Parents and Tweens discuss Jonas Brothers and Miley Cyrus


As far as the thousands of concert-goers were concerned, if you went to KIIS-FM's Wango Tango concert Saturday, you were either there for the Jonas Brothers or Disney's reigning tween star, Miley Cyrus. Maybe even both.

The day's lineup also included: Snoop Dogg, The Dey, Shwayze, Cherish, Danity Kane and Flo-Rida, but the majority of the fans were young girls anywhere from 4 to 16 years old and it was obvious who the main draws were.

They came from as far away as San Francisco and Big Bear, clutching glittery posters and digital cameras.

"I can't breathe, I can't breathe! I need Jonas Brothers!" said Monessa Chahayed, 13, of North Hollywood. She and her 11-year old sister Linneya spent two hours the night before making giant, neon-colored posters declaring their love for the trio of heartthrob Jonas siblings: "I love Nick" and "Kevin is My Sunshine" and "Joe Please be Mine!" Oh, they also made a fourth poster, a hot pink one, for Miley.

Fans arrived as early as noon even though the show wasn't slated to start until 6:30 p.m., with the Jonas Brothers opening. Families toted lawn chairs, blankets and water for the outdoor event. Once their tickets were scanned, fans got to mill around in a fair-like environment with a Ferris wheel, food booths and even a red carpet-style line where they could have photos taken. Mostly, folks moved quickly into another line to get into the main stage area.

"I love Miley because she's cute," said 9-year-old Elaine Ramirez of Brea. "And she's a good singer. I hope I get her autograph."

Parents or adult chaperones of the younger concert-goers didn't seem at all bothered by the recent flak over the controversial photo in Vanity Fair of Cyrus – but mostly because they said their children weren't Internet or entertainment news savvy enough to know what happened.

"It's not an image that should have been portrayed as someone who has a younger audience base and is a role model," said Sarah Moore, who, with husband Scott, took the family to see Miley for daughter Emily's 8th birthday.

Even two weeks after the fallout, it was still a bit of a talker at Wango Tango.

"Oh, that was boring, what a joke," said Dana Davis of Huntington Beach, who brought her two daughters to Wango Tango. "We didn't care about it. For Pete's sake, it's not like she's Paris Hilton."

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