Middle of Everywhere: 25th Anniversary Tour

Middle of Everywhere: 25th Anniversary Tour
Tour by Hanson
Promotional poster for the tour
Start dateJune 1, 2017 (2017-06-01)
End dateOctober 27, 2017 (2017-10-27)
Legs4
No. of shows
  • 9 in Europe
  • 9 in Australasia
  • 36 in North America
  • 7 in South America
  • 61 in total
Hanson concert chronology
  • Roots & Rock 'N' Roll Tour
    (2015)
  • Middle of Everywhere: 25th Anniversary Tour
    (2017)
  • Finally, It's Christmas Tour
    (2017)

The Middle of Everywhere: 25th Anniversary Tour (also known as the Middle of Everywhere Tour) is the fourteenth concert tour by American band Hanson. The tour is a celebration to mark when the band formed in 1992. Beginning June 2017, the tour visited Europe, Australasia and the Americas.

Background

The tour was first mentioned in 2016 while the band was creating their eleventh EP, Play. Taylor Hanson stated their plans were to release the EP and to begin a worldwide tour in 2017. The tour was officially announced in March 2017.[1] The band went on a media junket to promote the tour and to discuss the milestones: the 25th anniversary of the band's formation and the 20th anniversary of their debut studio album.[2] While on tour, Taylor plans to host and deejay at an after party, "Dance Like You Don’t Care", featuring a mix of modern and 90's music.[3]

The band also announced plans to release a greatest hits album, Middle Of Everywhere—The Greatest Hits, late in 2017.[citation needed]

Alongside promoting the tour, the band also announced they would headlined the "Hop Jam Beer and Music Festival" in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[4] The band are co-creators of the music festival but this year marks the first time they have headlined the event.[5] Following their performance, the band released the single, "I Was Born".

The band also announced appearances at the 2017 edition of Summerfest[6] and the Eat to the Beat Concert Series.[7]

Opening act

Setlist

The following setlist was obtained from the concert held on June 5, 2017; at La Cigale in Paris, France. It does not represent all concerts during the tour.

  1. "Already Home"
  2. "Waiting for This"
  3. "Where's the Love"
  4. "Look at You"
  5. "Tragic Symphony"
  6. "Thinking 'bout Somethin'"
  7. "Been There Before"
  8. "This Time Around"
  9. "Weird"
  10. "Go"
  11. "Madeline"
  12. "Juliet"
  13. "Strong Enough to Break"
  14. "Penny & Me"
  15. "Watch Over Me"
  16. "With You in Your Dreams"
  17. "On and On"
  18. "I Was Born"
  19. "A Minute Without You"
  20. "Get the Girl Back"
  21. "I'm a Man" / "Gimme Some Lovin'" / "Long Train Runnin'"
  22. "MMMBop"
  23. "If Only"
  24. "Fired Up"
  25. "In the City"
    Encore
  26. "Rockin' Robin" / "Johnny B. Goode"
  27. "Lost Without Each Other"

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
Europe[8]
June 1, 2017 Cologne Germany Gloria-Theater
June 2, 2017 Amsterdam Netherlands Paradiso
June 3, 2017 Hamburg Germany Mojo Club
June 5, 2017 Paris France La Cigale
June 6, 2017 Zürich Switzerland Komplex 457
June 7, 2017 Milan Italy Fabrique
June 9, 2017 Antwerp Belgium Muziekcentrum Trix
June 10, 2017 London England O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
June 11, 2017
Australasia[9]
June 15, 2017 Perth Australia Metro City Concert Club
June 16, 2017 Adelaide Thebarton Theatre
June 18, 2017 Melbourne Forum Theatre
June 19, 2017
June 21, 2017 Sydney Enmore Theatre
June 22, 2017
June 24, 2017 Gold Coast Star Theatre
June 25, 2017 Brisbane The Tivoli
June 27, 2017 Auckland New Zealand Auckland Town Hall
North America[10]
August 13, 2017 Monterrey Mexico Auditorio Río 70
August 15, 2017 Guadalajara C3 Stage
August 16, 2017 Mexico City El Plaza Condesa
South America[11]
August 18, 2017 Lima Peru Barranco Arena
August 19, 2017 Santiago Chile Club Subterráneo
August 22, 2017 Buenos Aires Argentina Teatro Opera Allianz
August 24, 2017 Rio de Janeiro Brazil KM de Vantagens Hall
August 25, 2017 Belo Horizonte Arena KM
August 26, 2017 São Paulo Citibank Hall
August 27, 2017 Salvador Praça Sul
North America[12]
September 12, 2017 Dallas United States House of Blues
September 13, 2017 Austin Emo's East
September 15, 2017 New Orleans Joy Theater
September 16, 2017 Nashville Wildhorse Saloon
September 17, 2017 Birmingham Iron City
September 19, 2017 St. Petersburg Jannus Live
September 20, 2017 Atlanta Buckhead Theatre
September 22, 2017 Raleigh The Ritz
September 23, 2017 Norfolk Norva Theatre
September 24, 2017 Silver Spring The Fillmore Silver Spring
September 26, 2017 Cleveland House of Blues
September 27, 2017 Munhall Carnegie Library Music Hall
September 28, 2017 Philadelphia The Fillmore Philadelphia
September 30, 2017 New York City PlayStation Theater
October 1, 2017 Boston House of Blues
October 3, 2017 Montreal Canada Corona Theatre
October 4, 2017 Toronto Danforth Music Hall
October 6, 2017 Detroit United States Saint Andrew's Hall
October 7, 2017 Chicago House of Blues
October 8, 2017 Grand Rapids 20 Monroe Live
October 10, 2017 Minneapolis First Avenue
October 11, 2017 St. Louis The Pageant
October 12, 2017 Lawrence Granada Theater
October 14, 2017 Denver Summit Music Hall
October 15, 2017 Salt Lake City The Depot
October 17, 2017 Seattle Neptune Theatre
October 18, 2017 Vancouver Canada Vogue Theatre
October 19, 2017 Portland United States Aladdin Theater
October 21, 2017 Anaheim House of Blues
October 22, 2017 Los Angeles Mayan Theater
October 24, 2017 San Diego House of Blues
October 25, 2017 Las Vegas
October 27, 2017 Houston

Box office score data

Venue City Tickets sold / Available Gross revenue
Forum Theatre Melbourne 3,995 / 4,000 (~100%) $223,064[13]
Enmore Theatre Sydney 4,449 / 5,000 (90%) $243,462[13]
Teatro Opera Allianz Buenos Aires 897 / 1,911 (47%) $58,244[14]
Arena KM Belo Horizonte 1,165 / 5,180 (22%) $59,134[14]
Citibank Hall São Paulo 4,746 / 5,291 (90%) $317,658[14]
Iron City Birmingham 1,300 / 1,300 (100%) $50,700[15]
TOTAL 16,552 / 22,682 (73%) $952,262

References

  1. ^ Respers-France, Lisa (March 16, 2017). "Hanson's 25th anniversary tour means you're old". CNN. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  2. ^ Jones, Damian (March 14, 2017). "Hanson announce 25th anniversary world tour". NME. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  3. ^ Jensen, Erin (March 14, 2017). "Hanson is treating the world to a 25th anniversary tour so get ready to 'MMMBop'". USA Today. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  4. ^ Mei, Gina (March 14, 2017). "Hanson Just Announced a 25th Anniversary World Tour". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  5. ^ Carman, Becky (May 19, 2017). "Tulsa's Hanson readies fourth rendition of beer and music festival". The Oklahoman. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  6. ^ Levy, Piet (April 24, 2017). "Summerfest's U.S. Cellular Connection Stage headliners include Frankie Ballard, Bebe Rexha, Hanson". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  7. ^ Dineen, Caitlin (October 26, 2016). "Hanson return to Epcot stage for 3 nights". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  8. ^ Murphy, Sarah (March 13, 2017). "Hanson Map Out "Middle of Everywhere" 25th Anniversary Tour". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  9. ^ Sources for tour dates in Australasia:
  10. ^ Perez, Daniela (June 12, 2017). "Hanson iniciará en Monterrey su gira de aniversario por México" [Hanson to start anniversary tour in Mexico, in Monterrey]. Publimetro (in Spanish). Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  11. ^ Sources for tour dates in South America:
  12. ^ Flamming, E.C. (March 13, 2017). "Hanson Announce 25th Anniversary Tour, Greatest Hits Compilation". Paste. Wolfgang's Vault. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  13. ^ a b "Current Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 129. Nashville, Tennessee. July 15, 2017. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  14. ^ a b c "Current Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 129, no. 21. Nashville, Tennessee. September 23, 2017. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  15. ^ "Current Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 129. Nashville, Tennessee. September 30, 2017. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on September 21, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.