Fangirls, Riot Police Out in Full Force for JoBros Gig

Police called to Jonas Brothers' Lima hotel when thousands of fans swarm the streets in advance of sold-out concerts

The memo on waning Jonas Brothers mania apparently has yet to reach Lima, Peru.

Riot police were called to the city's oceanfront Marriot Hotel Sunday when more than 1,000 hormonal fans took to the streets to form a tearful, shrieking and otherwise order-be-damned welcome wagon for the brothers Jonas.

"There are thousands of fans outside the hotel," Kevin, Nick and Joe wrote on their website. "The police were called in to control the crowd…Can't wait to meet everyone!"

The feeling was apparently mutual.

"We just woke up to the sounds of fans screaming downstairs outside of our hotel," the siblings added this morning. "What a great way to start off our new world tour!"

The Disney-made brothers arrived in the South American nation in advance of two concerts set to take place tonight and tomorrow in the capital city. The second date was a late addition to the itinerary, added just days ago after the trio postponed a show in Mexico due to the swine flu scare.

As a result of the preteen (one hopes) swarm, police were forced to block off traffic in the streets surrounding the hotel. Dozens of megafans even went so far as to spend the night in a park neighboring the hotel in order to catch the first glimpse of the Joni.

Both of the Jonas Brothers' Lima concerts sold out within hours of tickets being made available, with 60,000 fans—and, presumably, their mothers—expected each night.

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