Through the end of the month Jack Johnson tickets are available for Aug. 20 at the Lakewood Amphitheatre in Atlanta; Aug. 21 at the Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek in Raleigh; Aug. 22 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Charlotte; Aug. 24 at the Amway Arena in Orlando; Aug. 25 at the Ford Amphitheatre in Tampa Bay; and Aug. 26 at the Sound Advice Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach.

Opening acts ALO, G. Love and Paula Fuga will be joining Jack Johnson for various tour dates, and it always pays to get there early because they like to kick things off early with a little informal playing.

In addition to the upcoming concerts, Johnson is also hosting a photography contest that gives you the chance to win a framed, enlargement of your photo signed by Jack Johnson, as well as autographed copies of To The Sea and En Concert OR a pair of tickets to a show near you.

Just go to Johnson’s Facebook Fan Album and upload your best picture. Winners will be selected on Oct. 14 and featured on his official website.

The program urges concertgoers to bring their own reusable water bottle or buy one of the provided compostable corn-made cups instead of using plastic water bottles.

“Being someone who spends a lot of time in the ocean I see firsthand the amount of plastic that washes up on our shores. A solution we can all make is to reduce our dependence on single use plastics. I’m happy to be teaming up with Brita to bring water stations to every show on my US tour and encourage people to use alternatives to single use plastic water bottles,” Johnson told EarthTimes.org.

In an online video, Dave Matthews said, “When we’re faced with a real problem where everyone should be getting together and saying, ‘How do we solve this?’”

Pollstar.com reported that the Dave Matthews Band 2009 tour collected more than 31 tons of recyclables.

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I immediately loved the new wooden bulletin board background compared to the solid sea green and white text boxes.  It reminds me of walking along the boardwalk, taking in the ocean air!

The new layout on the homepage features everything Jack, from tour dates and news updates to streaming videos and Greening 101. 

The video clips are definitely worth a listen, playing live performances, sneak peaks at new material and a CNN report on Johnson’s solar powered recording studio.  Jack is on the forefront of a green movement all his own with hopes that it one day is the standard.  From solar power to striving to be plastic free, the greening page is full of information to help you reduce your environmental impact!

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Each show’s Village Green will provide a catalyst for raising money, awareness and education in support for a local non-profit organization, depending on the city.  Volunteers will be working towards increasing the sustainability of the event, and encouraging fans to recycle and choose free refillable water stations, not bottled water.

Volunteers will receive an exclusive To The Sea tour t-shirt, a grab-bag of eco-friendly merchandise, and you will get FREE admission to the show!  So if you volunteer, you don’t have to worry about buying Jack Johnson tickets. Fans can read the rules and procedures and apply to volunteer via an online application.

With the tour kicking off and new album release date about a month away, Jack Johnson has announced his new single “You and Your Heart.”  You can listen and watch the video at jackjohnson.com. The new album “To The Sea” is also available for pre-order as a CD, Vinyl, the Collectors Pack and the Summer Fun Pack.

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“To the Sea” is Johnson’s fifth studio album and the first one to be released by his own label, Brushfire Records. The album is scheduled for released on June 1, though his tour will begin in April when he headlines the Byron Bay Blues and Roots Festival in Australia, followed by the Kokua Festival in Hawaii.

The North American leg of his tour begins July 9 and wraps up after two nights at the Santa Barbara Bowl on Oct. 13 and 14. Some highlights of the “To the Sea” tour include stops at Madison Square Garden and at the Hollywood Bowl.

It’s definitely a win-win siuation: you get a free song off the new release, and Jack Johnson gets good publicity for his upcoming live album and film En Concert, due in stores October 27th.

En Concert, film and album, cover live performances and life on the road from Jack’s 2008 tour in Europe.  The album also features cuts from other special musical moments, including being onstage with Eddie Vedder at Bonnaroo, and a solo closing song at Red Rocks.