This story originally appeared in the Oakland Tribune.

PLEASANTON, Calif. — If you’re reading this — and statistics say that you are most likely over 16 years old — you have probably never heard of the Jonas Brothers. 

But your teen or tween daughter has. Because anyone who watches the Disney Channel has seen 19-year-old Kevin, 16-year-old Joe and 14-year-old Nick’s video for “Year 3000.” 

The New Jersey siblings have also made a splash on MTV’s Total Request Live, had their pop-punk music featured on Nickelodeon and the Cartoon Network, and recorded a song for the film “Meet the Robinsons.” 

In other words, the brothers are following in the footsteps of Disney hot-shots Hannah Montana, Raven-Symone (That’s So Raven) and the gang from “High School Musical.” 

The kids — mostly girls — loved the Jonas Brothers Friday night at the Alameda County Fair. 

Hordes of them ran to the front of the amphitheater as soon as the gates opened. 

Out of the first 100-plus, about five were boys. 

“Let’s go!” girls screamed, looking for a place to sit. “This is so cool! Omigod!” 

“They are hot,” said 14-year-old Elizabeth Bolin, of Pleasanton. 

The fans had homemade signs, hand-decorated T-shirts and body paint proclaiming their love for the band. 

Seventeen-year-old Alisha Sadorra and 16-year-old Ashley Cayanan came all the way from Salinas. 

“We love their music,” Cayanan said, adding that the girls know the brothers’ names and ages. 

“Joe is going to be 17 in August,” she said. “I think they are hot.” 

Both brought signs with photos they collected off the Internet and from magazines. 

“I love them,” Sadorra said. “I think they are just awesome.” 

Most fans were on their feet as the boys took the stage and launched into “Kids of the Future” — a punkier remake of Kim Wilde’s “Kids in America” — which they recorded for the aforementioned “Meet the Robinsons.” 

Girls were dancing on top of their seats and blowing kisses toward the stage for “Mandy,” the song that got TRL’s attention. 

There were no quiet lulls between the songs, as shrieks and cries carried one song into another. 

These boys clearly know they are adored and used that to work the young crowd, driving girls into a frenzy with a wave here and a wink there. 

By the fourth song of the set, “S.O.S.,” a dance tune, it was very clear these boys could not only play, but look like rock stars in the process. 

“We didn’t go to the prom so we brought the prom to you,” one of the brothers proclaimed, causing the young female audience to melt. They went into a song called “Goodnight and Goodbye,” a punk-inspired piece that had Kevin pickin’ his guitars on his knees and Joe banging a tambourine on his leg. 

As if they needed to, the brothers “got romantic” with soulful “Hello Beautiful” and then sang about their “Dream Girl,” with Nick in the drum kit. 

What followed next was probably uncomfortable for the adults in the room — the which-side-is-louder contest. This writer has never before desired ear plugs sitting so far away from the stage. 

Toward the end of their set, the Jonas Brothers had the crowd following their every command — whether it was to jump, wave arms or sing along. 

They brought a very excited 9-year-old Brittany out of the audience onto the stage to bang the tambourine for a song, who was near tears when the band gave her a hug. 

“You’re so lucky!” girls screamed toward the stage. 

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