Middle of Everywhere: 25th Anniversary Tour

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.

Middle of Everywhere: 25th Anniversary Tour

Tour by Hanson
Promotional poster for the tour
Start date	June 1, 2017 (2017-06-01)
End date	October 27, 2017 (2017-10-27)
Legs	4
No. of shows	9 In Europe 9 in Australasia 36 in North America 7 in South America 61 Total
Hanson concert chronology

Background

The tour was first mentioned in 2016 while the band were 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.[4]

Alongside promoting the tour, the band also announced they would headlined the "Hop Jam Beer and Music Festival" in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[5] The band are co-creators of the music festival but this year marks the first time they have headlined the event.[6] Following their performance, the band released the single, "I Was Born".

The band also announced appearances at the 2017 edition of Summerfest[7] and the Eat to the Beat Concert Series.[8]

Opening act

• Lewis Watson (Europe)

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[9]
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[10]
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[11]
August 13, 2017	Monterrey	Mexico	Auditorio Río 70
August 15, 2017	Guadalajara		C3 Stage
August 16, 2017	Mexico City		El Plaza Condesa
South America[12]
August 18, 2017	Lima	Peru	Barranco Arena
August 19, 2017	Santiago	Chile	Club Subterráneo
August 22, 2017	Buenos Aries	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[13]
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[14]
Enmore Theatre	Sydney	4,449 / 5,000 (90%)	$243,462[14]
Teatro Opera Allianz	Buenos Aries	897 / 1,911 (47%)	$58,244[15]
Arena KM	Belo Horizonte	1,165 / 5,180 (22%)	$59,134[15]
Citibank Hall	São Paulo	4,746 / 5,291 (90%)	$317,658[15]
Iron City	Birmingham	1,300 / 1,300 (100%)	$50,700[16]
TOTAL		16,552 / 22,682 (73%)	$952,262

References

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    • "Hanson, banda conocida por el tema "MMMBop", llegará a Lima" [Hanson, a band known by the theme "MMMBop", will arrive in Lima]. El Comercio (in Spanish). May 24, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
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    • "Hanson celebrará sus 25 años de carrera con un recital en Buenos Aires" [Hanson will celebrate his 25 year career with a recital in Buenos Aires]. La Voz del Interior (in Spanish). Grupo Clarín. June 11, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
    • "Hanson anuncia três shows no Brasil em agosto com ingressos entre R$ 125 e R$ 450" [Hanson announces three shows in Brazil in August with tickets between $ 125 and $ 450]. G1 (in Portuguese). Rede Globo. May 24, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
    • "Ingressos para show do grupo Hanson em Salvador começam a ser vendidos" [Tickets for Hanson group show in Salvador begins to be sold]. G1 (in Portuguese). Rede Globo. July 21, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
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