin, Texas

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BHIC @ NIKE+ HUMAN RACE AUSTIN

On August 31st in Austin, TX, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals will perform at the post-race celebration for the Nike+ Human Race, an event that brings together the power of sport and music to inspire and connect runners from every corner of the planet.

To attend the concert, you must run the race! Sign up at Nike+ Human Race.

The Lance Armstrong Foundation will benefit from the race participant giveback alongside the United Nation's NineMillion.org campaign and the World Wildlife Foundation.

"SONGS FOR TIBET" BENEFIT ALBUM

Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals contributed a live version of "Better Way" to "Songs For Tibet: The Art of Peace", a compilation to support peace initiatives and Tibetan cultural preservation projects important to the Dalai Lama. It's available now at iTunes and Amazon.

"COLLAPSIBLE PLANS" FOR A BUCK!

Tom Freund's new album "Collapsible Plans", produced by and featuring Ben Harper with Jackson Browne is available now for a limited time for only a buck!!

LAST CALI SHOW FOR THE YEAR 

Still a few tickets left to see Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals in their last headlining California show this year at the legendary Santa Barbara Bowl next Friday, August 22nd. Get them here!

Ben Harper Returns to The Santa Barbara Bowl this Summer!

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BEN HARPER RETURNS TO THE SANTA BARBARA BOWL THIS SUMMER!

Spend an evening with Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals when they return to the Santa Barbara Bowl on Friday, August 22nd. The pre-sale starts June 7th at 10am PDT via Ben Harper Ticketing. The password is fightouttayou.

B.H.I.C. ADDED TO ALL POINTS WEST AND JACKSON HOLE FESTIVALS!

Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals will join Jack Johnson, Trey Anastasio and others on Sunday, August 10th at the first annual All Points West Music & Arts Festival in Jersey City, NJ. Tickets are on sale now! For complete details, visit All Points West.

The following Sunday, August 17th they'll share the stage with The Black Crowes, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Son Volt and many others at the Jackson Hole Music Festival in Jackson Hole, WY. Tickets are on sale now! For complete details, visit The Festival Network.

SOLOMON BURKE'S "LIKE A FIRE" FEAT. BEN HARPER OUT JUNE 10

Ben Harper collaborated with soul pioneer and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Solomon Burke on the track "A Minute to Rest and a Second to Pray" for his new album "Like a Fire", due out June 10th. Pre-order it now and listen to sound clips at Amazon.

Read a great interview with Solomon at the Detroit Free Press. More info...

B.H.I.C. IN BIRMINGHAM, AL JUNE 14

Don't miss Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals at the City Stages Music & Arts Festival next Saturday, June 14th. Tickets are on sale now!