Hanson Launch Landmark Symphonic Tour And Album

Following a sold out 25thAnniversary World Tour and Greatest Hits release, Grammy nominated multi-platinum pop-rock trio HANSON is beginning their next 25 years with a musical project unmatched in their history, String Theory symphonic tour and album set to launch this summer and continue through Spring 2019.

String Theory brings together an exciting collaboration of song craftsmanship and symphonic majesty, framing the established trio’s music through a special collaboration with Academy award winning arranger David Campbell, spawning both a world tour featuring the band playing live with Symphony Orchestras, and a studio album.

HANSON’s most ambitious musical project to date features songs spanning the band’s career, including some of their best known material (“MmmBop”, “Where’s The Love”, “This Time Around” and more) alongside brand new or never-released-to-the-public songs (“Reaching For The Sky”, “Battle Cry”, “Breaktown”, “No Rest For The Weary” and more) which tell a story of aspiration, despair, fortitude and ultimately a return to optimism.

Fans can discover String Theory both as an album and as a concert, with North American dates starting Summer 2018 and running through Summer 2019, and music released in Fall 2018.

The Tourbrings String Theory to the stage with many leading symphonies at some of the most iconic venues, among them the National Symphony Orchestra at the Filene Center at Wolftrap and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra at Heinz Hall, already announced earlier this year and on sale now. New dates include Los Angeles at The Greek Theatre, New York at the Beacon Theatre and Chicago at the Chicago Theatre, on sale July 27^th. US and Canada dates continue throughout the Spring of 2019, with international dates to be announced later this month taking the tour to Europe, Australia, and more in Spring 2019.

The album features brand new and rearranged recordings with full symphonic orchestration, and will be available in digital and physical formats, with special content and packages available via the band’s official website www.Hanson.net. The band recordings were produced by HANSON and mixed by Grammy winning Producer and Engineer Jim Scott (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tom Petty, Wilco, Sting). The symphonic composition was recorded in Prague, lead by arranger David Campbell. New HANSON recordings were engineered by Craig Alvin (Kacey Musgraves) with additional production and engineering credits including past collaborators of the band, Danny Kortchmar (Don Henley, Billy Joel, James Taylor), Joe Chicarelli (The Strokes, Frank Zappa, The White Stripes), Steve Churchyard (The Eagles, Train, Faith Hill, Taylor Swift), Greg Wells (Mika, Rufus Wainwright, Adele) and CJ Eiriksson (U2, Matchbox Twenty, Phish).

String Theory is the next frontier for HANSON, telling a story of aspiration and fortitude against the odds. The music resonates with authenticity, coming from a group whose signature is never to chase trends, but instead to stay focused on their melodic craftsmanship, establishing themselves as one of the few artists of their generation able to continually reinvent and reimagine their music, which has helped them to maintain an active global fan base over 25 years after their founding.

Sat 14 Jul 18          Columbus OH         Columbus Commons                       Columbus Symphony Orchestra
Thu 2 Aug 18          Pittsburgh PA         Heinz Hall                                       Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Sat 4 Aug 18          Vienna VA              Filene Center at Wolftrap                 National Symphony Orchestra
Sat 8 Sep 18          Denver CO             Boettcher Concert Hall                    Colorado Symphony Orchestra
Sat 13 Oct 18         Los Angeles CA      Greek Theatre                                Live with Orchestra
Sun 14 Oct 18        Phoenix AZ            Comerica Theatre                           Live with Orchestra
Fri 18 Oct 18          Houston TX            Jones Hall                                      Houston Symphony Orchestra
Sat 20 Oct 18         Atlanta GA             Atlanta Symphony Hall                    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Sun 21 Oct 18        Nashville TN           Schermerhorn Symphony Center    Nashville Symphony Orchestra

Thu 25 Oct 18         Miami FL                The Fillmore                                    Live with Orchestra
Fri 26 Oct 18          Tampa FL               Mahaffey Theater                           Live with Orchestra
Fri 2 Nov 18            Louisville KY           The Louisville Palace                      Live with Orchestra
Sun 4 Nov 18          Minneapolis MN      State Theatre                                 Live with Orchestra
Mon 5 Nov 18         Chicago IL              Chicago Theatre                             Live with Orchestra
Wed 7 Nov 18         St Louis MO            Stifel Theatre                                  Live with Orchestra
Thu 8 Nov 18          Cleveland OH         Masonic Temple                             Live with Orchestra

Sat 10 Nov 18         Boston MA             Orpheum Theatre                           Live with Orchestra
Sun 11 Nov 18        Philadelphia PA      The Tower Theatre                         Live with Orchestra
Tue 13 Nov 18        New York NY          Beacon Theatre                             Live with Orchestra
Tue 20 Nov 18       Toronto ON           Queen Elizabeth Theatre               Live with Orchestra
Wed 21 Nov 18      Toronto ON           Queen Elizabeth Theatre               Live with Orchestra
Sat 5 Jan 19           Fort Worth TX         Bass Performance Hall                    Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Fri 17 May 19         Tulsa OK