Having grown up in the New York area — Wycoff, New Jersey, to be exact — the Jonas Brothers hit the ultimate home run when they opened their 2023 North American trek, simply called The Tour, with two sold-out shows at Yankee Stadium in August.
But for another local sibling act that has been opening for the JoBros — Lawrence, fronted by Clyde Lawrence and his younger sister Gracie — there were mixed emotions about making their stadium debut at the home of the Bronx Bombers.
“It was definitely pretty crazy to play a New York staple like that,” Gracie, 26, told The Post. “On the other hand, we are die-hard Mets fans, so it felt borderline wrong.”
Still, the Manhattan natives were able to put aside their Big Apple baseball allegiances — at least for two nights — to set the stage for the “Sucker” trio.
“I mean, not only is it such a famous venue and such a big deal as New Yorkers, but with it also being the first shows of the tour and by far the biggest crowds we’d ever played to . . . it felt like the first day of school times a million or something,” said Clyde, 30.
Following two nights at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, Clyde, Gracie and the rest of their soul-pop octet — which just released their new single “23” — will be rounding back to home base for the final US date on the Jonas Brothers’ tour Saturday at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.
“It’s gonna be awesome,” said Clyde. “We’re gonna have a lot of family there, and it’ll feel like the beginning of the tour, but in reverse.”
Over the past four months, Clyde — whose The Diner production team with Lawrence guitarist Jonny Koh and tenor saxophonist Jordan Cohen worked on the Jonas Brothers’ 2023 LP “The Album” — and Gracie have learned firsthand from one of the biggest sibling acts in pop.
“I’ve followed their career — they were really big when when I was growing up — so it stuck with me that there was a family band that was making music together in such a prominent way,” said Gracie. “And I love that they’re still close with each other. That’s, like, so beautiful and amazing.”
But bands such as Oasis — with bickering brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher — have proven that it can be tricky finding harmony with family.
“I can’t tell you how many people say to us, ‘Oh my God — I could never be in a band with my sibling,’ ” said Clyde. “And it’s not just making music — it’s a business partnership.
“So it’s really nice to see the Jonas Brothers on tour playing great music together, getting along well. It’s inspiring to Gracie and I because it’s our goal to have a long, great relationship not only as business and creative partners, but also as siblings.”
Plus, there is an “extended family” with the six other members of Lawrence — five of whom, like Clyde and Gracie, also attended Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. And they go even further back with some of them.
“[Jordan and I] met when I was, I think, 6 years old,” said Clyde. “Sam Askin, our drummer, I met in middle school. And the other four are all people I met early in college.”
But now that they’ve graduated to the big stadium and arena stages with the Jonas Brothers, Clyde — who was named after New York basketball legend Walt “Clyde” Frazier — and Gracie are now looking forward to some hometown downtime.
“It will be nice to sleep in our own beds,” said Clyde.
“And take a shower in my shower,” added Gracie. “I’ve been showering in [sports team] locker rooms for the past four months.”
