Bid Now On Premium Seats To Kokua Festival!

The Kokua Festival is back in 2010! Hawaii’s own Jack Johnson is proud to host the 6th Kokua Festival Earth Day weekend - Friday, April 23rd and Saturday, April 24th - at the Waikiki Shell in Honolulu, Hawaii. All proceeds from the festival go to the Kokua Hawaii Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by Jack and Kim Johnson in 2003 to support environmental education programs in the schools and communities of Hawaii. Joining Jack on stage this year will be Ziggy Marley, Taj Mahal & The Hula Blues Band, Jake Shimabukuro, and Anuhea.

Each Kokua Festival Charity Auction package includes:

• Two (2) Premium Orchestra Pit Seats within the first 3 rows
• One (1) Autographed “Jack Johnson: En Concerte” Delux CD/DVD Pack
• One (1) Kokua Festival Poster
• One (1) Kokua Festival Water Bottle
• One (1) Kokua Festival Towel
• One (1) Kokua Festival Tote Bag

GET A SNEAK PEAK OF JACK’S NEW ALBUM, TO THE SEA, AND HIS FIRST SINGLE, “YOU AND YOUR HEART” ON MTV

Start counting down, Jack’s new album, entitled To The Sea, will be released on June 1st, 2010, on his own label, Brushfire Records.

Jack just returned from a two-week trip to LA, NYC and London to share his new album.  While in New York, Jack stopped by MTV studios and talked with them about his influences as a guitar player and highlights of his new record To The Sea.  Jack gave MTV a special sneak peak of the first single “You And Your Heart,” from his new To The Sea album. “You And Your Heart” will be released to radio and be available for sale on iTunes on April 6th.

Be the first to check out the MTV interview here.
If you are outside of the US, look for the exclusive interview on your local MTV site.

To The Sea, Jack’s fifth studio release, was co-produced by Jack, his bandmates - bassist Merlo Podlewski, drummer Adam Topol, and keyboardist Zach Gill, and their longtime engineer Robert Carranza. To The Sea was recorded at two solar-powered studios: the Mango Tree in Hawaii and the Solar Powered Plastic Plant in Los Angeles. Stay posted for more To The Sea news and for information on preordering the album.

JACK ANNOUCES NORTH AMERICAN DATES FOR HIS UPCOMING SUMMER TOUR

This April Jack will be headlining the Byron Bay Blues and Roots Festival in Australia and the Kokua Festival in Hawaii. In addition, this summer Jack will embark on a world tour in support of, To The Sea. The European dates have already been announced and are currently on sale.  The North American leg of the tour begins July 9th in Hartford, CT and ends on the west coast with two nights at the Santa Barbara Bowl on October 13th and 14th. Highlights include stops at Madison Square Garden, Jack’s first headline appearance at the Hollywood Bowl, and two nights at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley. Tickets go on sale on April 10th.

 
Visit JackJohnsonMusic.com/Tour for news and details about special ticket pre sales.
 
For Johnson’s To The Sea tour, his production team, with the support of Reverb and MusicMatters, will continue to pave the way in green touring practices and community engagement. Greening actions include fueling tour vehicles with sustainable biodiesel, offering eco-friendly tour merchandise, and promoting ride share programs.  In addition, venues and fans are encouraged to reduce waste, recycle, use water refill stations and offset carbon emissions. Visit JackJohnsonMusic.com/Greening for all tour greening details.
 
Johnson’s tour will also collaborate with over 150 hand-chosen community groups around the world as part of Johnson’s All At Once Community. This year’s All At Once campaign will focus on supporting non-profit groups and engaging fans in the realms of plastic waste reduction and sustainable local food systems. As in 2008, Jack Johnson will donate 100% of his tour profits to charity.  Visit AllAtOnce.org for additional information.

Jack Johnson North American Tour Dates:
 

Date	Location	Venue	Facebook Event
July 9	Hartford, CT	Comcast Theatre
July 10	Mansfield, MA	Comcast Center
July 11	Camden, NJ	Susquehanna Bank Center
July 13	Holmdel, NJ	PNC Bank Arts Center
July 14	New York, NY	Madison Square Garden
July 16	Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia Beach Amphitheater
July 17	Columbia, MD	Merriweather Post Pavilion
July 19	Toronto, ONT	Molson Amphitheatre
July 20	Clarkston, MI	DTE Energy Music Theatre
July 21	Cuyahoga Falls, OH	Blossom Music Center
July 23	Noblesville, IN	Verizon Wireless Music Center
July 24	East Troy, WI	Alpine Valley Music Theatre
July 25	Somerset, WI	River’s Edge
August 13	Salt Lake City, UT	USANA Amphitheatre
August 16	Bonner Springs, KS	Sandstone Amphitheater
August 17	Dallas, TX	Superpages.com Center
August 18	The Woodlands, TX	Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
August 20	Atlanta, GA	Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
August 21	Raleigh, NC	Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
August 22	Charlotte, NC	Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte
August 24	Orlando, FL	Amway Arena
August 25	Tampa, FL	Ford Amphitheatre
August 26	West Palm Beach, FL	Cruzan Amphitheatre
October 1	Vancouver, BC	General Motors Place
October 2	George, WA	The Gorge Amphitheatre
October 3	Ridgefield, WA	The Amphitheater at Clark County
October 5	Berkeley, CA	Greek Theatre - Berkeley
October 6	Berkeley, CA	Greek Theatre - Berkeley
October 8	Los Angeles, CA	Hollywood Bowl
October 9	Chula Vista, CA	Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
October 10	Phoenix, AZ	Cricket Wireless Pavilion
October 12	Irvine, CA	Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
October 13	Santa Barbara, CA	Santa Barbara Bowl
October 14	Santa Barbara, CA	Santa Barbara Bowl

Jack’s New Album “To the Sea”, Best of Bonnaroo CD, and Haiti Relief CD

Anticipation is building here at the Brushfire office for all of you to hear the new music from Jack Johnson.  We’ll be announcing his US tour in just a few weeks, and his new single will be hitting the airwaves in April.  As previously mentioned, his 5th studio album is set for release on June 1st.  More news very soon…

For his European fans, buy tickets while you can, as some shows are already sold out, and others nearly there.

Date	Location	Venue	Tickets	Facebook Event
April 1	Byron Bay, Australia	Bryon Bay Blues Fest	Get Tickets
April 3	Byron Bay, Australia	Bryon Bay Blues Fest	Get Tickets
April 23	Honolulu, HI	Kokua Festival	SOLD OUT
April 24	Honolulu, HI	Kokua Festival	SOLD OUT
June 16	Berlin, Germany	Tempodrome	Get Tickets
June 18	Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany	Southside Festival	Get Tickets
June 19	Scheessel, Germany	Hurricane Festival	Get Tickets
June 21	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Heineken Music Hall	SOLD OUT
June 23	Paris, France	Zenith	Get Tickets
June 26	Cornwall, UK	Eden Project	SOLD OUT
June 27	Sommerset, UK	Glastonbury Festival	SOLD OUT
June 29	Cardiff, UK	Cardiff Arena	Get Tickets
June 30	London, UK	02 Arena	Get Tickets
July 2	Werchter, Belgium	Werchter Festival	Get Tickets
July 4	Roskilde, Denmark	Roskilde Festival	Get Tickets

For more venue and ticketing information, check http://www.jackjohnsonmusic.com/tour

Our friends at HeadCount and the NRDC Action Fund put together a Best of Bonnaroo compilation featuring Inaudible Melodies to encourage action on climate change. You can download it FREE at musicforaction.org, where you can also email your elected officials on the issue. Get Best of Bonnaroo now. 

Jack contributed a song to “Music For Relief: Download to Donate for Haiti”... you can buy it on iTunes and all proceeds go to the relief efforts. Please download and donate!