Michael Franti & Spearhead
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2002
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Venue
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VFW Town Hall
Pt. Arena
CA
Here Comes the Sun, Runfayalife > Food For The Masses > Runfayalife > People In The Middle > Ganga Baby > Dream Team, Oh My God, Stay Human, Every Single Soul, Feeling Free (70s style), Bomb the World (acoustic version), Bomb the World (dub version) > What Happens Next, Soulshine
E: Jam with sherri and leon ware, Rock the Nation *+, Love'll Set You Free *+, Sometimes *+~
w/The Hip Hop Lounge
*= Leon Ware += Sherri ~= D.J. Folklore
The Fillmore
San Francisco
CA
Everyone Deserves Music, Soulshine, Positive, Do Ya Love > Sometimes, Stay Human, Here Comes The Sun > Oh My God, Red Beans And Rice, Of Course You Can, Bomb The World, Love Invincible
Radio Solo > What Happens Next, Runfayalife, Every Single Soul, Love Will Set Me Free, 100,000 Miles, Radio Poop Solo > Rock The Nation, Yes I Will, Feeling Free > We Don't Mind, In The Light, Sometimes
1st set upstairs
2nd set main floor
The fillmore
San Francisco
CA
good show....first set is michael and the drummer upstairs before the show on bongos and an acoustic guitar.
Rialto Theater
Tucson
AZ
Everyone Deserves Music, Soulshine, Positive, Do Ya Love, Sometimes, Love Invincible, Here Comes The Sun, Oh My God, People In The Middle, Of Course You Can. Bomb The World, Stay Human > Radioactive outro
What Happens Next, Runfayalife, Every Single Soul//, //Dream Team, Yes I Will,
Feeling Free, Love'll Set Me Free, Radioactive Freestyle > Rock The Nation, In The Light, Sometimes//
Wiltern Theater
Los Angeles
CA
Snocore Icicle Ball
w/Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Blackalicious, and Saul Williams
Grand Room
Mammoth
CA
SnoCore Icicle Ball
w/Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Blackalicious, and Saul Williams
Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
Santa Cruz
CA
SnoCore Icicle Ball
w/Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Blackalicious, and Saul Williams
Humboldt State University
Arcata
CA
SnoCore Icicle Ball
w/Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Blackalicious, & Saul Williams
Ashland Armory
Ashland
OR
Headlined
Crystal Ballroom
Portland
OR
SnoCore Icicle Ball
w/Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Blackalicious, & Saul Williams
Moore Theater
Seattle
WA
SnoCore Icicle Ball
w/Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Blackalicious, & Saul Williams
Convention Center
Whistler
BC
SnoCore Icicle Ball,
w/Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Blackalicious, & Saul Williams
Virgin, Sugar, & Commodore
Vancouver
BC
Intros, Everyone Deserves Music, Words, Love Invincible, Stay Human, Radio Solo > Rock The Nation, Feeling Free, Bomb The World, Every Single Soul, Sometimes
Oh My God, Words, Every Single Soul, Radio Solo, Radio solo song, Rock The Nation Medley, Thanks
Everyone Deserves Music, Soulshine, What Happens Next, Every Single Soul ^, Stay Human *, Love Invincible +*, Radio Solo, Rock The Nation, Words, Bomb the World, Sometimes *+~=
^ w/ Saul Williams
* w/ Mike Dillon on percussion from KDTU
+ w/ Karl Denson on sax
~ w/ Gift of Gab
= w/ Chris Littlefield on trumpet
SnoCore Icicle Ball, w/Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Blackalicious, & Saul Williams
Three shows:
---Virgin Records
---Sugar Refinery
---Commodore Ballroom
Garibaldi Lift Co.
Whistler
BC
Oh My God, What Happens Next, Positive, Runfayalife, Every Single Soul, Stay Human, Do Ya Love, Love Invincible, Everyone Deserves Music, Feeling Free > Ganja Babe > Feeling Free
Radioactive beatbox solo > Rock The Nation, Yes I Will, Bomb The World, Bomb The World, We Don't Mind, Someti//mes > Soulshine
McDonald Theater
Eugene
OR
SnoCore Icicle Ball,
w/Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Blackalicious, & Saul Williams
Nor. Cal. Center for the Performing Arts
Grass Valley
CA
Headlined
Caesar's
S. Lake Tahoe
NV
The Forum
Melbourne
Australia
Headlined
The Forum
Melbourne
Australia
Everyone Deserves Music
Positive
What Happens Next
Runfayalife > Skintight
Every Single Soul
Here Comes The Sun
Yes I Will
Stay Human
Do Ya Love
Sometimes
Oh My God
Love Invincible
Bomb The World
Soulshine
Radio beatbox
Rock The Nation
Feeling Free
People In Tha Middle
We Don't Mind
Sometimes
Mercury Lounge
Melbourne
Australia
Oh My God, What Happens Next, Dream Team, People In The Middle, Everyone Deserves Music, Love Invincible, Red Beans And Rice, Runfayalife > Skintight, Every Single Soul, Do Ya Love, Sometimes, Feeling Free, Bomb The World, Listener Supported, Soulshine, Stay Human
E: Radio & Kevin > Rock The Nation, Hole In The Bucket, Sometimes
Adelaide Heaven
Adelaide
Australia
Botanical Gardens
Perth
Australia
Everyone Deserves Music
What Happens Next
Runfayalife
Every Single Soul
Sometimes
Stay Human
Words
Yes I Will
Oh My God
Love Invincible
Feeling Free
Words
Bomb The World
Radio Beatbox
Rock The Nation
Soulshine
Red Beans & Rice
Of Course You Can
Words
In The Light
Sometimes
Enmore Theater
Sydney
Australia
Headlined
South Syndey Leagues Club
Sydney
Australia
Everyone Deserves Music, Love Invincible, Stay Human, Skin On A Drum, Gas Gauge, Yes I Will, Feeling Free, Oh My God, Radio beatbox, Rock The Nation, Bomb the World, Sometimes
Redfern Benefit
The Metro
Sydney
Australia
Oh My God
What Happens Next
Runfayalife
Every Single Soul
Do Ya Love
Love Invincible
Skin on a Drum
People in the Middle
Everyone Deserves Music
Words
Yes I Will
Feeling Free
Listener Supported
Intro music
Sometimes
Soulshine
Radio Beatbox
Rock the Nation
Stay Human
Words
Bomb the World
Keyboard intro >
We Don't Mind
Sometimes
Second show of the day. Earlier, they'd performed the acoustic Redfern Benefit.
Newcastle University
Newcastle
Australia
Everyone Deserves Music
Positive
What Happens Next
People In The Middle
Do Ya Love
Every Single Soul
Runfayalife
Sometimes
Here Comes The Sun
Love Invincible
Red Beans and Rice
Words
Yes I Will
Feeling Free
Hole In The Bucket > Summertime
Soulshine
Radio intro
Stay Human
Radio beatbox
Rock the Nation
Words
Bomb The World
Words
Sometimes
The Arena
Brisbon
Australia
Headlined
Social Forum
Brisbane
Australia
Skin On A Drum, Yes I Will, Oh My God, Stay Human, Radio beatbox, Rock The Nation, Bomb The World, Sometimes
Two Shows:
Social Forum (early)
The Great Nothern Hotel (late)
The Great Northern Hotel
Byron Bay
Australia
Everyone Deserves Music, What Happens Next, Runfayalife > Skintight, Every Single Soul, Do Ya Love, Here Comes The Sun, People In The Middle, Sometimes (slow), Stay Human, Oh My God, Love Invincible, Yes I Will, Feeling Free, Soulshine, E: Radio beatbox, Rock The Nation, Of Course You Can, Bomb The World, Sometimes
2 Shows on this date.
Social Forum (Early)
Great Northern Hotel (LATE)
The Great Northern Hotel
Byron Bay
Australia
Oh My God
Positive
People In The Middle
What Happens Next
Every Single Soul
Here Comes The Sun
Runfayalife
Do Ya love
Stay Human
Yes I Will
Love Invincible
Everyone Deserves Music
Feelin Free
Soulshine
Radio beatbox
Rock The Nation
Bomb The World
In the Light
Sometimes
Hammerstein Ballroom
New York
NY
Stay Human,Every Single Soul>Love Invisible,Radio's Beatbox Intro>Rock the Nation>Bomb the World,Sometimes*
SnoCore Tour w/Karl Denson, Blackalicious, & Nikka Costa.
*w/Mike Dillon on percussion
Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
West Warwick
RI
SnoCore Tour, w/Karl Denson, Blackalicious, & Nikka Costa
9:30 Club
Washington
DC
What Happens Next, Stay Human, Every Single Soul, Love Invincible*, Radioactive solo > Rock The Nation, Bomb The World, Sometimes ^
* from Karl Denson's Tiny Universe: Chris on flugelhorn, Karl Denson on Sax, Dave Veith on Piano
^ from Blackalicious: The Gift of Gab and Chief Xcel
Higher Ground
Winooski
VT
w/Saul Williams
Pearl Street Night Club
Northampton
MA
Saul Williams Poem & Intro, Love Is Da Shit, What Happens Next, Piece Of Peace, Everyone Deserves Music*+, Every Single Soul^, Do Ya Love, Stay Human, People In The Middle, Skin On The Drum (acapella), Here Comes The Sun, Yes I Will, Right On Time, Runfayalife, Love Invincible, Feeling Free, Soulshine
Encore:
Radio's Pan-Beat-Flute-Box %>, Rock The Nation, Bomb The World, Oh My God, Sometimes// *
w/ Gholpe System awesome freestyles.
Paradise Rock Club
Boston
MA
w/Saul Williams
The Skinny
Portland
ME
w/Saul Williams
Babylon Night Club
Ottawa
ON
Entire Sno Core line up
The Opera House
Toronto
ON
Everyone Deserves Music, What Happens Next, Positive, People In The Middle, Every Single Soul, Stay Human, Do Ya Love, Listener Supported, Love Invincible, Feeling Free, Soulshine
E: Radioactive solo > Rock The Nation, Bomb The World, Sometimes
Lake Balboa
Los Angeles
CA
Whole Earth Festival, SPR headlines w/a 90 min set at 4:10pm
Greek Theater
Berkeley
CA
Has Anybody Seen My Mind> What Happens Next> Soulshine, Every Single Soul*> Stay Human, People In Da Middle(reagge style)> Runfayalife(Carl drops the bass into the Skintight Jam), Everyone Deserves Music(1st Time Played Electric live)> Who You Love, Radio's Beatbox Intro> Rock The Nation, Feelin' Free, Bomb The World(acoustic), Sometimes
Free concert for students only, put on by Cal as the
final show of the school year. Each student got two
tickets. Setlist not verified yet. People said it was a great show.
Openning bands- Locale A.M., Black Eyed Peas, Unwritten Law
Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
San Francisco
CA
What Happens Next > Soulshine > Stay Human, Every Single Soul, Feelin' Free (new upbeat version > old reggae/dancehall version), Love Invincible, Radio's Beatbx Intro > Rock The Nation, Michaels speaks *, Bomb The World **, Sometimes ***
* Michael expresses his thanks for having the opportunity to play at his first Phish related concert)
** Michael changes the lyrics of the song from "please tell me the reason behind the colors that you fly, please tell me the reason
you want us to unify" to "please tell me the reason behind the colors that you fly, love for only one nation and the whole world we divide"
*** Trey Anastasio - guitar
Notes:
Opening for Trey Anastasio.
Michael sits in with Trey's band for a version of Bob Marley's "Small Axe".
Thomas & Mack Center
Las Vegas
NV
Love Invincible, Soulshine, Stay Human, Every Single Soul, Bomb The World, Sometimes *
* Trey Anastasio - guitar; Openning for Los Lobos & Trey Anastasio.
Michael sits in with Trey's band for a version of Bob Marley's "Small Axe", and Radio and members of Los Lobos join the band for a version of Sly & the Family Stone's "Want To Take You Higher".
Veteran's Hall
Grass Valley
CA
Acoustic show for KVMR
Never To Late*, Feeling Free, Oh My God, Stay Human, Love Why Did You Have To Go*, We Don't Mind, Sometimes, Bomb The World, Love Invincible
Love Invincible > Of Course You Can, People In The Middle, Stay Human, Never Too Late > Every Single Soul > Mellow Mood [Marley] > Every Single Soul, Everyone Deserves Music, Love Why Did You Have To Go, Radio's Pan Flute Beatbox > Kevin Choice Freestylin' > Radio's Beatbox Intro > Rock The Nation
Has Anybody Seen My Mind > Soulshine > What Happens Next, Feeling Free, Bomb The World, Sometimes > Billy Jean > Skintight > Hole in the Bucket Slaveship Remix > Sometimes > Don't Stop Till You Get Enough[M.Jackson] > Sometimes
1st set accoustic. 2nd and 3rd electric.
Jam packed show. * = first time played
Jim Kelly's Nugget Outdoor Amphitheater
Crystal Bay
NV
Love Invinsible, People In Da Middle(reagge style w/ Radio doing a freestyle)> Rufayalife(Carl drops the bass into Skintight with Radio doing another freestyle), Stay Human, Never Too Late, Every Single Soul> Mellow Mood(Marley)> Every Single Soul, Everyone Deserves Music, Love Why Did You Have To Go Away(electric), Positive, Love Why Did You Go Away, Radio pan-beat-flute-boxes the "Eye of the tiger" by Suvivior (from Rocky Movies)> beatbox with Kevin Choice frestylin'> Rock the Nation Intro> Rock The Nation
Encore:
Soulshine, Bomb The World, Sometimes> "Smells like teen spearit"(Nirvana)> "Don't stop til you get enough"(Michael Jackson)> Sometimes> "Summertime"(G. Gershwin)> "Billie Jean"(Michael Jackson)> Sometimes
Tracy Correctional Facility
Tracy
CA
Long Beach Chili Cookoff
Long Beach
CA
Spearhead headlines a street festival
Jim Kelly's Tahoe Nugget
Crystal Bay
NV
Love Invisible,People In Da Middle>Runfayalife,Stay Human,Never Too Late,Every Single Soul>Mellow Mood>Every Single Soul,Everyone Deserves Music,Love Why Did You Have To Go Away,Positive,Love Why Did You Go Away,Radio pan-beat-flute-boxes Eye of the Tiger>beatobox withe Kevin Choice freestylin'>Rock the Nation E.Soulshine,Bomb the World,Sometimes>Smells Like Teen Spirit>Don't Stop Till You Get Enough>Sometimes>Summertime>Billie Jean>Sometimes
Glastonbury Festival
Glastonbury
UK
Werchter Festival
Werchter
Belgium
Arezzowave
Arezzo
Italy
Free show w/Ozomatli and many others
Festa Dell'unita
Modena
Italy
Miles Davis Hall
Montreux
Switzerland
FM Intro > Love Invincible, Soulshine, People In Tha Middle > Stay Human, Every Single Soul, FM Commentary > Do Ya Love, Never Too Late, Radio Solo > FM Commentary > Radio Solo > FM Commentary > Rock The Nation, FM Commentary > Michael speaks in French > Bomb The World, Sometimes > Smells Like Teen Spirit
Les Eurockennes
Belfort
France
Jazz Cafe
London
UK
Love Why Did You Have To Go, What I Be, Pray For Grace, Anybody Seen My Mind, Radioactive Solo, Kevin and Radio Freestyle, Rock The Nation, Oh My God, Feeling Free, Crime To Be Broke, Red Beans and Rice, Love Is Da Shit, Of Course You Can, Hole In The Bucket, Bomb The World, Sometimes
Jazz Cafe
London
UK
People In The Middle, Love Why Did You Have To Go, What I Be, Pray For Grace, Crime To Be Broke, Never Too Late, Radio Solo, Rock The Nation, Oh My God, Feeling Free, Anybody Seen My Mind, Love Invincible, Red Beans and Rice, Hole In The Bucket, Bomb The World, Sometimes
2nd night
North Sea Jazz Fest
Den Haag
Holland
2 shows same day. 2nd was the
Cactus Festival in Brugge, Belgium
Piensa Town Square
Piensa
Italy
Leoncavallo
Milan
Italy
concrete autogestioni festival tix, 5 euros
Nice Jazz Festival
Nice
France
Tweeter Center
Mansfield
MA
Opened for DMB at the old Great Woods.
S.O.B.'s
New York
NY
A dinner show for 200.
The Meadows
Hartford
CT
Opened for DMB.
The Meadows
Hartford
CT
2nd night. Opened for DMB.
Prince Island Park
Calgary
AB
Calgary Folk Music Festival
Hollywood Bowl
Hollywood
CA
w/ Femi Kuti & Les Nubians
Reggae On The River
Piercy
CA
Love Invinsible, Soulshine> People In The Middle(reggaestyle), Every Single Soul> Stay Human, Never Too Late, Everyone Deserves Music, What I Be > Pray For Grace, Love Why Did You Go, Feelin' Free, Radio's Beat-Flute-Pan-Box Intro> Rock The Nation
Encore: Bomb The World, Sometimes*
*= Bongo Maffin on Vocals
Berkshire Mountain Music Festival
Great Barrington
MA
Voodoo Music Festival - RollingStone.com Stage
New Orleans
LA
People In Tha Middle
Stay Human
Never Too Late
(Keep On Walking)
(If I Could Be)
(Im A Soldier)
Bomb Da World
Sometimes > Smells Like Teen Spirit* > Sometimes
* Nirvana Cover
Songs In ( ) are not correct song titles.
Wetlands Preserve
New York
NY
Intro (Keepin It High Energy), What Happens Next, Skin On The Drum (I), Skin On The Drum (II), Runfayalife, Of Course You Can, Every Single Soul^*, Do Ya Love, Radioactive Intro, Rock The Nation, Hole In The Bucket, Dream Team, Food For The Masses (I), Food For The Masses (II), Food For The Masses (III), Right On Time, Stay Human
E: Oh My God#, Positive*, We Don't Mind, Sometimes
Notes:
*= W/Guest Eric "Kraz" Krazno from Soulive on guitar
#= W/Carl Young on Sax
^= W/Carl Young on Flute
The Seven Fiddler's Green Ampitheatre
Englewood
CO
Everyone Deserves Music> Soulshine> People In The Middle(reggaestyle), Every Single Soul*, Stay Human*^, Never Too Late, What I Be> Pray For Grace, Love Why Did You Have To Go, Radio's intro> Rock the Nation, Bomb The World, Sometimes*#
*= Leon Mobley from Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals on the Conga
^= Questlove from The Roots on the Drum Kit
^= Tony from Angelique Kidjo on percussion
Mystic Theater
Petaluma
CA
Everyone Deserves Music, Soulshine, People In The Middle, Every Single Soul, Stay Human, We Don't Mind, What Happens Next, In The Light, What I Be, Pray For Grace, Never Too Late, Radio Solo > Rock The Nation
Love Invincible, Dream Team, Do You Love, Love Why Did You Have To Go, Yes I Will, Feeling Free, Bomb The World, Sometimes
Sol Fest
Hopland
CA
Everyone Deserves Music, Yes I will, Stay Human, Feelin' Free, Never Too Late Love Why Did You Have To Go?, In the light, Bomb The World, Sometimes
Recording has a lot of pops due to excessive clipping on an upstream DAT
Chico State University
Chico
CA
Everyone Deserves Music, People In The Middle, Runfayalife, Every Single Soul, Stay Human, Of Course You Can, What Happens Next, Never Too Late, What I Be, Pray For Grace, Do Ya Love, In The Light, Soulshine, Radio Solo > Rock The Nation
Encore:
Love Invincible, Yes I Will, Love Why Did You Have To Go, Feeling Free, Bomb The World, Sometimes
Kate Buchanon Room, Humboldt SU
Arcata
CA
Every Single Soul, What Happens Next, People In The Middle, Runfayalife, Stay Human, Never Too Late, Feeling Free, Everyone Deserves Music, What I Be, Pray For Grace, Soulshine, In The Light, Radioactive Solo > Rock The Nation
Love Invincible, Yes I Will, Bomb The World, Sometimes
McDonald Theater
Eugene
OR
Oh My God, Love Is Da Shit, What Happens Next, People In The Middle, Every Single Soul, Stay Human, Do You Love, Never Too Late, Dream Team, Radioactive Solo > Rock The Nation, Love Why Did You Have To Go, Everyone Deserves Music, Feeling Free, Soulshine
Encore:
Love Invincible, What I Be, Pray For Grace, In The Light, Bomb The World, Sometimes
The Crystal Ballroom
Portland
OR
We Don't Mind, Runfayalife, People In The Middle, Every Single Soul, Stay Human, Words, Skin On The Drum, Never Too Late, What I Be, Pray For Grace, Everyone Deserves Music, Feeling Free, Love Is Da Shit, What Happens Next, Words, In The Light, Soulshine
Encore:
RadioActive Solo, Rock The Nation, Love Why Did You Have To Go, Yes I Will, Has Anybody Seen My Mind, Bomb The World, Sometimes
The Showbox
Seattle
WA
Intro, Has Anybody Seen My Mind, Love is Da Shit, People In The Middle tease, What Happens Next, People In The Middle, Every Single Soul, Stay Human, Never Too Late, Yes I Will, What I Be, Pray For Grace, In The Light, Everyone Deserves Music, Feeling Free, Soulshine
Encore:
Radioactive Solo, Rock The Nation, Oh My God, Positive, We Don't Mind, Love Why Did You Have To Go, What Happens Next, Words, Bomb The World, Sometimes
Zoophorus Festival
Whistler
BC
Everyone Deserves Music, Soulshine, People In The Middle, Every Single Soul, Stay Human, Never Too Late, What I Be, Pray For Grace, What Happens Next, Words, Feeling Free, Radioactive Solo, Rock The Nation, Love Why Did You Have To Go, Words, Bomb The World, Sometimes
In the beautiful Spearhead Mountains.
Tofino Legion
Tofino
BC
Love Invincible, Positive, People In The Middle, Every Single Soul, Stay Human, Never Too Late, Everyone Deserves Music,
Yes I Will, What I Be, Pray For Grace, Love Why Did You Have To Go, Soulshine, Radioactive Solo, Rock The Nation, Runfayalife, Feeling Free, Bomb The World, Sometimes
Human Chorus Radio Show, KALW
San Francisco
CA
Interview, Yes I Will, Interview, Bomb The World, Interview, Feelin' Free
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco
CA
Everyone Deserves Music, People In The Middle, Stay Human, Never Too Late, Radioactive Solo, Rock The Nation, Bomb The World, Sometimes
4th Annual 911 Power To The Peaceful festival.
32 Blue
Colorado Springs
CO
Everyone Deserves Music
People In Tha Middle
What Happens Next
Every Single Soul
Stay Human
Never Too Late
Words
Closer To The Sky (first time played)
Yes I Will
What I Be
Pray For Grace
Do Ya Love
Words
Love Why Did You Have To Go
Soulshine
Radioactive Solo
Rock The Nation
Oh My God
Feelin' Free
Words
Bomb The World
Sometimes
Tre Hardson Opened the show
Spearhead is:
Michael Franti - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Dave Shul - Electric Guitar
Carl Young - Bass
Mannas Itiene - Drums
Bob Crawford - Keyboards *
Radioactive - Human Beat Box
* Bob Crawford fills in for Kevin Choice on this show.
Review by Dan Kramer (tahoespearit)
For anyone unfamilar to Colorado and it's venues, this is a brand new club. The food is kick ass and they featured many different selections beer, wine and spearits! The decore is very upscale and has three sections to the club. The bottom floor has the kitchen, bar and dinning room where you can still see the stage from. The next floor is like a big foyer/dancefloor connecting up to the top floor where you can find more room to see and dance with another bar so you don't have to go downstairs. Radio comes out and asks if everyone is ready to break this place in since this is the first night the club is openned. He goes on to say "we need to get some sweat up on the ceilings and do this place right". Michael than breaks into the openning, bouncey acoustic guitar intro to Everyone Deserves Music which is coming around nicely with the full band backing him up and really jamming out the middle of the song. Carl counts off right into the reagge vesion of People In Tha Middle as the crowd lights up the mood and the dancefloors start bobing. Without loosing a beat they ripped right into What Happens Next the place about errupts into a massive dance frenzy. Bob is really starting to sound like he has been working with the band for awhile now and has a special latin influence which fits like a glove in this band. After a short breather, Michael welcomes everyone to the 32 Blue and gives a shout out to Tre' Hardson's band for opening up for them and also for dropping the first notes in this brand new club. Every Single Soul followed with Dave playing very soulfully and then bringing it up into a more rocking pace. Michael also treats us to his poem, "Nature", from the Beatnig days after Dave's 1st solo. Perfect transition into Stay Human with Carl destroying his solo with the new effects pedals he has newly aquirred. After a fairly standard Stay Human, Michael takes a moment so Dave can grab his acoustis guitar for the one of new song, "Never Too Late". The crowd learned the words quickly and joined in with Michael on vocals. Michael then takes another moment to speak about a new song they are going to play. He tells of the time he was in Cuba and while he was thier he realized that it was alot more beautiful and friendlier then everyone had been telling him. He than goes on to say that with this new homeland security act, they want us to spy and tell on each other as we all build up and locking ourselves in these ivory towers to protect ourselves. Just Dave on acoustic with Michael on vocals. Very beautiful and very apropriate with the times we are faced with right now. Michael thanks the crowd for having them in Colorado for the week before leading the band into Yes I Will. Michael throws in a Marley line from "Sun is Shinning" and changes it alittle to, "Sun is Shinning, weather is sweet, Come to Colorado and move my dancing feet". Bob continues on with the keyboard tone that starts off "What I Be" as the band brings up the groove and gets the party bouncing again. The transition into Pray For Grace was smooth and Radio does alittle beatbox solo over the jamming part of the song which sound great and would be a foreshadowing of versions to come! Do Ya Love followed with Michael singing/teasing Michael Jackson's "I wanna Rock with You" towards the end. Michael continues on with another new one that should be on the new album called, "Love Why Did You Have To Go". This song is developing nicely and has a power ballad kind of sound to it starting off soft and slow and ending in a very powerful way/message. The guys stepped it up for the last song of the night, Soulshine. Radioactive emerged from the darkness armed with flutes and mic in hand. After teasing the crowd a couple of times on the flute, Radio sends one out to Blue 32 and says that if everyone dosen't come back to this new venue all the time, they wouldn't come back (jokingly). Radio shows off a new trick where he takes off the mic head and press the mic's diaphram onto his neck and beatboxes. Sounds alittle muffled but a cool concept! Next he plays a little name that tune as he beatboxes Metallica's "One". After three deep breathes, Radio leads the band into Rock the Nation. The sold out crowd picked up where they left off, bouncin' off the walls. Oh My God followed the rather short Rock The Nation with Bob alittle off with the intro but recovering nicely for the rest of the song. Michael gets his acoustic from the guitar tech, Joey, and flows on with a sweet version of Feelin' Free. Michael throws in abit of Marley's, "Exodus" to strengthen the reagge vibe cast from Feelin' Free before tossing in the Love Train verse. Michael then takes a moment to talk about the situations at hand in the world before going into Bomb The World backed by Dave on guitar and Carl and Manas on background vocals. Finally, Michael calls apon Dave for the beginning guitar lick to Sometimes. Bob and Manas trade off chops with Bob breaking off some freaky ass, funkified licks. Dave and Carl are up next and they rip off some more funk for everybody with Michael joinning in with alittle P-Funk action, singing, "Let's Work This Motha Out". Carl shreds another Bass solo until Radio starts in repedive over all ly with, "Shit, Goddamn, get off your ass and jam". Michael and Radio get everyone singing, "32 Blue, 32 Blue, 32 Blue" as he thanks all the waiters/waitresses, cooks and bartenders and the openning band Tre' Hardson and the Legend of the Phoniex. Overall, a great show and even better way to chrisian any new venue!!!!!!
The Aggie Theater
Fort Collins
CO
Love Invincible
People In Tha Middle
What I Be
Pray For Grace
Oh My God
Never Too Late
Closer To The Sky
Everyone Deserves Music
Soul Shine
Yes I Will
Love Why Did You Have To Go
Every Single Soul
Stay Human
Radioactive Solo
Rock The Nation
Feelin' Free
Words
Bomb The World
Sometimes
Michael Franti - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Dave Shul - Electric Guitar
Carl Young - Bass
Mannas Itiene - Drums
Bob Crawford - Keyboards *
Radioactive - Human Beat Box
* Bob Crawford fills in for Kevin Choice on this show.
Review by Dan Kramer (tahoespearit)
It poured heavily through out most of the day which was fine by most people in Colorado since they haven't seen this much rain in quite some time. After Tre' Hardson and his band rock the crowd and warmed them up nicely for Spearhead, Radio came out and hyped the crowd up even more before introducing Spearhead. The guys jammed right into Love Invincible with Dave and Bob sound ever so beautiful with thier latin influences. A quick pause then Carl counts into People In Tha Middle, reagge style. A pretty standard version with Carl laying down some thick bass. What I Be jumped out next earlier than in the setlist then ever seen before and fit perfectly as a beginning of the set tune. It was played abit slower than usual but grooved smoothly through the transition into Pray For Grace. Radio freestyles and keeps the soldout crowd going with some call backs and beatboxing. Bob then kicks right into the openning chops to Oh My God. After a short version of Oh My God the band continues with the sing-a-long song, "Never Too Late". "Closer To The Sky", another new one, followed and was rather short but still ever so sweet. "Everyone Deserves Music" was alittle slow aswell but picked up speed towards the end to flow perfectly into "Soulshine". Jaque Duskin from Tre's band sat in on percussion which helps alot to round off the sound of this song. A brief stop then jumping into the original version of "Yes I Will". Dave gives us another tremendous performance on his guitar during the middle of the song and Michael chimes in after with some more Marley verses from "Sun Is Shinning". A strong version of "Love Why Did You Have To Go" came next as Manas really brought the song together with his tight beats and powerful fills. Radio added to the intencity with a thunderous beatbox. Every Single Soul suprized us all so late in the set and featured Jaque on percussion again and Tre' came out to flow some poetry and sing some verses of his own over the song. Very nice and for all of you that only know Tre' from his rapping he also has an incredible singing voice. Stay Human would follow and end the set but not before Carl and Radio would play off each other aswell as Bob and Manas dueling it out for abit. Michael would pass the mic to Radio for a freestyle verse while he catches his breathe.This is one of the only times I've heard the band close the set with Every Single Soul> Stay Human and it was a refreshing change that seemed to fit very well! After the crowd quite down, Radio came out and fooled around with his panflutes for awhile before going into the beatbox part of his routine. Radio once again takes the head off the mic and press the rest of the mic against his neck as he beatboxes before introing, Rock The Nation, as the rest of the band comes out to build up the song. They sounded like they slipped some at the end of the song but Michael gets the Manas and the rest of the band to finish the song double time and it sounds like a punk/thrash version to end it. Michael quickly says he was getting back to his puck roots before grabbing his acoustic and leading the band in a mellow version of Feelin' Free. Although this version was mellow, it also seemed to roll on forever. Michael speaks about W's mission to bomb Iraq and how the children of Iraq suffer because of it before singing his anthem, "Bomb The World". Michael sounds like he is about to end the song but then transitions right into the dub version of the song with the rest of the band joinning in and Radio jumping in with his verses. Bob adds some nice piano playing and the band harmonize beautifully towards the end which fits in superbly. Finally, with time running out quickly, Michael asks Dave for some guitar and off into "Sometimes" we go again. Dave and Carl start a funky jam in between the song and Radio continues to keep the vibes going. Jaque comes out and helps out on percussion one more time as Tre' comes out and dances for everybody. Michael adds some more Marley verses as he sings, "One bright morning when my work is over, I will fly away home". The band brings the energy up one more time before finishing the night's events on a extremely high note. Michael thanks everyone for coming out on a cold, wet school night. Another great show with another great sould out crowd!
8150 Club
Vail
CO
Soulshine > What Happens Next, People In The Middle, Runfayalife, Love Why Did You Have To Go, Never Too Late, What I Be* > Pray For Grace*#, Everyone Deserves Music, Yes I Will, Every Single Soul*#^ > Stay Human*
E: Radio's Panflute/Beatbox solos > Rock The Nation, Bomb The World, Sometimes ~*
*= Jaque Duskin from Tre' Hardson and the Legend of the Phoniex on percussion
^= Dionna Nichelle from Tre' Hardson and the Legend of the Phoniex on vocals
~= Keaton Simons from Tre' Hardson and the Lengend of the Phoniex on guitar
#= Tre' Hardson on vocals and freestyles
Fox Theater
Boulder
CO
Everyone Deserves Music
Soulshine
People In Tha Middle
Runfayalife
What I Be
Pray For Grace
Never To Late
Closer To The Sky*
Yes I Will*
Dream Team
What Happens Next
Love Why Did You Have To Go
Everysingle Soul
Stay Human
Radioactive Solo
Rock The Nation
We Don't Mind
Feelin Free
Words
Bomb The World
Sometimes
* Michael Kang (SCI) - electric mandolin
Michael Franti - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Dave Shul - Electric Guitar
Carl Young - Bass
Mannas Itiene - Drums
Bob Crawford - Keyboards *
Radioactive - Human Beat Box
* Bob Crawford fills in for Kevin Choice on this show.
The Fox Theater
Boulder
CO
Oh My God, Love Invincible, People In The Middle, Positive, Everyone Deserves Music, Of Course You Can, Every Single Soul, Stay Human, Love Why Did You Have To Go
Yes I Will*, Closer To The Sky*, Whay I Be, Pray For Grace, Radioactive Solo, Rock The Nation, Soulshine, Bomb The World, Sometimes, Never Too Late
* WITH special guest from String Cheese Incident, Michael Kang on electric mandolin.
Pearl Street Night Club
Northampton
MA
Higher Ground
Winooski
VT
Has Anybody Seen My Mind
100,000 Miles
Love Invincible
Dream Team
Feelin' Free
Runfayalife
We Don't Mind
Right On Time
Red Beans & Rice
Hole In The Bucket
Soulshine
Radioactive Solo (Tease)
Everyone Deserves Music
What Happens Next
People In Tha Middle
Yes I Will *
Never Too Late
Stay Human
Radio Solo > Rock The Nation
Bomb The World
Sometimes*
* with Trey Anastasio and members of his solo band
Dartmouth College
Hanover
NH
All ages FREE show @ Alumni Hall in Hopkins Center
Avalon
Boston
MA
Three Kinks opened.
BB King's Blues Club & Grill
New York
NY
Skin On The Drum, Oh My God, What Happens Next, People In The Middle, Every Single Soul, Stay Human, Never Too Late, What I Be, Pray For Grace, We Don't Mind, Closer To The Sky, Yes I Will, Love Why Did You Have To Go, Radio Solo, Rock The Nation, Soulshine
Love Invincible, Do Ya Love, Feelin' Free, Bomb The World, Sometimes
Baba was the opening act.
City Park
New Orleans
LA
People In The Middle, Stay Human, Never Too Late, Yes I Will, What I Be, Pray For Grace, Bomb The World, Sometimes > Smells Like Teen Spirit > Sometimes
"Voodoo Music Festival"
Bissap Baobab
San Francisco
CA
Closer To The Sky, Sun Drenched *, Oh My God, Yes I Will, Love Why Did You Have To Go, Everyone Deserves Music, Sesame Street Theme > People In The Middle > Sesame Street Theme, Stay Human, Never Too Late, Feelin' Free, Bomb The World, Sometimes
* first Sun Drenched
Prince of Wales
Melbourne
Australia
Oh My God, Closer To The Sky, Pray For Grace, Every Single Soul, Sesame Street Theme, Yes I Will, Stay Human, Never Too Late, Radioactive Solo > Rock THe Nation, Everyone Deserves Music > Has Anybody Seen My Mind, Hole In The Bucket, Feeling Free, Bomb The World, Sometimes
Bissap Baobab
San Francisco
CA
Oh My God, Pray For Grace, Every Single Soul, Sesame Street Meddley, Stay Human, Yes I Will, What I Be (a cappella), Skin On The Drum (a cappella), Home, Everyone Deserves Music, Closer To The Sky, Radioactive & Andrew, Rock The Nation, Feeling Free, Bomb The World, Sometimes, Never Too Late
Michael Franti (guitar, vocals)
Dave Shul (guitar)
Radioactive (human beat-box)
Roberto Quintana (Percussion)
Bill Graham Civic
San Francisco
CA
Everyone Deserves Music
What I Be
Pray For Grace
Love Invincible (With Travis From Sci)
Yes I Will
Stay Human
Words
Bomb The World
Sometimes
Words
Never Too Late