NINETIES pop-rockers Hanson are back, 20 years on from the release of their worldwide smash MMMBop.
The American trio are currently travelling around the globe on their Middle Of Everywhere tour and here’s all you need to know about their 25th anniversary celebrations.
Hanson are currently travelling around the globe on their Middle Of Everywhere tour
When are Hanson’s 2017 UK tour dates?
The American trio have released six albums since their 1997 debut and now have 12 kids between them.
The group are touring to celebrate their 25th anniversary as a band, with the Middle of Everywhere tour a play on the name of their debut the Middle of Nowhere which sold 10 million copies worldwide.
The trio will perform at 02 Shepherds Bush Empire on June 10 and June 11.
The nineties pop-rockers Hanson are back, 20 years on from the release of their worldwide smash MMMBop
Where can I get tickets for Hanson’s gig at?
Tickets went on sale on March 17 through Ticketmaster and they were priced between £33.55 to £42.35.
After the first date (June 10) sold out, Hanson added a second date (June 11) due to the level of demand.
Members of Hanson.net also have the opportunity to attend a Member Only Event on June 11 which is a pre show set as well as Q&A with the band featuring music from hanson.net members EPs and songs from throughout their 25 year career.
The American trio have released six albums since their 1997 debut and now have 12 kids between them
Have Hanson released a new single?
The group are back with their latest single I Was Born, which features their children playing instruments and bearing a striking resemblance to their dads when they first found fame.
Speaking to NPR.org, they said: “The video is about celebrating the dreams that we all have and the pure optimism of the human spirit.
“And what better way to show that optimistic view of the world than through the eyes of children? For 25 years, we have been able to live out what we feel we were ‘born to do,’ and this song brings that message full circle.”
Hanson appear on Good Morning Britain to discuss their latest single I Was Born
RSVPs are now posted for the Members Only Events [MOE] on the European and Australia/NZ legs of the Middle of Everywhere World Tour! Simply log in to your Hanson.net account, head on over to the Calendar page and click “RSVP” for the MOE you would like to attend. You must have a ticket for the show that evening in order to attend and your Hanson.net membership must be valid through the event. You will receive an email confirmation and the RSVP button will change to “attending”. The events you are attending will also show up if you go to your account and “Print Member ID” as upcoming Hanson events.
They du-bopped and mmm-bopped their way to fame back in the late 1990s, but Hanson are back two whole decades after the release of their first single – and they couldn’t look more different.
The American brothers – Isaac, Taylor and Zac, who were aged between 16 and and 11 when they released Mmmbop in 1997 – have remained active musicians over the last 20 years, but have also been busy in a whole different arena, as they now have 12 children between them.
And some of their offspring are the stars of Hanson’s new music video, I Was Born.
Hanson – Taylor, Zac and Isaac – in September 1998 (Photo: Reuters)
And the (grown up) boys today! (Photo: ITV)
Youngest brother Zac, now 31, has undergone the biggest change, with his long blond hair chopped off and styled into a darker swept-back style.
And his older brothers also look very different 20 years on from their teenage heartthrob selves.
“AS IF THIS IS HANSON!!!!! I know it’s been 20 years but jesus Christ, they look like different people,” tweeted one shocked GMB viewer.
“I can’t get over it!”
The brothers are releasing new music, and have roped in their own children to help make the video (Photo: ITV)
Viewers couldn’t believe how different Zac, now 31, looks (Photo: ITV)
“Hanson on GMB and now I’m suddenly feeling old,” wrote another.
The band are having a second shot at fame with their latest musical endeavour, which features some of their children playing the drums, strumming guitars and singing along to the lyrics of their new single I Was Born.
Speaking about the new track to People magazine, Zac explained: “Featuring our own kids made sense because we knew they would share an honest performance.
“We loved the fact that it added another dimension to the story of pursuing our dreams for the last 25 years.”
The three brothers have a greatest hits album coming out in September (Photo: ITV)
Hanson have now been together for a quarter of a century (Photo: Reuters)
The track will feature on Hanson’s upcoming greatest hits album Middle Of Everywhere, out in September.
Good Morning Britain returns tomorrow at 6am on ITV.
With the Middle of Everywhere Tour in Europe getting underway, a lot of international news outlets have been posting articles about the band. Here are a few that popped up over the past few days.
NINETIES pop-rockers Hanson stunned Good Morning Britain viewers today with their grown-up looks, 20 years on from the release of their worldwide smash MMMBop.
The American trio have released six albums since their 1997 debut and now have 12 kids between them.
Isaac, Taylor and Zac at the height of their fame in 1997 when they released smash hit MMMBop
GMB viewers shared their disbelief on Twitter, with one writing: “Between them @hansonmusic have 12 kids???! TWELVE??! Where has the time gone?? 😳😳😳🙈🙈 #GMB.”
Another said: “Hanson have changed in 20 years watching their interview on #gmb they making a comeback. They got 12 children between the 3 of them 😳😊.”
A third wrote: “Oh my goodness Hanson are back and they are still girlishly handsome.”
Zac Hanson and his brothers Isaac and Taylor Hanson performed their new hit single “I Was Born” on Good Morning America Monday, May 29. Fans from the “MMMBop” days were excited to see Isaac, Taylor, and Zac and hear the new song.
Isaac, Taylor, and Zac Hanson had one of the most adorable musical acts ever, back in 1996. Isaac was 16, Taylor was 14, and Zac was only 11 when the brothers recorded “MMMBop” according to NPR. That was hardly the beginning though. Isaac, Taylor, and Zac Hanson had been performing professionally since the 1992 Mayfest Arts Festival in Tulsa.
Zac Hanson, the youngest, recalls what it was like in the early days. Zac told E Newshow it felt to be 11-years-old and have girls screaming over him. Isaac, Taylor, and Zac had an incredible hit in “MMMBop.” Their first album sold 10 million copies.
“The first girls we heard screaming were not at Paramus Park Mall in New Jersey when we did our first public performance after ‘MMMBop’ came out. Like, we had heard girls screaming like twice a week for several years—you know, the experience is the same, but then it’s multiplied by tenfold, one thousandfold, and so you have like a grasp on how to deal with it.”
Zac Hanson confided that the screaming reaction was still a little shocking, even though he, Isaac, and Taylor had a little bit of experience with screaming girls. At only 11 it must have been hard to understand getting that sort of reaction from a large and almost entirely female audience over “MMMBop.”
“It’s still shocking, right, because it’s just like, ‘Oh my God. Are they gonna eat me? Are they gonna kill me? Do they love me? Like, what is this?’ And so I think those things were helpful like it was a little bit of preparation that made it possible.”
Hanson is now 21 years older, and between the three of them, Isaac, Taylor, and Zack Hanson have 11 children who are featured on their new I was born music video. Zac is now the father of four. It is hard to imagine that much time has passed. Taylor has five children, and Isaac has two sons. Zac, Taylor, and Isaac, are totally amazing and so is Hanson’s new music.
The Hanson boys were raised sensibly, and today they live sensibly according to Zac Hanson. Despite the fact Zac is the youngest Hanson, he seems to have always been the spokesman. Zac told E News that he, Isaac, and Taylor had invested in a music studio to perpetuate their careers, rather than blow their money on extravagant lifestyles.
“We were lucky that I guess our parents were frugal enough that they instilled in us this idea of like invest in the things you wanna do…so we didn’t end up buying Ferraris or big mansions. We live in like nice houses, but not like crazy houses [with] crazy things. The things we ended up buying that were crazy were like microphones, and buying desks and building studios.”
Zac Hanson drummer for Hanson [Image by David Becker/Getty Images]
Zac Hanson, Taylor, and Isaac are still together and still making music more than two decades after “MMMBop.” They have released four independent albums on their own label, after making three for the record company. Zac says he, Isaac, and Taylor “took control of the business.”
Hanson with Isaac, Taylor and Zac Hanson in 1998 [Image by Brenda Chase/Getty Images]
Taylor, Isaac, and Zac Hanson have continued to invest their money. Now they even own their own brewery, Hanson Brothers Beer Co. which produces MMMHops Pale Ale. Did anyone else think of KISS coffee? Branding is everything these days. Taylor, Isaac, and Zac Hanson are diversifying their business, but it all started with “MMMBop.”
Zac, Taylor, and Isaac Hanson twenty-one years after “MMMBop” are still incredibly handsome young men, with a bright future in music.
[Featured Image by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP Images]
This year marked the 25th anniversary of Hanson becoming a band and the 20th anniversary of “MMMBop” taking over the charts.
But the band, who just had a huge kick-ass celebration out in Oklahoma with fans to celebrate their 25 years, just released a music video with a new song that is…. surprisingly good.
In fact, it may be the best thing they’ve released since the “MMMBop” days.
The music video is cute and actually features 11 of their 12 children (yes, I said 12!).
“I Was Born,” their new single and the only new song on their Greatest Hits collection, is catchy and happy, just like “MMMBop,” but with a message.
Check out the video below… and go download the song on iTunes or Amazon, whichever you use.
