In today’s episode, we met up with the multi-instrumentalist talent that is Zac from the American pop rock band HANSON, in a hotel bar in The Westminster Hotel in London. Hanson, probably best known for their smash hit song MMMbop, have been nominated for 3 Grammys, and sold over 16 million records worldwide…May 6th has even been declared ‘Hanson Day’ in their hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma. 

Listening back to this episode had us in stitches laughing and we hope it does the same for you too, Zac had so much energy, and with 3 decades worth of tour stories we somehow managed to cram them into this episode, we couldn’t think of a better way to finish Series 2!

Stay tuned to hear stories of surviving stage invasions, what happens when 6000 people turn up to a small performance in a mall, how to act when the legs of your drum kit break mid-song forcing your kick drum to literally roll off stage, and what to do when presented with a decaying rotten apple in a glass cage which you apparently took a bite out of several years earlier!

This is Zac from HANSON coming up on ‘Meet At The Hotel Bar’

In today’s episode, we met up with lead singer Sameer and guitarist Eric from US Alt Rockers YOUNG THE GIANT, in their hotel bar in Brixton the morning of their first London headline show in over 4 years.

Young The Giant have been literal giants of the alt-rock scene since forming back in Irvine in 2004. They’ve received nominations from the likes of MTV and Billboard magazine, have had multiple singles reach platinum status, and continue to headline venues like The Forum and Red Rocks.

Stay tuned to hear stories of jamming with the likes of Adele, James Blake, and Metronomy, sharing a tour bus with 50 crickets, and how to play guitar after you’ve been stung on the hand by a bee!

This is YOUNG THE GIANT coming up on ‘Meet At The Hotel Bar’!

In today’s episode, we met up with Aston Merrigold from JLS, in a hotel bar in central London. As ¼ of one of the UK’s biggest ever boy bands, JLS chalked up an impressive five No. 1 singles, sold over 6 million records, and won 2 Brit awards. They’ve headlined London’s 02 Arena a whopping 16 times and shifted more than 1.4 million live tickets during their four album career… all four of which went multi-platinum.

Today’s podcast was a real rollercoaster of emotions: there were moments when we were howling with laughter and moments when we got deep into analysing what happiness and success even is.

Expect stories of Vegas memory loss, why JLS have a no white towel policy in their dressing room, impromptu arena power cut acapellas, and getting a life-changing phone call from the Jackson family. 

This is Aston from JLS coming up on ‘Meet At The Hotel Bar’!