Another summer, another Jonas Brothers concert. For those who watch the Family Channel -- or for anyone with a sweet tooth for indomitably cheery pop-rock -- the announcement of a JoBros North American tour is as reliable as presents on Christmas. And this year is no different, with the boy band -- now a little older, one even married -- beginning their three-month trek July 27 in Dallas, and eventually reaching Canadian cities Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver in the fall (tickets go on sale to the general public Friday).
With the passing years, fans have come to expect something from a Jonas Brothers concert apart from mild tinnitus: pure spectacle. Not content to merely play the hits and look pretty, past concerts have seen the Jonas Brothers tap dance, shoot water and (in an infamous, South Park-referenced instance) foam into the audience and execute aerial backflips. ("Because we all kind of have a background in gymnastics," band member Nick Jonas says of that last stunt.)
Is there a stunt that would be too much? Apparently not. "It's what we wanted to do, actually," Nick, 17, says, responding to the above question from Dose.ca while on a conference call with reporters. "We have a couple of crazy ideas, and we're always willing to put ourselves in life-threatening situations. But it's the insurance company and some of the people surrounding us that don't let us do it."
Planning for their new tour -- which boasts appearances from their Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam co-stars, most notably the TV movie's lead Demi Lovato -- is still in progress, the band reveals. "Each year when we set up a new tour, we kind of push ourselves to come up with new ideas and new exciting things," says Kevin Jonas, 22. "The thing we're trying to do on this tour is we're really trying to incorporate video," he says, adding they hope to use "maybe some interactive video" in the show -- though details aren't fully confirmed.
"We're working on stage design right now and what we can do to kind of incorporate pieces of Camp Rock into the show," Nick adds. "Obviously, Camp Rock is a film, so maybe incorporating pieces of the movie."
With the cast of the flick -- which premières on Family Channel here in Canada Sept. 3 -- in tow, the band promises there will be group numbers featuring tunes from the soundtrack, including duets with Lovato and her just-revealed now-ex-boyfriend, Joe Jonas. That said, Nick maintains this show isn't going to be all Disney TV, all the time.
"I think the important thing to remember is that this is still a Jonas Brothers tour," says Nick. "It's great that we're going to have some of our friends from Camp Rock with us, but we'll be playing a lot of Jonas Brothers songs," he says.
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