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 79)

Date Concert Venue Location
Jul 18, 2008
Michael Franti & Spearhead Howelsen Hill Amphitheater Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States
Jul 13, 2008
"All Good Music Festival & Campout" / Michael Franti & Spearhead / DeSol / Railroad Earth / Bonerama / Danielia Cotton

All Good Music Festival & Campout

Marvin's Mountaintop Masontown, West Virginia, United States
Jul 12, 2008
XPoNential Music Festival
"XPoNential Music Festival" / Ben Lee / Dean & Britta / Michael Franti & Spearhead / The Spinto Band / Amos Lee / Nicole Atkins / Angel Band / Ezra Furman / The Shackletons / Zolof The Rock & Roll Destroyer / Fooling April / Cheers Elephant / Jesse Ruben / Two Of A Kind / Bill Harley / John Hadfield / Steve Pullara & His Cool Beans Band / Skip Denenberg / Railroad Earth / Teddy Thompson / Wesley Stace Show all bands
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Wiggins Waterfront Park Camden, New Jersey, United States
Jul 11, 2008
Michael Franti & Spearhead / Kris Demeanor The Palace Theatre Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Jul 10, 2008
"Winnipeg Folk Festival" / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Carrie Rodriguez / The Weakerthans / The Infamous Stringdusters / Dobet Gnahore

Winnipeg Folk Festival

Birds Hill Park Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Jul 08, 2008
Michael Franti & Spearhead

Cisco Systems Bluesfest

LeBreton Flats Park Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Jul 06, 2008
High Sierra Music Festival
"High Sierra Music Festival" / Ryan Montbleau / Charlie Hunter / The Slambovian Circus Of Dreams / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Keller Williams / Papa Mali / Carolyn Wonderland / Robben Ford / Buckethead / BLVD / Mike Gordon / New Monsoon / Eoto / Eric McFadden Trio Show all bands
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Plumas County Fairgrounds Quincy, California, United States
Jul 05, 2008
Rothbury
"Rothbury" / BASSNECTAR / DJ Rekha / Dave Matthews Band / Pnuma Trio / Estradasphere / Busdriver / Tedeschi Trucks Band / Yard Dogs Road Show / The Greyboy Allstars / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Dead Confederate / Alabama 3 / The Black Keys / Medeski Martin & Wood / State Radio / Slightly Stoopid / STS9 / Emmitt Nershi Band / SoJorn / The Dresden Dolls / Citizen Cope / DJ Harry / Kraak & Smaak Show all bands
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Double JJ Resort Rothbury, Michigan, United States
Jul 03, 2008 –
Jul 06, 2008
Rothbury Festival 2008
The Black Keys / John Mayer / Modest Mouse / Dave Matthews Band / Colbie Caillat / Diplo / BASSNECTAR / 311 / Thievery Corporation / of Montreal / Slightly Stoopid / Citizen Cope / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Primus / Flosstradamus / Brett Dennen / Gomez / Gogol Bordello / Rodrigo y Gabriela / The Crystal Method / Drive-By Truckers / The Wailers / Beth Orton / Trampled by Turtles / Taj Mahal / Widespread Panic / Gov't Mule / STS9 / The Dresden Dolls / The Beautiful Girls / State Radio / The Juan Maclean / Medeski Martin & Wood / Sage Francis / Amanda Palmer / JJ Grey & Mofro / Secret Machines / Lotus / Yonder Mountain String Band / Jakob Dylan / Keller Williams / The Derek Trucks Band / Susan Tedeschi / Disco Biscuits / Trey Anastasio / Railroad Earth / Tea Leaf Green / Greyboy Allstars / Phil Lesh & Friends / Dead Confederate / Dweezil Zappa / Mickey Hart / Mike Gordon / Project Jenny, Project Jan / Estradasphere / Steve Kimock / Pnuma Trio / George Porter Jr. / Emmitt-Nershi Band / Jon Fishman / Yard Dogs Road Show / Panjea / a 3 / Eoto / Ray Lamontagne Show all bands
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Unknown venue Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
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Jul 02, 2008
Dave Matthews Band / Michael Franti & Spearhead
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Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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Jul 01, 2008
Michael Franti & Spearhead / Dave Matthews Band

Summer 2008 Tour

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Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Jun 29, 2008
Summerfest (Milwaukee)
"Summerfest" (Milwaukee) / Miranda Lambert / We The Living / Bonerama / Galactic / Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue / Egypt Central / Jay Nash / Jack's Mannequin / Alana Grace / The LoveMonkeys / Three Beers 'Til Dubuque / Theory of a Deadman / Bryan Lee / Think Floyd USA - The American Pink Floyd Show / Dickey Betts & Great Southern / The Polyphonic Spree / Ryan Shaw / Michael Franti & Spearhead / The Parlor Mob / Year Of the Gun / Stanton Moore Show all bands
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Henry Maier Festival Park Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Jun 28, 2008
Dave Matthews Band / Michael Franti & Spearhead

Dave Matthews Band

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Nissan Pavilion Bristow, Virginia, United States
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Jun 27, 2008
Michael Franti & Spearhead The Green at Shelburne Museum Shelburne, Vermont, United States
Jun 26, 2008
Michael Franti & Spearhead
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The Music Hall Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States
Jun 26, 2008 –
Jul 06, 2008
Summerfest 2008
Seether / Five Finger Death Punch / LeAnn Rimes / Eric Burdon And The Animals / Cross Canadian Ragweed / Cowboy Mouth / Little Big Town / Three Dog Night / Nonpoint / Drowning Pool / They Might Be Giants / Rusted Root / Think Floyd / Phil Vassar / Sevendust / Marcia Ball / Flobots / Anew Revolution / Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience / Lucinda Williams / Trace Adkins / Madison County / Shinedown / Dashboard Confessional / Daryl Steurmer / Blondie / BoDeans / Carrie Rodriguez / Eli Paperboy Reed and the True Love / James Hunter / Steve Miller Band / Jack's Mannequin / Miranda Lambert / Ryan Shaw / Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue / Bonerama / Parlor Mob / Theory of a Deadman / Bryan Lee / Galactic featuring Boots Riley / Egypt Central / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Matisyahu / Backyard Tire Fire / Gin Blossoms / Girl Authority / A Tribute To James Brown featuring Bootsy Collins / Sean Kingston / Wayne Baker Brooks / Indigenous / Keller Williams / Filter / State Radio / O.A.R. / Yonder Mountain String Band / Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo / Railroad Earth / Skillet / Otis Taylor Band / This World Fair / Finger Eleven / Coheed and Cambria / Dieselboy & MC Messinian / The Crystal Method / Creedence Clearwater Revisited / GB Leighton / Marty Stuart / Saving Abel / Tim McGraw / Halfway to Hazard / Jason Aldean / Thievery Corporation / Plain White T's / The Frantic / Drive-By Truckers / Alejandro Escovedo / Db Bryant / Gomez / The Wailers / Paul Thorn / Ingrid Michaelson / Less Than Jake / Phil Lesh & Friends / Slightly Stoopid / Growing Nation / Billy Boy on Poison / JJ Grey & Mofro / Cracker / Rodrigo y Gabriela / The Zombies / Black Stone Cherry / Jackyl / Steel Pulse / 311 / Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi Soul Stew Revival / Jakob Dylan and the Gold Mountain Rebels / Fiction Plane / The Beautiful Girls / Lady A (fka Lady Antebellum) / Earth, Wind & Fire / Gnarls Barkley / Paolo Nutini / Ryan Powers / The Polyphonic Spree / The Scarring Party / Paramore / The Dollyrots / Alicia Keys / Stephen Marley / The Cringe / The Dirty Dozen Brass Band / Travis Larson Band / Zappa Plays Zappa / Goldfinger / Lotus / people in planes / The Roots / Black Francis / Musiq Soulchild / Cheap Trick / The Alarmists / Voxhaul Broadcast / White Light Riot / Scythian / The Bravery / AutoVaughn / Throw the Fight / 12 Stones / RED / Suburban Legends / Vallejo / Benevento / Russo Duo Show all bands
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Henry Maier Festival Park Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Jun 25, 2008
Michael Franti & Spearhead / Dave Matthews Band
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Tweeter Center Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States
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Jun 21, 2008
"Britt Festivals" / Michael Franti & Spearhead

Britt Festivals

Britt Festival Pavilion Jacksonville, Oregon, United States
Jun 20, 2008
Sierra Nevada World Music Festival
"Sierra Nevada World Music Festival" / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Maldita Vecindad / Wisdom / SOJA / Rootz Underground / Rebelution / David Rodigan
Mendocino County Fairgrounds Boonville, California, United States
Jun 15, 2008
City Stages
"City Stages" / Robert Earl Keen / Shooter Jennings / Beyond Me / Elizabeth Cook / The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker / The Flaming Lips / The Wailers / Jamie McLean Band / Feufollet / Big Daddy's New Band / The Basement / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Canton Jones / Within Reason / Hackensaw Boys / Soto Voce / Israel and New Breed / Vulture Whale / Pieta Brown / Phi De I / Jon Vogel / Martha Munizzi / Little Nashville / Jon McLaughlin / William Murphy / Toubab Krewe / David Dimuzio / Neo Jazz Collective / Dogs Barking At Dogs / Michael Warren / Sweet Peach Six / Zach Kale Band Show all bands
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Downtown Birmingham Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Jun 01, 2008
Michael Franti & Spearhead Austin Convention Center Austin, Texas, United States

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Michael Franti & Spearhead / The Kopecky Family Band
Sep 17, 2013
 Northampton, Massachusetts, United States
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May 26 - 28, 2017
 Napa, California, United States
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Jul 21, 2001
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Jul 20, 2001
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 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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 Cheswick, Pennsylvania, United States
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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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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
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