Michael Franti Once A Day

Franti injured his left knee while performing in January on Rock Boat. In March he shared a few lessons he had learned through the recovery process.   

“7 weeks ago I injured my knee and 5 weeks ago I had surgery on it,” Franti posted on Facebook. “I’ve been slowly rehabbing it ever since. Today I’m finally able to get back on my yoga mat and gently begin a new phase of healing. It’s been a humbling journey not being able to walk, roll over in bed, go up stairs one leg at a time or generally move without a lot of pain. I’ve learned patience, to slow down, to trust in the process and have marveled at the body’s ability to heal itself when you really work at giving it what it needs. I’ve had to listen on days when I thought I should be doing more and my body was saying ‘no’ and really push myself to get to the gym on days when my mind was saying ‘no’ and my body was saying work me.”

Since then he and his band, Spearhead, launched a tour Down Under. After playing New Zealand last week, Wednesday is the first stop of the Australia routing.

The North American trek officially kicks off June 3 in Norfolk, Va., following appearances at California Roots Festival and BottleRock Napa Valley. Here’s the plan for the “Once A Day Tour.”

June 3 – Norfolk, Va., NorVa          
June 4 – Silver Spring, Md., The Fillmore Silver Spring
June 5 – Philadelphia, Pa., Electric Factory   
June 6 – Boston, Mass., House Of Blues Boston      
June 7 – Hunter, N.Y., Hunter Mountain  (Mountain Jam Festival)
June 9 – Covington, Ky., Madison Theater   
June 11 – Des Moines, Iowa, Simon Estes Riverfront Amphitheatre
June 12 – Minneapolis, Minn., The Cabooze
June 13 – Bayfield, Wis., Big Top Chautauqua        
June 15 – St. Louis, Mo., The Pageant          
June 16 – Kansas City, Mo., Crossroads-KC            
June 20 – Chicago, Ill., Thalia Hall    
June 21 – Chicago, Ill., Thalia Hall    
June 24 – Atlanta, Ga., The Buckhead Theatre         
June 25 – Charlotte, N.C., Fillmore Charlotte           
June 26 – Asheville, N.C., New Mountain Theatre   
June 30 – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Various Venues (SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival)          
July 17 – Squaw Valley, Calif., Squaw Valley Village (Wanderlust California)      
Aug. 1 – Whistler, British Columbia, Chateau Whistler Resort (Wanderlust Whistler)
Aug. 3 – Spokane, Wash., Knitting Factory Concert House
Aug. 4 – Boise, Idaho, Outlaw Field At Idaho Botanical Gardens
Aug. 7 – Flagstaff, Ariz., Pepsi Amphitheater At Fort Tuthill Park
Aug. 9 – Morrison, Colo., Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Aug. 18 – Saratoga, Calif., The Mountain Winery    
Aug. 21 – Troutdale, Ore., McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater
Aug. 22 – Woodinville, Wash., Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery        
Aug. 23 – Bend, Ore., Les Schwab Amphitheater   
Aug. 26 – Los Angeles, Calif., Hollywood Bowl (appearing with Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue)
Sept. 20 – Del Mar, Calif., Del Mar Racetrack (Kaaboo)

A presale is going on now. The general public onsale begins April 3 for select dates. Visit MichaelFranti.com for more information. And click here to read Pollstar‘s 2014 interview with Franti.