Michael Franti & Spearhead Concert History

Michael Franti (born April 21, 1967 in Oakland, CA) is a gifted and much-heralded spoken word artist and political activist from San Francisco, CA. As leader of the politically and socially-charged group Spearhead, Franti is at the forefront of hip-hop's renaissance, expanding the music's boundaries as he draws on funk and soul-driven beats. Through his music and poetry, Franti tackles a range of issues--the criminal justice system, corporatization of our daily lives...

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Michael Franti & Spearhead Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 40)

Date Concert Venue Location
Jan 31, 2016
Rock Boat
Sister Hazel / Gavin DeGraw / Needtobreathe / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Wild Adriatic / Humming House / Red Wanting Blue / Pat McGee / Emerson Hart / Will Hoge / Bronze Radio Return / Jukebox the Ghost / Colony House / The Trews / The Alternate Routes / Melodime / Mike Mains & the Branches / Kristy Lee / Radio Birds / The Rocketboys / Andy Suzuki & the Method / Steve Everett / The Dusty 45's / JD Eicher & the Goodnights / Hey Monea! / Air Traffic Controller / The Brevet / Welshly Arms / Headphone Disco Show all bands
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Norweigian Pearl OCEAN
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Jan 30, 2016
Rock Boat
Sister Hazel / Gavin DeGraw / Needtobreathe / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Wild Adriatic / Humming House / Red Wanting Blue / Pat McGee / Emerson Hart / Will Hoge / Bronze Radio Return / Jukebox the Ghost / Colony House / The Trews / The Alternate Routes / Melodime / Mike Mains & the Branches / Kristy Lee / Radio Birds / The Rocketboys / Andy Suzuki & the Method / Steve Everett / The Dusty 45's / JD Eicher & the Goodnights / Hey Monea! / Air Traffic Controller / The Brevet / Welshly Arms / Headphone Disco Show all bands
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Norweigian Pearl OCEAN
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Jan 29, 2016
Rock Boat
Sister Hazel / Gavin DeGraw / Needtobreathe / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Wild Adriatic / Humming House / Red Wanting Blue / Pat McGee / Emerson Hart / Will Hoge / Bronze Radio Return / Jukebox the Ghost / Colony House / The Trews / The Alternate Routes / Melodime / Mike Mains & the Branches / Kristy Lee / Radio Birds / The Rocketboys / Andy Suzuki & the Method / Steve Everett / The Dusty 45's / JD Eicher & the Goodnights / Hey Monea! / Air Traffic Controller / The Brevet / Welshly Arms / Headphone Disco Show all bands
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Norweigian Pearl OCEAN
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Jan 28, 2016
Rock Boat
Sister Hazel / Gavin DeGraw / Needtobreathe / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Wild Adriatic / Humming House / Red Wanting Blue / Pat McGee / Emerson Hart / Will Hoge / Bronze Radio Return / Jukebox the Ghost / Colony House / The Trews / The Alternate Routes / Melodime / Mike Mains & the Branches / Kristy Lee / Radio Birds / The Rocketboys / Andy Suzuki & the Method / Steve Everett / The Dusty 45's / JD Eicher & the Goodnights / Hey Monea! / Air Traffic Controller / The Brevet / Welshly Arms / Headphone Disco Show all bands
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Norweigian Pearl OCEAN
Show Duplicate for Jan 28, 2016
Jan 27, 2016
Rock Boat
Sister Hazel / Gavin DeGraw / Needtobreathe / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Wild Adriatic / Humming House / Red Wanting Blue / Pat McGee / Emerson Hart / Will Hoge / Bronze Radio Return / Jukebox the Ghost / Colony House / The Trews / The Alternate Routes / Melodime / Mike Mains & the Branches / Kristy Lee / Radio Birds / The Rocketboys / Andy Suzuki & the Method / Steve Everett / The Dusty 45's / JD Eicher & the Goodnights / Hey Monea! / Air Traffic Controller / The Brevet / Welshly Arms / Headphone Disco Show all bands
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Norweigian Pearl OCEAN
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Jan 27, 2016 –
Jan 31, 2016
ZBB Castaway Vacation 2016
Zac Brown Band / Kacey Musgraves / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Brett Dennen / Dawes / The Wailers / Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue / Darrell Scott
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Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Puerto Aventuras, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Jan 26, 2016
Rock Boat
Sister Hazel / Gavin DeGraw / Needtobreathe / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Wild Adriatic / Humming House / Red Wanting Blue / Pat McGee / Emerson Hart / Will Hoge / Bronze Radio Return / Jukebox the Ghost / Colony House / The Trews / The Alternate Routes / Melodime / Mike Mains & the Branches / Kristy Lee / Radio Birds / The Rocketboys / Andy Suzuki & the Method / Steve Everett / The Dusty 45's / JD Eicher & the Goodnights / Hey Monea! / Air Traffic Controller / The Brevet / Welshly Arms / Headphone Disco Show all bands
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Norweigian Pearl OCEAN
Show Duplicate for Jan 26, 2016
Jan 26, 2016 –
Jan 31, 2016
Rock Boat 2016
Gavin DeGraw / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Needtobreathe / Jukebox the Ghost / Bronze Radio Return / Colony House / Will Hoge / The Trews / Air Traffic Controller / Welshly Arms / The Alternate Routes / Emerson Hart / Humming House / The Rocketboys / Mike Mains & the Branches / Red Wanting Blue / Pat McGee / The Brevet / Wild Adriatic / Radio Birds / Melodime / Andy Suzuki & the Method / JD Eicher / Hey Monea! / The Dusty 45s / Steve Everett / Headphone Disco / Kristy Lee & Dirt Road Revival Show all bands
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Norweigian Pearl OCEAN
Dec 28, 2015
Woodford Folk Festival
"Woodford Folk Festival" / Bernard Carney / Chloe & Jason Roweth / Irish Mythen / Graeme Connors / Davidson Brothers / The East Pointers / The Delphics / Lime And Steel / Melissa Main / Scott Cook / Starboard Cannons / Noel Gardner & Alex Bridge / Tolka / The Weather Station / One Up, Two Down / Kaurna Cronin / The Barleyshakes / Mr. Percival / Astronomy Class / All Our Exes Live In Texas / Bud Rokesky / Cheap Fakes / Fourplay / Juju Bom / Liz Stringer / Katie Noonan / Ganga Giri / Boo Seeka / The Formidable Vegetable Sound System / All Strings Attached / CC The Cat / Tinpan Orange / Marlon Williams / Josh Pyke / The Franklin Electric / Dylan Wright / Timberwolf / The Little Stevies / Sugar Fed Leopards / The Floating Bridges / Loren Kate / The Paper Kites / The Vaudeville Smash / Daniel Champagne / Mko Sun / Totally Gourdgeous / Marshall Okell / Ed Kuepper / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Montaigne / Tijuana Cartel Show all bands
Various Venues Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Dec 11, 2015
"101.9 Kink Acoustic Christmas" / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Matt Nathanson / Blitzen Trapper

101.9 Kink Acoustic Christmas

Moda Center, Rose Quarter Portland, Oregon, United States
Dec 10, 2015
A Great Big World / Olivia Somerlyn / Michael Franti & Spearhead

Very Merry Mixxer

San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, California, United States
Dec 09, 2015
Michael Franti & Spearhead / A Great Big World Ogden Theatre Denver, Colorado, United States
Dec 05, 2015
Andy Grammer / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Zella Day
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Rialto Theatre Tucson, Arizona, United States
Dec 03, 2015
Michael Franti & Spearhead / James Bay / Leon Bridges SF Masonic Auditorium San Francisco, California, United States
Dec 02, 2015
Michael Franti & Spearhead / Jamie Lawson / A Great Big World The State Theatre Of Modesto Modesto, California, United States
Nov 07, 2015
Michael Franti & Spearhead Uptown Theatre Napa, California, United States
Nov 06, 2015
Live In The Vineyard
"Live In The Vineyard" / Adam Lambert / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Leona Lewis / Gavin James / Nick Fradiani / Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
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Various Venues Napa, California, United States
Oct 18, 2015
Third Eye Blind / Michael Franti & Spearhead
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The Norva Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Oct 16, 2015
"WXMA Pinktober" / Rachel Platten / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Allen Stone

WXMA Pinktober

Hard Rock Cafe Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Oct 14, 2015
"WMMX Concert For A Cure" / Rachel Platten / Leona Lewis / Allen Stone / Michael Franti & Spearhead

WMMX Concert For A Cure

Dayton Convention Center Dayton, Ohio, United States
Oct 02, 2015
Michael Franti & Spearhead

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

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Golden Gate Park San Francisco, California, United States
Oct 02, 2015 –
Oct 04, 2015
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2015
Joe Ely / The Flatlanders / Laura Marling / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Flogging Molly / M. Ward / Paul Weller / Neko Case / Joe Jackson / Los Lobos / Emmylou Harris / Gregory Alan Isakov / Indigo Girls / Lee Ann Womack / Conor Oberst / Gillian Welch / Boz Scaggs / Punch Brothers / Angel Olsen / Charles Bradley / Robert Earl Keen / Justin Townes Earle / The Oh Hellos / Nick Lowe / The Felice Brothers / The Mavericks / Beth Hart / The Milk Carton Kids / The Sheepdogs / The White Buffalo / The Blind Boys of Alabama / Asleep At the Wheel / ALO / Fairfield Four / Kevin Devine / Dustin Kensrue / Johnathan Rice / James McMurtry / The New Mastersounds / Delbert McClinton / Robyn Hitchcock / Sonny & The Sunsets / Leftover Salmon / The Stone Foxes / Mandolin Orange / Anderson East / Pokey LaFarge / Lera Lynn / The Sadies / Monophonics / Chatham County Line / Saintseneca / Chicano Batman / Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds / Steve Earle & The Dukes / Steep Canyon Rangers / Jessica Pratt / Poi Dog Pondering / Fantastic Negrito / T-Bone Burnett / Tim Barry / Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear / Spirit Family Reunion / The Ben Miller Band / The Brothers Comatose / Waco Brothers / The Bros. Landreth / Hot Rize / Dustbowl Revival / Time Jumpers / Dry Branch Fire Squad / Megan Slankard / Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin with The Guilty Ones / Laurie Lewis And The Right Hands / Walter Salas-Humara / Nels Cline & Julian Lage / Doobie Decibel System / Joe Pugg / Big Star’s Third / Hot Tuna Electric / JB Nimble / Peter Rowan Band / The Brothers Gibb / Marty Willson-Piper's Acres of Spades / Mini-mekons / THE GO TO HELL MAN CLAN / Kieran Kane & Fats Kaplin / Buddy Miller's Cavalcade of Stars / Robyn Hitchcock & The Sadies / Marco & The Polos / Alison Brown & The Song Of The Banjo / Cirkus Quirkus / Heidi Clare & The Goose Tatums / Nancy and The Lambchops / Devotchka Show all bands
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Golden Gate Park San Francisco, California, United States
Sep 20, 2015
Kaaboo Del Mar
"Kaaboo Del Mar" / The Killers / Train / 311 / Ben Harper / Grace Potter / O.A.R. / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Brandi Carlile / Switchfoot / Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue / Donavon Frankenreiter / Dawes / Lettuce / JJ Grey & Mofro / The White Buffalo / Minnie Driver / The Dirty Dozen Brass Band / Orgone / The Apache Relay / Tig Notaro / Tim Meadows / Iliza Shlesinger / David Rosales / The J Band / Katastro / Open Air Stereo / MarchFourth Show all bands
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Del Mar Fairgrounds Grandstand Del Mar, California, United States
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Michael Franti & Spearhead / The Kopecky Family Band
Sep 17, 2013
 Northampton, Massachusetts, United States
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BottleRock Napa Valley 2017
May 26 - 28, 2017
 Napa, California, United States
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Jul 21, 2001
 Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia
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Jul 20, 2001
 Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia
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 Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia
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Jul 12, 2005
 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Jun 20, 2023
 Cheswick, Pennsylvania, United States
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 Cheswick, Pennsylvania, United States
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 Cheswick, Pennsylvania, United States
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Genres:

Hip Hop
Pop Rock
Rap
Funk
Reggae
Neo Mellow
Reggae Fusion
Political
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Latest Setlist (05/29/2026):

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  1. Welcome to the Family
  2. Good Life
  3. I'm Alive (Life Sounds Like)
  4. Better
  5. Good Day for a Good Day
  6. The Sound of Sunshine
  7. You Feel Like Home
  8. Summertime Is In Our Hands
  9. I Got You
  10. Big Big Love
  11. Work Hard and Be Nice
  12. Reason to Breathe
  13. Happy Again
  14. Heaven With You
  15. Hella Good
  16. Best at Loving You
  17. Let It Rain
  18. Life Is Better With You
  19. Be who you are
  20. Rise up
  21. Say Hey (I Love You)
  22. Hands Up To The Sky
  23. Shine

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 5 concerts
2025 40 concerts
2024 80 concerts
2023 86 concerts
2022 83 concerts
2021 31 concerts
2020 32 concerts
2019 100 concerts
2018 97 concerts
2017 101 concerts
2016 102 concerts
2015 91 concerts
2014 83 concerts
2013 104 concerts
2012 65 concerts
2011 86 concerts
2010 155 concerts
2009 122 concerts
2008 121 concerts
2007 87 concerts
2006 131 concerts
2005 92 concerts
2004 90 concerts
2003 104 concerts
2002 50 concerts
2001 40 concerts
2000 21 concerts
1999 8 concerts
1998 7 concerts
1997 12 concerts
1996 9 concerts
1995 37 concerts
1994 4 concerts
1993 1 concert
1992 1 concert
1990 1 concert
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