Michael Franti & Spearhead
Michael Franti is a globally recognized musician, activist and award-winning filmmaker revered for his high-energy live shows, inspiring music, worldwide philanthropic efforts and the power of optimism. Throughout his multi-decade career, Franti has earned three Billboard No. 1’s with triumphantly hopeful hits “Sound of Sunshine,” “Say Hey (I Love You)” and “I Got You,” as well as six Top 30 Hot AC singles, 10 Top 25 AAA Singles and three Billboard Top 5 Rock Albums. Praised by American Songwriter as “an energizing batch of songs that spotlight the common threads that connect us,” Franti & Spearhead’s 13th studio album Big Big Love, released in November 2023, is available everywhere now, featuring 17 tracks cowritten by Franti, reflecting his tenacity, inclusiveness and optimism. The album debuted Top 5 on the iTunes Pop Chart behind Taylor Swift.
Michael Franti & Spearhead are currently on their worldwide Togetherness Tour, that just completed over 70 shows in the U.S., Canada, UK & Europe, the special guests included Stephen Marley, Trevor Hall, Citizen Cope, Trombone Shorty, Niko Moon, Ripe, and Bombargo. Michael Franti & Spearhead return to Australia this November for shows in Brisbane (16 Nov, The Tivoli), Sydney (20 Nov, Enmore Theatre), Queenscliff (22 Nov, Queenscliff Music Festival). The band has toured extensively in Australia for 2 decades and can’t wait to return.
The Bay-Area native resides in Bali when he is not on tour and owns Soulshine Bali, a 32-room 5-star boutique hotel located in Ubud, Bali that focuses on joy through wellness and music, offering unique retreat opportunities and accommodations, along with special events and celebrations. Franti continues to foster community both on and off stage with a wish granting non-profit, Do It For The Love, which brings those with life threatening illnesses, veterans, and children with severe challenges to concerts worldwide, fulfilling over 3,500 wishes and touching the lives of over 15,000 people to date.