MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD Announce Special “Love Out Loud Yoga” Event at Red Rocks Amphitheatre 7/13

DT: MAY 3, 2017

FM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/MIKE GOWEN/BARI LIEBERMAN

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MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD

ANNOUNCE SPECIAL “LOVE OUT LOUD YOGA” EVENT

PRIOR TO RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE CONCERT

THURSDAY, JULY 13

BENEFITING NON-PROFIT “DO IT FOR THE LOVE” FOUNDATION

U.S. LEG OF “LOVE OUT LOUD” WORLD TOUR

CURRENTLY UNDERWAY

Above: Michael Franti & Spearhead

Expanding on MICHAEL FRANTI‘s socially and environmentally conscious lifestyle, the singer, songwriter and guitarist has partnered with dynamic yoga teacher Gina Caputo for “LOVE OUT LOUD YOGA.” It’s a special yoga and live acoustic music jam–set for Thursday, July 13 prior to MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD‘s headlining concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO with other artists Trevor Hall and HIRIE–benefiting “Do It For The Love.” Co-founded by Franti and his wife Sara, the organization is a wish-granting non-profit that brings people living with life-threatening illnesses, children with severe challenges, and wounded veterans to live concerts.

Tickets for the special event billed as an invitation to Wear Your Heart On Your Sleeve will go on sale Thursday, May 4 at 11:00am MDT exclusively to MICHAEL FRANTI fan club members prior to the general on sale Tuesday, May 9 at 10:00am MDT. Doors for “LOVE OUT LOUD YOGA“ will open at 4:00pm MDT with a sharp start time of 4:30pm MDT for an hour of guided yoga and music.

“All of us who have felt the healing power of music know how it lifts our spirits when we are facing life’s hurdles,” says FRANTI. “Now more than ever we need to come together in celebration of this fact. ‘Love Out Loud Yoga’ will be a fun and spirited celebration of the power of community coming together to make a difference in the lives of others during times when they need music the most. It’s gonna rock!”

Do It For The Love‘s mission is to bring people with advanced stages of life threatening illness, children and adults with special needs and wounded veterans to see any live concert by any artist in North America. Throughout history, the expression “wear your heart on your sleeve” has been a way for people to dedicate certain actions to the ones they love, as well as a way to describe people who display their emotions truthfully. We invite all participants to attach a heart to their sleeve or wear heart inspired clothing, body art, make-up, costumes in their own unique expression of love for someone in their lives who needs some extra support and in solidarity with all of our “Do It For The Love” families.

Onstage is where MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD truly take flight;they embracethe power of music knowing how it can inspire, uplift, and make people want to dance or cry. For the aptly titled “Love Out Loud” world tour, which kicked off March 2 in Alaska with performances set for Japan this month,the group recently unveiled a new leg of summer concerts in North America in addition to their already announced shows, with stops now in New York, NY and Austin, TX among many others.

The “Love Out Loud” tour will also include festival stops at BottleRock Festival in Napa, CA on Saturday, May 27, Rock ‘N’ Roll Marathon in San Diego, CA on Sunday, June 4, Mountain Jam Festival in Hunter, NY on Sunday, June 18 California World Fest in Grass Valley, CA on Sunday, June 16, and Floydfest in Floyd, VA on Friday, July 8 among others, before wrapping at Tour De Fat in Tempe, AZ on Saturday, October 7. See below for a list of upcoming North American tour dates.

Catch MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD on the road:

DATE		CITY	VENUE
International Tour Dates
Thurs	5/18	Osaka, Japan	Umbeda Shangrila
Fri	5/19	Tokyo, Japan	Shibuya Duo Exchange
Sat	5/20	Yokohoma, Japan	Greenroom Festival
U.S. Tour Dates
>Fri	5/12	Honolulu, HI	The Republik
Sat	5/13	Kahuku, HI	The Surfer Bar at Turtle Bay (TRIO)
>Sun	5/14	Kahului, HI	Maui Arts & Culture Center – Castle Theater
Sat	5/27	Napa, CA	BottleRock Music Festival
Sun	5/28	Catalina Island, CA	Descanso Beach Club (TRIO)
Sun	6/4	San Diego, CA	Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon
**Sun	6/4	Solana Beach, CA	Belly Up Tavern
**Mon	6/5	Solana Beach, CA	Belly Up Tavern
~Fri	6/9	Huntington, NY	The Paramount
*Sat	6/10	New York, NY	PlayStation Theater
Sun	6/11	Russell Township, OH	LaureLive 2017
*Tue	6/13	Munhall, PA	Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead
^^Thu	6/15	Asbury Park, NJ	Stone Pony Summer Stage
*Fri	6/16	Lowell, MA	Boarding House Park
*Sat	6/17	Philadelphia, PA	Electric Factory
Sun	6/18	Hunter, NY	Mountain Jam 2017
***Tue	6/20	Portland, ME	Thompson’s Point
^Wed	6/21	Burlington, VT	Higher Ground
^Thu	6/22	Lebanon, NH	Lebanon Opera House
^Fri	6/23	Hyannis, MA	Cape Cod Melody Tent
^Sat	6/24	Ithaca, NY	State Theatre
^Sun	6/25	Silver Spring, MD	The Fillmore
^Tue	6/27	New Haven, CT	College Street Music Hall
Thu	6/29	Saskatoon, SK	Saskatchewan Jazz Festival
Sat	7/1	Richmond, VA	Jam Sandwich Festival
Mon	7/3	N. Myrtle Beach, SC	House of Blues
Thu	7/6	Fish Creek, WI	Door Community Auditorium
Fri	7/7	Bayfield, WI	Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
Sat	7/8	Harbor Springs, MI	Blissfest Festival
Mon	7/10	Columbia, MO	Rose Music Hall
Tue	7/11	Kansas City, MO	CrossroadsKC
>>Thu	7/13	Morrison, CO	Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Fri	7/14	Alta, WY	Targhee Fest 2017
Sun	7/16	Grass Valley, CA	California WorldFest
Sat	7/22	Oakville, CA	Robert Mondavi Winery
Fri	7/28	Floyd, VA	FloydFest 17
Sat	7/29	Selbyville, DE	The Freeman Stage at Bayside
Sun	7/30	Wilmington, NC	Greenfield Amphitheater
Tue	8/1	Raleigh, NC	The Ritz
Wed	8/2	Charlotte, NC	Neighborhood Theatre
Thu	8/3	Asheville, NC	Salvage Station
Tue	8/8	Atlanta, GA	Variety Playhouse
^Fri	8/11	Chicago, IL	Concord Music Hall
Sun	8/13	Royal Oak, MI	Royal Oak Music Theatre
Wed	8/16	Grand Rapids, MI	Meijer Gardens
^Fri	8/18	Minneapolis, MN	Cabooze Outdoor Plaza
^Sat	8/19	Papillion, NE	Sumtur Amphitheater
^Sun	8/20	Des Moines, IA	Simon Estes Amphitheater
^Mon	8/21	Tulsa, OK	Cain’s Ballroom
^Wed	8/23	Dallas, TX	House of Blues
^Thu	8/24	Houston, TX	House of Blues
^Fri	8/25	Austin, TX	Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheatre
Sun	8/27	Livermore, CA	Taylor Family Foundation
Wed	9/6	Jacksonville, OR	Britt Pavilion
Thu	9/7	Eugene, OR	Cuthbert Amphitheater
Fri	9/8	Bend, OR	Les Schwab Amphitheater
Sat	9/9	Troutdale, OR	McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater
Mon	9/11	Missoula, MT	Big Sky Brewery
Tue	9/12	Spokane, WA	Knitting Factory Concert House
Thu	9/14	Boise, ID	Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden
Fri	9/15	Lake Tahoe, NV	MontBleu Resort
Sat	9/16	Templeton, CA	Beaverstock Music Festival
Tue	9/19	Saratoga, CA	The Mountain Winery
Sat	10/7	Tempe, AZ	Tour De Fat

*** with St. Paul & The Broken Bones

** with Paul Cannon

* with Nattali Rize

~ with Nattali Rize and Adam Ezra Group

^^ with Pigeons Playing Ping Pong

^ with Satsang

> with Landon McNamara

>> with Trevor Hall & HIRIE

ABOUT MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD:

Formed in 1994, Spearhead was born as the latest in a series of musical projects that also included Franti‘s industrial/hardcore act the Beatnigs and his groundbreaking hip-hop duo Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy. The band released their debut album in September 1994, and over the next two decades gained a massive following across the globe, bolstered by the smash success of “Say Hey (I Love You”) (a 2009 single that hit #18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and appeared on Spearhead’s sixth studio album All Rebel Rockers). In 2016 Michael Franti & Spearhead released their ninth studio album, SOULROCKER, via Fantasy/Concord records. Through the years, Franti has also dedicated himself to activism and filmmaking, with his 2005 documentary I Know I’m Not Alone chronicling his journey to Iraq, Palestine, and Israel and offering a seldom-seen look at war’s toll on everyday people.

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