MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD’S BIG BIG LOVE TOUR 2023

Article Contributed by AEG Presents | Published on Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Michael Franti has spent decades peeling back the layers on what it means to be human, how to be the best version of ourselves and how to follow our hearts. Now, the man PEOPLE Magazine affirms as “fueled by optimism and positivity” aims to magnify those concepts enabling us all to apply them to the world around us with the coast-to-coast Big Big Love Tour 2023.
 
“Big big love represents being able to hold space for the micro and the macro of love,” Franti explains. “Everyone has someone they love, whether it’s their child, spouse, pet or friend. But then there’s holding space to love people of difference – people who are in the midst of war, people where there is pain and suffering. You show up as love, determination and spirit in those places where people really need a caring soul connection to help them heal. That’s what big big love is: holding space for the personal and the worldly.”
 
Known all over the world for their energizing live shows that foster an invigorating sense of community, Michael Franti & Spearhead embody that attitude as they embark on the Big Big Love Tour 2023, featuring over 50 shows from May to August, including stops at California Roots Music & Arts Festival, Reggae Rise Up and Central Park Summer Stage, along with a highly anticipated return to the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre.
 
Tickets go on sale this Friday, Feb. 3 at 10 a.m. local time. Franti & Spearhead will be joined on this leg by SOJA, Tank & The Bangas, Fortunate Youth, Lawrence, The Dip, Phillip Phillips and more.
 
As Franti reconnects with Soulrockers around the country, exclusive VIP opportunities will be available on select dates, including an intimate VIP Meet & Greet at headline shows and special VIP Experiences at Red Rocks Amphitheatre including a Soulshine Bali Cocktail Hour with Franti ahead of his performance. The cocktail hour will include a special acoustic performance, small bites & cocktails inspired by Soulshine Bali’s “100% healthy 90% of the time” mentality.
 
Ahead of the U.S. tour, the band will head to Australia for a much anticipated return to Byron Bay Bluesfest as well as additional stops in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Cairns. They have partnered with Wanderlust to host yoga and wellness events in select markets as well as VIP Meet & Greets.

For all 2023 tour dates and ticket information, including VIP opportunities, visit MichaelFranti.com.
 
This fall, Franti’s Soulshine at Sea Cruise sets sail Nov. 4-8 from Miami, Florida to Costa Maya, Mexico with a lineup featuring John Butler of John Butler Trio, SOJA, Fortunate Youth, The New Respects, Tropidelic and Shut Up & Dance, with more additions to be announced. Soulshine at Sea includes unique curated activities with Franti and his wife Sara as well as soul-renewing wellness opportunities with instructors including Gina Caputo, Sunshine & QVLN, Kate May and more.
 
Marking Franti’s second voyage with Sixthman, this year they have partnered with Environmental Bamboo Foundation, an Indonesian non-profit organization that promotes bamboo as a sustainable alternative to timber. Money raised throughout the voyage will go towards the foundation’s work to help reduce deforestation while encouraging biodiversity.
 
Since wrapping the U.S. portion of the Follow Your Heart World Tour last year, Franti and his family have been living at their boutique sound and wellness resort, Soulshine Bali, located in Ubud, where the Bay-area native has been hard at work writing and recording new music to be released later this year.
 
Soulshine Bali focuses on joy through wellness and music and features 32 suites, a day club, a panoramic yoga shala, two restaurants, infinity pools and a spa, all surrounded by lush rice fields. Retreats are hosted consistently and packages are available at SoulshineBali.com.
 
Michael Franti & Spearhead Big Big Love Tour 2023
 
May 13            Mill Valley Music Fest                                   Mill Valley, CA
May 25            California Roots Music & Arts Festival         Monterey, CA
May 27            Pepsi Amphitheater =                                     Flagstaff, AZ
May 28            Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park =            Grand Junction, CO
June 2              Red Rocks Amphitheatre = *                         Morrison, CO
June 7              Fargo Brewing Company = ~                         Fargo, ND
June 9              Utepils Brewing = ~                                       Minneapolis, MN
June 10            Bonfire Music & Arts Festival  ~                   Yuba, WI
June 11            Big Top Chautauqua = ~                                 Bayfield, WI
June 15            Venue TBA = ~                                               Grand Rapids, MI
June 16            The Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre = +          Detroit, MI
June 20            Mountain View Amphitheater = +                  Pittsburgh, PA
June 21            ArtPark Amphitheater = %                             Lewiston, NY
June 22            The Pines Theater = %                                   Northampton, MA
June 24            Levitt Pavilion = +                                          Westport, CT
June 25            Reggae Rise Up Maryland                             Baltimore, MD
June 28            Summerstage in Central Park = %                 New York, NY
June 29            Leader Bank Pavilion = %                             Boston, MA
June 30            Hampton Beach Casino = %                          Hampton Beach, NH
July 1              Arrowood Farms = %                                     Accord, NY
July 2              Snow Pond Center for the Arts = %               Sidney, ME
July 7              The Coves Amphitheater = ^                          Union Hall, VA
July 8              Salvage Station = ^                                         Asheville, NC
July 9              The Caverns = ^                                              Pelham, TN
July 11   Hilton Oceanfront Concert Series = Virginia Beach, VA
July 15            Greenfield Lake Amphitheater = ^                 Wilmington, NC
July 16            Greenfield Lake Amphitheater = ^                 Wilmington, NC
July 19            Tabernacle = ^                                                Atlanta, GA
July 20            Apopka Amphitheater =                                 Apopka, FL
July 21            Coachman Park Pavilion =                             Clearwater, FL
July 22            Pompano Beach Amphitheater = ^                 Pompano Beach, FL
July 23            St. Augustine Amphitheatre = ^                     St. Augustine, FL
July 25            The Civic Theatre = ^                                     New Orleans, LA
July 27            ACL Live at the Moody Theater = #              Austin, TX
July 28            The Factory in Deep Ellum = #                      Dallas, TX
July 29            KC Live! = #                                                   Kansas City, MO
August 1         ZooMontana = #                                             Billings, MT
August 3         Festival at Sandpoint #                                   Sandpoint, ID
August 4         VENUE TBA = #                                           Seattle, WA
August 5         Hayden Homes Amphitheater = #                  Bend, OR
August 6         VENUE TBA = #                                           Spokane, WA
August 8         McMenamins Grand Lodge = #                     Forest Grove, OR
August 11        Deer Valley = #                                               Park City, UT
August 12       Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater =                 Nampa, ID
August 13       Bally’s Lake Tahoe =                                      Stateline, NV
August 17       The Rady Shell = #                                         San Diego, CA
August 18       Vina Robles Amphitheatre = #                       Paso Robles, CA
August 19       VENUE TBA = #                                           Saratoga, CA
August 20       The Greek Theatre = #                                    Los Angeles, CA
 
= VIP Experience Offered
# SOJA
* Lawrence
+ Phillip Phillips
% Tank & The Bangas
^ Fortunate Youth
~ The Dip

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