DT: MAY 3, 2017
FM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/MIKE GOWEN/BARI LIEBERMAN
MSO PR
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
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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:
*** 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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