Joe Jonas had to jump off the phone to go shoot the opening-credit sequence for his upcoming Disney Channel TV series. It seems the Jonas Brothers are juggling more projects these days than a Wall Street banker. There's also the Jonases' new album due in June, rehearsals for this summer's world tour, the "Camp Rock" movie sequel, not to mention monitoring the receipts of this month's 3D concert movie.
Joe actually called Thursday to trumpet a special deal for Jonas Brothers fan club members for the trio's July 8 concert at Target Center. Minneapolis is one of the select cities that will offer members an opportunity to purchase tickets on Monday before the public sale begins March 21. "It's a better way for us to connect with our fans; we're all about getting closer with our fans," said the 19-year-old lead singer. "We wanted to reach out to every city, but there's reasons beyond me why [we're] not."
'You look back and be thankful'
Tickets are priced from $29.50 to $89.50, which might seem steep in the current economy.
"We did have a 3D concert movie and those [tickets] were cheaper than an average ticket for a concert," said Joe, the second oldest brother and the one with the straight hair. "With the tour, we do a lot of free concerts. We'll throw up a late-night show after the show here and there."
As for the 3D concert movie, skeptics noted that the film receipts totaled only $12.7 million for its first weekend and a mere $2.5 million for its second, well below what experts had predicted for such a hot tween property. Joe tried to put the figures in perspective. "At first, you look at it and think it's not doing as well as people perceived but then you look back and be thankful. It's the second highest grossing concert film of all time [behind Miley Cyrus' "Hannah Montana"] and that's one of the most amazing achievements," he said. "We were happy where we're at."
'We work a lot'
Meanwhile, the Jonases this week wrapped up shooting their TV series, "Jonas," which begins in May on the Disney Channel. "It'll be our first time acting," Joe said. "So far, so good. We've been watching some of the episodes back and we're really excited. We're kind of playing fictional characters [based on] ourselves. We are not the Jonas Brothers, but we are a band called Jonas. It's kind of an overexaggerated version of ourselves."
