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Photo – Rodney Magazinovic

What happens when a teen duo grows up? They buy a brewery. And their fans grow up too.

Nine years ago, Bernadette Agostino waited outside Adelaide’s Mix102.3 from 12 midnight for the chance to catch a glimpse of her favourite band, Hanson. Bernadette and her friends even trailed the band in her car as they left the station. Eventually, Hanson had to pull over and ask her to stop following them.

This week that determination finally paid off when Bernadette won a Mix102.3 search for Adelaide ‘s biggest Hanson fan, and Mix 102.3’s Jodie, Soda and Snowy took her to West End Breweries Bar 107 to join the band for a cold MmmHops Ale, named after their global hit MmmBop.

The Hanson Brothers are passionate craft brewers, and loved the chance to compare their own brew with some of the local product at West End Breweries.

And no, this time Bernadette didn’t follow Hanson home.

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Pop-rockers Hanson have vowed to press on with their Australia/NZ tour after doctors prescribed “vocal rest” for one of their members.

Drummer/singer Zac Hanson has fallen sick on the band’s tour Down Under and he has been ordered to rest his voice.

His brother bandmates have decided not to cancel the upcoming shows and will press ahead with a gig at Sydney’s The Hi-Fi venue on Wednesday night.

In a series of posts on Twitter, Zac reveals he will still take to the stage with his siblings, but won’t be singing as usual.

He writes, “Well I have lost my voice all together, but if you all are willing we will still make the HiFi rock tonight. You can’t stop us!… Went to the DR (doctor) today and was told I need ‘vocal rest’ so I need the crowd tonight to do all my parts. You guys up for that?”

Hanson are due to perform in Auckland at the Powerstation on August 17.

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