No Shortcomings For Wango Tango

Graig Agop • May 13, 2008

Jonas mania captivated 16,000 fans at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Irvine when both Disney stars and new and old school hip-hop artists united for KIIS-FM’s “Wango Tango” concert on Saturday.
Fans arrived early and packed the venue, since promoters made sure that concert-goers knew co-headliners The Jonas Brothers were scheduled to go on first at this sold-out event.

The threesome kicked off the night with “That’s Just The Way We Roll,” and kept those devoted fans close to tears and on their feet throughout their 30-minute set, which eventually came to a close with their hit “SOS.”

The Dey and Shwayze followed, but most fans were anticipating the first performance by Miley Cyrus since the Vanity Fair scandal. Cyrus dominated the stage wearing black in “Start All Over,” then introduced two new songs from her upcoming CD due in July.
She ended her nine-song-set the with “See You Again.” Cyrus then treated concert-goers with a Miley and Mandy reunion and taped a segment for their next You Tube video.

Cyrus delivered a solid high-energy performance, but it honestly wasn’t the same without her other half, Hannah Montana. It felt as if fans were getting half of what they expected.
Cherish, Danity Kane, and Flo-Rida were the next set of performers, and they kept it upbeat and simple with short three song sets. But the question on everybody’s mind was where is Lindsay Lohan? Though management was predicting a no-show, the alleged “co-host” and mean-girl vixen finally made her appearance at 10 p.m. and shared her career plans before she introduced Snoop Dogg. Pitbull later closed the show.

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The Kardashians, Perez Hilton, Ryan Seacrest and the cast of The Hills were among some of the presenters that announced the performers throughout the night.

Though most artists kept it short, fans got their money’s worth with extended sets by headliners The Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, and Snoop Dogg. The short, fun, fast-moving pace, made the concert enjoyable, exciting, and satisfying.

About the Contributors

Graig Agop, Columnist

Graig Agop has been trying to find the doors to exit the Glendale Community College campus since spring 2005. Rumor has it that he is getting close. This self- proclaimed “Entertainment Terrorist” is a Communications major with a plan. Graig’s contributions to El Vaquero and Insider Magazine have earned him eleven awards for his work in Journalism at The Journalism Association of Community Colleges Southern California and state conferences. Graig is aspiring comedic screenwriter with a passion for African-Americans and Chinese food. In 2010 Graig co-created Idol Magazine (Idolmagazineonline.com), Which featured a staff consisting from past and current El Vaquero staff members. Idol Magazine has been recognized and awarded for it’s questionably tasteless content and innovative design and is yet to be sued. Graig also co-wrote His first screenplay Black Magic (BlackMagicMovie.com), A comedy that follows Colin Laferty and his “Black Magic” Tabooky Tabucky Green III as they jump through different hurdles to avoid getting stuck in community college. Graig plans to shoot a short adaptation of this project with his brother and co-writer Hovsep this summer. Graig would like to apologize to all the professors who had the fortunate misfortune of having him in their class and would like me to tell you he never forgets anything.

Jane Pojawa, production assistant

Jane Pojawa is a Southern California-based print media editor/writer who also dabbles in web design. Her passion is historical research and has served as a secretary/archivist/historian for the Cabot’s Pueblo Museum board of directors 2008-2010), the communications director for the Friends of the Michael White Adobe (2009 – current) and the media and communications chair for the Morongo Basin Historical Society (2010-current). She writes a a blog for her husband, Raven Jake, and brews mead. She is a past editor-in-chief for El Vaquero 2005-2006, and Spring 2011 and served as the editor-in-chief for the Insider, GCC's student magazine, from 2008 - 2014.