After more than a decade as the frontman of Mighty Oaks – withperformances on international stages like Rock am Ring, Lollapalooza orthe Montreux Jazz Festival, global chart success, and a new band albumfollowed by extensive tours in 2024 and 2025 – Ian Hooper is nowcontinuing his journey as a soloartist. It’s not a break from the band, but acreative expansion: a space for songs that are more direct, more energetic,and more beat-driven than what Mighty Oaks typically allows.“2AM Rockstars” marks the beginning of this new phase – the first in aseries of tracks that Ian will release gradually through out 2025.

It’s a song about hitting rock bottom – and about friends stepping in to lift
you up, distract you, and pull you back into life. It’s about letting go, living in
the moment, dropping your guard, and accepting whatever comes. Because
when you have the right people by your side, even at 2 a.m., far from home
and with empty pockets, anything suddenly feels possible.

Musically, Ian Hooper’s new direction resists categorization. What remains is his unmistakable signature: analog, warm, and honest – with a clear gaze toward the future. This new phase will be accompanied by a European tour in early 2026, where Ian will perform “2AM Rockstars” more new songs, and highlights from his first solo album – finally live on stage again.