Deputy Editor Hannah Gadd describes the Jonas Brothers’ tour as a perfect celebration of five albums and twenty years of the band
The Jonas Brothers’ world tour finally arrived in Birmingham last night after being postponed earlier this summer; nevertheless the trio were welcomed with open arms and a packed out arena. The tour has been dubbed with the phrase ‘Five Albums. One Night’ which has seen the Jonas Brothers playing songs from each of their eras all around the world.
Mimi Webb started the night with a bang, the arena practically full as she walked out to a rapturous applause. Her set featured many hits including ‘Good Without’, ‘House on Fire’ and ‘Red Flags’ which went down a treat. Webb’s performance was captivating and full of energy, proving to Jonas Brothers fans that she is one to be watched.
Shortly after it was time for the Jonas Brothers’ set; their eleven-piece band began to play as the brothers rose up from beneath the stage to the sound of ‘Celebrate!’ from their latest album. Wasting no time they went straight into ‘What a Man Gotta Do’, the two songs were met with a mass-singalong and the atmosphere was incredible.
S.O.S’, ‘That’s Just the Way We Roll’, and ‘When You Look Me in the Eyes’ were obvious crowd favourites and a big hit of nostalgia for long-term JoBros fans.
The concert followed a structured setlist which took us through each album, every era began with a short compilation playing on the screens to introduce us to the next set of songs. First up was the band’s self-titled album from 2007. ‘S.O.S’, ‘That’s Just the Way We Roll’, and ‘When You Look Me in the Eyes’ were obvious crowd favourites and a big hit of nostalgia for long-term JoBros fans.
‘Many, many years ago we were in a movie or two’ Joe Jonas announced, eliciting an electrifying cheer from the crowd. As a huge Camp Rock fan I was delighted to hear ‘Gotta Find You’ and ‘Introducing Me’ live, making it one of my highlights of the night. ‘Play My Music’ was a massively fun moment, the soaring chorus ignited the arena with pure euphoria.
‘Lovebug’ slowed down the pace momentarily but the energy of the band and the crowd never once faltered.
The A Little Bit Longer album followed and they performed an immense mash up of seven songs from the record. Their band were flawless from start to finish and really excelled bringing these songs to life sixteen years after their initial release. ‘Lovebug’ slowed down the pace momentarily but the energy of the band and the crowd never once faltered. The show’s pace was soon picked up as the sounds of the iconic ‘Burnin’ Up’ blasted through the arena- and yes, Nick sang the ‘red dress’ line.
Returning to their latest record, The Album, the Jonas Brothers seemed to enjoy playing ‘Waffle House’ and ‘Montana Sky’ as much as the audience enjoyed hearing it. The band then welcomed us into the world of the Lines, Vines and Trying Times album. ‘Poison Ivy’ and ‘Paranoid’ are two of my favourite Jonas Brothers songs so I, and many others, were beyond excited to hear them live.
Nick and Joe both got the chance to showcase their solo music with ‘Jealous’ and ‘Cake by the Ocean’ (featuring DNCE’s own JinJoo Lee). The energy in the arena was palpable and their cover of ABBA’s ‘Dancing Queen’ continued to fuel the fire.
Happiness Begins was the final album of the night and the Jonas Brothers worked their way through a relentless rush of hits, finishing with their smash hit ‘Sucker’. The final song of the evening took the form of their Marshmello collab ‘Leave Before You Love Me’, which had a perfectly bittersweet sound to end such a jam-packed night.
Three hours and nearly sixty songs later, the Jonas Brothers took their final bow and exited the stage. Even as a big fan of the trio, the show went beyond my expectations. This tour is a perfect celebration of five albums and twenty years of the Jonas Brothers, it’s safe to say there’s no sign of them slowing down any time soon.
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