HNET Newsletter August 19, 2014

By | August 19, 2014


NEW
LIMITED TIME DISCOUNT OFFER ON NEW ALBUM ‘ANTHEM’ AVAILAVBLE ON ITUNES AUSTRALIA

Sydney, Australia, August 18th – Following a sold out tour across Australia and New Zealand pop-rock trio HANSON performed on Australia’s hit show X-Factor, Monday August 18th. The performance included a medley of the band’s infectious new single ‘Get The Girl Back’ from their album ANTHEM, plus a live performance of their best-known single ‘Mmmbop’ with guest performances from the top twelve contestants on the show.

To coincide with the conclusion of the Australia and New Zealand leg of their ANTHEM Tour and their X-Factor appearance, starting today the band are launching a special limited time discount of their new album ANTHEM on iTunes Australia.

HANSON, has been nominated for three Grammy awards, and sold over sixteen million albums. Their latest album ANTHEM is released on their own independent record label 3CG Records. They have been performing together for 22 years.

ANTHEM Track Listing:
1. Fired Up
2. I’ve Got Soul
3. You Can’t Stop Us
4. Get The Girl Back
5. Juliet
6. Already Home
7. For Your Love
8. Lost Without You
9. Cut Right Through Me
10. Scream and Be Free
11. Tragic Symphony
12. Tonight
13. Save Me From Myself

A conversation with Hanson

By | August 18, 2014

3 News


(video at the source)
Yesterday, I got to sit down with two of the Hanson brothers – Isaac and Taylor.

Zac was resting his vocal chords.

This was their first visit to New Zealand and I was their first interview here. They were as I’d expected; Polite, genuine and happy to joke around.

Hanson are a fascinating case study, hitting it big with ‘MMMBop’ in the late ’90s, yet somehow managing to keep their heads screwed on.

There’s been no Bieber moment for these brothers. Yet.

“We might be more messed up than we seem!” jokes Taylor.

“I think we’re hiding it really well, we’re extraordinary narcissists, adds older brother Isaac.”

In this interview, we talk about the serious answer to this question – and a bunch of other topics, from their 10 albums, to Hanson’s remarkable fanbase.

Watch the full, uncut interview.

3 News

Read more: http://www.3news.co.nz/A-conversation-with-Hanson/tabid/418/articleID/357347/Default.aspx#ixzz3An0Qp4wv

HNET Newsletter Aug 18, 2014

By | August 18, 2014

NEW
HANSON Finishes Sold Out Australia & New Zealand Tour

HANSON FINISHES SOLD OUT AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND TOUR WITH SPECIAL X-FACTOR PERFORMANCE

LIMITED TIME DISCOUNT OFFER ON NEW ALBUM ‘ANTHEM’ AVAILABLE ON ITUNES AUSTRALIA

Sydney, Australia, August 18th – Following a sold out tour across Australia and New Zealand pop-rock trio HANSON will perform on Australia’s hit show X-Factor,Monday August 18th at 7.30pm. The performance will include a medley of the band’s infectious new single ‘Get The Girl Back’ from their new album ANTHEM, plus a live performance of their best-known single ‘Mmmbop’, with guest performances from the top twelve contestants on the show.

To coincide with the conclusion of the Australia and New Zealand leg of their ANTHEM Tour and their X-Factor appearance, starting today the band are launching a special limited time discount of their new album ANTHEM on iTunes Australia.

HANSON, has been nominated for three Grammy awards, and sold over sixteen million albums. Their latest album ANTHEM is released on their own independent record label 3CG Records. They have been performing together for 22 years.

ANTHEM Track Listing:

  1. Fired Up
  2. I’ve Got Soul
  3. You Can’t Stop Us
  4. Get The Girl Back
  5. Juliet
  6. Already Home
  7. For Your Love
  8. Lost Without You
  9. Cut Right Through Me
  10. Scream and Be Free
  11. Tragic Symphony
  12. Tonight
  13. Save Me From Myself

 

NEW
Weekly Photo

HANSON 2014 – Rehearsing for the X-Factor – Sydney AUSTRALIA

We wrapped up an amazing Australia and New Zealand tour with an appearance on the X-Factor Australia.

Music Monday

By | August 18, 2014

Music Monday for this week is Heat’s Beg Beg Beg with Zac on the lead vocals. What do you think?

Concert review: Hanson, The Powerstation

By | August 17, 2014

NZ Herald 

Hanson performing at The Powerstation in Auckland. Photo / Beka Hope Photography
Hanson performing at The Powerstation in Auckland. Photo / Beka Hope Photography

The year was 1997. A band of young brothers, with long golden locks, came on the scene with an incredible catchy tune that stole the hearts of girls around the world.

More than 20 years later Hanson are still making music and making girls swoon. And after decades of waiting, New Zealand fans finally got a taste of the band in the flesh as they performed the final show of their Anthem World Tour.

Swarms of ladies – and even a few dudes – in their late 20s turned up at Auckland’s Powerstation to see the trio. A grab-bag of those who had grown up with the band who were there purely for nostalgic value.

No matter their reason – hysterical screams from the crowd could be heard as soon as Taylor, Zac and Isaac Hanson stepped on stage.


Taylor Hanson performing at The Powerstation. Photo / Beka Hope Photography

“It took us a while to get here” lead singer Taylor Hanson declared, before launching into the grungy riffs of Fired Up, chased by the groove of I’ve Got Soul, both tracks from their latest album Anthem.

But it was their third songWhere’s The Love, from their first album Middle Of Nowhere, that made fans really come alive.

Making their way through a massive back catalogue of music, Hanson got the crowd singing and dancing to their feel-good pop-rock, taking a lot of people on a trip down memory lane.

Hanson have proved over the years that they’re not just some 90s boy band. They are three guys with a lot of music talent and after being a band who know how to put on a really fun live show. Hanson’s music was made to move to.


Isaac Hanson performing at The Powerstation. Photo / Beka Hope Photography

Part way through their set, after leaving the stage briefly, the three brothers returned to play an acoustic version of Madeline and Strong Enough To Break.

Hearing Hanson’s three-part harmonies over the stripped-down songs could really make a girl fall in love with them all over again.

Guitarist Isaac took a solo moment to switch to the piano and perform an audience choice of More Than Anything, before Taylor took over to play Crazy Beautiful.


Zac Hanson performing at The Powerstation. Photo / Beka Hope Photography

Throughout the night fans got what they were hoping for – Hanson’s greatest hits – but the band also threw in newer songs like Thinking ‘Bout Somethin’ and Get the Girl Back, showing they’re just as good as they ever were.

But of course MMMbop was the song everyone was waiting to hear, and the audience yelled out each word louder than before.


Taylor Hanson performing at The Powerstation. Photo / Beka Hope Photography

The night ended with an encore of Lost Without Each Other – where Isaac slid to his knees to rip out a rocking guitar solo – and a cover of AC/DC’s It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ‘n’ Roll).

Both songs summing up beautifully Hanson’s relationship with their fans and the band’s own journey to keeping their music alive.

Hanson were tight, talented and fun. Hopefully it won’t take another two decades for them to return.

Hanson
Where: The Powerstation, Auckland
When: Sunday, August 17

Australia / New Zealand Tour breakdown

By | August 17, 2014

Now that the Australian and New Zealand leg of the ANTHEM World Tour has come to a close – we have the stats with what songs had been performed live.  The band did 9 concerts throughout Australia and New Zealand as well as 4 Members Only Events.  With Zac falling ill a few shows into the tour and being on vocal rest, this made the setlists a little bit different than those we were more used to seeing on the US leg of the tour.

Here’s the song breakdown for the concerts – 201 songs were performed, 57 of which were unique

Middle of Nowhere

Thinking of You – 3

MMMBop – 9

Weird – 6

Speechless – 0

Wheres The Love – 9

Yearbook – 1

Look At You – 0

Lucy – 0

I Will Come To You – 0

Minute Without You – 7

Madeline – 2

With You In Your Dreams – 3

Man From Milwaukee – 2

Weird (acapella) – 0

Cried – 2

This Time Around

You Never Know – 3

If Only – 7

This Time Around – 9

Runaway Run – 2

Save Me – 3

Dying To Be Alive – 0

Cant Stop – 0

Wish That I Was There – 1

Love Song – 0

Sure About It – 0

Hand in Hand – 3

In The City – 7

A Song To Sing – 2

This Time Around (acapella) – 0

Lonely Again – 0

I Dont Know – 0

Smile – 1

Three Car Garage

Day Has Come – 0

Two Tears – 0

River – 1

Surely As The Sun – 0

Soldier – 0

Stories – 0

Pictures – 0

Sometimes – 0

Live From Albertane

Gimme Some Lovin – 0

Shake a Tail Feather – 0

Ever Lonely – 0

Money – 0

More Than Anything – 1

Underneath

Strong Enough To Break – 2

Dancing In The Wind – 0

Penny and Me – 8

Underneath – 0

Misery – 0

Lost Without Each Other – 5

When Youre Gone – 0

Broken Angel – 0

Deeper – 0

Get Up And Go – 4

Crazy Beautiful – 3

Hey – 3

Believe – 0

Lullabelle – 1

Love Somebody To Know – 0

The Walk

Great Divide – 0

Been There Before – 4

Georgia – 2

Watch Over Me – 3

Running Man – 0

Go – 0

Fire On The Mountain – 0

One More – 0

Blue Sky – 0

Tearing It Down – 0

Something Going Round – 4

Your Illusion – 0

The Walk – 0

Got a Hold On Me – 0

Ive Been Down – 0

In A Way – 0

I Am – 0

Great Divide (acapella) – 0

Shout It Out

Waiting For This – 5

Thinking Bout Somethin – 9

Kiss Me When You Come Home – 0

Carry You There – 0

Give a Little – 8

Make It Out Alive – 0

And I Waited – 1

Use Me Up – 0

These Walls – 0

Musical Ride – 0

Voice in the Chorus – 0

Me Myself and I – 0

Worlds On Fire – 0

Make It Through The Day – 0

Live and Electric

Optimistic – 0

Every Word I Say – 1

In A Little While – 0

Rock N Roll Razorblade – 0

ANTHEM

Fired Up – 9

Ive Got Soul – 8

You Cant Stop Us – 3

Get The Girl Back – 9

Juliet – 3

Already Home – 2

For Your Love – 3

Lost Without You – 3

Cut Right Through Me – 2

Scream And Be Free – 3

Tragic Symphony – 8

Save Me From Myself – 0

Get So Low – 1

Members Only EP

Sunny Day – 1

My Own – 2

On and On – 1

Roller Coaster Love – 1

Cover

Its a Long Way To The Top – 1

Too Much Heaven – 2

And for the members only events 25 songs were performed, a total of 17 unique.

Three Car Garage

River – 2

Stories – 2

Live From Albertane

More Than Anything – 1

The Walk

Ive Been Down – 1

Members Only EP

Down – 2

Call Me – 1

Need You Now – 1

Never Let Go – 2

Take Our Chances – 1

Leave the Light On – 1

Coming Back For More – 1

Get Out Of My Heart – 2

Roller Coaster Love – 1

Best of Times – 1

Sound of Light – 4

Panic in the Streets – 1

Other

Being Me – 1

Want your own break down of songs you’ve heard live?  Head over to the database section and Songs Heard Live to get a count of all the shows you’ve attended and songs you’ve heard live (of setlists we have on file)  Be sure to register so that you can save your list and easily add to it when future tours are added!