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Summer in the Park – Aly & AJ

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Saturday night, I had already planning on staying over in Stamford to make a drive to Long Island Sunday morning a little bit shorter.  Then Summer in the Park ended up announcing that Aly & AJ would be performing that evening so I figured I would check them out.  My hotel was “across the street” from the park but there was a little river that I needed to go around so it took a bit longer to get there than anticipated.  When we arrived, Aly & AJ had just taken the stage.  There were not many people there at all – which I kind of figured when I got an email that I could bring a friend for free since I had purchased a full price ticket.  The whole thing was really chill and a good time.  They played until about 9:30 and we found a bit of a shorter route to get back to the hotel afterwards – which ended up being in a not so great area of town but fortunately for us the druggies were really nice and polite.

Aly & AJ Setlist Mill River Park, Stamford, CT, USA 2025

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Pop 2000 Tour Greenwich RI

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Sunday night I took my new car on its first road trip to Greenwich RI for the Pop2000 tour.  I had thought that doors were opening at 6, show at 7 so I positioned myself to arrive by 5pm.  When I parked, just after 5, there seemed to be an awful lot of people in line and I checked my email to see that about 15 minutes after I had left, they emailed to say DOORS were at 5! And the SHOW was at 6!  Luckily it all worked out and ended up being an early night so I could get the almost 2 hours home at a reasonable hour!

First up was Ryan Cabrera, he did a similar set to what he had done in Tulsa – House on Fire, 40 Kind of Sadness, True, One the Way Down (without the track featuring Taylor Hanson, boo!) and ended with a medley of Slide / Semi-Charmed Life / Sexual Healing / Fresh Prince / What Makes You Beautiful.  There may have been one other in there he said he hadn’t done in a bit, but I don’t really remember as that is when security decided I could no longer have my walker with me, kept putting in front of the girl next to me and then asked HER if it could be moved.  A) I don’t even know who she was B) I had already said yes she could and just asked for 1 second to take my personal items out of it to keep with me.

BBMak was up next and did a much shorter set than their headlining set a couple nights ago – but it was just as great! They seemed really impressed with the loudness of the crowd (Ryan as well) and said that we were 500 people but sounded more like 2000.  They weren’t quite as unhinged with their banter as they were in Fairfield – maybe they’ve gotten a bit of sleep?  It’s always so great to see them and I got a wave of nostalgia passing the “mall” my mom and I had to drive to nearly an hour away to get tickets to see them the first time back in 2000 (with Hanson of course).

Then it was time for the main event. O-Town! Once again, I didn’t keep track of the setlist and apparently no one else has all tour either (*shrugs*) .  Things were pretty much the same as in Tulsa.  LFO came out after 2 songs and did his set, with the addition of Baby Be Mine.  My view was a bit obstructed for that part so I couldn’t really see Brad, but I could see the antics of the O-Town guys on the sides during all the songs which I’ve previously only watched out of the corner of my eye, and it was quite amusing. Then it was back to some more O-Town and of course, all hell broke loose during These Are The Days and despite the venue saying no one could be up against the stage, security made little to no effort to get anyone to go back to their seats.  By the time Chris joined them, my front row ADA seat was about 4 people back and I couldn’t get to my walker to help me stand and get a better view even if I wanted to. (Wouldn’t it be nice if everyone’s legs got taken away when they sat down at a concert?) The *NSYNC songs went HARD and a couple times Chris stuck his tongue out, took a breath and was like “phew” because there were a lot of dance moves!  Different from Tulsa – Brad from LFO came out to do a modified version of Left Eye’s rap during Space Cowboy.

Of course, the final song of the night was All or Nothing, everyone joined in at the end, and then the show was over. 🙁  Until next time… whenever that may be.

 

BBMak Setlist Greenwich Odeum, East Greenwich, RI, USA 2025

intro/LD
Holla
chasin’
allforlove
LFO
Heartbreaker
tatd
skydive
off
chains
fire
nsync
aon
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BBMak at StageOne

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Back in 2002, Dream Street was coming to CT with Aaron Carter. My Mom wouldn’t let me go, saying that they’d be back and I didn’t need to go to every concert ever. Dream Street never came back, I did end up seeing Aaron again a few times after that.  Finally, Wednesday night I got to see at least 2/5 of Dream Street, Greg and Matt. Before the show I did their VIP which was an acoustic version of the deep cut “You’re Taking Me Over” which they said they were doing just for the VIPs, even though Greg said it ended up being his favorite of what they had rehearsed and then they did a Q&A and then photo ops so I got to tell them I was *finally* getting to see them after waiting 20+ years.  I didn’t keep track of the setlist – but somehow all of the songs came right back to me despite the fact that I don’t think I have listened to them since probably 2002.  (The fact that I can recall all these songs from high school and not a damn thing I learned in high school is mind bogggling) They ended up playing, in no order and perhaps missing songs, Feel the Rain, Sugar Rush, You’re Taking Me Over (so much for being VIP only), I Say Yeah and It Happens Every Time.  One of the songs was also a mashup with Use Somebody.

Then it was time for  BBMak!  This was my second time seeing them fully headlining and I enjoy getting a longer set from them than just the singles that we get with their Pop2000 tour sets. Their stage banter was absolutely unhinged, I don’t know what was going on there – but it made for an amusing night. They did a mix of songs from Sooner of Later, Into Your Head and Powerstation.  The latter is the one I am least familiar with – probably because it came out when I was out of high school! Their show was a lot of fun and went by way too fast.  After the show I got to say a quick hello and get a selfie with the guys. Always great seeing them and looking forward to seeing them on the Pop2000s tour this weekend!

BBMak Setlist StageOne, Fairfield Theatre Company, Fairfield, CT, USA 2025

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Skylar Astin – One Night Only

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Friday Night The Shubert Theater had their gala for their 110th year and the performer for the night was Skylar Astin. I tried to get tickets as close as I could without them being the really expensive gala tickets and ended up with 3rd row aisle – but with no one in front of or next to me, it might as well have been front row!   Before the event started we were instructed to turn our phones off and that photos and videos were prohibited so not only do I have no photos (well, I attempted to take some at the very end but failed miserably) I also wasn’t able to keep track of the setlist either.  I’ve been trying to piece it together from memory.  His set was a mix of songs that he has had the honor of performing as well as songs that he loves and wishes he could perform, many of them coming with stories about them.   He was accompanied by Doug Peck on piano.

The show was absolutely phenomenal, and while I mainly know Skylar from his television shows (So Help Me Todd, My Crazy Ex Girlfriend, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist) the next time he is on Broadway I am absolutely going to have to make an effort to see him! His rendition of New York State of Mind nearly brought me to tears and there were multiple times that he finished a song and I just said “wooow” before giving him a round of applause.

After the show I decided I’d give waiting at the stage door a go.  There was a mother/daughter also waiting and then a group of 4 or 5 others joined us, but when someone from the theater came out and told us he was doing photos with VIPs and might stay for the dessert reception and it might be a while and he just wanted to warn us, the other group left, but the 3 of us left decided we’d stick it out and see what happened.  We started getting antsy and excited as more and more fancy people were leaving the theater and the caterer was bringing out more and more things.  After waiting nearly 2 hours, the door opened and there Skylar was.  He was surprised that we waited so long! Skylar was incredibly sweet and despite being with his family stopped with us all for a moment for a brief chat signing our programs and taking photos with us.

Here’s my attempt at the setlist. Definitely some missing and not in order but I’m surprised I remembered so many!

Luck be a lady
Pitch perfect medley – 500 miles /
New York state of mind (on piano)
Grow For Me
Somewhere That’s Green
I hate everything But You
I’d rather be sailing
And They’re Off
Touch Me (On Piano)
Bring Him Home
The God Why Don’t You Love Me Blues
Finishing the hat
Easy (original for wife on piano)

Make You Feel My Love (on piano)
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Simple Plan at College Street Music Hall

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College Street Music Hall » Simple Plan – Tickets – College Street Music Hall – New Haven, CT – June 3rd, 2025

 

Tuesday, after a busy morning, I made my way to New Haven to see Simple Plan in a headlining show.  This was my first time seeing them headlining so even though I would have much rathered have been home still napping, I had to make it there.  I had been to College Street Music Hall once before and had opted to sit in the balcony, but since stairs aren’t really my thing these days, I decided I’d utilize their ADA section for this show.  Unfortunately, even though the venue is tiered, the ADA section is the back tier so if anyone tall is in the front of the tier and you’re sitting, you really can’t see much.  I sat for both openers – Losers Club and Winona Fighter – and depending on how the crowd swayed I was able to see Chuck for most of the show since he was higher up and I could see Pierre when he stepped up on the monitors every now and then and Seb and Jeff would pop into view every now and then as well.  I don’t know that I’d do ADA for another show here, but I love Simple Plan enough that it was worth it.  I did end up standing up for “Welcome to My Life” and taking some photos and could see pretty well so the tiering does work, but it’s the whole needing to sit that was causing the issue.

The crowd was… awful around me.  It was a big group of friends who I think were trying to figure out who could be the most obnoxious one all night and one kept climbing on the rail in front of us and doing… I don’t know what… throughout the night. I kind of thought he was just going to do WWE and jump onto a friend or two. Then when Pierre mentioned Scooby Doo one of them got SO excited that they flung their (I hope) water cup behind them and it went all over me, my walker, the guy next to me, the girl behind me… I was so soaked I actually had to use my shirt to wipe my face off because it wasn’t even a “oh it’s just a couple drops” it was the entire contents of their cup.

Simple Plan however was great.  They said they hadn’t played New Haven before (which I believe is true) and that they weren’t sure if they played Connecticut before (which is definitely not true) and kept saying they loved the crowd’s energy (maybe up front was a more fun obnoxious?) and that they’d have to come back.  Hopefully that’s true.  They played about a 90 minute set with more than enough throwback songs to satisfy me.  I’m hoping I can see them, preferably headlining, again soon!

Losers Club Setlist College Street Music Hall, New Haven, CT, USA 2025

Winona Fighter Setlist College Street Music Hall, New Haven, CT, USA 2025, Yes, Chef

Simple Plan Setlist College Street Music Hall, New Haven, CT, USA 2025

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Hanson Day 2025

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After the scaled back Hanson Day activities, the “doom and gloom” newsletter and no Back to the Island for 2026, I wasn’t exactly sure what we were going to get heading to Tulsa this year.  I have to say that being there I feel a bit better about things, but it does sound like next year will be a bit quiet on the Hanson front.

Travel – Wednesday

I had a pretty early flight to Chicago and at 4am found my walker setting off every TSA alarm and then my hands setting off and then all my belongings needing to be inspected and then needing to get a pat down and being handed a cane that had no stopper on the bottom.  “Just what you need at 4am, right?” the woman in the pre-check line behind me said.  Fortunately, after everything I was cleared and everything was fine, but I have no idea what happened that set things off.

Arrival – Wednesday

After arriving I made a stop at Ida Red to get some stickers, magnets and shirts and then went around Hanson’s studios to get some photos of the windows and doors that they had done up to match this years rainbow theme for the year and check out a new mural as well.  Then for the evening we went to see the Drillers play the Cardinals.  We didn’t end up lasting the whole game because in the 6th the Drillers were down 11-3 and they ended up losing it 13-3.

Thursday

Thursday night we first went to the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino for the Pop2000 tour. Before the show I did a VIP M&G with Chris Kirkpatrick where there was talk of Savannah Bananas (guess who got him talking about that?), Hanson, NSYNC, and a bunch of other topics before we did a “shot” together and then did photos.  Then it was time for the show – Ryan Cabrera had opened up and we had hoped that Taylor may join him since he sings a verse on his anniversary release of On the Way Down, but while he played the track, Taylor did not join him. Then it was time for O-Town who seemed to go on stage a bit earlier than usual which was much appreciated as after their set (that ended 30 minutes earlier than anticipated) we headed back downtown to see Isaac’s side project Mother Road Sons.  I didn’t keep track of O-Town’s setlist, but they did add in Space Cowboy to the *NSYNC set!  We ended up making it to MRS and walking in on their 3rd song which could not have been better timing since I was thinking we would miss a bit more than that!  Isaac really shines as a front man, but he really needs more rocky leads!  He ended up doing the “original” version of Minute Without You which the setlist had as “Till the Sun Falls” which, of course, was more like a ballad than what we are used to hearing now.

Friday

Friday afternoon we went to a Food on the Move Lunch and Learn with Taylor. The lunch event had grown too large for their facility it was held at last year, so lunch was held in the gym at the nearby YMCA and then we walked over to the facility to take a tour. Taylor told me that the gravel was gone and they now had “beautiful concrete”.  It was neat to see how far everything has come in the last year and eat some of the lettuce that had been grown there with our lunch!   Then it was time to work in the gallery from 3-5, Taylor ended up showing up for a bit which caused the line to get the longest it had been, but otherwise it was pretty slow going.  After our shift ended it as time for the show – which went from about 7-8:30, we had a late dinner and then it was time for an early bed time, even though we thought we all had big plans for the evening!  The show seemed to have some subliminal messages in a lot of the songs that we hadn’t noticed before. It was a mixture of members only songs and some rarer album tracks.  For Your Love was its debut at Hanson Day.  They also went into a impromptu version of Billy Joel’s “Why Should I Worry” from Oliver and Company before finishing out the set!

Saturday

Saturday afternoon was our street team leaders lunch where we had some time to chat with Taylor and Isaac which helped ease some of my worries about the future of the band. We did find out there would be no Hday 2026.  Then it was time for Concert #2! This show was more of the singles and songs that might as well be singles show. They did throw in a few member’s songs and then had their brother Mac join them for the encore of Thin Lizzy’s “The Boys Are Back In Town” and “Lost Without Each Other”.   They also said that MMMBop almost wasn’t on the setlist (it a lot of times isn’t for members only events) but they had to apologize for us having to explain it for so many years.

After was the dance party – I went as a 60s GoGo dancer.

Travel – Monday

Somehow I ended up being one of the only ones without travel issues, the worst that happened is I was delayed 5 minutes on my 2nd flight home.  That wasn’t enough to have it even not be considered “on time” according to most of the flight tracking apps, so I’ll take it! It was nice to get back to valet to see my brand new car that I had for about a day and a half before leaving it at the airport Wednesday morning – and then needing to figure out how to pop the trunk.

I did come back with a bit of a cold which is why this and hansonstage updates have been rolling out rather slowly… I am feeling a bit better now and hopefully some extra sleep over the weekend will allow me to catch up on everything!  I’m looking forward on more 2025 Hanson dates to be announced and we’ll see what happens in 2026… at least I have bananaball to keep me busy and a few more items left on the hansonstage suggestions list to work through.

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A Boyband Symphony

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When this concert was first announced for a Monday night in Pittsburgh, it wasn’t really on my radar.  But when my company offered some hotel perks if we stayed at a Hilton for 5 nights in 90 days and I had already logged 3 nights in Savannah, I figured if I *needed* to add a trip to my life, and add an April concert to my list, then a Boyband Symphony would be the winner. Plus, it didn’t look like anything was going to be added closer to me than this one (though I wouldn’t be surprised if it is added now – but I’ll for sure go again!) I did end up taking a peak at the setlist before going and while it gave me an idea of what they were going to sing, it in no way prepared me for how awesome the show was going to be.

The “boyband” was made up of Erik from O-Town, Jeff from 98 Degrees and Chris from *NSYNC and the idea came about when they were doing the Boyband Christmas shows that I unfortunately didn’t get to attend because the show I had tickets to ended up getting canceled. The setlist consists of songs from the 3 band member’s boybands as well as Backstreet Boys as well as Boyz II Men to more fully round out the ’90s boyband representation.

Jeff did encourage everyone to stand and dance and sing a long after the first song and they did talk and joke around a bit more during the songs than I was expecting to thinking that everything would have been a bit more “scripted” with the orchestra behind them. Erik ended up busting out some of his *NSYNC moves from the Pop2000 tour and Chris kept making comments about less dancing from them on stage, but Erik wouldn’t let up and eventually got Chris to join in during the encore.

After the show we had a chance to go to the VIP M&G and say hi to Chris, Jeff and Erik and get a professional photo taken!  I got to chat with Erik a bit about how fun the show was and how weird it was to be screaming for the orchestra, but he said that he thought the orchestra really liked that part of it since it isn’t the usual for them.  And then when we walked out of the hall… it was.. snowing?

Larger Than Life (Backstreet Boys)

Invisible Man (98 Degrees)

I Want You Back (*NSYNC)

Liquid Dreams (O-Town)

As Long As You Love Me (Backstreet Boys)

Because of You (98 Degrees)

Tearin’ Up My Heart (*NSYNC)

These Are The Days (O-Town)

I’ll Make Love To You (Boyz II Men)

Intermission

Pop (*NSYNC)

I Want It That Way (Backstreet Boys)

I Do (98 Degrees)

It’s Gonna Be Me (*NSYNC)

The Hardest Thing (98 Degrees)

All Or Nothing (O-Town)

This I Promise You (*NSYNC)

Una Noche (98 Degrees)

Encore

Bye Bye Bye (*NSYNC)

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Matt Nathanson King of (Un)simple Tour

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When Matt announced this tour, I was bummed there wasn’t a CT date, but then I realized that Port Chester was about 3 minutes over the CT border, so I got myself a ticket, a pre-show hang and Premium Parking.  I also was pretty excited to see Lisa Loeb open as well.  I typically don’t like to go to new venues by myself, but figured I’d risk it.  Then 9:45pm the night before the show I got an email that because I had the pre-show hang and the doors for that were before the doors for the premium parking lot, I was going to be refunded for parking and would need to find somewhere else to park.  A huge part of why I had decided to go to this show was because of the guaranteed parking!  It seemed that the Metro North lot across the street was listed as a place to park, but once I arrived it said that it was for customers only, but I took another risk – $4.90 for the evening as compared to $55 for the premium lot.

We were told to show up between 4:30 and 5 for the preshow hang, I got there just about 4:30 and a line had already formed.  I checked in and got my lanyard, and then they handed out our posters and merch item (a pennant!) in case we wanted to bring it back to our cars as we wouldn’t be able to leave the venue once we were inside. The hang was about an hour, included Matt singing 3 songs that weren’t going to be in the set – he said the setlist could be up to 20 songs and the wheel could be 25 songs so the options for the hang were slim.  It also included questions from the audience which got pretty deep and then a group photo.

Lost Myself in Search of You
All We Are
Impossible People

After the hang we were sent to the lobby and had to wait for 6:30 for doors to open.  I then went to my seat, only to then get an email from the venue that the show wouldn’t start until 8pm. not 7pm like I had expected and that Rachel Yamagata would be opening, not Lisa Loeb. (Turns out Lisa had an emergency and I guess it was announced on socials around 2:30, but I was getting ready to leave for the show then and missed it)  With the free time I ended up finishing my book for the podmeetsworld book club – I had one chapter left when Rachel took the stage and finished that last chapter seconds before Matt took the stage. Couldn’t have planned it better if I tried.

Rachel was joined by Michael Chaves, who I thought I recognized and Matt later mentioned that he worked with him and knew him from Mayer’s circle.  She said her songs were more dark and down and great if you were going through a divorce and also said she was now getting into songs about aliens.  Rachel was a pleasant surprise and I enjoyed her set, though I do hope I will get to see Lisa at some point in the future.

At 9pm it was time for Matt to take the stage.  He started by telling us he had his “boat tote” with him and that he was not supposed to talk for the first 3 songs, his set list said to not talk for the first 3 songs and all he wanted to do was talk. He made it through Map at the Mall, Giants, and Faster and then introduced us to the Wheel of Song.  The wheel has various topics, albums and some straight up just song titles. He went through all of the panels on the wheel and explained them all to us and then gave the wheel its first spin and it landed on the song Different Beds.  The second spin ended up being Kiss Quick, but since he had just done another slower song he decided to spin again and try and get something more upbeat and then do Kiss Quick after. He ended up getting “Stop Thief!” which was either songs he stole from others or songs other stole from him.  He ended up doing his song Princess (which was also on the Wheel and he was mildly concerned he may end up having to play it twice because you can’t defy the wheel because in NJ he tried to and the power went off on the whole block – the only thing still lit up was the wheel because it is battery powered!) and mixed in Jesse’s Girl by Rick Springfield which he claims he stole from instead of having to play the song that was stolen from him.  Which I am glad he didn’t have to play because I definitely didn’t want to hear it. (Google Matt Nathanson followed by a T if you don’t know who it is).  He brought out Rachel to sing backup vocals on his song Vampires and the final wheel spin landed on Show Me Your Fangs – at first he freaked out because he thought it was the song and then realized it was the album.  The crowd started going wild screaming for Bill Murray but he said that they’d do 2 songs from the album, since  they just were practicing Adrenaline in soundcheck (also a song on the wheel) and then did Bill Murray to satisfy the crowd requests.  The show concluded with a Suspended sing a long, Used to Me, Move to the Moon with a nice speech about being kind to everyone and treating others the way you want to be treated especially with the political climate and finally with a Come on Get Higher sing a long.

Upon making it back to my car it was still there and no ticket, so lucky me for saving myself $50 on the evening, but I am not sure I would go to this venue again alone. (There also were a few steps to get to the orchestra which I needed help navigating which fortunately I was able to find an usher or other fans to help me out)

Matt Nathanson Setlist Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY, USA 2025, King of (Un)Simple Tour

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Year In Review – 2024

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Most expensive show:
Joey Fatone & AJ McLean VIP, non VIP was Shawn Mendes return to performing live

Least (not free) expensive show:
Kris Allen at the Kate was $40

Free shows:
Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors, Hanson @ The View, Wilderado, Hanson @ The Gathering Place, 98 Degrees

# artists seen: 87
# unique artists seen: 18
# shows seen in CT: 21
# of shows out of state: 31

Show farthest away: Jamaica out of the US, Tulsa in the US.
Closest show: Fairfield CT
$$ spent on tickets: $5,528.72
Miles traveled: 26200

Top 5 shows of the year?
1. &Juliet Sing-A-Long with JC Chasez
2. Hanson Underneath Experience Night 2 Minneapolis 
3. Hanson Underneath Experience Night 1 Minneapolis
4. Shawn Mendes
5. Joey Fatone & AJ McLean

Total number of shows in 2023? 52

First show of the year? Hanson

First show with actual tickets:  Let’s Sing Harry

Last show of the year? Hanson – because Aerosmith got canceled

Most surprising show? &Juliet

Most disappointing? Aerosmith cancellation 🙁 🙁 🙁

Farthest traveled? Back to the Island in Jamaica

States attended shows in? CT, NY, OK, PA, TN, MN, MD, GA

Venue most visited? The Kate & Cain’s are tied

Band seen the most? Hanson

Best new discovery?  Walker Burroughs

Bands seen this year that also broke up this year? I don’t think there was any?

Friends made at shows? I wasn’t very social, yet again

Band members met? Hanson, Jeff Timmons, Drew Lachey, Joey Fatone, BBMak, Tartan Terrors, David Cook, Simple Plan, Chris Kirkpatrick, Nick Carter, Kris Allen, JC Chasez

Best souvenir from a show? I got some picks and some setlists

Longest time in line? I really don’t recall waiting all that long for anything, most were seated and not GA

Shows seen from the barricade [front row]– Joey/AJ, Wilderado, BBMak, Tartan Terrors, David Cook, Hanson TN, Nick Carter, Kris Allen, &Juliet

Most shows in one month? 

January – 6
February – “1”
March – 4
April – 1
May – 3
June – 3
July – 3
August – 5
September – 3
October – 14
November – 7
December – 2

Most shows in one week? BTTI or something in October. 

Biggest crowd?  Either Pink or JT at Hershey, I think that was the biggest venue I was at 

Any drunk encounters? Oh probably… that elmo coat guy in Times Square perhaps

Missed shows:

I skipped Niall Horan because it was too hot and I was having medical issues, I skipped Jon McLaughlin to go see Hanson, I skipped Stephen Kellogg to go see Hanson, I skipped O-Town because I just wasn’t feeling up to driving to Long Island, I skipped Country 925 due to weather and medical issues and Aerosmith canceled on me 🙁

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Hanson’s Christmas Ball 2024

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Hanson’s two-night Christmas Ball at the historic Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, OK delivered a magical start to the holiday season. Known for their deep roots in Tulsa and their ability to create unforgettable live experiences, the Hanson brothers transformed Cain’s into a festive wonderland on December 13 and 14, drawing fans from near and far.

The first evening set the tone with a perfect blend of holiday classics and Hanson originals. Opening with “Finally It’s Christmas,” the crowd immediately felt the festive energy. Songs like “Little Saint Nick” and “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” had everyone singing along, while “Someday At Christmas” and “Peace On Earth” brought moments of heartfelt reflection.

The surprises continued with a medley of “Wonderful Christmas Time” and “Come On It’s Christmas,” blending nostalgic cheer with Hanson’s signature sound. The encore featured emotional renditions of “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home),” “Blue Christmas,” and an acapella version of “White Christmas” that showcased their harmonious vocals and left the audience in awe.

Night two offered a similarly festive setlist, keeping the energy high while mixing up a few key moments. Songs like “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “Run Rudolph Run” added a playful touch, and the encore once again highlighted the timeless charm of “Blue Christmas” and “White Christmas” in an intimate, acapella style.

Despite the similarities in the setlists, Hanson’s charismatic stage presence and the infectious holiday spirit ensured each night felt distinct. Their ability to connect with the audience, from die-hard fan club members to local families and children, created a welcoming, joyful atmosphere.

The Christmas Ball wasn’t just a concert; it was part of a bustling weekend in Tulsa. With Zach Bryan also performing in town and various holiday festivals and conventions, the city was alive with activity. Fans took the opportunity to reconnect with friends, enjoy holiday parades, and soak in the festive energy. Cain’s Ballroom, with its storied history and intimate setting, proved the perfect venue for Hanson’s holiday celebration.

The audience’s attire added to the festive mood, with many fans dressed in holiday sweaters, Santa hats, and sparkling accessories. The warm afternoon weather, which turned chilly in the evening, didn’t dampen spirits but instead added a cozy layer to the event.

Hanson’s Christmas Ball at Cain’s Ballroom exemplified the best of holiday traditions: music, community, and joy. It’s a testament to their enduring appeal and deep connection to Tulsa that they could bring together fans and families for two nights of holiday cheer. Whether you were there for the music, the memories, or simply the magic of the season, the Christmas Ball was an experience to cherish.

 

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