Review: Hanson at Enmore Theatre Sydney 8th August 2014

A few months ago I blogged about how I was going to see Hanson and that I'd been a fan of theirs since I was 11 years old, so 17 years.  Tonight was the night of the concert and it was truly amazing.

I arrived outside the Enmore Theatre around 6pm and was behind these very stuck up girls but I moved spots in the line and was around nicer people who I could actually talk to.

Eventually the doors opened and somehow my strike of being close to the front remained.  I was about five rows from the very front.  Nearby were some drunk yobbos from Tamworth who weren't even Hanson fans and were being morons in the lead up to the concert.  The girls they were with were drunk too and weren't any nicer.  

Season 1, The Voice contestant Adam Martin opened and as always the opening act is always a let down.  Martin had zero charisma and personality.  You couldn't understand him and his music was awful.  He also wasn't a good singer in general.  He could hold a fund but he was nothing special.  Fortunately he only did five songs.  

Then there was a gap of 30 minutes before Hanson came on.  When they came on stage the crowd went absolutely nuts, myself included.

They opened with Fired Up from their new album, which did, get the crowd fired up.  Following that they moved onto their very old music, and sung Where's The Love from their best selling album Middle of Nowhere.

They also sung Thinking Of You, Weird and A Minute Without You.

As per the 90s, Taylor is still very much the front man and he could work the crowd brilliantly.

During the gig the Hanson men sung acapella and each sung a song on their own.  Zac did an unreleased song.  Taylor and Isaac did ballads.  

Isaac has always been the quiet Hanson but tonight he showed he's got personality and passion. Zac on the other hand is actually pretty quiet, probably from being behind the drums.

The moment I'd been waiting 17 years for finally came.  The Hanson brothers thanked the fans who've been there since the start.   By this stage it's 80 minutes into the show and I'm already in heaven.  Taylor started singing MMMBOP which I had just enough battery left on my phone to record a video.  It was a very special moment.

After that they closed before coming back for an encore of two songs and they once again thanked the Sydney crowd for showing up.

I took three videos, only one of which is on Facebook.  I would've taken mods but as per my previous comment, I didn't have enough battery power so I had to be selective.

My favourite parts of the show excluding MMMBOP and Taylor's working of the crowd was the fact the Hanson men sing 100% love.  When they perform you can see they're genuine and care about what they're singing about.  One day when I meet them I would like to think they're the types of guys I'd be friends with.  Back in 1997 Zac was my fave but now I'm a Taylor convert.  He's definitely my new fave.

Overall I give them a 5/5, the only thing I'd have preferred is if I'd been in the front row and had a better camera.but their performance, singing and personality, I loved it all and as I left the Enmore Theatre I said I was in heaven.  This was well worth the 17 year wait? And was my first ever show in Sydney.