{"id":2469,"date":"2013-07-19T14:38:27","date_gmt":"2013-07-19T13:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mmmboptastic.com\/site\/?p=2469"},"modified":"2013-07-19T14:38:27","modified_gmt":"2013-07-19T13:38:27","slug":"hanson-kicks-off-free-entertainment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mmmboptastic.com\/site\/2013\/07\/19\/hanson-kicks-off-free-entertainment\/","title":{"rendered":"Hanson Kicks off Free Entertainment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>July 17, 2013<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>By James Reaney, The London Free Press<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s official \u2014 the Western Fair is sticking with its free music approach for 2013 and Hanson is ready to play the starting role.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2471\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.mmmboptastic.com\/site\/2013\/07\/19\/hanson-kicks-off-free-entertainment\/1297442924838_original\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mmmboptastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/1297442924838_ORIGINAL.jpg?fit=650%2C433&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"650,433\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1297442924838_ORIGINAL\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mmmboptastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/1297442924838_ORIGINAL.jpg?fit=650%2C433&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2471\" alt=\"1297442924838_ORIGINAL\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mmmboptastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/1297442924838_ORIGINAL.jpg?resize=455%2C303&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"455\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mmmboptastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/1297442924838_ORIGINAL.jpg?w=650&amp;ssl=1 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mmmboptastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/1297442924838_ORIGINAL.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" \/>Buzz about the Oklahoma-raised pop rock trio running through Ontario in the fall was confirmed Tuesday when the London fall classic announced this year\u2019s headliners at its free stage.<\/p>\n<p>The three brothers \u2014 Zac, Taylor and Isaac Hanson \u2014 are touring in \u201creboot\u201d mode with a new album, Anthem, to support. The tour brings Hanson to the fair on Sept. 6, opening night for the 2013 edition of the fair and its run of music.<\/p>\n<p>Florida-tied country band The Mavericks have the music lineup\u2019s closing spot. Canadians fill the rest of the fair\u2019s 2013 bill ranging from pop\u2019s Victoria Duffield and Fefe Dobson to country\u2019s Doc Walker and classic rock\u2019s Stampeders and Loverboy.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent QMI Agency interview, Isaac Hanson said Anthem has a lot of fight in it from the lead single <em>Get the Girl Back<\/em> to the brassy 1970s feel of <em>I\u2019ve Got Soul<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt just kind of sounded like a show band, you know,\u201d the musician said of <em>I\u2019ve Got Soul<\/em>. \u201cSomewhere between James Brown and some rhythms from Michael Jackson\u2019s <em>Don\u2019t Stop \u2019Til You Get Enough<\/em>. It\u2019s a really, really fun song to play. It\u2019s actually kind of exhausting. There\u2019s a lot of stuff in that song, you got to be on your toes. There\u2019s a lot of opportunities to screw up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The band is celebrating 21 years together despite drummer Zac Hanson being just 27 years old. Like his brothers, he knows what it\u2019s like to deal with the \u201cboy band\u201d label.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were actually boys in a band when we started. (But) by definition I think \u2018boy band\u2019 had a negative connotation. When you actively call yourself a boy band you\u2019re also sort of limiting your music to just a group of people \u2014 it\u2019s only for young girls,\u201d Zac Hanson told QMI in an earlier interview.<\/p>\n<p>Looking back, Isaac Hanson isn\u2019t sure if their 1997 breakthrough single <em>MMMBop<\/em> would be a massive hit in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have no idea,\u201d he told QMI. \u201cI think part of having a hit is timing and part of having a hit is the song and the combination of things around pop culture. I\u2019d like to think it would be a hit today the way it was 16 years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For decades, the fair staged its music events at the grandstand. Separate admission was often charged. That changed for the 2012 fair with a free approach. The grandstand continues to be used for such events as the Warriors\u2019 Day parade.<\/p>\n<p>In 2012, such headliners as The Arkells, Trooper and Faber Drive headlined at a new free stage near the fair\u2019s Rectory St. entrance.<\/p>\n<p>A new, larger stage is to replace last year\u2019s 1,500-fan capacity venue.<\/p>\n<p>More music announcements, including details about local acts, are still to be announced.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 with files from Jason MacNeil and Jane Stevenson, QMI Agency<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lfpress.com\/2013\/07\/16\/western-fairs-lineup-includes-hanson-the-mavericks-bleeker-ridge-monster-truck\" target=\"_blank\">London Free Press<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 17, 2013 By James Reaney, The London Free Press It\u2019s official \u2014 the Western Fair is sticking with its free music approach for 2013 and Hanson is ready to play the starting role. 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