HANSON DAY: Tickets On-Sale February 8th

By | February 1, 2024

HANSON DAY 2024
HANSON Day is the premiere annual event for all things HANSON. The long weekend includes world premiere music, multiple concerts and a whole lot more, and every Hanson.net member is invited to join the celebration.

Over the years HANSON Day has evolved from a ceremonial marking of our bands birthday, to a bonafied multi-day festival. What once was only about a day, now acts as a gathering place for HANSON fans from around the country and the world, bringing our community together both literally and digitally to kick off yet another year of creativity. -Zac Hanson

Today we are excited to share the full schedule of events for our 2024 HANSON Day weekend. Starting today, head over to the HANSON Day page on Hanson.net to view details for concerts, painting classes, karaoke, HANSON Time Podcast Live and a whole lot more. HANSON Day weekend includes a wide variety of ticketed and free events, so it’s a good idea to plan ahead before tickets go on-sale Thursday, February 8th.

Not traveling to Tulsa this year? With both Online and In-person events all weekend, there is something for everyone. Streaming concerts, online scavenger hunts, be sure to check the schedule and join in on the festivities with thousands of members as HANSON share new music, stories, art, and a whole lot more during HANSON Day 2024.

66th GRAMMY Awards – A Celebration of Craft Presented by Producers & Engineers and Songwriters & Composers Wings

By | February 1, 2024

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 31: Taylor Hanson attends A Celebration of Craft Presented by Producers & Engineers and Songwriters & Composers Wings for the 66th GRAMMY Awards at The GRAMMY Museum on January 31, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

Setlist: Mother Road Sons 1/30

By | January 31, 2024

Thanks to those who went live from Maggie’s last night and have posted videos in various groups!  (We are not sure if “Dancing Underneath the Stars” is the correct title) If anyone can help out it would be appreciated.

Robert Plant, Alison Krauss concert among centennial shows announced at Cain’s Ballroom

By | January 23, 2024

Tulsa World

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Cambry Shields, Tulsa World

Cain’s Ballroom will be celebrating its centennial with Robert Plant and Allison Krauss.

A news conference was staged Tuesday at Cain’s Ballroom to launch the iconic venue’s 100th year.

Three centennial concerts were announced, including a Plant and Krauss show. They will launch a summer tour June 2 at Cain’s.

Hanson, a homegrown pop-rock trio, will perform in December. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit will return to Cain’s Ballroom for May 5 and May 6 shows.

Cain’s debuted in 1924 as an auto garage before becoming a dance academy, the Bob Wills-fueled birthplace of western swing music and, ultimately, a 100-year honky tonk with a rich history.

“I got this to say,” former Cain’s Ballroom owner Larry Shaeffer said when he took his turn at the microphone on the stage. “At last, at last, thank god at last, Cain’s made it to 100.”

Shaeffer called Cain’s Ballroom one of the most revered venues in the U.S. and reminded attendees that few places like Cain’s exist nowadays.

The Tulsa Office of Film, Music, Arts & Culture — or Tulsa FMAC — partnered with Cain’s to kick off the centennial year celebration with an event that included the show announcements and attendees sampling Cain’s Centennial Beer, courtesy of Marshall Brewing Co.

“We are going to celebrate all year long, but this is the beginning,” said Renee McKenney, president of Tulsa Regional Tourism.

Meg Gould, executive director of Tulsa FMAC, said it’s because of Cain’s Ballroom that Tulsa is known as a music city. She talked about working with the city to make sure Cain’s is “acknowledged and recognized for everything they have done.”

Mayor G.T. Bynum called it a great day and issued a proclamation in Cain’s Ballroom’s honor. He said Cain’s is a special place for Tulsans.

“Just having grown up here, I have so many special memories at Cain’s,” he said, sharing specifics with the crowd.

Bynum said attending a show at Cain’s is like hanging out in a small club with the world’s greatest artists. Shaeffer mentioned Van Halen, Annie Lennox, the Pretenders, the Police, Bon Jovi and U2 among acts who have played Cain’s.

Shaeffer said he “was lucky enough to bring guys in here — and girls — and watched them grow.”

Shaeffer, who owned Cain’s Ballroom for about 25 years, said the shows at Cain’s are unforgettable and that that’s due in part to the “other” stars of the building — the people who showed up to support the shows.

Bynum said it’s important that, as the centennial of Cain’s is celebrated, people know they are not celebrating the centennial of just a building. There are other old buildings in Tulsa.

“What makes this special is it’s an institution,” he said, pointing out that an institution is an institution because of people — “not because of brick and mortar, but because of the dedication people have to that institution.”

Bynum credited Shaeffer and the current owners — the Rodgers family — with preserving Cain’s Ballroom. Shaeffer also praised the Rodgers family.

Co-owner Chad Rodgers, speaking on behalf of the family, said his parents recognized the importance of Cain’s, both for Tulsa and for music history, and took a big leap of faith in purchasing the building in 2002. He thanked his brother, Hunter, who has worked alongside him in shepherding Cain’s to its centennial, and a Cain’s Ballroom staff that he considers family.

To show appreciation for the support that Cain’s has received over the years, Chad Rodgers said some free concerts are being planned. Details will be announced later, and new merchandise will arrive soon.

Rodgers made the Isbell concert announcement before turning over the microphone to music artist J.D. McPherson, who recently returned to Tulsa from Nashville. McPherson, who has shared stages with Krauss and Plant, handled the announcement about their Cain’s show.

Rodgers returned to the microphone to announce the Hanson show and told the audience that Taylor Hanson was in the crowd.

“The Hansons have been friends of Cain’s for many years, and it is always a pleasure working with them,” Rodgers said.

Wes Alexander, Marshall Brewing Co.’s director of sales and marketing, said a release party for the Cain’s Centennial Beer will be held at Marshall Brewing Co. at a later date.

SONGS THAT WILL CHEER YOU UP (AND GET YOU THROUGH BLUE MONDAY)

By | January 16, 2024

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Blue Monday, often considered the most depressing day of the year, can hit us hard with its combination of post-holiday blues, short weather, cold weather, and the return to routine. Lucky for us, some songs have the incredible power to uplift, energize and cheer us up.

To help you combat the Monday blues, here’s a playlist featuring some feel-good tunes that are sure to bring a smile to your face.

8. HANSON – “MMMBOP”

The upbeat and catchy tune of “MMMBop” by Hanson is a throwback to the ’90s that will add a dose of nostalgia to your Monday. Hopefully its carefree vibe will transport you to a more carefree time. If that doesn’t work, consider that an MMMBop is a reminder that time passes quickly so you need to reach for what is important and meaningful.

“A lot of people ask what ‘MMMBop’ means … Well ‘MMMBop’ as a word, it represents time. It represents the fact that time passes very quickly … And so in a story about reaching for what’s important and kind of driving towards the impossible dream, ‘MMMBop’ is telling you: go now, go now, go now, because in a moment, in an ‘MMMBop,’ life will be over and have passed you by.”

— Zac Hanson

New Feature: Cover Songs

By | January 12, 2024

The setlist pages on the site have been updated with a cassette icon next to songs that are covers.  Now you can easily see which songs in each setlist are not Hanson originals.  This feature is available on mobile and desktop.

As always, if you have any issues with this new feature, please let me know at blog@hansonstage.com so we can troubleshoot!

*Still working hard on figuring out the log in and reset password glitches, but had this feature already done that doesn’t require logging in to see! As soon as things are working I will make a post!*