HANSON ANNOUNCE “FIVE OF FIVE” SPECIAL CONCERT SERIES LEADING UP TO APPEARANCE AT THE BAMBOOZLE FESTIVAL FIVE CONSECUTIVE CONCERTS AT NEW YORK’S GRAMERCY THEATER, EACH CONCERT FEATURING ONE OF THE BAND’S FOUR PREVIOUS ALBUMS IN THEIR ENTIRETY, AND THE PREMIER OF THEIR UPCOMING SPRING 2010 RELEASE

New York, December 15th 2009, three time Grammy nominated independent artists, HANSON today announced that they will be performing at The Bamboozle festival on Saturday May 1st. Leading up to this prestigious festival appearance and in anticipation of their spring album release, the band will be hosting an exclusive five-night engagement at New York City’s Gramercy Theater, during which the band will be performing, in their entirety, each of their four previous albums, leading up to a worldwide premier of their spring full length.

Schedule as follows:

April
26 – Middle of Nowhere
27 – This Time Around
28 – Underneath
29 – The Walk
30 – New album
May 1st – The Bamboozle Festival

Regarding the upcoming concerts Taylor Hanson said “It’s great to be a part of this year’s Bamboozle festival, and especially on the heels of a new record we wanted to bring together a live music event that was really unique, something that allows us and our fans to share the music we’ve created over more than a decade like never before”. Added Isaac “We could not think of a better way to span the old and the new music than in this live setting”.

Concert tickets go on sale today Dec 15th, in conjunction with The Bamboozle festival, with limited ticket packages made available exclusively through the bands official site Hanson.net.

The announcement of these special events follows the digital release of the band’s new EP, Stand Up Stand Up, which was released physically on the band’s recent “Use Your Sole” tour with HelloGoodbye. The EP, now available via all digital outlets, features four brand new acoustic songs and the new full album track “World’s On Fire”, previewing the band’s Spring 2010 album.

Zac Hanson says, “The EP is about engaging fans of the band early, with a first look at some of the new songs, as well as bridging the gap between the last album, The Walk, and the coming record”.

View a live performance of new music from the conclusion of the band’s recent Use Your Sole Tour, which broadcast live on Hanson.net on Nov 11th to an audience of fans in more than 30 countries around the world, go to Hanson.net/alive. Also look for the band to premiere more live streaming events in conjunction with their spring album release. For more on HANSON, go to the official site – Hanson.net.

New EP STAND UP, STAND UP Available on Tour

One-mile barefoot Walks to fight poverty in Africa to continue

9th Annual IMA Judges HANSON will be hitting the road this fall with Hellogoodbye and special slots from Steel Train and Sherwood.

Currently at work on their 5th studio album due to be released in 2010, the three time Grammy nominated singer-songwriters HANSON have become road veterans over the past ten plus years, garnering praise for their live shows as “the finest straight up rock band in America” -The Village Voice.

On tour, HANSON will also be unveiling a new EP, which previews new music from the band’s upcoming full-length album. The EP, titled “Stand Up, Stand Up”, features four special acoustic versions of new HANSON tracks plus one album cut, “Worlds on Fire”. Tracks from the EP plus additional new music will be premiered live throughout the fall tour.

Says Taylor Hanson, “This tour will be a great chance to premier brand new music for our fans each night, and to share the stage with HelloGoodbye, in cities across the country.”

Along with the tour and new EP, Isaac, Taylor and Zac Hanson will continue their one-mile barefoot Walks before each concert as a part of their TAKE THE WALK campaign in continued partnership with TOMS Shoes, who the band has helped to donate thousands of shoes to children in need since 2007. Through their campaign, HANSON has encouraged individuals to take action against poverty and disease by organizing grassroots one-mile walk events in cities around the world. Since 2008 they’ve already completed 1 lap (24,902 miles) around the globe and are several thousand into their second, raising funds with each mile walked.

The next lap of their Walk Around The World will continue before each concert at venues and on college campuses, with tour mates HelloGoodbye taking part in the one-mile treks with HANSON and TOMS Shoes.

HANSON’s dedication to this cause was chronicled in TAKE THE WALK, a book and EP released in November 2008, also available on the fall tour.

The “Stand Up Stand Up” EP will be available on Hanson.net and on tour.

For more info on the tour and Walk events check out www.UseYourSole.com, www.hanson.net and www.takethewalk.net

TOUR DATES:

Wed-Sep-30 Tulsa OK Cains Ballroom
Thu-Oct-01 St Louis MO The Pageant
Fri-Oct-02 Kansas City MO The Beaumont
Sat-Oct-03 Minneapolis MN First Avenue
Mon-Oct-05 Milwaukee WI The Rave
Tue-Oct-06 Cleveland OH House of Blues
Wed-Oct-07 Columbus OH Newport Music Hall
Fri-Oct-09 Indianapolis IN Egyptian Theatre
Sat-Oct-10 Detroit MI The Fillmore
Sun-Oct-11 Chicago IL House of Blues
Mon-Oct-12 Chicago IL House of Blues
Wed-Oct-14 Boston MA House of Blues
Thu-Oct-15 New York NY Nokia Theatre
Fri-Oct-16 Albany NY Northern Lights
Mon-Oct-19 Baltimore MD Rams Head Live
Tue-Oct-20 Washington DC 9:30 Club
Thu-Oct-22 Charlotte NC Amos’ SouthEnd
Fri-Oct-23 Myrtle Beach SC House of Blues
Sat-Oct-24 Orlando FL House of Blues
Mon-Oct-26 Birmingham AL Workplay Soundstage*
Tue-Oct-27 Nashville TN Wildhorse Saloon
Wed-Oct-28 Atlanta GA Tabernacle
Sat-Oct-31 Houston TX House of Blues
Sun-Nov-01 Dallas TX House of Blues
Tue-Nov-03 Denver CO Ogden Theatre
Thu-Nov-05 San Francisco CA Regency Ballroom
Sat-Nov-07 Los Angeles CA Club Nokia
Sun-Nov-08 San Diego CA House of Blues
Wed-Nov-11 Anaheim CA House of Blues**

*HANSON, Steel Train and Sherwood only
**HANSON only