Michael Franti and Spearhead

really woke the crowd up in the afternoon sun Saturday on the Coachella stage.

What was crazy is there was a lot of space in front of the stage so I easily found a seat to watch Franti, who doesn't wear shoes,, and then watched a bunch of people run up next to me after he started performing.

Franti's blend of chants ,reggae, positive messages and strong basslines are made to please audiences and they delivered.

At one point, he covered Stephen Marley's "Welcome to Jamrock" which drew a lot of cheers as well as his own material like Say Hey (I Love You). .