Jonas Brothers Tease ‘Very Famous’ Surprise Guests for Yankee Stadium Concerts

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Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor The Jonas Brothers were first asked to play Yankee Stadium in 2008.

It was just a couple of years into their pop star fame. “At that point it was like this meteoric rise for us over a two-year period,” Nick Jonas says. “I don’t think we believed we could sell it.

So we told our management team, ‘We’re too nervous. We should play somewhere else.’” But now, 15 years later, the trio will launch their worldwide “The Tour” with two sold-out shows at the home of the Bronx Bombers on Aug.

12 and 13. “It’s going to be a pretty magical way to start the tour,” Joe Jonas says. “We’ve been in rehearsals for about a month now.” They recently played a dress rehearsal for about 200 fans. “They were very engaged the whole time,” Joe says. “I feel like it’s really easy to digest even if you’re not a super fan… But really for us it’s like walking through memory lane with our fans.