Michael Franti & Spearhead Announce New Album & 2018 Summer Tour Dates

Reggae-rockers Michael Franti & Spearhead will embark on an extensive U.S. tour this summer. The “Stay Human” tour comes in support of a new album entitled Stay Human 2, which is due in June and provides the soundtrack for Michael Franti’s self-directed Stay Human documentary.

“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,” Franti said in a statement about the tour, new music and film.

Michael Franti & Spearhead kick off the tour at Red Rocks in Morrison, Colorado on June 1 after an appearance at this year’s BottleRock Napa Valley festival. From there, Franti & Co. visit Tucson, Taos, Los Angeles and Santa Barbara before the Pacific Northwest portion of the tour. The band ends June with stops in Idaho, Utah, Nevada and California.

The second leg of the tour begins at the Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis, Massachusetts on July 13. Franti & Spearhead continue on with more performances in New England including stops in Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont with an appearance at Scranton’s Peach Music Festival fit in. Michael and his band play two nights in Ocean City, Maryland on July 24 and 25 before they hit the North Carolina cities of Asheville and Wilmington. The tour ends back in Colorado at Jazz Aspen Snowmass on August 31 after visits to Alaska, Western Canada and Minnesota.