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Burnin Up Summer tourdates
Jul 6 2008 8:00P Milwaukee Summerfest Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jul 8 2008 8:00P Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jul 9 2008 8:00P Superpages.com Center Dallas, Texas
Jul 11 2008 8:00P Cricket Wireless Pavilion Phoenix, Arizona Jul 12 2008 8:00P Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Irvine, California
Jul 15 2008 8:00P Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View San Fransisco, California
Jul 16 2008 8:00P Sleep Train Amphitheatre Sacramento, California
Jul 17 2008 8:00P Sleep Train Pavilion Concord, California
Jul 19 2008 8:00P Coors Amphitheatre at Fiddler’s Green Denver, Colorado
Jul 21 2008 8:00P Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska
Jul 22 2008 8:00P Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri
Jul 23 2008 8:00P Verizon Wireless Music Center Indianapolis, Indiana
*Jul 25 2008 8:00P Hersheypark Stadium & Star Pavilion Hershey, Pennsylvania*
Jul 26 2008 8:00P New England Dodge Music Center Hartford, Connecticut
Jul 28 2008 8:00P Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Jul 29 2008 8:00P Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina
Jul 30 2008 8:00P Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek Raleigh, North Carolina
Aug 1 2008 8:00P Toyota Pavilion Scranton, Pennsylvania
Aug 2 2008 8:00P Saratoga Performing Arts Center Saratoga Springs, New York
Aug 6 2008 7:00P 1st Mariner Arena Baltimore, Maryland
Aug 7 2008 8:00P Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts Boston, Massachusetts
Aug 8 2008 8:00P Nikon at Jones Beach Theate Wantagh, New York
Aug 9 2008 7:00 Madison Square Garden New York, NY
Aug 10 2008 8:00P Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Aug 14 2008 8:00P Bethel Woods Center for The Arts Bethel, New York
Aug 15 2008 8:00P Darien Lake Performing Arts Center Buffalo, New York
Aug 16 2008 8:00P PNC Bank Arts Center Homdel, New Jersey
*Aug 18 2008 8:00P Nissan Pavilion Washington, DC*
Aug 19 2008 8:00P Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater Virginia Beach, Virginia
Aug 20 2008 8:00P Lakewood Amphitheatre Atlanta, Georgia
Aug 22 2008 8:00P Blossom Music Center Cleveland, Ohio
Aug 23 2008 8:00P Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio
Aug 24 2008 8:00P First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre Chicago, Illinois
Aug 26 2008 8:00P Post-Gazette Pavilion Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Aug 27 2008 8:00P Susquehanna Bank Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Aug 29 2008 8:00P New York State Fair Syracuse, New York
Aug 30 2008 8:00P Great Allentown Fair Allentown, Pennsylvania
Aug 31 2008 8:00P The Champlain Valley Exposition Essex Junction, Vermont
Sep 02 2008 Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pennsylvania
Sep 04 2008 Ford Amphitheatre Tampa, Flordia
Sep 05 2008 Cruzan Amphitheatre West Palm Beach, Flordia

For Jonas Brothers, the last year has been all whirlwind, all the time. Yet somehow, on the road to becoming a pop culture phenomenon, the trio never broke a sweat – other than on the stage, giving their all, and living their dream. If anything, Jonas Brothers have embodied the calm within the storm. And since the release of their 2007 self-titled platinum CD, Kevin, Joe and Nick have used their time wisely. As they prove on their new Hollywood Records CD, "A Little Bit Longer," Jonas Brothers have grown exponentially as songwriters, musicians and recording artists. "The lyrical content has gotten more in-depth," says Nick Jonas of the new album. "It's about who we are as people and our personal lives, things we've gone through in the past 12 months." That year was about much more than simply handling a media frenzy with grace and humor. The brothers also took stock of themselves. In the new album's 12 songs – all written by Jonas Brothers – they put their feelings on the line, while still rocking the house as only they can. Produced by John Fields (with Jon Lind and Kevin Jonas, Sr., serving as executive producers), "A Little Bit Longer" covers much musical and emotional ground, kicking off with the joyful jam "BB Good." Says Joe of the track, "It's a big sing-along song, and it's fun." The funky and danceable debut single, "Burnin' Up," keeps the party going, with Big Rob, the brothers' hefty security guard, rapping midtrack. "It's about this girl," adds Joe. "Maybe she's at a party, and you feel that immediate connection. You both know it's there." Though relentlessly upbeat, most songs on "A Little Bit Longer" explore star-crossed standoffs and missed romantic opportunities. Songs like "Shelf," the hard-rocking "Pushin' Me Away" and "One Man Show" survey love's unequal playing field, bad break-ups and the defiant isolation that follows. "'Shelf' is one my favorite songs on the record," says Nick. "Basically, it's about a girl that has a gallery of hearts." Other songs take a light-hearted look at the craziness of fame and fortune. "Video Girl" paints a portrait of the shallow wannabees dotting the entertainment landscape (" Move to L.A., got no talent/Not even like you won a Miss Teen pageant"), while "Love Bug" starts out as sweet-tempered acoustic love song before ending up a crashing Queen-like rocker. Of course, the brothers made sure the album breathes. The power ballad "Sorry" features classic JB harmonies and an eternal message of forgiveness. But the song that will have people talking is "A Little Bit Longer," Nick's stunning account of his struggle with diabetes. With strings underscoring a plaintive piano/vocal, he sings about his battle ("A little bit longer and I'll be fine/Waitin' on a cure/But none of them are sure"). Recalls Nick, "I was having one of those days where I was discouraged. So I went into this empty hotel ballroom and wrote this song." Adds brother Kevin, "Nick sings this song every night and it brings people to tears. It's amazing." Considering the impact Jonas Brothers have had on music and culture recently, maybe it's not so amazing. In the past 12 months, Jonas Brothers guest-starred on Disney Channel's "Hannah Montana" before joining the show's star, Miley Cyrus, on her sold-out $36 million-grossing "Best of Both Worlds" tour. They rung in the New Year performing live in New York's Times Square on Dick Clark's New Year's Rocking Eve, collected their RIAA-platinum plaques on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," sang from a White House balcony as guests of the President at the annual Easter Egg Roll, and even played on the hit shows "Dancing With the Stars" and the season finale of "American Idol." Sure, they had a blast with all of it. But bottom line: The Wycoff, N.J., natives are musical soul brothers every bit as much as they are blood brothers. For them, it has always been about the music. Their first performances came years ago, in the family basement, when the three – usually led by Nick – would mount their own impromptu concerts. Encouraged by their always-supportive parents, they started getting commercial gigs, with Nick landing roles in Broadway musicals like "Les Miserables," "Beauty and the Beast," “A Christmas Carol – The Musical,” and “Annie Get Your Gun.” Joe auditioned, too, and landed a part in "La Boheme." In 2005, the trio finally signed their first label deal, but it took a second time around, signing with Hollywood Records in 2006, for all the pieces of the puzzle to fit. With the August 2007 release of their Hollywood debut, nothing more stood in their way. Their premiere single, "S.O.S.," quickly hit 1 on iTunes. In most cities on their "Look Me In The Eyes" headline tour, concerts sold out in minutes. They shot their own reality TV series, "Jonas Brothers – Living the Dream." Coming up, the brothers star in the Disney Channel original movie, "Camp Rock," as well as their own Disney Channel comedy series this fall, titled "J.O.N.A.S." Up first, though, the release of "A Little Bit Longer" (complete with interactive CDVU+ interactive technology) and the brothers' 46-date "Burnin' Up" North American tour, as part of their multi-million dollar Live Nation deal. It may seem like a tall order to take on so much, but so far, Jonas Brothers have hit it out of the park every single at bat. Not hard to do when you're young, talented and enjoying every minute of life. "We wake up every morning excited," Kevin says, "because we get to do what we love."