Demi Lovato was heading off to Spain, France and the United Kingdom for another big outing with the Jonas Brothers, to return to the U.S. in June for her first headlining gig.
“I really don’t practice my show,” Lovato told Pollstar. “I think I have two days of rehearsals. I don’t really have choreographed moves or anything. I just go out there and perform. I change it up each show but it’s not like we go into the studio and rehearse.”
Yes, Disney Channel’s top star (Lovato’s vehicle, “Sonny With A Chance,” is the No. 1 rated show on TV among kids 6 to 11) plans to hop on those arena stages with her mic and maybe a guitar and just rock out. But something told Pollstar that Disney would want a wee bit more production value.
Word is, the “two days of rehearsals” is more like a week. And with “American Idol” runner-up David Archuleta along for the ride, the staging will likely be massive.
Debra Rathwell, the veteran AEG promoter who worked point for the “Hannah Montana / Miley Cyrus” tour as well as The Cheetah Girls and a host of other Disney tours, made clear this wasn’t going to be a stripped-down affair.
“As a concert promoter, I’m always asking, ‘How few trucks and how small can it be?’” Rathwell said. “And Disney will say, ‘No, no, no, Debra, this is Disney! It’s going to be done properly and there has to be some bells and whistles.’”
