All fired up: Jonas Brothers, SHeDAISY to perform at Stadium of Fire

The Jonas Brothers are in the middle of a world tour, and one of the stops will be in Provo to headline the Stadium of Fire on July Fourth.

The three — Nick, Joe and Kevin — took time to talk with reporters via teleconference a few weeks ago.

"Every year we actually have the best Fourth of July," said Joe Jonas. We actually started our Burnin' Up Tour last year on the Fourth. And the year before that we were in Penn State. And the year before that we were in Memphis, Tenn.

"We've been able to spend it in the coolest places and have the coolest days," he said.

This year the trio is looking forward to spending the holiday in Utah.

"I think this year will be the coolest," Joe said.

One of the "cool" factors is the fact that the stage will be set up in-the-round.

"There's not just one row of 20 seats," said Kevin. "The stage is built in a way that it's going from 140 feet from point A to point B all the way across the arena."

"We wanted to find a way to provide a bigger and better show for our fans," said Nick.

"And this was one of the ways we had to do so.

"It's a way for us to really connect with our fans."

Creating a bigger show is the result of the siblings' popularity.

They just released their fourth album, a daunting endeavor considering their last two albums sold more than 2 million copies each.

The three kicked off their tour at the new billion-dollar Dallas Cowboys stadium on June 20, and they just launched their new sitcom, "Jonas," in May. The three star as — what else? — rock-star brothers.

In addition, their 3-D movie, "The Jonas Brothers: The Concert Experience," was released this week on DVD. (See related review.)

Unlike a lot of teen idols in the business today, the Jonas Brothers write and arrange their own music.

"Our biggest influence in the writing process are people like Elvis Costello, Prince and Johnny Cash," said Nick. "Neil Diamond is a new one. Also the Zutons out of the U.K. and Kings of Leon. We're are always trying to grow our music libraries and learn as much as we can on this musical journey that we're on."

Speaking of new albums, Country Music Award-winning SHeDAISY, whose members grew up in Magna, is gearing up to release a new album called "A Story to Tell." Unfortunately the three Osborn sisters — Kristyn, Kassidy and Kelsi — who will also be performing at "Stadium of Fire" — will not sing any new songs from the album.

Kassidy and Kelsi spoke with reporters during another teleconference a few weeks ago.

"We have only a short time on stage," said Kelsi Osborn. "So we were told to focus on the hits and more popular songs."

"We've only got a 20 minute slot," said Kassidy. "But we're always glad to be coming home and singing in Utah."