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Sick or not, Taylor was a trooper, and the show had the approval of an eager audience. The band kicked off the concert with the uptempo ‘World’s On Fire,’ a new tune from their ‘Stand Up, Stand Up’ EP. They went on to play tracks from their last full-length studio album, ‘The Walk,’ as well as new songs ‘Carry You There’ and ‘Use Me Up.’ Hanson also threw several older favorites into the set, highlights for the crowd being an acoustic performance of ‘I Will Come to You’ and, of course, ‘Mmmbop.’ The walk that Taylor was referring to is the mile-long trek that Isaac, Taylor and Zac Hanson lead as part of the Take the Walk campaign at every stop on tour. For each mile walked, the band raises funds to aid with actions such as building schools, drilling clean water wells, providing shoes and assisting HIV/AIDS research and treatment clinics in Africa.