A professional horizontal studio portrait of the band Hanson. On the left, Isaac Hanson wears a brown corduroy jacket over a dark shirt, holding an acoustic guitar. In the center and slightly behind, Zac Hanson rests their arms on their brothers' shoulders, wearing a blue and tan plaid shirt. On the right, Taylor Hanson wears a black shirt with a bright red bandana tied around their neck. The brothers are posed closely together against a solid brown background, looking directly at the camera with warm expressions.
Hanson Credit: Jonathan Weiner / BIg Hassle

When Busch Gardens Tampa Bay released the 2026 lineup for its Food, Wine and Garden Festival concerts, one slot remained open for a surprise artist.

We now know who that band is, and its name rhymes with “MMMbop.” The Hanson brothers—Isaac, Taylor, and Zac—play the theme park on the same weekend as ‘90s pop-punk band Bowling For Soup. The trio, three decades into bandom, still relishes opportunities to share Hanson’s love of vintage pop with fans who’ve grown up with the group and arrives on the heels of 2024’s “Underneath” tour where the band played back-to-back nights in select cities, alternating between acoustic and electric sets.

Hanson’s concert at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay in Tampa on Saturday, April 25 is included with park admission.

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Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...