Middle of Everywhere: 25th Anniversary Tour

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Middle of Everywhere: 25th Anniversary Tour
Tour by Hanson
Hanson 2017TourPoster.png
Promotional poster for the tour
Start dateJune 1, 2017 (2017-06-01)
End dateOctober 27, 2017 (2017-10-27)
Legs4
No. of shows
  • 9 in Europe
  • 9 in Australasia
  • 36 in North America
  • 7 in South America
  • 61 in total
Hanson concert chronology
  • Roots & Rock 'N' Roll Tour
    (2015)
  • Middle of Everywhere: 25th Anniversary Tour
    (2017)
  • Finally, It's Christmas Tour
    (2017)

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.

Contents

Background

The tour was first mentioned in 2016 while the band was 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 EverywhereThe Greatest Hits , late in 2017.[ citation needed ]

Alongside promoting the tour, the band also announced they would headlined the "Hop Jam Beer and Music Festival" in Tulsa, Oklahoma. [4] The band are co-creators of the music festival but this year marks the first time they have headlined the event. [5] Following their performance, the band released the single, "I Was Born".

The band also announced appearances at the 2017 edition of Summerfest [6] and the Eat to the Beat Concert Series. [7]

Opening act

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

DateCityCountryVenue
Europe [8]
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 SwitzerlandKomplex 457
June 7, 2017 Milan ItalyFabrique
June 9, 2017 Antwerp BelgiumMuziekcentrum Trix
June 10, 2017 London England O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
June 11, 2017
Australasia [9]
June 15, 2017 Perth AustraliaMetro 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 [10]
August 13, 2017 Monterrey MexicoAuditorio Río 70
August 15, 2017 Guadalajara C3 Stage
August 16, 2017 Mexico City El Plaza Condesa
South America [11]
August 18, 2017 Lima PeruBarranco Arena
August 19, 2017 Santiago ChileClub Subterráneo
August 22, 2017 Buenos Aires 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 [12]
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

VenueCityTickets sold / AvailableGross revenue
Forum TheatreMelbourne3,995 / 4,000 (~100%)$223,064 [13]
Enmore TheatreSydney4,449 / 5,000 (90%)$243,462 [13]
Teatro Opera AllianzBuenos Aires897 / 1,911 (47%)$58,244 [14]
Arena KMBelo Horizonte1,165 / 5,180 (22%)$59,134 [14]
Citibank HallSão Paulo4,746 / 5,291 (90%)$317,658 [14]
Iron CityBirmingham1,300 / 1,300 (100%)$50,700 [15]
TOTAL16,552 / 22,682 (73%)$952,262

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