Fans just rocked by the way Jonas Brothers roll

EDITOR'S NOTE: We received more than 400 essays when we went looking for a reader to review the immensely popular Jonas Brothers in concert. Katia Martinez, 16, of Cary was the winning -- admittedly obsessive -- fan.

Driving into the Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion parking lot Wednesday night, I realized I was about to have a night I would remember forever.

A line of people reached the street three hours before the show. When the gates opened, those with lawn tickets ran in screaming to get the best possible spots.

It was madness before my eyes. I loved every minute of it.

Even my parents agreed that the Jonas Brothers are the new Beatles. Girls screamed at every mention of them (me included), and everyone's throat was hoarse before the first act began.

Disney's up-and-coming star, Demi Lovato, was the first performer to hit the stage. Lovato starred as Mitchie in the Disney summer movie "Camp Rock" alongside the Jonas Brothers. Her voice shocked me with its power.

Then came Canadian Avril Lavigne. The punk-pop princess performed hits such as "Girlfriend," "Sk8er Boi" and "Complicated," along with a medley of other songs. Her choreographed dancing and catchy lyrics pumped the crowd up for the main attraction.

Then the lights went off and hundreds of fans started the almost two-hour screamfest.

There were a few things I expected to see. I expected a ton of music, screaming girls and a great show. What I did not expect was fire, foam shooters and elevating stages.

At every turn, the Jonas Brothers delivered a surprise. Even in their entrance, marked by pyrotechnics on every side, they dazzled by coming in on a platform that rotated from the back of the stage to the front.

Some of the most unexpected stunts came from the eldest Jonas. At one point, 20-year-old Kevin shot fireworks out of the neck of his guitar. During another song, Kevin bent backward until his head was on the stage, lifted his feet and balanced on his head for a good four seconds, all while playing lead guitar.

At this, all I could do was stare in awe.

One of my favorite things about the show was the fan interaction. In one song, 18-year-old Joe Jonas pulled a little girl onto the stage to finish the song with him.

Then came the foam shooters. Out of nowhere, each brother pulled out a hose with a giant nozzle. They gave each other thumbs up and pulled the lever. Then they shot foam at everyone in the first few sections.

The brothers propped themselves against rods that jutted out from the stage and were buckled in by stagehands. About five seconds into the song "Hello Beautiful," each brother was lifted up about 30 feet on pedestals, on which they performed the rest of the song.

The youngest Jonas, 15-year-old Nick, performed "A Little Bit Longer," which he wrote in reference to his diabetes. Before the song, a video was shown to promote the Jonas Brothers' charity, Change for the Children.

The show was fantastic, bringing back their best-known singles such as "Year 3000," "SOS," "When You Look Me in The Eyes" and "That's Just the Way We Roll," and debuting such new songs as "BB Good" and "Video Girl."

The show was an exciting night that I will not easily forget, and I was definitely "Burning Up" for the Jonas Brothers.