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Feb 28, 2008
Hanson 2 Play SXSW!

U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington will offer a blast from the '90s past with pop sibling trio Hanson ("MmmBop") signed for an April 18 show in the venue's half-sized U.S. Cellular Coliseum Theater set-up.

Ticket action begins at 10 a.m. Friday (FEB. 29), when seats for the 7:30 p.m. Hanson show go sale at $27.50 for students and $32.50 for adults via the Coliseum box office, including its toll-free number, (866) 891-9992.

 
 
Hanson continues 'The Walk' in 2008
February 25, 2008 11:02 AM
Pop/rockers Hanson will pick up where they left off in December when they launch "The Walk Tour '08" this spring.

The band of brothers will kick off their next round of live performances with a couple of shows at Austin's South by Southwest festival in mid-March. "The Walk Tour" will officially roll out April 9, starting with four shows across Wisconsin and then traveling around the eastern half of the US through May 7. Indie rockers Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers, and singer/songwriter Kate Voegele will support the trek. Dates are listed below.

Fan club members will have access to pre-sale tickets at Hanson's website beginning tomorrow (2/26), and the general on-sale starts Friday (2/29).

Last year, Hanson supported its fourth studio set, "The Walk," with a tour that included a one-mile, barefoot walk in each market to help bring attention to poverty and AIDS in Africa. The band also teamed with TOMS Shoes, which, for every pair of shoes sold, donated a pair to a needy child.

In November, the brothers announced they reached their goal of selling 50,000 pairs of TOMS Shoes.

"The idea of partnering with TOMS and taking one mile walks barefoot in every city on the Walk Tour started as a crazy idea that we never thought we could really pull off," Isaac, Taylor and Zac Hanson said in a joint statement. "Now we have walked 28 miles bare foot, with thousands of you who have joined us. For everyone who has walked and purchased a pair of TOMS, the song 'Great Divide,' or the Great Divide T-Shirt, you should feel proud to know you have taken one step to fight poverty, and stop the cycle of AIDS/HIV."

Charity single "Great Divide," which Hanson recorded in Africa and released in November 2006, benefits African AIDS relief organization HIVSA.

The song appears on "The Walk," which Hanson released on its own 3CG label last July. The set was inspired in part by the brothers' trip to South Africa and Mozambique, where they recruited children from a local orphanage to form a choir. "Great Divide" and a few other tunes from the record are streaming at Hanson's MySpace page.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
 tour dates and tickets
March 2008
13, 15 - Austin, TX - South by Southwest

April 2008
9 - LaCrosse, WI - South Hall
11 - Milwaukee, WI - Rave
12 - Madison, WI - Barrymore
13 - Green Bay, WI - Meyer Theater
15 - Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian
17 - Covington, KY - Madison Theater
18 - Bloomington, IL - US Cellular Coliseum
19 - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Hall
22 - Albany, NY - Northern Lights
23 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
25 - Northampton, MA - Calvin Theatre
26 - Hampton Beach, NH - Casino Ballroom
29 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom

May 2008
1 - Falls Church , VA - State Theatre
2 - Allentown, PA - Crocodile Rock
3 - Lancaster, PA - Chameleon Club
5 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
6 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
7 - Durham, NC - Carolina Theatre
http://www.livedaily.com/news/13734.html
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Zac Hanson, drummer of the pop trio Hanson, and his wife, Kate, will be parents for the first time in May. Also expecting are Zac's older brother Isaac Hanson and his wife Nikki. The new baby will join Isaac and Nikki's 10-month-old son Everett. Next month, Hanson is scheduled to play two concerts at South By Southwest in Austin, Texas. A tour in support of the band's latest album, The Walk, is set to begin in early April.

Posted at 04:02 pm by Psychomike

 

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