GATES 5:00pm

THE WHEELAND BROTHERS 6:15pm

MICHAEL FRANTI 7:45pm

$1 From the sale of each ticket goes to the charity Do It For The Love - The mission of Do It For The Love is to inspire hope and healing through the power of music by supporting clinical and community-based music therapy, evidence-based research, and providing live music experiences.

Michael Franti VIP Experience Package

Join Michael Franti & Friends for a VIP experience including:

• Preshow Soundcheck Performance

• Gold Seating Admission

• Individual photo op with Michael and members of Spearhead on stage*

• Autographed Commemorative Tour Poster

• Souvenir VIP Laminate

*Photo Op location may vary by venue and may take place on stage or in a designated area within the venue.  

VIP instructions for the Preshow Experience will be emailed 2-3 days prior to the event. Plan to arrive before door time. Merchandise items will be collected at the venue during check-in. If you do not receive the email, or have a question related to your VIP package, please email [email protected] or call (877) 717-5816. Merchandise subject to change. 

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. Spearhead’s Follow Your Heart was released in June 2022 and debuted at No. 2 on the iTunes Pop Chart behind Harry Styles. 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 is available everywhere now, featuring 17 tracks cowritten by Franti, reflecting his tenacity, inclusiveness, and optimism.

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The Wheeland Brothers are two Southern California surfers who grew up where the concrete meets the sand. Their playful pursuit of life invites listeners to join in on the stoke, all the while blending infectious good-time-energy with peaceful introspection.

Their sound is a signature blend of surf rock, reggae, hip hop and acoustic pop.

The Wheeland Brothers have burst onto the national music scene with their album Pacific Vibration. They’ve become fan-favorites and mainstays on Sirius XM’s No Shoes Radio as well as Sirius XM’s Radio Margaritaville where their single “Song To The Sun” was the most played song of the summer 2022 on both stations and was added to coveted playlists on both Spotify and Amazon.

The band has performed with peers ranging from 311 and Slightly Stoopid to Donavon Frankenreiter and Michael Franti. They’ve also performed at Meeting Of The Minds, Tortuga Music Festival, Kaaboo Del Mar, and were personally picked by Kenny Chesney to play the Nashville kick off to his 2022 summer tour. As a headliner, they pack out venues from Coach House in SoCal to Guanabanas in Florida and Big Chill Beach Club in Delaware.

HOST A VIP EXPERIENCE IN A SKYBOX! Each private SkyBox (96 sqf) is private, temperature-controlled, and opens onto an enclosed deck (96 sqf) with a panoramic view of Smith Mountain Lake and the surrounding mountains. Guests enjoy a direct line of sight to the stage and access to upgraded bathrooms. FIND OUT MORE

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