On Aug. 16, 2010, 9-year-old Gab Cinque watched the Jonas Brothers play their hit single “Burnin’ Up” at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel. Exactly 15 years later, on Aug. 16, 2025, Kevin Jonas himself joined now 24-year-old Cinque and her band onstage at Bird & Betty’s in Beach Haven for a surprise performance of the song.
“Nothing like this has ever happened to me,” Cinque said.
Jonas, who played a sold-out MetLife Stadium show to kick off the band’s “JONAS20: Greetings From Your Hometown” tour just last week, made a pit stop on LBI on Saturday.
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