On Sunday, August 17, Michael Franti’s Soulshine at Sea Festival was officially canceled. It was initially intended to take place from Nov. 4-8, 2025. In a post addressing the decision, the organizers, Sixthman, referenced “recent events” as the catalyst behind the dropped occasion. Before the festival made its choice to end it for all, select acts publicly dissociated from Franti’s performance endeavors, on tour, and the festival at large.
Soulshine at Sea’s statement came after Tank and the Bangas shared that they would no longer join Michael Franti & Spearhead’s Welcome to the Family Tour, writing, “While we are not aware of any specific details related to the matter, in light of the recent post made about the artist, we have made the difficult decision to not participate, until we have a better understanding of the facts.”
In the comment section, Victoria Canal, a former Franti collaborator–the pair recorded “The Flower” together in 2019–expressed gratitude using a pair of emojis, healing heart and prayer hands. Notably, Tank and the Bangas’ post arrived five days after Canal broke her silence online, providing a trigger warning related to “sexual abuse, grooming,” and the resulting 12-slide Instagram post that conveys mistreatment and manipulation at the hands of an unnamed “very powerful, decades older man.” Read below.
Like Tank and the Bangas, Dispatch withdrew from Soulshine at Sea, sharing on their public-facing platforms: “We’ve decided we will no longer be performing at Soulshine at Sea. We have been made aware of deeply concerning public allegations involving another artist on the lineup and have chosen to withdraw from the event. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding.”
Maggie Rose continued the pattern, delivering her statement online and writing, in part, “There were some troubling allegations made by a peer of mine about another artist on the lineup and I want to stand in solidarity with her.”
Nearly a week after Canal bravely broke her silence, she
Tank and the Bangas: Dispatch: Soulshine at Sea: Michael Franti: Maggie Rose: ALO:
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