The Jonas Brothers canceled 6 stadium gigs for smaller venues. Now fans are scrambling for new tickets — and they're frustrated.

Yahoo

9 hours ago

There's been a slight change of plans for the 'Jonas 20: Living the Dream Tour.'
The Jonas Brothers recently announced the cancellation of stadium concerts in six U.S. cities this summer that will instead take place in arenas or amphitheaters. The band of brothers — Nick, Joe and Kevin Jonas — has since canceled their scheduled stadium shows in Los Angeles (Dodgers Stadium), Philadelphia (Citizens Bank Park), Detroit (Comerica Park), Dallas (Globe Life Field), Washington, D.C. (Nationals Park), and Chicago (Wrigley Field).
The tour has also been renamed from 'Jonas 20: Living the Dream Tour' to 'Jonas20: Greetings From Your Hometown Tour,' after their forthcoming album of the same name. The brothers shared the updated list of tour dates in an Instagram post on June 16.
'We're adding MORE shows to our 20th anniversary tour! This tour is both a celebration of 20 years of making music together and kicking off the next 20 with our new album, making this the most special performance we've ever done,' read the group's Instagram post. 'Bringing you all of your JB favorites both old and new, solo performances from Nick, Joe, DNCE, and The Administration.'
The band's latest Instagram post, which also debuted the tour's recently updated name, comes just three days after fans learned about the downsizing of certain venues.
'To the fans, we're so excited to get out and be with you for our 20th Anniversary Tour! Every decision we make is with you in mind, ensuring the best experience for our incredible fans,' the band said in a June 13 social media post. 'We're making some venue changes, to 6 shows only, but rest assured, all performances are still happening on the SAME DATES and in the SAME CITIES. We're pouring our hearts into making this the best tour we've ever done.'
Fans who purchased tickets to the now canceled shows will receive a full refund. Fans who bought their initial tickets via Ticketmaster will also get first-priority presale access to tickets for the new venues. Presale tickets will be available on Wednesday, June 18, at 10 a.m. local time.
The Jonas Brothers fandom, however, is unimpressed by the turn of events.
While fans are disappointed about the sudden change in venues, they've also expressed frustration over how they were notified about it. Some fans claimed that they received emails from Ticketmaster with the word 'Canceled' in bold, before the Jonas Brothers released a statement about what was happening.
Having to go through the whole process of purchasing tickets is another reason fans are upset about the change in venues. Some have even decided not to repurchase for the new venue.
'Either transfer the tickets we already have, or make the presale for AFTER we have all gotten our refunds. Most of us (myself included) do not have the extra money right now to spend on MORE tickets,' one fan replied to the Jonas Brothers on X.
'I had row 1 for wrigley and am essentially walking distance from the (former) venue — not only will I not get my refund back in time to try and buy the same tickets again, it'll be against more competition this time and the commute is a hell of a lot longer than I originally signed up for,' another fan wrote on the Jonas Brothers subreddit.
Fans also pointed out that some of the rescheduled venues aren't in the same vicinity as the previously-scheduled stadiums.
One fan wrote on X, 'the jonas brothers thinking i'd be willing to go back to tinley park to see them as if the year is 2010 again. what happens when they can't sell that out either tinley and chicago are NOT THE SAME CITY!'
Added another, 'not the jonas brothers show going from dc proper to goddamn bristow virginia.'
Fans are also calling out the timing of the announcement. News of the canceled venues occurred on June 13, the same day the Jonas Brothers released their latest studio album, Jonas Brothers Live From the O2 London. The album's release, they believe, was used to deflect from the band's alleged need to reschedule the six shows due to low ticket sales.
One fan noted the supposed irony of canceling stadium shows the same day the live album dropped, writing on the band's subreddit, 'very ironic to me that the same day we get a live album, they cancel all the stadium shows to switch them to arenas. like they knew it'd be a huge disappointment so they snuck it in alongside the new album.'
Individually, the brothers have been booked and busy. Joe debuted Music for People Who Believe in Love, his first solo album since 2011, on May 23, while Nick has been starring in the Broadway production of The Last Five Years with Tony-winning actress Adrienne Warren since March 18. As a band, all three brothers are set to release their upcoming seventh studio album, Greetings from Your Hometown, on Aug. 8.