If you have ever had the strange urge to observe the fury of hysterically crying tweenage girls crowding undersized river ways, I mean um, roads, then you were in the right place the night the Jonas Brothers’ (OMG!) Concert was cancelled leaving 14,000 disappointed fans soaked and inconsolable.
Among the many female fans there ensued one of two reactions to the devastating news: suicide watch or homicide watch. If you don’t already know, it isn’t wise to get in between a Jonas girl and her 10th row fan club seats that she bought in April… OF LAST YEAR! (Not that I know anyone who did that *cough*)
On the other side of the crazy spectrum were those desperately sobbing “But, Nick! He’s right in there! If you don’t let me in right now I’ll just, I’ll just [sobs].” At this point the angry ones push through yelling “Get out of the way! Joe, we are coming in!”
The funniest part is that the police officers sporadically scattered throughout the chaos have no earthly idea how to respond to this heart wrenching spectacle. So they bemusedly watched from the side, appreciating the display before them and hoping not to get their pant legs muddy.
The real issue here was that the situation wasn’t handled by the staff of the 1-800-Ask-Gary Amphitheater. I tried to ask Gary with no avail—the only response received for an hour and a half after the intended start time was that the show was merely being “delayed.” Only the first twenty rows were under water. No prob, Bob.
Demi Lovato, the show’s opening act, posted pictures of the ruin on her twitter—the catwalk looked like a floating dock. Pool parties are fun and all, but not so much if there is electrical equipment in said pool.
So everyone continues to wait for the “delayed” show for two hours until finally a Radio Disney employee announces that the band can’t perform with the orchestra under water… Oh really? They are Jonas Brothers; I thought they had some sort of super power for that, or at least a cool outfit.
As of now, the show will not be rescheduled: a source of chronic depression for Tampa six-year-olds and the cause post-traumatic stress for their parents. Did I mention pneumonia from the rain? Despite the tragedy, not a single fan blamed Nick, Joe, or Kevin. (Okay maybe a few blamed Kevin. He is married after all.) But I guess that’s what you get when you put a concert on a Wednesday night—who does that anyway??
@nickjonas “I guess I’ll blame it on the summer rain…. Wow bumber- ; ) yes… I meant to do that one. Sorry the show couldn’t happen everyone.”
@joejonas “This sucks. Really wanted to play tonight. Really bummed out. Sorry Guys this weather is crazy.”
@kevinjonas “I’m so sorry to everyone that we had to cancel. I wanted to play a show so bad we hope we can make it back.”
@ddlovato “Backstage flood….wow 20 inches and it’s STILL raining!!!”
“30 inches of stand still rain… Wow… I hope we can still play :/”