July 12th, 2008 started the 3 day weekend of the Jonas Brothers performing in Irvine/Anaheim California in part of filming for their 3D movie that will hit theatres in January 2009.
This 10,000+arena was sold out and held many screaming fans both girls and boys for a sensational live performance. I attended Wango Tango just over a month ago at this same arena where the Jonas Brothers performed as well, and even though Wango Tango was a music festival, this concert still pulled out all the stops so that there was plenty to do.
Right before entering, the Jonas Brothers tour bus was outside, most probably the second bus they have where they recorded their Burning Up CD allowing for fans to sign if they could find room.
After entering there was a complete festival scene complete with a Verizon booth where you could record a music video along side the Jonas Brothers, a KIIS Fm booth where they were blasting music and giving out prizes and little boothes selling everything from "stunna" shades to lemonade and most importantly Jonas Merch. My group and I actually passed Adrianne from the Cheetah girls along with Kim Kardasians twin little sisters in the line when we first entered as well as in the merch line. If you look hard enough you can find them on the far right side of this picture:
We were already late for night one, not even entering until 7:20 when it was supposed to have started at 7 but they had a late start as well and we didn't miss anything so we hung out at the Verizon Lounge.
Once the music started we ran to our seats which were pretty high up, Terrace 12 HHH, although the view wasn't close up, given the arena and it's size we were content.
Demi Lovato opened and performed very well. Her first album hasn't come out yet, but with the recent success of Camp Rock she had a strong fan base willing to scream and clap along. I did know the song Forget that she sang because it seems to be a favorite for Nick and Miley fan videos on youtube but all of her songs seem very promising and I can't wait to hear more from her.
After her performance their was a 30 minute change time to get the Jonas set all complete and we used that time well taking pictures which seemed smart at the time but ultimatly hurt us later when we had low battery for the Jonas Brothers set.
Pictures ran the screens of texts that were sent in, including this one above.
Lauren sent in a text but it never made it onto the screen. When not showing texts videos of the Jonas Brothers would show up for their Breakfast Breaks and AllStar. I had not taken notice how many commercials and companies they were involved with, including a childrens fund/charity and it was awesome to take note of how hard working these young boys are.
The show quickly got under way and sang three songs straight before taking a break.
Singing favorites such as That's just the way we roll, Goodnight and Goodbye, Hello Beautiful, and new hits like Burning Up, featuring Big Rob (who fell on stage leading to Nick cracking up and not being able to sing a few lines), two hours and two outfit changes later the boys left the stage to a burning up JB sign. They came back in outfit number three for an encore or just long pause break of When you Look me in the Eyes and S.O.S. before leaving the stage just before 11pm.
While I wish they sang more songs that we've all grown to love like Games, Hollywood, and Just Friends, half of the concert set list was new songs that will be coming out on their August Album. It was awesome getting to hear a preview of what is to come, and Lauren was expecially happy when lyrics in a song include Joe saying "I want to kiss you!". Lovebug and Pushing me away were great songs and hopefully I can record those tonight at the Honda Center.
In review, The Jonas Brother's 2008 Burning Up Tour is Amazing. Jam Packed with old and new songs, incredible staging complete with pyro and fireworks, it is almost like the Onyx Hotel Tour of Britney Spears a few years back except more family friendly.
For those who loved Camp Rock many of the songs from the movie appear as well along side the favorites and the whole concert provides no time to soak it all in until after it's over. The energy stays high throughout the whole set with them running up and down stairs every which way and getting into drum battles, it's a wonderful ticket for a great night.
Last night was their mother's birthday and for the next two days they will stay in this area performing at the Honda Center in Anaheim about 5 minutes from Disneyland and across the street from the Angels baseball arena. With so much that went on for night one, I can't wait to see them perform again tonight and hopefully not lose my voice this time.
