“One thing I learned these last couple of years is that people need people,” shares Franti.
“I wrote many songs about connection, resilience and finding the light, even in the midst of all the crazy. Somewhere in there we find resilience, and I hope 'Follow Your Heart' gives fans the courage to continue looking for and holding onto that perseverance.”
The group just released new song “Brighter Day.” It follows lead single “Good Day For A Good Day,” which marked the band’s 10th Top 25 AAA hit. Joining “Good Day LA” to chat about and perform the song live in-studio, Franti shared that the song is “speaking to the fact that sometimes we have to retune our minds to feel like we can have a good day, because we’re not always going to get one. Not every day is perfect, but we can retune our minds to find those good days and good moments.”
Franti & Spearhead are preparing to tour across North America this summer with dates starting in May. Tickets are on sale now at MichaelFranti.com, with the option to upgrade to VIP for many of the dates.
Franti launched a virtual event in June 2020 with his Stay At Home Concert World Tour, a creation prompted by his first summer in 33 years in which he wasn’t on the road due to the global pandemic, performing for over 50,000 fans worldwide with seven uniquely themed virtual livestreams.
To better connect with his Soulrocker fan community, Franti developed a dual-screen model, allowing fans to join a “Backstage Zoom Party Room” and interact directly with one another. Franti is set to host his Brighter Day Livestream on Friday, April 22 at 9pm ET/6pm PT.
Work Hard And Be Nice, Franti & Spearhead’s 11th studio album, was released in 2020, which included lead single “I Got You,” the band’s first Billboard No. 1 in nearly 10 years.
Track Listing:
Follow Your Heart
Better
Baby Let Your Soulshine
Brighter Day
Life Is Amazing
No Makeup
Good Day For A Good Day
Best At Loving You
People Need People
Trying To Keep The Lights On
Life Reminds Us We’re Alive
Baby Let Your Soulshine
Brighter Day
Life Is Amazing
No Makeup
Good Day For A Good Day
Best At Loving You
People Need People
Trying To Keep The Lights On
Life Reminds Us We’re Alive
Tour Dates:
May 13 Cherokee Music Festival Cherokee, Texas
May 14 BeachLife Festival Redondo Beach, Calif.
May 14 The Venice West (BeachLife Afterparty) Venice, Calif.
May 19 Brooklyn Bowl+# Las Vegas, Nev.
May 20 Harrah’s Lake Tahoe South Shore Room+# Stateline, Nev.
May 21 The Center for the Arts+ Grass Valley, Calif.
May 29 BottleRock Napa, Calif.
June 1 Belly Up Aspen+* Aspen, Colo.
June 2 The Fox Theatre+ Boulder, Colo.
June 3 Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater+* Vail, Colo.
June 4 Red Rocks Amphitheatre+ Morrison, Colo.
June 19 Levitt Pavilion* Westport, Conn.
June 22 Seacrets+* Ocean City, Md.
June 23 Seacrets+* Ocean City, Md
June 24 Greenfield Lake Amphitheater+^ Wilmington, N.C.
June 25 Greenfield Lake Amphitheater+^ Wilmington, N.C.
June 26 Salvage Station+^ Asheville, N.C.
June 28 Oceanfront Concert Series (Free Show)^ Virginia Beach, Va.
June 30 Majed J. Nesheiwat Convention Center~ Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
July 1 Snow Pond Center for the Arts+~ Sidney, Maine
July 2 Indian Ranch+~ Webster, Mass.
July 3 SummerStage in Central Park+~ New York, N.Y.
July 7 Summerfest Milwaukee, Wis.
July 8 Rock The Ruins+~ Indianapolis, Ind.
July 9 Ravinia Festival+~ Highland Park, Ill.
July 10 Wonderstruck in Cleveland Cleveland, Ohio
July 12 RBC Ottawa BluesFest Ottawa, Ont.
July 13 The Danforth Music Hall+ Toronto, Ont.
July 14 Venue TBA+ Grand Rapids, Mich.
July 15 Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua+* Bayfield, Wis.
July 19 Venue TBA+^ Salt Lake City, Utah
July 21 McMenamins Edgefield+^ Troutdale, Ore.
July 22 Chateau Ste Michelle+^ Woodinville, Wash.
July 23 Athletic Club of Bend+^ Bend, Ore.
July 24 Britt Pavilion+^ Jacksonville, Ore.
July 27 The Crest Theatre+^ Sacramento, Calif.
July 28 The Mountain Winery+^ Saratoga, Calif.
July 29 House of Blues+* Anaheim, Calif.
July 30 Venue TBA+* Los Angeles, Calif.
July 31 Humphrey’s Concerts by the bay+* San Diego, Calif.
Aug. 2 The Rialto Theatre^ Tucson, Ariz.
Aug. 4 Pepsi Amphitheater+^ Flagstaff, Ariz.
Aug. 5 Fort Marcy Park+^ Santa Fe, N.M.
Aug. 7 I Bar Ranch+ Gunnison, Colo.
+VIP Experience Offered
# Of Good Nature as support
* Tropidelic as support
^ The New Respects as support
~ Arrested Development as support
May 14 BeachLife Festival Redondo Beach, Calif.
May 14 The Venice West (BeachLife Afterparty) Venice, Calif.
May 19 Brooklyn Bowl+# Las Vegas, Nev.
May 20 Harrah’s Lake Tahoe South Shore Room+# Stateline, Nev.
May 21 The Center for the Arts+ Grass Valley, Calif.
May 29 BottleRock Napa, Calif.
June 1 Belly Up Aspen+* Aspen, Colo.
June 2 The Fox Theatre+ Boulder, Colo.
June 3 Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater+* Vail, Colo.
June 4 Red Rocks Amphitheatre+ Morrison, Colo.
June 19 Levitt Pavilion* Westport, Conn.
June 22 Seacrets+* Ocean City, Md.
June 23 Seacrets+* Ocean City, Md
June 24 Greenfield Lake Amphitheater+^ Wilmington, N.C.
June 25 Greenfield Lake Amphitheater+^ Wilmington, N.C.
June 26 Salvage Station+^ Asheville, N.C.
June 28 Oceanfront Concert Series (Free Show)^ Virginia Beach, Va.
June 30 Majed J. Nesheiwat Convention Center~ Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
July 1 Snow Pond Center for the Arts+~ Sidney, Maine
July 2 Indian Ranch+~ Webster, Mass.
July 3 SummerStage in Central Park+~ New York, N.Y.
July 7 Summerfest Milwaukee, Wis.
July 8 Rock The Ruins+~ Indianapolis, Ind.
July 9 Ravinia Festival+~ Highland Park, Ill.
July 10 Wonderstruck in Cleveland Cleveland, Ohio
July 12 RBC Ottawa BluesFest Ottawa, Ont.
July 13 The Danforth Music Hall+ Toronto, Ont.
July 14 Venue TBA+ Grand Rapids, Mich.
July 15 Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua+* Bayfield, Wis.
July 19 Venue TBA+^ Salt Lake City, Utah
July 21 McMenamins Edgefield+^ Troutdale, Ore.
July 22 Chateau Ste Michelle+^ Woodinville, Wash.
July 23 Athletic Club of Bend+^ Bend, Ore.
July 24 Britt Pavilion+^ Jacksonville, Ore.
July 27 The Crest Theatre+^ Sacramento, Calif.
July 28 The Mountain Winery+^ Saratoga, Calif.
July 29 House of Blues+* Anaheim, Calif.
July 30 Venue TBA+* Los Angeles, Calif.
July 31 Humphrey’s Concerts by the bay+* San Diego, Calif.
Aug. 2 The Rialto Theatre^ Tucson, Ariz.
Aug. 4 Pepsi Amphitheater+^ Flagstaff, Ariz.
Aug. 5 Fort Marcy Park+^ Santa Fe, N.M.
Aug. 7 I Bar Ranch+ Gunnison, Colo.
+VIP Experience Offered
# Of Good Nature as support
* Tropidelic as support
^ The New Respects as support
~ Arrested Development as support
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