At the BOK Center recently, Grammy nominated and platinum-selling recording artists, the Jonas Brothers, gave a remarkable performance. It was exactly what Joe Jonas had hoped it would be–a summer concert the fans here will never forget.
“When the lights went out, imagine 15,000 teenage girls screaming at the top of their lungs creating a sound that I can only imagine pissed off all the dogs in a five mile radius,” Kevin Pyle, Tulsa Today photographer, said.
“Along with that, the 15,000 glow sticks waving in the dark was pretty cool. Shortly after the death squeal and glow sticks started, Queens ‘We Will Rock You’ started playing. While the song played in the darkness, the lighting rig lowered from the ceiling all the way down to the raised circular center stage.”
He continued, “Just as the song ended, the LED ring that wrapped around the lowered lighting rig played some JB graphics while lasers drew JB logos on the other parts of the stage.
Then as the lighting rig raised back to the ceiling, the Jonas Brothers rose from out of the center stage playing ‘Paranoid.’ The set was energetic as they managed to cover every square inch of the massive stage, which stretched the entire length of the arena floor.”
The current tour, which spans three continents, featured new music from their Hollywood Records album, "The Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009," presented by Burger King, which kicked off in Dallas at New Cowboys Stadium on June 20. Tulsa was one of the first stops following that performance.
Special guests on “The Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009” were American Idol winner and Jive Records’ platinum-selling artist, Jordin Sparks, and rising stars, Honor Society.
As previously reported by Tulsa Today, this tour, produced by Live Nation, includes a performance in 44 cities throughout North America in addition to three European dates including recently sold-out shows at Paris’ Zenith Arena and London’s Wembley Arena plus a just-added date at Madrid’s Palacio De Deportes. Additional European shows will be announced soon along with debut tour dates in South America.
Dates, cities and venues for the “The Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009” are below. Dates and venues are subject to change. Check www.jonasbrothers.com for specific cities and times for pre-sales and public on-sales.
July
July 2 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
July 4 Salt Lake City, UT Stadium Of Fire
July 5 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
July 7 Omaha, NE Qwest Center
July 8 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
July 9 Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center
July 10 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena
July 13 Washington, DC Verizon Center
July 14 East Rutherford, NJ IZOD Center
July 17 Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden
July 20 Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum
July 24 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center
July 25 Pittsburgh, PA Mellon Arena
July 26 Detroit, MI Palace Of Auburn Hills
July 28 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
July 29 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
August
August 1 Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay Events Center
August 3 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion at San Jose
August 4 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena
August 5 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center
August 7 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
August 11 Phoenix, AZ Jobing.com Arena
August 13 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
August 14 Houston, TX Toyota Center
August 15 New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena
August 16 Birmingham, AL BJCC
August 18 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum
August 19 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Bank Atlantic Center
August 21 Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville Veterans’ Memorial
August 22 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
August 23 Lexington, KY Rupp Arena
August 25 Nashville, TN Sommet Center
August 26 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
August 27 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
August 29 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
August 30 Toronto, ON Rogers Centre
August 31 Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place