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Most young men can be forgiven for not knowing what they'll be doing two days from now, much less two years. Not the three siblings who comprise the hit trio the Jonas Bros. The superstars-in-the-making have every day mapped out for the next 24 months.
According to AP reports, earlier this month, the band became the youngest act to sign a deal with concert presenter Live Nation. The multimillion dollar, two-year pact includes promoting 140 shows in theaters and arenas worldwide by the New Jersey-based brothers starting Jan. 31 in Arizona.
"We know where we're going to be at the end of 2009," says Joe, incredulously.
While some may consider putting such big money behind a still-developing act risky, Billboard's Ray Waddell calls it a smart move: "The Jonas Brothers are about as safe a bet as exists in the music business today," he says. "This is a Super Bowl year for them."
Indeed, the band's three February shows at the Gibson Amphitheater in Universal City, Calif., set a record for the fastest sellouts in the venue's 35-year history when the first two shows sold out in two minutes.
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