Remember when the brothers Hanson tore up the heartstrings of young girls all over the world in 1997 with their infectious pop hit MMMBop?

That was nothing. Today's Jonas Brothers -- New Jersey siblings Nick, Joe and Kevin -- add a bit of rock-'n'-roll swagger to the formula, amping up tween pop to a junior version of the boogie blues of the Black Crowes.

The trio hits the Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach Sept. 5 for their Burning Up Tour. By then, fans will be familiar with their third album, which drops in July. You'll also hear plenty from the first two albums, including the hits S.O.S. and Mandy.

Tickets ($55-$79.50 reserved seating, $25 festival lawn) go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. Don't delay, because the Brothers recently sold out their Madison Square Garden show in New York in one minute.

Also at the Cruzan: Kenny Chesney teams up with Miranda Lambert for his Poets and Pirates Tour 2008 Aug. 28.

Chesney will play all the hits from his latest album, Just Who I Am: Poets and Pirates,including the No. 1 tunes Never Wanted Nothing More and Don't Blink,plus Shiftwork and Better As a Memory.

Lambert, who made her name as a finalist on Nashville Star in 2003, went on to become everybody's favorite Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.

Tickets ($80 reserved seating, $41.75 festival lawn) go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday.

Sarah Brightman, who mixes elements of Broadway, opera and classical music with pop, is on the road again for the first time since 2004. She hits the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise Nov. 15 in support of Symphony,her first studio album in five years.

Tickets ($57.75-$152.75) go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday.

Send concert tips, with complete information, no later than noon Tuesday to mhamersly@MiamiHerald.com.

Ticketmaster: 305-358-5885 in Miami-Dade; 954-523-3309 in Broward; and 561-966-3609 in Palm Beach.

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