AJ Lee & Blue Summit: Pirates Ball
Sat Oct 31, 8pm
Halloween bluegrass costume ball
Santa Cruz
🚗Visitors note there is a free parking lot down Soquel along with street parking.
💃Reviewers mention theatre-style seating with a large open space for dancing down front.
Three performers take the stage at the Rio Theatre for an evening set, bringing their acoustic-oriented tour setup to Santa Cruz for a single-night performance.
Rio Theatre stage
One-night performance
Three-piece lineup
Thursday, October 29, 7:00 PM
$76
Michael Franti & Spearhead
American socially conscious soul‑reggae‑hip‑hop fusion band
Headliner
Michael Franti & Spearhead are a Los Angeles‑based band that blends soul, reggae, hip‑hop, and folk into socially conscious music. The group, formed in the early 1990s, has released albums such as *Stay Human* (2001) and *Big Big Love* (2023) and tours worldwide, often pairing music with activism and community outreach.
Michael Franti
Michael Franti is the lead vocalist and founder of Michael Franti & Spearhead, known for his solo work and humanitarian projects such as Soulshine Bali.
Santa Cruz
🚗Visitors note there is a free parking lot down Soquel along with street parking.
💃Reviewers mention theatre-style seating with a large open space for dancing down front.
Three performers take the stage at the Rio Theatre for an evening set, bringing their acoustic-oriented tour setup to Santa Cruz for a single-night performance.
Rio Theatre stage
One-night performance
Three-piece lineup
Thursday, October 29, 7:00 PM
$76
Michael Franti & Spearhead
American socially conscious soul‑reggae‑hip‑hop fusion band
Headliner
Michael Franti & Spearhead are a Los Angeles‑based band that blends soul, reggae, hip‑hop, and folk into socially conscious music. The group, formed in the early 1990s, has released albums such as *Stay Human* (2001) and *Big Big Love* (2023) and tours worldwide, often pairing music with activism and community outreach.
Michael Franti
Michael Franti is the lead vocalist and founder of Michael Franti & Spearhead, known for his solo work and humanitarian projects such as Soulshine Bali.
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- Rio Theatre stage
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- Three-piece lineup
- Rio Theatre
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