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This Thanksgiving we’re missing gathering and sharing stories, music, and esp our table with friends and family. Wishing you the happiest Thanksgiving holiday wherever you call home, and cheers to the great gatherings of our future. (Flashback fools-banquet songwriting retreat 2015)
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This week we are wishing Isaac a Happy Birthday, and also getting excited for the holiday season with the coming Christmas Ball streams in December. Who is ready to rock around the Christmas Ball?
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Happy birthday to Isaac Hanson, who turns 40 years old on Tuesday.
More than 25 years after Isaac, Taylor and Zac Hanson’s first performance at Mayfest, they have seen the world, played “MMMBop” more times than they can fathom and built an enormous and fervent fanbase.
The creativity of the Tulsa-native brothers, so many years after they started their career as pre-teens, shows no signs of slowing.
Take a look back at photos of them through the years. Continue reading
Alexa’s first childhood crush stops by the podcast to chat about hitting it big with “MMMBop” at 14 years old, touring the world with his family, and his never-ending quest to find the best fast food in the country. Listen to Uncool with Alexa Bliss: https://wwe.com/uncoolwithalexa
For Veteran’s Day, Navy Exchange on Facebook streamed a Hanson concert from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tulsa as part of their “#InRecognitionOf” series.
The concert is still available to watch on their facebook at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/NavyExchange/videos/1179820699086987
Setlist:
Waiting For This
And I Waited
A Minute Without You
Where’s the Love
Thinking ‘Bout Somethin’
Penny & Me
Watch Over Me
I Was Born
MMMBop
If Only
Fired Up
In The City
At this time, we do not plan to add it to the site as a virtual show listing.
Thank you to all of our veterans for their service!
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This week we are starting to look forward to some holiday cheer at the coming Christmas Ball livestream concerts early in December. Did anyone join us for last year’s Wintry Mix Tour?
As we have done with the last 2 streaming series – here are our take on tickets for the shows!
More than 20 years after “MMMBop,” the teen idols’ impassioned following is splintering over issues like Black Lives Matter, guns, and COVID.
[Full article at the source.]
For the TL;DR crowd:
In an emailed statement to VICE, the band wrote, “We are so grateful to our incredible and diverse community of fans for their continued support and powerful connection with our music. We are proud to have people of so many different backgrounds as a part of the community who consider themselves Hanson fans.”
In an emailed statement to VICE, Zac wrote, “The leaked Pinterest page provided a distorted view of the issues surrounding race and social justice, which do not reflect my personal beliefs. I apologize for the hurt my actions caused.”
“What I shared was driven by an emotional reaction to a recent personal experience,” Isaac wrote in an emailed statement to VICE. “I’m sorry for the pain and worry that my posts caused. I don’t believe there is a group conspiring against Christmas, only that I hope value is placed on both practices of safety and of faith.”
(Tulsa OK, November 9, 2020) – For the third consecutive month, pop-rock trio HANSON continue their live streaming series from Cain’s Ballroom. Consistent with previous months, each series features a musical theme, and fitting to the seasonal time of year, December’s events are centered around the holidays. Fans can enjoy a selection of Christmas songs ranging across the band’s 20 years of Christmas music. The Christmas Ball will feature holiday classics and more, from Christmas albums Snowed In and Finally It’s Christmas, making the series a must -see for any HANSON fan. As well as offering tickets to view the livestreams online, broadcasting live from the historic Cain’s Ballroom, a local music landmark in the band’s hometown of Tulsa, OK, allows the band to offer a very limited number of socially distanced in-person tickets to members of the band’s Hanson.net fan club.
“Of all the years to look forward to a great festive celebration, 2020 is primed. We are really excited to bring together a celebratory gathering featuring Christmas classics from our two holiday albums,” said Taylor Hanson.
“’This series of streams has been a great way for us to stay connected with our community around the world, even amidst the pandemic, and we can’t wait to have a big Christmas Ball with our guests both there in person and online,” said Isaac Hanson.
The Christmas Ball concert will give fans a chance to hear Christmas classics along with special live performances of fan favorites from the band’s catalog. Following months of ongoing restrictions on public gatherings that have put many local venues at risk, HANSON chose to partner with Cain’s Ballroom to host the streams. “The livestreaming shows have given us a great opportunity to share the live music experience with fans far and wide, while bringing attention to the importance of supporting local music venues like Cain’s. During a year of virtually no live concerts, every ticket helps to ensure great venues are able to keep their doors open,” shares Taylor Hanson.
Further information on how people can get involved in advocating for their local venues as well as supporting the venues directly can be found at SaveOurStages.com.
HANSON are multi-Grammy nominees, releasing six studio albums and selling more than 16 million albums over their 28-year career. The band’s most recent album found them playing alongside symphony orchestras in some of the world’s premiere concert halls. The Streaming Concert Series from Cain’s Ballroom will be followed by the release of their 7th studio album and 2021 world tour.
For information on the livestreaming concerts and to find out how to access limited in-person tickets as a Hanson.net member, go to www.Hanson.net.
HANSON STREAMING CONCERT SERIES FROM CAIN’S BALLROOM DATES:
December 4-6, 2020
January 8-10, 2021