Setlist: September 22 Liverpool
12 Drummers Drumming 2023
Once again, Zac is participating in the 12 Drummers Drumming auction to help race money for Raven Drum. This year he is featured on 2 “Drum legends signed drumheads” that were signed on April 1st at a drum circle hosted by Rick Allen (Def Leppard) and Matt Sorum (Guns n’ Roses, The Cult, Velvet Revolver, Kings of Choas) and attended by: Jim Keltner, Denny Seiwell, Duane Trucks, Fred Armisen, Alvin Taylor and Billy Amendola. Check out the items at: https://e.givesmart.com/events/yuD/i/
Hanson Appearing at We Love the 90s & 2000s Festivals
We Love The 90s & 2000s, an annual festival held in various cities in Norway, announced their lineup for Summer 2024 today, featuring 22 acts – including Hanson! Hanson will be appearing at all 7 festival dates in Norway along with Vengaboys, Cascada, Atomic Kitten and More! Early Bird tickets to the festival are available now on Ticketmaster.
| July 20, 2024 | Kristiansand, Norway | Bendiksbukta |
| August 09, 2024 | Stavanger, Norway | Bjergstedparken |
| August 10, 2024 | Bergen, Norway | Plenen, Bergenhus Festning |
| August 16, 2024 | Tromso, Norway | Romssa Arena Park |
| August 17, 2024 | Fredrikstad, Norway | Fredrikstad |
| August 23, 2024 | Oslo, Norway | Frognerbadet |
| August 24, 2024 | Trondheim, Norway | Dahls Arena |
HANSON: Best Week Yet!
WEEKLY PIC
Across the UK we’ve been having a blast sharing the stage with the guys of Busted. In this pic, we’re joining James, Matt and Charlie for their tune Sleeping With The Light On and looking a bit like we’re rehearsing for a CSNY tribute tour.
Setlist: September 20 Glasgow
Setlist: September 19 Aberdeen
Music Producer Desmond Child Was Made Fun of for Writing for Hanson — But He Got the Last Laugh (Exclusive)
Just ahead of the release of his new memoir Livin’ on a Prayer, music producer and Hall of Fame songwriter Desmond Child revealed his favorite song he’s ever worked on during his decades-spanning career.
And believe it or not, it wasn’t for Cher, Aerosmith, Katy Perry or Bon Jovi… it was for a then-unknown group named Hanson, way back in 1997.
“Before even ‘MMMBop’ came out, I was invited to go and write with them by their A&R guy, Steve Greenberg, who discovered them,” Child exclusively tells The Messenger of Isaac, Taylor and Zac Hanson.
“The family had seven kids. They were the oldest three, and they had this brother group,” he recalls. “So they had rented a house in the Hollywood Hills. At that time, there wasn’t GPS and all that. So I called up Diane Warren because it was near her house where it was going to be.”
While the legendary songwriter couldn’t give him directions, when he told her the youngest member (Zac) was just nine years old, Warren replied, “Desmond, you’re going to write with a 9-year-old? You’ve reached your lowest low.”
However, after the success of “MMMBop” and the group selling 6 million records, “she called me for their number,” quips Child. “I guess that was her lowest low.”
The author ended up writing on Hanson’s song, “Weird.”
“For me, it’s about being different for me growing up Latino and also gay, being an outsider, never feeling like I fit in,” Child reflects. “It’s one of my favorite songs and I love it because it’s inspired by [Burt] Bacharach and [Hal] David.”
He continues, “It has this gorgeous release, and I always sing it in my sets when I go to sing out. Well, it’s one of the few songs I can actually play myself. It’s a very simple song, but to me it’s the most meaningful.”
Desmond Child’s Livin’ on a Prayer is out now.
Busted join forces with Hanson for MMMBop performance at BBC Radio 2 Live In The Park 2023
Busted were joined on stage by Hanson for a performance of the sibling trio’s classic hit MMMBop during BBC Radio 2 Live In The Park 2023.
The pop-punk group performed at the event at Leicester’s Victoria Park on Saturday (September 16), amid their ongoing 20th anniversary tour.
During the set – which celebrated the release of the band’s new album, ‘Greatest Hits 2.0’ – Charlie Simpson, James Bourne and Matt Willis introduced Hanson to the stage for a rendition of the single.
“We have some friends that we’re bringing on the road with us,” James told the crowd. “They’re with us here today, they’re one of my favourite bands.
“I cannot believe they agreed to come with us and since they’re here today with us I thought we would invite them out to sing a song with us right now.”
Check out Busted and Hanson’s performance below.
Setlist: September 17 Leeds
Setlist: September 16 Newcastle