Avalaunch Festival with Michael Franti and Spearhead

Written on December 18th, 2007 at 09:30 pm by Bill
Filed Under: Ski News

Michael Franti and Spearhead will be putting on two concerts benefiting the Avalaunch Festival during the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market in Salt Lake City on January 25 and 26.

The two shows are at The Depot and cost $33 ahead of time and $35 the day of show. Buy tickets online here (there is a $6.50 ticket surcharge) or you might (I said might! I have no facts behind this) be able to buy them without the surcharge at a Smiths grocery store in Utah or at The Depot ticket window.

The Avalaunch Festival is the featured event at this year’s Winter Outdoor Retailer show and it looks to be a worthy cause:

Avalaunch Festival is a social and environmental movement that celebrates live music, film and snow while promoting avalanche awareness and environmental stewardship within the snowriding community.

Sounds like a perfect match with Michael Franti and Spearhead. I would venture a guess that they play more shows in ski towns than any other major music act. Of the 7 show dates on their current tour schedule, Michael Franti plays 5 of them in ski atmospheres (Telluride, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City, Vail, Vail).

Personally, I have seen Michael Franti and Spearhead at least 4 or 5 times in Park City or Salt Lake over just the past couple years and I have haven’t even been to all of them.

Have you seen Michael Franti and Spearhead play in your ski town?