2007 EVENTS

Find out what Hanson was up to in 2007. If I am missing something or if you have something to contribute, let me know!

January 23

Isaac updated the Hanson Hotline:

"Hey everybody, this is Isaac and you've reached the Hanson Hotline. Keeping you up to date on what's going on with Hanson. Well, the latest is the docu-series podcast 'Taking the Walk.' 'Taking the Walk' is now up on iTunes and is available for all of you who have iTunes for free. That's right, 'Taking the Walk' is a docu-series podcast about the coming release and making of our latest album The Walk. We are very excited for that to be available to you all and in addition to that the documentary film Strong Enough To Break is available for the very first time to the public through this podcast stream. For those of you who don't know what a podcast is, if you have iTunes it's simple; just go onto the iTunes music store, search Hanson and go down to podcasts. You will see 'Taking the Walk' there. You can click on it and subscribe to the podcast. Then you will be able to download the various episodes and teasers. The newest episodes of 'Taking the Walk' don't start until February 26th, but until then enjoy Strong Enough To Break and the docu-series teasers. Thanks for calling the Hanson Hotline. We'll talk to you later. Buh bye."

January 23

Zac, Kate, Taylor, and Natalie were seen hanging out at Cinespace in Hollywood, California.

January 24

Hanson appeared on an episode of NBC's Deal Or No Deal to support one of their fans, Jackie Monroe, as she played for $1 million. (previously taped).

February 18

Hanson screened their docmentary, Strong Enough To Break, at the National Association For Campus Activities conference in Nashville, Tennessee.

February 21

Hanson's fourth studio LP, The Walk, was released in Japan. It includes two bonus tracks, "In A Way" and "I Am."

February 25

Taylor and Zac attended Entertainment Weekly's Academy Awards viewing party at Elaine's in New York City.

February 27

Episode #1 of Hanson's docu-series podcast, "Taking The Walk," was released on iTunes.

February 28

Hanson played clips from their new album The Walk at a listening party hosted by talkshoe.com.

March 01

Hanson performed a preview concert for The Walk at Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey.

March 02

Hanson visited Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut for an interview with campus radio station WYBC. They also spoke to a crowd of students in the Branford College common room.

March 02

Hanson was interviewed by my-recordjournal.com before their concert that evening in New Haven.

March 02

Hanson performed a preview concert for The Walk at Toad's Place in New Haven, Connecticut.

March 03

Episode #2 of Hanson's docu-series podcast, "Taking The Walk," was released on iTunes.

March 04

Hanson performed a preview concert for The Walk at Crocodile Rock in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

March 06

Hanson performed a preview concert for The Walk at The Supper Club in New York City. Andrew WK joined the guys on stage during the encore, Cat Stevens's "Peace Train." There was also an afterparty at the 205 Bar.

March 07

Hanson screened their documentary, Strong Enough To Break, at William Patterson University in Wayne, New Jersey. Afterwards they held a short Q&A session with those in attendance.

March 08

Episode #3 of Hanson's docu-series podcast, "Taking The Walk," was released on iTunes.

March 08

photo © hanson.net Hanson flew to Japan.

March 09

Episode #4 of Hanson's docu-series podcast, "Taking The Walk," was released on iTunes.

March 10

Hanson screened their documentary, Strong Enough To Break, at Marunouchi Piccadilly 2 in Toyko, Japan. Afterwards they held a short Q&A session with those in attendance.

March 12

Hanson appeared on the TV show U-La-La in Japan.

March 13

Hanson appeared on Waratte Iitomo in Japan.

March 13

Hanson dropped by the Tokyo FM studios in Japan for an interview on EnterMax.

March 14

HAPPY 24th BIRTHDAY, TAYLOR!

March 14

Hanson returned to the United States.

March 15

Taylor, Zac, and members of the band Everybody Else jammed at the Nylon/ Diesel/Din Mak house in Austin, Texas during the South x Southwest Festival. One of the songs they performed was "Gimme Some Lovin."

March 16

Taylor attended and took part in the "What Do You Want From Life?" panel at South x Southwest in Austin, Texas.

March 19

Episode #5 of Hanson's docu-series podcast, "Taking The Walk," was released on iTunes.

March 22

Episode #6 of Hanson's docu-series podcast, "Taking The Walk," was released on iTunes.

March 26

Episode #7 of Hanson's docu-series podcast, "Taking The Walk," was released on iTunes.

March 30-31

Hanson's documentary Strong Enough To Break was screened at the AFI Dallas International Film Festival in Dallas, Texas.

April 02

Episode #8 of Hanson's docu-series podcast, "Taking The Walk," was released on iTunes.

April 03

Isaac and Nikki's first child, Clarke "Everett" Hanson, was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

April 09

Episode #9 of Hanson's docu-series podcast, "Taking The Walk," was released on iTunes.

April 13

Hanson performed at The Village in Dublin, Ireland.

April 15

Hanson appeared live on Heaven & Earth in London, England for an interview and performed "Go" acoustically. Afterwards they flew to Scotland.

April 15

Hanson performed at The Academy in Glasgow, Scotland.

April 16

Episode #10 of Hanson's docu-series podcast, "Taking The Walk," was released on iTunes.

April 16

The "Go" CD single was released in the UK. The tracklisting includes:

  (1) Go (radio edit)
  (2) The Ugly Truth

April 16

Hanson hosted an autograph signing at HMV in Glasgow, Scotland. They also performed a few songs.

April 17

Hanson performed at the Journal Tyne Theater in Newcastle, England.

April 18

Hanson performed at Carling Academy in Birmingham, England.

April 19

Zac appeared on Loose Women in London, England for an interview. Isaac and Taylor also joined him to perform "Go." The show aired on April 20th. [transcript]

April 20

Hanson were interviewed by The London Paper in London, England and performed an acoustic version of "Great Divide." [transcript]

April 20

Hanson dropped by Five News in England for an interview. [transcript]

April 20

Hanson dropped by the MTV studios in England for a round of interviews.

April 21

Hanson appeared on Popworld.

April 21

Hanson performed at Apollo in Manchester, England.

April 22

Hanson performed at Koko in London, England.

April 23

Episode #11 of Hanson's docu-series podcast, "Taking The Walk," was released on iTunes.

April 30

Episode #12 of Hanson's docu-series podcast, "Taking The Walk," was released on iTunes.

April 30

Hanson's fourth studio LP, The Walk, was released in the UK.

May 05

Hanson re-recorded select songs from their debut album, Middle of Nowhere, at The Blank Slate in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A few hundred hanson.net members were invited to attend one of the two sessions.

May 06

HAPPY HANSON DAY!

YEAR 10
and no one can take it away

May 06

Hanson recorded The Walk: Acoustic Live DVD at The Blank Slate in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This DVD features live, acoustic recordings of songs that will appear on The Walk as well as unreleased tracks. The DVD came packaged with versions of The Walk available to purchase at hanson.net.

May 06

Hanson and their families were interviewed by People magazine outside The Blank Slate in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The article was featured in the July 2nd issue.

May 07

Episode #13 of Hanson's docu-series podcast, "Taking The Walk," was released on iTunes.

May 14

Hanson dropped by Howard Stern's Sirius satellite radio program in New York City for an interview and performed "Never Been To Spain" and "Long Train Runnin." [transcript]

May 14

Hanson appeared on Your World With Neil Cavuto in New York City for an interview. [transcript]

May 15

Taylor and Zac attended Entertainment Weekly's Upfront Party at The Box in New York City.

May 21

Episode #14 of Hanson's docu-series podcast, "Taking The Walk," was released on iTunes.

June 04

Episode #15 of Hanson's docu-series podcast, "Taking The Walk," was released on iTunes.

June 12

Episode #16 of Hanson's docu-series podcast, "Taking The Walk," was released on iTunes.

June 22

Hanson dropped by the 103.1 Indie FM studios in Los Angeles, California for an interview on Jonesy's Jukebox.

June 29

Hanson performed an acoustic show at Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles, California under the alias Sacred Fools. Jason Nesmith also joined them on stage for a few songs.

July 11

Hanson sang the National Anthem at the USG Sheetrock 400 NASCAR Race at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois.

July 13

Episode #17 of Hanson's docu-series podcast, "Taking The Walk," was released on iTunes.

July 16

Episode #18 of Hanson's docu-series podcast, "Taking The Walk," was released on iTunes.

July 20

Hanson performed an album release show for The Walk at Lupos in Providence, Rhode Island.

July 21

Episodes #19 & #20 of Hanson's docu-series podcast, "Taking The Walk," were released on iTunes.

July 21

Hanson performed an album release show for The Walk at the Avalon Ballroom in Boston, Massachusetts.

July 23

Episode #21 of Hanson's docu-series podcast, "Taking The Walk," was released on iTunes.

July 24

Episode #22 of Hanson's docu-series podcast, "Taking The Walk," was released on iTunes.

July 24

Hanson's fourth studio LP, The Walk, was released in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

July 24

photo © mandjshow.com Hanson appeared on The Morning Show With Mike & Juliet in New York City for an interview and performed "Great Divide." [transcript]

July 24

Hanson was interviewed in the basement of Virgin Megastore in New York City by Entertainment Weekly. [link to article]

July 24

Hanson hosted an autograph signing at Virgin Megastore in Times Square, New York City. They also performed a short set.

July 25

Hanson appeared on Good Day New York in New York City for an interview and performed "Great Divide."
[transcript]

July 25

Hanson performed an album release show for The Walk at Webster Hall in New York, New York.

July 25

Taylor was seen hanging out at Lit Lounge in New York City.

July 27

Hanson dropped by the 95.5 KLOS studios in Los Angeles, California for an interview.

July 27

Hanson appeared on the Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson in Los Angeles, California and performed "Great Divide."

July 30

Taylor called into Alberta, Canada's 107.7 The River for an interview.

July 31

Hanson appeared on Breakfast Television in Canada for an interview and performed "Something Going Round."

July 31

Hanson appeared on eTalk in Ontario, Canada for an interview.

July 31

Hanson was briefly interviewed by Much Music in Toronto, Canada. The show aired August 12th.

July 31

Hanson appeared on MTV Live in Canada for an interview.

July 31

photo © flickr.com/photos/blueeyes17el Hanson performed an acoustic album release show for The Walk at Guvernment in Toronto, Canada.

late summer

The hanson.net 3.0 membership kit was released to fan club members, containing a CD of previously unreleased tracks written during The Walk recording process and commentary on making the kit and album. [tracklisting]

August 05

Hanson performed a surprise show at Spaceland in Los Angeles, California.

August 07

Hanson performed at the Viper Room in Los Angeles, California.

August 09

Hanson was interviewed on the Golf Channel during their broadcast of the PGA championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma (previously taped). [transcript]

August 09

Hanson appeared on Tom Green's online show in Los Angeles, California for an interview and performed "Go" and "Great Divide."

August 13

Hanson attended the Superbad movie premier at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California.

August 13

Hanson performed an acoustic show at Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles, California under the alias Sacred Fools. Curtis Peoples also joined them on stage for a few songs.

August 14

Hanson dropped by the 97.1 Free FM studios in Los Angeles, California for an interview with Adam Carolla.

August 14

Hanson called into Orlando, Florida's Magic 107.7 from California for an interview.

August 15

Hanson performed at the Viper Room in Los Angeles, California.

August 21

Taylor was seen hanging out at Cinespace in Hollywood, California.

September 07

Hanson flew to New York.

September 08

Hanson appeared on The Saturday Early Show in New York City for an interview and performed a few songs at the Second Cup Cafe, including "Great Divide," "Go," and "Been There Before." [transcript]

September 08

Hanson was seen hanging out at The Odeon Bar in New York City.

September 10

Hanson appeared on Tennessee Mornings in Nashville, Tennessee for an interview.

September 10

THE WALK TOUR BEGINS!

Hanson performed at the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville, Tennessee. [setlist]

September 12

Hanson performed at Turning Stone in Verona, New York. [setlist]

September 13

Hanson performed at the House of Blues in Atlantic City, New Jersey. [setlist]

September 15

Hanson performed at Sonar in Baltimore, Maryland. [setlist]

September 16

Hanson was interviewed by VOA News in Washington DC.

September 16

Hanson performed at the 9:30 Club in Washington DC.

September 17

Hanson performed at Newport Music Hall in Columbus, Ohio.

September 19

Hanson appeared on Good Company in Cleveland, Ohio.

September 19

Hanson performed at the House of Blues in Cleveland, Ohio. [setlist]

September 21

Hanson performed at the North Folk Theater in Westbury, New York.

September 22

Hanson performed at The Chance Theater in Poughkeepsie, New York.

September 23

Taylor and Natalie attended the Unhollywood Film Series hosted by Paper Magazine at the Tribeca Grand Hotel in New York City.

September 24

Hanson performed at the Webster Theater in Hartford, Connecticut.

September 25

Hanson was intereviewed for absolute-punk.net. [link to article]

September 26

Hanson appeared on the 10! Show in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for an interview.

September 26

Hanson performed at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

September 27

Hanson appeared on Pittsburg Today Live in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania for an interview.

September 27

Hanson performed at Carnegie Library Music Hall in Homestead, Pennsylvania.

September 28

Hanson dropped by the WTMX studios in Chicago, Illinois for an interview with Eric & Kathy.

September 29

Hanson performed at the Houes of Blues in Chicago, Illinois. [setlist]

September 30

Hanson performed a pregame acoustic set of "Where's The Love," "Great Divide," and "Never Been To Spain" at the Chicago White Sox baseball game at US Cellular Field in Chicago, Illinois. They also performed the National Anthem and "God Bless America" during the 7th inning stretch.

September 30

Hanson performed at the Houes of Blues in Chicago, Illinois. [setlist]

October 02

Hanson appeared on Good Day Dallas in Dallas, Texas for an interview.

October 02

Hanson performed at the Houes of Blues in Dallas, Texas.

October 03

Taylor and Zac appeared on KOTV's Six In The Morning in Tulsa, Oklahoma for an interview.

October 04

Taylor and Zac led the prescheduled walk around Tulsa, Oklahoma.

October 04

Isaac had emergency surgery at the Baylor University Hospital in Dallas, Texas to remove a blood clot from his lung.

October 05

Isaac was released from the Baylor University Hospital in Dallas, Texas following a press conference with his doctor, Dr Brad Grimsley.

October 06

Hanson helped to campaign for the river tax on the banks of the Arkansas River in Tulsa, Oklahoma (the same area where the cover artwork for The Walk was shot) that would support the river's upkeep and development.

October 08

Hanson appeared on Live @ 5 in Knoxville, Tennessee for an interview.

October 08

Hanson performed at the Bijou Theater in Knoxville, Tennessee.

October 10

Hanson dropped by the Y101 studios in Richmond, Virginia for an interview on The Morning Sludge. They also performed "Great Divide" acoustic.

October 10

photo © nicky1388@livejournal Hanson performed at Toad's Place in Richmond, Virginia. [setlist]

October 11

Hanson performed at Amos' Southend in Charlotte, North Carolina.

October 13

Hanson appeared on WHAS 11 news in Louisville, Kentucky for an interview.

October 13

Hanson performed at Coyote's Music & Dance Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.

October 14

Hanson performed during the first night of the 37th annual ibeaLIVE! conference at The Stage in Nashville, Tennessee. The event brings together buyers, venues, promoters, agents, managers, and other industry leaders from across the US and Canada.

October 16

Hanson appeared on Good Day Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia for an interview and performed "Great Divide."
[transcript]

October 16

Hanson performed a sold-out show at The Roxy in Atlanta, Georgia. [setlist]

October 17

Hanson appeared on Mid-Morning Live in Savannah, Georgia for an interview and performed "Great Divide" and "Go." [transcript]

October 17

Hanson performed at the Trustees Theater in Savannah, Georgia. [setlist]

October 19

Hanson participated in MTV Canada & Feed The Children's From Me To We Day at the Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto, Canada. They were interviewed and performed a cover of Three Dog Night's "Joy To The World."

October 20

Hanson performed at Jannus Landing in St Petersburg, Florida.

October 21

Hanson appeared on an episode of ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (previously taped). They surprised members of the Carter family with a short acoustic set during their vacation in California.

October 21

Hanson performed at the Houes of Blues in Orlando, Florida. [setlist]

October 22

HAPPY 22nd BIRTHDAY, ZAC!

October 22

Hanson performed at the Workplay Theater in Birmingham, Alabama. [setlist]

October 25

photo © Hanson performed at the House of Blues in New Orleans, Louisiana.

October 26

photo © Hanson performed at Club V in Houston, Texas.

October 27

Hanson performed at La Zona Rosa in Austin, Texas.

October 28

Episode #23 of Hanson's docu-series podcast, "Taking The Walk," was released on iTunes.

October 30

Hanson held a press conference at the West Hollywood City Hall in WeHo, California to discuss their partnership with Toms Shoes and their mission to fight global poverty and HIV/AIDS. Afterwards, Hanson led a 1 mile walk around Los Angeles with Toms Shoes founder Brett Mycoskie and then performed a short concert in the Tower Records parking lot on Sunset Strip.

October 30

Zac attended The Simpsons game launch party at the Hard Rock Cafe in Universal City, California. He played a round of the game with Zachary Levi from NBC's TV show Chuck and chatted with Simpsons creator Matt Groening.

October 30

Taylor, Natalie, Zac, and Kate attended the Darfur Now screening at the Director's Guild of America in Los Angeles, California.

October 31

Hanson performed at the West Hollywood Costume Carnival on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, California. They also received keys to the city and October 31st was proclaimed as Hanson Day in WeHo.

November 01

Hanson were interviewed by wireimage.com in Los Angeles, California.

November 01

Hanson had a photoshoot with Mark Mainz in Los Angeles, California.

November 02

Hanson dropped by the Star 94.1 studios in San Diego, California for an interview with Jeff & Jer. They also performed "Great Divide" and "Never Been To Spain."

November 02

Hanson performed at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California.

November 03

Hanson appeared on Good Morning San Diego in San Diego, California for an interview.

November 03

Hanson performed at the House of Blues in San Diego, California.

November 05

Hanson dropped by the Star 101.3 studios in San Francisco, California for an interview on The Don Bleu show.

November 05

Hanson performed at The Fillmore in San Francisco, California.

November 06

Hanson taped an appearance on Chelsea Lately in Los Angeles, California. The show aired November 12th. [transcript]

November 06

Hanson performed at The Avalon in Los Angeles, California.

November 07

Taylor was interviewed by celebritybabylon.com in Los Angeles, California. [link to article]

November 08

Hanson dropped by the Mix 94.1 studios in Las Vegas, Nevada for an interview and performed "Great Divide."

November 08

Hanson performed at the House of Blues in Las Vegas, Nevada.

November 11

photo © tulsaworld.com Hanson performed at Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

November 12

Hanson appeared on Fox 4's Noon Show in Kansas City, Missouri.

November 12

Hanson performed at the Beaumont Club in Kansas City, Missouri.

November 13

Hanson performed at The Pageant in St Louis, Missouri.

November 14

Episode #24 of Hanson's docu-series podcast, "Taking The Walk," was released on iTunes.

November 14 & 15

Hanson flew to Dakar, Senegal in Western Africa and then to Durban, South Africa to meet up with the Toms crew to deliver 50,000 pairs of Toms shoes to children in Africa.

November 16

photo © abryanphoto.com Hanson and Toms delivered shoes to nearly 800 children at the Esibonisweni School in northern South Africa and the Jabu School in Mozambique.

November 17

HAPPY 27th BIRTHDAY, ISAAC!

November 17

photo © abryanphoto.com Hanson and Toms shoes visited the Mother of Peace orphanage in South Africa to deliver shoes to 40 kids. They also performed "Change In My Life" and "Been There Before" a cappella for the crowd. Later that evening, Hanson performed a campfire concert for the Toms crew.

November 18

Hanson and Toms passed out shoes in Johannesburg, South Africa.

November 19

The Toms crew left South Africa.

November 20

Hanson went on a safari in South Africa.

November 21

photo © hanson.net Hanson visited the DD Dliwayo Primary School in Soweto, South Africa and performed a short acoustic set for the school. Children from this school sang on "Great Divide," "Been There Before," and "Blue Sky" off of The Walk.

November 22

Episode #25 of Hanson's docu-series podcast, "Taking The Walk," was released on iTunes.

November 22

Hanson visited the Perinatal HIV Research Unit (PHRU) at the Chris Hanni Baragwanath Hosipital in South Africa, the unit that has been receiving the profits from the iTunes download of "Great Divide" and purchase of "Great Divide" t-shirts. A non-profit organization called HIVSA used the funds to begin a program called Areiketsetse le bana ("We Can Do It For Ourselves And Our Children") in areas like Kliptown in Soweto. While there, kids from the town sang for Hanson and they reciprocated with an a cappella version of "Change In My Life."

November 23

Hanson hung out in Capetown, South Africa.

November 24

Hanson hung out in Capetown, South Africa.

November 25

Africa.

November 26

Hanson flew home to the United States.

November 29

Hanson performed at the Bluebird in Bloomington, Indiana.

December 01

Hanson performed at Club Infinity in Buffalo, New York. [setlist]

December 02

Hanson was briefly interviewed by Much Music on their tour bus before their concert in Toronto, Canada. The show aired on December 9th.

December 02

photo © myownkate@livejournal.com Hanson performed at The Phoenix Concert Theater in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

December 03

Episode #26 of Hanson's docu-series podcast, "Taking The Walk," was released on iTunes.

December 03

Hanson performed at The Hamilton Place Theater in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

December 05

Hanson performed at Bronson Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

December 06

Hanson performed at Cowboy Ranch in London, Ontario, Canada. [setlist]

December 08

Isaac called into 101.9 The Mix out of Illinois for an interview with Eric & Kathy.

December 08

Hanson were interviewed at the Rialto Theater by Lewis University before their show that evening. [transcript]

December 08

Hanson performed at The Rialto Square Theater in Joliet, Illinois. [setlist]

December 09

photo © missyoulovexo@gmail.com Hanson performed at First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota. [setlist]
 

3 months & 45 walks later:
THE WALK TOUR ENDS!

December 12

The Middle of Nowhere: Acoustic DVD & CD bundle was released exclusively on hanson.net.

December 20

"MMMBop" landed at #20 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs Of The 90s countdown. Hanson and other celebrities were shown commenting on the song. [transcript]

December 25

Hanson's October 2007 concert in Austin, Texas aired on Me Live! on the ME Television channel in central Texas.

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