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Hanson hitting the road for 2011 Musical Ride Tour

By Patrick Luce Jul 8, 2011, 13:19 GMT

HANSON\'s fifth studio album, Shout It Out, is a collection of finely crafted, R&B-flavored pop, an homage to the music that inspired HANSON when they started out in their hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma - 60\'s soul and 70\'s songwriters. The album produced and written exclusively by the band is augmented with special guests: Funk Brothers bassist Bob Babbitt, who played on some of Motown\'s greatest hits, and horn arranger Jerry ...more

Hanson has announced plans to hit the road for their 2011 Musical Ride Tour - a 15-year career spanning tour where fans will be given the chance to vote online to choose the album they want to hear the band play each night.

Tickets will go on sale today, July 8th, 2011. Voting will start on Hanson.net on Monday, July 11th. The shows will also include career highlights, and music from their acclaimed 5th studio album ‘Shout It Out,’ - featuring the smash single "Give A Little".

The 40+ city US tour will run from September 4th through November 1st, before heading to the UK, Europe and Latin America.
 
The Musical Ride Tour announcement comes amidst a busy summer schedule promoting the band's summer hit "Give A Little" in the US and the UK, right on the heels of a sold-out London installment of the band's 5of5 five-night concert series.

The series, which featured each of Hanson's albums performed in their entirety in five consecutive concerts, received critical praise and overwhelming fan response, and was preceded by the original sold-out series in New York in the Spring of 2010, and produced the 5-disc DVD box set, 5of5 available exclusively on Hanson.net.
 
In a press release, drummer Zac stated: "This tour is a unique way of saying thank you to the many fans that have followed the band for years, who will, for the first time, get a chance to help shape the show they see each night".
 
The tour also builds on the band's reputation as a dynamic live act, with acclaim from indie cred stalwarts The Village Voice who called them "The finest straight up rock band in America".

The model of this tour's fan engagement is in step with the band's history of innovating online and focusing on a direct-to-fan relationship throughout their career. Previously the band has hosted opening band contests for local independent artists, nightly livestreams of performances, chats and interviews, and custom mobile check-in's at shows.
 
The band's 5th studio album ‘Shout It Out’ debuted at #2 on the Billboard independent charts to critical acclaim, and has seen increased fan fervor with the infectious "Give A Little", and the soul-inspired "Thinkin 'Bout Somethin'" with it's iconic homage to the Blues Brothers film and classic rock'n'roll and soul music.
 
Tour dates include:
 
Sun 28 Aug  Los Angeles CA  Sunset Junction
Sat 03 Sep  Regina SK  Casino Show Lounge
Sun 04 Sep  Seattle WA  Showbox
Mon 05 Sep  Portland OR  Aladdin Theater
Wed 07 Sep San Francisco CA  Grand Ballroom
Fri 09 Sep   Memphis TN  Delta Fair and Music Fest
Sat 10 Sep  Anaheim CA  House Of Blues
Mon 12 Sep  San Diego CA  House Of Blues
Tue 13 Sep  Phoenix AZ  Marquis
Thu 15 Sep  Salt Lake City UT  The Depot
Sat 17 Sep   Boulder CO  Fox Theater
Sun 18 Sep  Albuquerque NM  Sunshine Theater
Tue 20 Sep  Tulsa OK  Cains Ballroom
Thu 22 Sep  Austin TX  Antones
Fri 23 Sep   Houston TX  Warehouse Live
Sat 24 Sep   New Orleans LA  House Of Blues
Mon 26 Sep  Detroit MI  Crofoot
Tue 27 Sep   Chicago IL  House Of Blues
Wed 28 Sep  Chicago IL  House Of Blues
Thu 29 Sep   Nashville TN  Wildhorse Saloon
Sat 01 Oct   Kansas City  Beaumont Club
Sun 02 Oct   Minneapolis MN  First Avenue
Tue 04 Oct   Grand Rapids MI  Intersection
Wed 05 Oct   Cleveland OH  House Of Blues
Fri 07 Oct   Northampton MA  Calvin Theatre
Sat 08 Oct   New Haven CT  Toads Place
Sun 09 Oct   Boston MA  House Of Blues
Tue 11 Oct   Portland ME  State Theatre
Wed 12 Oct   Albany NY  Northern Lights
Thu 13 Oct   Pittsburgh PA  Carnegie Music Hall
Sat 15 Oct   Dallas TX  Texas State Fair
Mon 17 Oct   Lancaster PA  Chameleon Club
Tue 18 Oct   New York NY  Best Buy Theater
Wed 19 Oct   Falls Church VA  State Theater
Thu 20 Oct   Philadelphia PA  TLA
Sun 23 Oct   Norfolk VA  Norva
Tue 25 Oct   Charlotte NC  Amos' Southend
Wed 26 Oct   Atlanta GA  Variety Theater
Fri 28 Oct   Tampa FL  State Theater
Sat 29 Oct   Ft. Lauderdale FL Culture Room
Mon 31 Oct   Orlando FL  Disney World
Tue 01 Nov   Orlando FL  Disney World