Michael Franti & Spearhead Roll Out More Welcome To The Family Tour Dates

Michael Franti & Spearhead confirmed several additional stops to their Welcome To The Family Tour, which will take the outfit across North America between May and August. The tour takes its name from the new Michael Franti & Spearhead studio album, Welcome To The Family, which will be released on Friday, March 28.

Franti and his band kick off the tour in North Carolina starting in Asheville on May 8, Wilmington on May 9 and Charlotte on May 10, followed by a visit to Charleston, South Carolina on May 11. The band then heads to Atlanta on May 13 before a Florida swing with performances in St. Augustine on May 15 and Clearwater on May 16.

The Welcome To The Family Tour then moves to Texas for shows in Austin on May 22 and Dallas on May 23. Late May finds the group in Colorado for a series of performances including Boulder on May 28, Vail on May 29, and Morrison on May 30 at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

After a brief break, Franti & Spearhead join the lineup at Mountain Jam in Highmount, New York on June 21. July begins with back-to-back nights in Deerfield (Massachusetts) on July 8 and 9, followed by shows in New York City on July 11, Hampton Beach (New Hampshire) on July 12, and Westport (Connecticut) on July 13.

The summer run continues through Virginia Beach on July 15, Selbyville (Delaware) on July 16, Washington D.C. on July 17, Atlantic City on July 18, and Sidney (Maine) on July 19. The band reaches Boston on July 20 before heading to the Midwest for performances in Cleveland on July 22, Chicago on July 23, Fort Wayne (Indiana) on July 24, Indianapolis on July 25, Kansas City on July 26, and Minneapolis on July 27.

Late July and August will feature “Evening With” acoustic shows in Aspen (Colorado) on July 29 and in San Francisco on August 3. More “Evening With” shows follow Montana with engagements in Missoula on August 5 and Bozeman on August 6, before landing in and Casper, Wyoming on August 8.

The tour’s West Coast leg includes dates in Salt Lake City on August 10, Temecula (California) on August 14, Paso Robles (California) on August 15, and San Diego on August 16. Southwestern stops include Albuquerque on August 20, Flagstaff on August 21, and Las Vegas on August 22.

As summer winds down, Franti & Spearhead play Reno on August 23, Saratoga (California) on August 26, and Jacksonville (Oregon) on August 27. The band then appears at Reggae Rise Up Festival in Redmond, Oregon on August 29 before shows in Seattle on August 30 and Forest Grove (Oregon) on August 31.

Niko Moon, The Elovaters and Ripe will provide support at select stops in May, while Allen Stone, Bombargo and Niko Moon will open dates in July and August.

Tickets to the newly announced Michael Franti & Spearhead Welcome To The Family Tour dates go on sale on Friday, March 28 at 10 a.m. local venue time. Soulrocker Fam pre-sale tickets become available Wednesday, March 26 at 12 p.m. local.