The Jonas Brothers have been a highly successful trio. They have sold 20 million records worldwide and sold out arenas. But having long-lasting success in the pop music world is not easy. Fans move on quickly if a group's output does not meet the standards previously set.
The band's most recent album, 2023's The Album (a rather silly and unimaginative name), was a disappointment commercially, selling less than 100,000 units. The brothers have not had a top-10 single since 2019's "Sucker."
Once a group turns out a bad record, it is challenging to get the magic back. That appears to be what is happening with the Jonas Brothers, as they have announced a change of venues for six of the current tour dates. In Los Angeles, for instance, instead of trying to sell out Dodger Stadium once again, poor ticket sales have caused the band to switch their September 6 date to the Intuit Dome.
Jonas Brothers are making venue changes at six tour stops
The same thing is happening with stops in Philadelphia, Detroit, Dallas, Chicago, and Washington, DC.
In DC, the August 12 show will now take place at Jiffy Lube Live and not Nationals Park. In Philadelphia, the August 14 gig will go from Citizens Bank Park to Freedom Mortgage Pavilion. Instead of playing Wrigley Field in Chicago on August 26, the Jonas Brothers will play Tinley Park's Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre. On August 28, the Detroit concert will move from Comerica Park to Little Caesars Arena.
Perhaps something else is afoot, and the brothers suddenly hate baseball and don't want to play in those parks. But the truth is obvious: They aren't selling the tickets they thought they would for this tour.
The other bit that affects fans is that those tickets you might have purchased for the baseball stadiums are no good. Instead, you will need to purchase new tickets for the replacement venues. You will get an automatic refund for the baseball stadiums, but it's still a hassle to buy new tickets.
You would have to be a huge fan of the Jonas Brothers to suffer the letdown of not going to Dodger Stadium, Wrigley Field, and so on, and then buy new tickets next week. The band, though, seems to have a lot fewer fans now than they did five years ago. That is what happens when you turn out toothless and forgettable music.