When I was at the ripe old age of nine, I went to my first concert. I was so excited because the group I was seeing included the person I was convinced I was going to marry: Joe Jonas. Yep, my first concert was the Jonas Brothers. Back in 2009, I went to their first world tour, which stopped in San Jose, CA. The tour also included Jordin Sparks, but I have absolutely no recollection of her. I was way too focused on the Jonas Brothers.
I remember having so much fun. They handed out these blinking light sticks that flashed red, green, and blue… yes, I still have it. My parents loaded me up on cotton candy and popcorn and all the junk food I wanted. I think they figured that it was my first concert so they would spoil me. They also bought me this blue shirt that had their faces on it, and I cherished it. I remember watching them dance and sing up on the big screen above the stage because I was up in the nose-bleeds. Still, it was the best night of my nine-year-old life and it’s a concert that I will always remember. I wore that blue shirt to bed that night because I was filled with an amazing concert-high.
Well, it was the best night, until I woke up in the middle of the night and threw up on my beloved blue shirt and ended up having to throw it out… I guess that’s what I get for eating all that junk food.
The years passed, and the Jonas Brothers faded to the back of my mind. When DNCE started making music, I started to fall in love with all the rhythms and melodies. They only have released singles since their self-titled album was released in 2016, so again, the last name “Jonas” seemed to drift out of my thoughts. Then, something magical happened. The Jonas Brothers released “Sucker” on March 1st of this year. I was washed over with ideas of all the possibilities. What if the Jonas Brothers decided to be together for longer than just this one song? What if they released an album? What if they went on tour again?!
And then they did. I had to go. When the tickets for their concert went on sale, I made sure I was the first person on the site. On top of securing the tickets, I realized the concert was on my birthday! It was a dream come true.
Finally, the day comes and I’m stressed because I have papers to write and I’m thinking, “Is this concert essential for me to go to?” I followed up this thought with, “You know what? I’ll go and then just stay up to write my papers. It’s my birthday, I deserve this.” So, I went and I was excited but still pretty calm about the whole ordeal. I thought I could handle myself. But when the lights came up, and the Jonas Brothers stepped on stage, I couldn’t control my excitement and I let a very embarrassing scream out, to which my boyfriend said, “Oh my god, you’re like 12 years old.”
The Jonas Brothers played a combination of their songs off of the new album, Happiness Begins as well as a lot of their old songs that were released back when I was nine. Hearing all their old songs filled me with memories of my youth. I honestly felt like I was going back in time. Sorry, “Year 3000” but it’s all about the year 2009 for me.