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The Hanson will be in concert in Paris, at La Cigale on June 22 as part of their new world tour! Taylor was kind enough to generously answer our Zoom questions while in Germany.

JustMusic.fr: Your new tour has just started, so how are you meeting with your audience?

Taylor (Hanson): We are happy to be back on the road after the big break that the world has experienced and especially in the music business. Everything is going well and it feels good to think that we have been here for 30 years and that the public has been following us since our first album. I am proud to be able to sing in many countries in front of all our fans and that there is this beautiful connection between us.

JustMusic.fr: When you started in 1992, did you think you would still be singing 30 years later?

Taylor (Hanson): (Smiles) I think I hoped so but everything was new to us, we were learning the business and we didn’t know what was going to happen. We just wanted to make good music and have it appeal to the audience no matter how many. Being an artist is not just about making music, but you have to build something that lasts.

JustMusic.fr: The music industry has changed a lot, was it better before or now?

Taylor (Hanson): I never make a comparison because every period has its problems. When we started, music was controlled a lot by record labels, radios, TV, media… Today, music is so accessible! Before, people had to travel to buy records and now it’s so much easier but also faster. What is amazing is that we can more easily communicate with the public. I can’t wait to see what will happen in the future because the world is changing with new technologies. What matters to us is being able to perform live and meet our audience around the world! Tonight we are going to sing in Germany and we can’t wait (smile).

JustMusic.fr: Your new album has been available since May 20 and it’s called “Red Green Blue”. Can you explain this concept of the three colors to me?

Taylor (Hanson): It’s a record made up of 3 EPs that each of us had done. These are three colors that have always represented us since our childhood: red for me, green for Isaac and blue for Zac. These are our favorite colors and they match our personalities. It is a kind of symbol and when we put these colors together, they form our creativity. After doing all of our albums, it was important for us to try and do something different. In the end, the record sounds very “Hanson” (smile) because we all participated in it even if it’s three different parts.

JustMusic.fr: Can you tell me a few words about your collaboration with Zach Myers for the track “Don’t let me down”?

Taylor (Hanson): This title is part of the “Blue” part of Zac. We have known him for several years and it has always been a question of us doing something together. As he loved the track, it was nice to do a Zac and Zach collaboration (smile).

JustMusic.fr: Who had the idea to invite Frankie Muniz (Malcolm) in the clip?

Taylor (Hanson): It’s another Zac idea (smile). We have known Frankie for 20 years, he is a friend and an excellent comedian. He agreed to shoot in the clip before knowing the synopsis (smile). It was a great shoot and it was really cool of him to do it.

JustMusic.fr: You will be back in Paris, at La Cigale on June 22. What is your relationship with France and your French fans?

Taylor (Hanson): We love France, we’ve always had a great time here and played great shows! We love discovering different cultures depending on where we perform, whether it’s the environment, the food… We are lucky to be able to share our music around the world. We can’t wait to come back to Paris and see our loyal fans again. It’s amazing because we did our first concerts in Europe in 1998 (smile).

JustMusic.fr: You collaborated with Emma Daumas a few years ago, do you want to do another featuring with a French artist?

Taylor (Hanson): Working with Emma was fantastic! It’s a challenge to collaborate with a foreign artist, it was interesting and cool to learn French. I don’t know your artists very well, but it would be a very good idea to do a duet with one of them again (smile).

JustMusic.fr: I couldn’t not tell you about your first hit “MMMBop”. Do you still love it and what does this title mean to you?

Taylor (Hanson): We’re very proud of “MMMBop” because it’s a song we wrote and sang. She means a lot to us and it’s thanks to her that we were able to have this incredible connection with millions of people. It’s always so nice to be able to interpret it every night and share this joy with the public. We have to move on and do other things, but we have never denied this title and we are really proud of it (smile)!

JustMusic.fr: What is your secret for continuing to be so successful?

Taylor (Hanson): (Smiles) We continue to move forward every day by giving ourselves new challenges. We are doing different projects and we are determined to continue. Even though we are successful, we don’t want to rest on our laurels, but we try to outdo ourselves by being creative and taking risks. After our third album, we left our record company “Universal” because we decided to be independent artists. It was important to be able to regain control of our career and we are happy to be autonomous, to make our own decisions.

JustMusic.fr: Have you ever thought of stopping the band to go solo?

Taylor (Hanson): We’ve always been focused on our music and the band. We allow ourselves to participate in different projects, but Hanson will always be Hanson. We are a family and we made this band together. We have done a lot and the most important thing is to continue to do all this as well as possible.

JustMusic.fr: Can you finish by saying something in French?

Taylor (Hanson): (Burst of laughter) Sorry I can’t speak French, I can just say “Merci beaucoup ! “.

NEW SHOWS!

Chugg Entertainment and Frontier Touring are pleased to announce American pop-rock trio HANSON are adding two additional concert dates to their now 8-date Australia and New Zealand RED GREEN BLUE 2022 TOUR this November following quick sellouts in Perth and Melbourne. The additional concerts are in Perth at The Astor Theatre on Monday 7 November and Melbourne’s The Forum on Thursday 17 November.

“We’re always excited to visit Australia and we’ve been blown away by the response to the RGB World Tour. What better way is there to celebrate selling out our Melbourne and Perth shows than to add more shows?” said Taylor Hanson.

Hanson.net will have access to the new Perth and Melbourne shows during the 24-hour presale beginning Thursday 23 June at 2pm local time.  The general public on sale will follow from Monday 27 June at 2pm local time via frontiertouring.com/hanson

Tickets to Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane and Auckland are selling fast.

Touring in celebration of 30 years of music and their recently released new album RED GREEN BLUE [3CG Records] out now, here, HANSON are brothers Isaac Hanson (guitar, vocals, bass, piano), Taylor Hanson (keyboards, vocals, percussion), and Zac Hanson (drums, vocals, piano), as well as supporting members Dimitrius Collins (guitar) and Andrew Perusi (bass).

HANSON will play The Astor Theatre (WA) on Sunday 6 November (sold out) and Monday 7 November (new show), Enmore Theatre (NSW) on Wednesday 9 November, Hindley Street Music Hall (SA) on Saturday 12 November, The Fortitude Music Hall (QLD) on Monday 14 November, The Forum Melbourne on Wednesday 16 November (sold out) and Thursday 17 November (new show) and finally Powerstation (NZ) on Saturday 19 November.

HANSON released their 11^th studio album RED GREEN BLUE last month with a YouTube Album Release Live event here, with the album being a unique combination of three solo-led projects on one (Taylor’s Red, Isaac’s Green, and Zac’s Blue).  The album features the singles ‘Child At Heart’, ‘Write You A Song’ and ‘Don’t Let Me Down’.

Don’t miss HANSON on their RED GREEN BLUE 2022 TOUR of Australia and New Zealand this November.

HANSON
RED GREEN BLUE 2022 TOUR
NOVEMBER 2022
Presented by Chugg Entertainment and Frontier Touring

NEW SHOWS: HANSON.NET MEMBERS PRE-SALE 
via hanson.net/calendar
Runs 24 hours from: Thursday 23 June (2pm local time)
or until pre-sale allocation exhausted

NEW SHOWS: GENERAL PUBLIC ON SALE
Begins: Monday 27 June (2pm local time)

Sunday 6 November
The Astor Theatre | Perth, WA
18+
SOLD OUT

Monday 7 November
The Astor Theatre | Perth, WA
NEW SHOW
18+
On sale: Monday 27 June (2pm local time)
ticketek.com.au | Ph: 132 849

Wednesday 9 November
Enmore Theatre | Sydney, NSW
Licensed All Ages*
ticketek.com.au | Ph: 132 849

Saturday 12 November
Hindley Street Music Hall | Adelaide, SA
18+
moshtix.com.au | Ph: 1300 438 849

Monday 14 November
The Fortitude Music Hall | Brisbane, QLD
18+
ticketmaster.com.au | Ph: 136 100

Wednesday 16 November
The Forum | Melbourne, VIC
18+
SOLD OUT

Thursday 17 November
The Forum | Melbourne, VIC
NEW SHOW
18+
On sale: Monday 27 June (12noon local time)
ticketek.com.au | Ph: 132 849

Saturday 19 November
Powerstation | Auckland, NZ
18+
ticketmaster.co.nz | 0800 111 999

Disrupted Mag

The rain and dark clouds outside Vulkan Arena have not affected the mood, as hundreds of eager fans wait patiently for Hanson to take the stage in Oslo, Norway on June 12th. Despite having been a band for 30 years, this is the Oklahoma-band’s first concert in the city. The venue is packed, and at precisely 8 pm the lights go off and squeals erupt as the brothers take the stage and “Where’s The Love” starts playing.

With the amount of screams and squeals as the concert-goers dance and sing along to the lyrics, you wouldn’t think that it’s been 25 years since the song was released. A good chunk of the setlist consists of songs from their debut album Middle Of Nowhere, which was released in 1997. Being born in 1999 myself, the thought of watching 40-somethings sing songs they wrote when they were teenagers was kind of odd to me, but the songs are so relatable that they become timeless. And being in the crowd, you’re just watching great musicians perform songs that they’re both proud to have created and excited to share with their fans.

Photo: Emmi Sollie

The screams and loud singing continued as the concert went along, with the band playing a good mixture of both old hits, and newer songs from albums such as Against The World (2021) and Red Green Blue (2022). Watching Hanson on stage, it’s fun to see the three of them all excel both vocally and with their respective instruments. At one point, Taylor was even doing a harmonica-solo, which I have to admit was easily in my top 3 favorite moments of the show. It’s easy to see that they’re passionate about the creative aspects, and they’re clearly enjoying themselves very much as the audience screams out the lyrics of their biggest hits. Eventually they slowed it down with “Save Me”, and there were refreshingly few phones in the air, as the audience quieted down to enjoy the acoustic set that was up next.

The three brothers are all great performers individually, which the show also highlighted by having them each perform a solo song. Zac was the first one up, as he did a piano rendition of “Juliet” from their 2010-album Anthem. Isaac had the audience choose between three song options for his bit, and also played the piano while he sung “More Than Anything” from their 1998-live album Live From Albertane. Taylor, on the other hand, did a song from their newest album, “Rambling Heart”, which they’d never played live before.

Photo: Emmi Sollie

Hanson continued to go back and forth between songs from their different albums, and the crowd was just as ecstatic for every song. The interactions between the band and the fans were something else, with the concert-goers eagerly jumping, screaming and pumping their fists as the band hyped them up. “This Time Around” was a real highlight, as was “I Will Come To You” which also appeared to be a crowd-favorite. Soon after they played their inevitably most famous song, “MMMBop”. Unsurprisingly, the crowd went wild and it’s been a while since I’ve heard an audience scream and sing that loudly. People knew every single word (if “mmmbop ba du bop dop ba du” counts as words?), but I was surprised that they didn’t finish off the show with the 1997-hit single. They did however manage to keep up the good vibes and high energy levels through the final songs, and I don’t think the crowd slowed down even in the short break before the encore. And after a two-and-a-half-hour show, Hanson finished off with “Get Up & Go” and “Man From Milwaukee”.

The concert definitely felt like a celebration of their 30 years of being a band. This is also in line with their new album, Red Green Blue, which pays homage to just that. Being 22 years old, I found myself enjoying myself more than I thought I would, considering I haven’t grown up with the songs the same way others in the crowd has. Still, I’m a sucker for guitar-solos and harmonies, and if you are too, you would absolutely enjoy going to a Hanson-show. Also, I still can’t get over the harmonica-solo (which was just fantastic). The brothers proved that they are nowhere near done being a band, and it’s always special watching someone perform when you can see how much they truly enjoy it.

Check out our photo gallery to see more photo from the concert!

Photo: Emmi Sollie