MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD TO PERFORM
AT THE MEADOW EVENT PARK
AS PART OF AFTER HOURS CONCERTS
WITH SPECIAL GUEST ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2022
Tickets On Sale Friday, April 29th at 10:00 AM
(Caroline County, VA – April 27, 2022) – Michael Franti & Spearhead will bring the Follow Your Heart Tour to The Meadow Event Park in Doswell, Virginia as part of the After Hours Concert Series on Thursday, August 18, 2022. Joining Michael will be special guests Arrested Development. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 29, 2022 at 10:00 AM. A limited number of Early Bird General Admission tickets will be available for $22 until May 5th while supplies last.
Michael Franti is a globally recognized musician, humanitarian, activist, and award-winning filmmaker revered for his high-energy live shows, inspiring music, devotion to health and wellness, 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, nine Top 25 AAA Singles and three Billboard Top 5 Rock Albums. “I Got You,” lead single from his latest album Work Hard And Be Nice, marked Franti’s first No. 1 in nearly 10 years and landed on NPR’s “Most Popular Songs of 2020,” while the music video boasts over 1.3 million views since its release. Michael Franti & Spearhead’s 12th studio album Follow Your Heart will be released on June 3rd, with singles “Good Day For A Good Day” and “Brighter Day”available to stream now.
In January 2019, Franti released his self-directed documentary Stay Human, which won an array of awards at film festivals worldwide and influenced his writing for his album Stay Human Vol. II (Thirty Tigers), which debuted at No. 1 on both the Americana and Independent Album charts and received critical acclaim from USA Today, Billboard, Associated Press and Paste.
Influenced by the film, Franti’s Stay Human podcast presented by Gibson features creatives from all walks of life, with new episodes available each week.
Franti continues to foster community both on and off stage with a wish granting non-profit, Do It For The Love, founded by Franti and his wife, Sara. Do It For The Love brings those with life threatening illnesses, veterans, and children with severe challenges to concerts worldwide, fulfilling over 3,300 wishes and touching the lives of over 12,000 people.
The multi-platinum, Grammy Award Winning group Arrested Development delivers an onstage energy to thirsty audiences looking to quench their soul! It’s been thirty years since a new group called Arrested Development slammed the gangsta dominated world of hip hop with defiant lyrics of hope. Apparently, the world was ready for the change as AD became the first ever hip-hop artist to receive the “best new artist” Grammy, (a distinction it still maintains today in that category). In addition, the group also received a Grammy award for “best rap single” for their anthemic prayer- like hit song, “Tennessee”. The song has gone on to be named as one of the 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and in the top 100 Greatest Songs of the 90’s by VH1. Their latest release “For The FKN Love” can be streamed now.
Season Passes for the After Hours Concert Series at The Meadow Event Park are currently available. Season passes grant access to every show in the upcoming After Hours Concert Series season and can be purchased at www.afterhoursconcertseries.com/season-passes. Already on sale are Fitz and The Tantrums & St. Paul and The Broken Bones (Alt.102.1’s Big Field Day) on June 5th, K95 Countryfest with Cole Swindell and Dustin Lynch on June 17th & 18th, Chris Lane on July 2nd, Brothers Osborne on July 14th, Lady A on July 29th, Incubus with Sublime With Rome on July 30th, Dashboard Confessional and Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness on August 19th, Darius Rucker on August 27th, Jamey Johnson on September 2nd, Sam Hunt on September 3rd, Jake Owen on September 16th, Boyz II Men on September 17th, and the Goo Goo Dolls on September 20th. Additional shows are expected to be announced soon for the 2022 concert season.
Tickets for Michael Franti and Spearhead on August 18 at After Hours Concerts at The Meadow Event Park go on sale Friday, April 29 at 10:00 AM at www.afterhoursconcertseries.com or by phone at 1-800-514-ETIX (3849). A limited number of $22 Early Bird General Admission tickets will be available for one week only while supplies last. Gates open at 5:00 PM; show starts at 6:00 PM. This event is rain or shine. No refunds. After Hours Concerts at The Meadow Event Park is located at 13191 Dawn Blvd, Doswell, VA 23047.
About EventMakers – USA
EventMakers-USA currently produces the After Hours Concert Series at The Meadow Event Park in Doswell, Virginia and Chesterfield After Hours Concert Series at the River City Sportsplex in Midlothian, VA. In the past, the company produced and managed the After Hours Concert series at Innsbrook After Hours, which was voted the Best of Richmond Winner for live music, for eight years. They have brought some of the best concerts to the Central Virginia area for nearly a decade. The company has been a leader in the special event industry for over thirty years designing, producing, and managing major events throughout America. Central Virginia has always been the company’s home.
