We’re a little late with this report but better late than never! Summerfest this year was hot. I mean really hot. But it was totally awesome!

We were lucky enough to open the show again this year, for in our opinion the best lineup they’ve ever had – Rick Springfield, Loverboy, Night Ranger and the Rude Band. We kicked things off from the Jagermeister Stage shortly after the gates opened at 3pm and took all the sun could dish out with the 105° heat index during our set. Did I mention it was hot?

But we stood tall and rocked. The show also turned out to be the debut show for our new cd, Second Start. We finally had our finished cd’s in hand and played several songs from the cd, but most importantly we really appreciated the response from everyone who defied the heat to listen to us and buy a cd.

We have some great pictures to share…some good action shots during our set, one with the winner from our Summerfest ticket giveaway, and our friend Mike who met Rick Springfield after the show while wearing his Mr. Hand shirt proudly!

Thanks again to Shawn and the Divots staff as well as Dave and his Jagermeister Stage crew. It was a day we’ll never forget!

If there’s 2 things we can count on it’s that The Depot serves up killer Jagerbombs and our friends and fans in Norfolk always show up to party with Mr. Hand! It was a good time and a great way to kick off the summer portion of our schedule.

Thanks to all who came out…we can’t wait to return to Norfolk on June 26 for Summerfest at Divot’s when we will have our new CD, Second Start, available!

Brian Bellmer is the winner of our Mr. Hand Summerfest 2010 Concert Package!

Brian wins 2 GA adult tickets to the Summerfest 2010 concert on June 26th, 2 Mr. Hand t-shirts, autographed copies of our upcoming new album Second Start, Simple Ways EP and Fueled by the View cd’s, and an autographed 8×10 photo of the band.

Congrats to Brian and thank you to everyone who entered the contest! We hope to see you all at the Summerfest show when we open for Night Ranger, Loverboy and Rick Springfield…it’s going to be a great show!

It’s time for a contest! Summerfest 2010 will be held on June 26th at Divot’s in Norfolk, NE and features an incredible lineup including Rick Springfield, Loverboy, Night Ranger, The Rude Band, and of course us! It figures to be one of the summer’s biggest rock & roll concert events in Northeast Nebraska.

Do you have your tickets yet? If not, you may be in luck! We’re giving away a Mr. Hand Summerfest 2010 Concert Package to 1 lucky winner!

What’s included in the Mr. Hand Summerfest 2010 Concert Package?

• 2 GA adult tickets to the Summerfest 2010 concert on June 26th
• 2 Mr. Hand t-shirts
• Autographed copies of our upcoming new album, Simple Ways EP and Fueled by the View cd’s
• Autographed 8×10 photo of the band
• All told this package is worth $135!

Enter to win by filling out the form below*. Enter only once, duplicate entries will be removed. Drawing for the Mr. Hand Summerfest 2010 Concert Package will be held on June 7th.

Immediate family members of Mr. Hand band members are not eligible to win.

* All entries will also be registered for the Mr. Hand Email Newsletter. The newsletter is sent out monthly and includes our latest news and upcoming schedule.

We received word this week that we’ve been selected as the openers for Summerfest at Divot’s in Norfolk, NE on June 26th! Some of you may remember that we played at this show last year as well opening for Ivory Star, Eddie Money and Heart. This year is another great lineup with Night Ranger, Loverboy and Rick Springfield! The Rude Band will close the show. It’s gonna be a concert that you won’t want to miss!

We’re going to be playing 1 longer set to start the day off, then we’ll return to the stage after Night Ranger’s set to do a short set before Loverboy.

Tickets are on sale online or by phone at 1-888-355-0553. You can also visit Norfolk Lodge and Suites or Lou’s Thrifty Way in Norfolk to purchase tickets.

The band schedule looks like this:
Mr. Hand – 3 pm (Jagermeister Stage)
Night Ranger – 5 pm (Summerfest Stage)
Mr. Hand – 6 pm (Jagermeister Stage
Loverboy – 6:30 pm (Summerfest Stage)
Rick Springfield – 8 pm (Summerfest Stage)
The Rude Band – 10 pm (Jagermeister Stage)

Here’s a video from last year’s Summerfest:

What a weekend! We had the pleasure of playing in Pender, NE and Homer, NE on Friday and Saturday nights and we also opened the Divots Summer Outdoor Concert Series featuring Heart & Eddie Money in Norfolk, NE on Saturday afternoon.

It was a weekend to remember with great crowds at each show and of course a special opportunity to open the Divots concert. Be sure to take a look at the videos from that show.

We captured some good pictures from all the shows:
Pender, NE street dance

Divots Summer Outdoor Concert Series

Homer, NE street dance

Thanks to everyone who made it out to the shows – you really helped kick-off our summer schedule the right way!

After a wild weekend, we captured some video from our performance on the Jagermeister Stage at the Divots Summer Outdoor Concert Series in Norfolk, NE that we wanted to share with you! The audio quality is not the greatest, but the rock and roll vibe is!

Here’s our new Featured Video of us covering Rush’s Spirit of the Radio:

You can also check out 3 other new videos from the Divots show:
Back to You

Money Honey (State of Shock cover)

Lifeline (Papa Roach cover)

As always you can find more of our videos on the Mr. Hand YouTube Channel.

Why do we love to play at The Depot in Norfolk, NE? The crowd never disappoints!

We had a great time this past weekend rockin the Depot. It was a little hot and sweaty both nights but the cold drinks took care of that. Thanks to everyone who made it out (even the person who was responsible for the silly string!), we appreciate you spending part of your weekend with us.

We won’t be back to the Depot until the fall, but we will be in Norfolk next Saturday, 6/27 for Divots Summer Outdoor Concert Series where we’ll be kicking off the day of rock and roll at 3pm. It’s gonna be a great day as we’ll share the stage with Heart, Eddie Money, Ivory Star and the Scott Schram Band. Get your tickets and we’ll see you there!