HANSON to "Shout It Out" With New Album and Tour !

MUSIC NEWS - After their recent TV appearance, HANSON has now announced the first two legs of a North American tour to support their anticipated fifth record, Shout It Out. The word of the tour follows a whirlwind week of excitement for the Hansons and their debut single off the new album. The new tune, "Thinking 'Bout Somethin'" was released digitally on Friday in conjunction with the premiere network television performance of the song on Late Show with David Letterman, and the music video debut on Myspace, garnering praise from fans and critics alike including Perez Hilton, MTV, Entertainment Weekly, Absolute Punk, MNN and Salon.

The video, featuring "Weird" Al Yankovic, was viewed over a million times in the first few days of release, and is still rising. The lively homage to classic film The Blues Brothers which recreates an iconic scene where the band and Aretha Franklin's soulful music incites over 300 people to dance in the street.

The first leg of the Shout It Out Tour starts up on July 21 with support from Rooney, and visits the east coast, south and midwest. The second leg, featuring A Rocket To The Moon, takes care of the southwest and west coast, beginning September 14. The Shout It Out Tour also provides a platform for HANSON to continue their passion and support for independent music by partnering with OurStage to host an opening band contest in each market, where local indie artists can compete for the chance to share the stage with the band.

HANSON is also excited to announce their partnership to create dynamic live streaming content with Livestream.com, beginning tonight with the band's sold-out, five-night concert series at New York's Gramercy Theatre. Each concert will feature the band performing one of their albums in its entirety, leading up to the worldwide debut of Shout It Out on the final night. The live streaming concert series will be viewable by the public on Hanson.net and Livestream.com as well as MSN.com.

Shout It Out, will be released on their own 3CG Records on June 8. The collection was written and produced by HANSON, and features some special guests: Funk Brothers bassist Bob Babbitt, who played on some of Motown's greatest hits, as well as horn arranger Jerry Hey, who worked with Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Earth, Wind and Fire and many more.

HANSON Tour Itinerary:

Leg 1:

July

21 Buffalo, NY Club Infinity

23 Hyannis, MA Cape Cod Melody Tent

24 Cohasset, MA South Shore Music Circus

25 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of the Living Arts

27 Baltimore, MD Sonar

28 Richmond, VA Hat Factory

30 Asheville, NC Orange Peel

31 Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theatre

August