Jonas Brothers Concerts (Including a Free Show Tomorrow): Camp Rock Invades New York

Above: The Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato, stars of the forthcoming movie "Camp Rock 2," are performing a free show in New York Friday morning and two shows in the area this summer. Photo Copyright (c) Garry Knight. 

Normally I wouldn't write about the Jonas Brothers, but the fact that they are 1) hugely popular, 2) from New Jersey, and 3) performing shows in their home stomping grounds has convinced me to post about their upcoming shows. (That and the fact that a few of my friends have tween daughters who are huge Jonas Brothers fans.)

First off, the Jonas Brothers are performing a free show tomorrow as part of the Good Morning America concert series in Central Park. Also on the bill are Demi Lovato and others from the cast of the "Camp Rock 2," the widely anticipated new Disney movie. See the link above for details on the what, where, and when of the GMA concerts.

If you (or your kids) aren't into getting to Central Park at 6 a.m. for a free show, the Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato, and the "Camp Rock 2" gang have two paying shows (so far) scheduled for the NYC area this summer. The Jonas Brothers/Camp Rock 2 show comes to PNC Bank Arts Center (Holmdel, NJ) on Monday, Aug. 16 and to the Jones Beach Theatre - Saturday, Aug 21.

Tickets for both shows go on sale this Saturday May 22nd at 10 a.m.

Free Live Music: Good Morning America Concert Series Begins This Week

If you like seeing live music free and don't mind getting up early in the morning, check out the mini-concerts offered by two of the big networks' national morning shows.

Tomorrow I'll list the concerts for the Today Show, but today here's the schedule for the "Good Morning America" summer concert series, which begins this week with teen favorites the Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato, performing songs from the forthcoming Disney movie "Camp Rock 2."

The free GMA concerts are held in Rumsey Playfield in Central Park (the location for the SummerStage shows) and take place between 7 and 9 a.m. The venue opens at 6 a.m. (You can take the number 6 train to 68th or 77th Streets and enter Central Park at 69th Street and 5th Avenue. From the West Side, the closest subway stops are the 72nd Street stations on the B or C train.)

Although only a few songs will be broadcast on the TV show, you'll see more songs if you're there in person. You may also here a song twice, as the performers rehearse. Here's the "Good Morning America" free summer concert series schedule (all concerts are on Fridays):

* May 21 - Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato, Camp Rock 2
* May 28 - Sugarland
* June 4 - Diddy- Dirty Money
* June 11 - Norah Jones and Sarah McLachlan
* June 18 - Miley Cyrus
* June 25 - Alicia Keys
* July 2 - Mary J. Blige
* July 9 - To Be Announced
* July 16 - The Go-Go'S
* July 23 - Sheryl Crow
* July 30 - Black Eyed Peas
* Aug 6 - To Be Announced
* Aug 13 - Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato, Camp Rock 2
* Aug 20 - Rihanna
* Aug 27 - Lady Antebellum