| Concert Name: | Jingle Bell Ball |
| Artist: | Capital FM |
| Type: | Mini-Festival |
| Venue: | The O2 Arena (2008–2019, 2021–present) |
| Location: | Greenwich Peninsula, London, UK |
| Number Of Shows: | Two per year |
| Duration: | 5 hours per night (6 pm 11 pm)[1] |
| Attendance: | 16,000 per night[2] |
| Arrangers: | Global and Barclaycard |
| Website: | https://www.capitalfm.com/events/jingle-bell-ball/ |
The Jingle Bell Ball is a concert held annually in December since 2008 (except for 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic), by the radio station Capital FM at The O2 Arena. Various notable artists have headlined the concert. A portion of ticket sales profit is donated to Global's Make Some Noise, Capital's flagship charity, formerly known as Help a Capital Child and Help a London Child.[3] [4]
Unlike following years, the 2008 festival was held on one night only Wednesday, 10 December 2008. The Evening Standard rated it three stars, saying it was "too quick to be boring but too superficial to stick in the mind".[5]
The 2009 event was held on Saturday and Sunday, 5–6 December 2009.[6]
Headliners are shown in bold.
Acts that performed on Saturday, 5 December, were as follows:
Acts that performed on Sunday, 6 December, were as follows:
Capital's Jingle Bell Ball 2010 was held on Saturday and Sunday, 4–5 December 2010.
Headliners are shown in bold.
Acts that performed on Saturday, 4 December, were as follows:
Acts that performed on Sunday, 5 December, were as follows:
Cee Lo Green was originally scheduled to perform on Saturday, however, due to snow, his flight was rescheduled and he performed on Sunday.
The 2011 event was held on Saturday and Sunday, 3–4 December 2011. It was announced by Capital on 28 October. Capital also confirmed that Olly Murs would be the first act for the Saturday performance. Tickets for the concert on Saturday were released on 31 October at 08:00 and sold out in just over three hours.[7]
Headliners are shown in bold.
Acts that performed on Saturday, 3 December, were as follows:
Acts that performed on Sunday, 4 December, were as follows:
The 2012 event took place on Saturday and Sunday, 8–9 December 2012.
Little Mix performed as a three-piece, as member Perrie Edwards was unwell. Capital Breakfast presenters Dave Berry and Lisa Snowdon hosted the ball on both nights. For the first time, televised highlights of the event were shown on Capital TV.
Headliners are shown in bold.
Acts that performed on Saturday, 8 December, were as follows:
Acts that performed on Sunday, 9 December, were as follows:
The 2013 Jingle Bell Ball was held at The O2 Arena on Saturday and Sunday, 7–8 December 2013. On Saturday night, Katy Perry was the main headliner, with Tinie Tempah and Ellie Goulding as supporting headliners. On Sunday, Lady Gaga was the main headliner, with Dizzee Rascal and Jessie J supporting. Dave Berry and Lisa Snowdon (Capital Breakfast hosts) hosted the ball on both nights, alongside Pandora. Meanwhile, Rich Clarke, Kat Shoob, James 'The Bassman' Bassam, and Greg Burns hosted on the radio throughout both nights.
Headliners are shown in bold.
Acts that performed on Saturday, 7 December, were as follows:
Acts that performed on Sunday, 8 December, were as follows:
The 2014 Jingle Bell Ball was held at London's O2 Arena on Saturday and Sunday, 6–7 December 2014, with acts such as OneRepublic, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith and Jessie J performing. The first tickets for the show were given away as part of Global's first ever Make Some Noise day on 8 October, although, at the time, the dates for the event were not confirmed. It was confirmed on Capital FM on 20 October that the Jingle Bell Ball would be returning, sponsored by Morrisons Supermarket. All information on the ball was announced on 3 November 2014. Tickets for general release went on sale on 7 November. Tickets for both dates sold out in under an hour, which is a record.
5 Seconds of Summer performed at the event as a three-piece as band member Michael Clifford was unable to fly out due to the loss of his passport.
Headliners are shown in bold.
Acts that performed on Saturday, 6 December, were as follows:[8]
Acts that performed on Sunday, 7 December, were as follows:[9]
Dave Berry and Lisa Snowdon revealed that 2015's event would once again be hosted at London's O2 Arena on Saturday and Sunday, 5–6 December, during Capital Breakfast on 2 November. For the first time since 2013, the sponsor was Coca-Cola. Tickets were released on 5 November, with pre-sales occurring in the week leading up to it. Both headliners were announced on Friday, 6 November, on Capital Breakfast. On 23 November, Tinie Tempah and Katy B were added to the line-up, whilst Carly Rae Jepsen was added the following day. For the first time, Little Mix performed for both nights. Ariana Grande was supposed to perform on Saturday but withdrew for unknown reasons. Marvin Humes confirmed via Twitter he was doing a pre-show DJ Set on both days. On 5 December, Coldplay was the headliners and Justin Bieber was the headliner on 6 December.
Headliners are shown in bold.
Acts that performed on Saturday, 5 December, were as follows:
Acts that performed on Sunday, 6 December, were as follows:
The 2016 Jingle Bell Ball was held on Saturday and Sunday, 3–4 December 2016. The line-up was announced on 7–8 November.[10] Tickets went on sale on 10 November at 8am and sold out in less than an hour.[11] On 28 November, Anne-Marie, Sean Paul and Calum Scott were added to Night 1. On 29 November Sigma were added to Night 2. Capital FM confirmed via Twitter that Marvin Humes would open night one. Videos of the weekend were put on Capital FM's YouTube channel. Little Mix was announced as a headliner for the first time.
Headliners are shown in bold.
Acts that performed on Saturday, 3 December, were as follows:
Acts that performed on Sunday, 4 December, were as follows:
On 30 October 2017, during Capital Breakfast, Roman Kemp confirmed that the Jingle Bell Ball would run on Saturday and Sunday, 9–10 December 2017 at The O2 Arena.[12] On 6 November Roman Kemp and Vick Hope confirmed the line-up for night one and on 7 November the line-up for night two was revealed.[13]
Major Lazer performed as a duo as Jillionaire did not turn up for unknown reasons.[14]
Sean Paul didn't perform with Anne-Marie and Dua Lipa.
Clean Bandit didn't perform with Anne-Marie.
Headliners are shown in bold.
Acts that performed on Saturday, 9 December, were as follows:
Acts that performed on Sunday, 10 December, were as follows:
The 2018 Jingle Bell Ball took place on Saturday and Sunday, 8–9 December 2018 at The O2 Arena.
Capital Breakfast presenters Roman Kemp, Vick Hope, and Sonny Jay hosted the event on both nights. The line up was announced by the hosts on the Breakfast Show during the week of 5 November. For the first time since 2011, highlights of the event were not shown on Capital TV as it shut down on 10 October 2018, so highlights were only available on Capital FM and its website and Sky One.[15] Loud Luxury was added to the night 1 line up.[16]
Headliners are shown in bold.
Acts that performed on Saturday, 8 December, were as follows:
Acts that performed on Sunday, 9 December, were as follows:
The 2019 Jingle Bell Ball took place on Saturday and Sunday, 7–8 December 2019 at The O2 Arena in Greenwich, London. This year's Jingle Bell Ball was sponsored by SEAT.
Capital FM presenters Will Manning & Aimee Vivian hosted both nights. The line-up was announced everyday from Monday, 4 November to Thursday, 7 November 2019 on the Breakfast show live from Leicester Square in Central London. Tickets went on sale on Thursday, 7 November 2019 at 8am GMT, right after the exclusive pre-sale via Global Player and O2 Priority. Between 4 and 5 November 2019, Jax Jones, Sigala and Ella Henderson joined Kemp, Hope and Jay to help announce the rest of the line-up for both nights. Tickets were officially sold out in just over an hour, which led to their dealing through Capital's on-air competitions.[17] Due to Roman Kemp being confirmed as one of twelve I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! contestants, Will Manning hosted the event alongside Aimee Vivian.[18] The show started at 6:30pm GMT each night and performances and backstage videos can be found on @CapitalOfficial and #CapitalJBB on Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok. Sky One will also show TV highlights from both nights of the Ball throughout the festive season. Stormzy closed night 1 (Saturday 7 December 2019) and Taylor Swift closed night 2 (Sunday 8 December 2019). Liam Payne opened night 1, whilst Anne-Marie opened night 2. Capital Late Show presenter Marvin Humes did a Capital Weekender DJ Set at 6:15pm GMT.[19] It was also confirmed that due to being in Australia, cheering on Roman Kemp, Sonny Jay missed both nights of the ball and therefore didn't present the show.
Headliners are shown in bold.
Acts that performed on Saturday, 7 December, were as follows:
Acts that performed on Sunday, 8 December, were as follows:
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Jingle Bell Ball did not take place at the O2 Arena this year, but Roman Kemp (along with Sian Welby and Sonny Jay) announced on Capital Breakfast on Thursday 26 November that they were doing a Best Of Show sponsored by Barclaycard on Thursday 10 December at 7pm. The show was broadcast on YouTube, Sky One, Global Player and on Capital Radio.
The 2021 Jingle Bell Ball took place on Saturday and Sunday, 11–12 December 2021 at The O2 at Greenwich Peninsula, London. This year's Jingle Bell Ball was sponsored by Barclaycard. This was the first Jingle Bell Ball since 2019 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the music industry which cancelled the 2020 Jingle Bell Ball. The Ball was announced by Rob Howard and Lauren Layfield in for Roman, Sonny and Sian, on Friday, 29 October 2021 at 8am during Capital Breakfast
Capital Breakfast presenters Roman Kemp, Siân Welby and Sonny Jay hosted both nights. The line-up was announced on Wednesday 3 and Thursday 4 November from 8am on the Breakfast show live from Leicester Square in Central London via interactive billboards founded by the listeners. Tickets went on sale on Friday, 5 November 2021 at 9am with a VIP Pre-Sale starting on Thursday 4 November 2021 at 9:30am
This was Welby's first time hosting a Jingle Bell Ball after former co-host Vick Hope left the Capital Breakfast show in 2020. The show will start 6:30pm GMT each night and performances and backstage videos can be found on @CapitalOfficial and #CapitalJBB on Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok. Sky Max & Sky Showcase will also show TV highlights from both nights of the Ball throughout the festive season.
On Saturday, 11 December 2021, it was announced that Coldplay and Lil Nas X, who were originally scheduled to play on the first and second nights respectively, had to pull out due to members of their team getting COVID-19. It was announced ArrDee and Tom Grennan would be added to the lineup, with ArrDee performing on both nights, whilst Tom Grennan would just be doing the Saturday. It was also announced Justin Bieber and Ed Sheeran would both be extending their sets.
On Sunday 12 December, it was announced that Mabel would not be performing for the same reason. Grennan performed on the second night as a result of this.
Headliners are shown in bold.
| Saturday[20] | Sunday[21] |
|---|---|
| Justin Bieber Tom Grennan ArrDee Jax Jones Years & Years Becky Hill Jesy Nelson Sigrid Mimi Webb Billen Ted 220 Kid Riton | Ed Sheeran Joel Corry KSI Griff Anne-Marie JLS Nathan Dawe Shane Codd Jonasu ArrDee Tom Grennan |
| Pulled OutColdplay | Pulled Out Lil Nas X Mabel |
| HostsRoman Kemp Siân Welby Sonny Jay | |
| Special Guestsbbno$ Ella Henderson Wes Nelson Jesy Nelson | Special GuestsHarlee Hayley May Craig David Digital Farm Animals Ella Henderson |
Acts that will perform on Sunday, 12 December, will be as follows:
The Jingle Bell Ball was announced during Capital Breakfast on 4 November 2022 and it was announced that Barclaycard would sponsor the Ball again. The line-up for the first night was announced at 7am GMT on 7 November 2022, while the line-up for the second night was announced on 8 November 2022 at 7am GMT. The Jingle Bell Ball was held at The O2 Arena at Greenwich Peninsula in Greater London on 10 December 2022 and 11 December 2022. There was a pre-sale for Capital VIP members on 8 November 2022 and then the general sale happened on 9 November 2022 via Global Player from 9am GMT.
Both nights of the Jingle Bell Ball were hosted by Roman Kemp, Siân Welby, Sonny Jay and Chris Stark. The Ball started at 6:30pm GMT and ended at 10:30pm GMT on both nights. Performances and backstage videos could be found on @CapitalOfficial and #CapitalJBB on Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok.
This was Stark's first Jingle Bell Ball since joining the Breakfast Show in October 2022 and Jay's last Jingle Bell Ball being a host after he left the Breakfast Show to replace Marvin Humes on the Capital from 10pm-1am each weekday evening.
The Ball also has a new logo for this year after Capital changed its logo in November 2022.
This was the first time the Jingle Bell Ball was held during a FIFA World Cup as the 2022 FIFA World Cup was still happening during Night 1 with England playing France in the Quarter-finals at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar with kick-off at 7pm GMT.
On 10 December 2022, it was announced that Tom Grennan would open Night 1 with his set starting at 6:25pm GMT and that Coldplay would close Night 1 with their set starting at 9:45pm GMT. On 11 December 2022, it was announced that Dua Lipa would open Night 2 with her starting at 6:25pm GMT and that Stormzy would close Night 2 with his set starting at 9:45pm GMT.
Headliners are shown in bold.
| Saturday 10 December 2022 | Sunday 11 December 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Coldplay Lewis Capaldi Sam Smith Tom Grennan Mimi Webb KSI Nathan Dawe Sigala LF System Eliza Rose Belters Only | Dua Lipa Stormzy Becky Hill George Ezra Aitch Joel Corry Tiësto LF System Eliza Rose Belters Only | |
| HostsRoman Kemp Siân Welby Sonny Jay Chris Stark | ||
| Special GuestsSam Ryder Kim Petras Talia Mar Ella Henderson | Special Guests Tom Grennan | |
The 2023 Jingle Bell Ball was announced on Friday 10 November. The dates of the ball were Saturday 9 December and Sunday 10 December. This was Kemp's final year of hosting the Jingle Bell Ball after he confirmed his departure on Capital FM to focus on his television career. The line-up for night one was announced on Wednesday 15 November and Thursday 16 November for night two was also confirmed. Barclaycard remained the sponsors for the ball. Alicia Keys and Sam Ryder performed in both nights of the ball. The 2023 Jingle Bell Ball was held at The O2 Arena at Greenwich Peninsula in Greater London.
Both nights of the Jingle Bell Ball were hosted by Roman Kemp, Siân Welby and Chris Stark. The Ball started at 6:00pm GMT and ended at 10:30pm GMT on both nights. Performances and backstage videos could be found on @CapitalOfficial and #CapitalJBB on Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok. Highlights from the ball was broadcast on ITV1 (plus streaming services ITVX and STV Player) for the first time on Sunday 17 December.
This was MistaJam’s last Jingle Bell Ball DJ set after he announced his departure from "The Capital Weekender" on 29 June 2024.
Capital broadcast live shows backstage from the O2 over the course of the whole weekend, as follows.
9-12noon: Live Backstage at Capital's Jingle Bell Ball with Roman, Sian & Chris
12-3pm: Live Backstage at Capital's Jingle Bell Ball with Kemi Rodgers & Niall Gray (live until 4pm on SUNDAY only)
3-6pm: Live Backstage at Capital's Jingle Bell Ball with Aimee Vivian & Sonny Jay (live from 4pm on SUNDAY only)
6-11pm: Capital's Jingle Bell Ball with Will Manning
On the Sunday of the Ball, Meg McHugh & Lydia Rodford hosted the Capital Jingle Bell Ball Afterparty from 10:30pm until 4am.
Headliners are shown in bold.
| Saturday 9 December 2023 | Sunday 10 December 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Alicia Keys Busted Tate McRae Becky Hill Leigh-Anne Tom Grennan ArrDee Jax Jones Nathan Dawe | Alicia Keys Take That Rita Ora Zara Larsson Jazzy Rudimental S Club Raye Joel Corry | |
| HostsRoman Kemp Siân Welby Chris Stark | ||
| Special GuestsSam Ryder | Special Guests Sam Ryder Calum Scott | |
The 2024 Jingle Bell Ball will be at The O2 Arena in London on Saturday 7th December and Sunday 8th December. The hosts will be Jordan North, Chris Stark and Sian Welby. This will be Jordan's first Jingle Bell Ball after joining in April 2024. The ball will be announced at 8am on Friday 25th October. From 7am on Monday 28th October Saturday night lineup announced. From 7am on Tuesday 29th October Sunday night lineup announced. Both lineup announcements will by made by Jordan, Chris and Sian on Capital Breakfast. The pre sale will be on Tuesday 29th October from 9am and the tickets will generally go on sale on Wednesday 30th October from 9am
| Artist | Years appeared[22] | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Jesy Nelson
| 2012*, 2013*, 2015* (both nights), 2016*, 2018*, 2021 |
Leigh-Anne
| 2012*, 2013*, 2015* (both nights), 2016*, 2018*, 2023 | |
| 6 | Little Mix | 2012, 2013, 2015 (both nights), 2016, 2018 |
| Olly Murs | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 | |
| The Script | 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2019 | |
Nathan Sykes
| 2010 (both nights)*, 2011*, 2012*, 2015, 2016 | |
| 5 | ||
| Anne-Marie | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 | |
| Jason Derulo | 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018 | |
| Ella Eyre | 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018 | |
| JLS | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2021 | |
Liam Payne
| 2011*, 2012*, 2017, 2018, 2019 | |
| Sigala | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 | |
| Sam Smith | 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2022 | |
| Tom Grennan | 2021 (both nights), 2022 (night one and night two), 2023 | |
| Jax Jones | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023 | |
| Years & Years | 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021 | |
| Rita Ora | 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023 | |
| 4 | ||
| Calvin Harris | 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016 | |
| Jessie J | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 | |
| Ed Sheeran | 2011, 2014, 2017, 2021 | |
| Ellie Goulding | 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018 | |
| James Arthur | 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018 | |
| Jonas Blue | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 | |
| The Saturdays | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 | |
| Tinie Tempah | 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 | |
| The Vamps | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 | |
| The Wanted | 2010 (both nights), 2011, 2012 | |
| Raye | 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023 | |
| 3 | Cheryl Cole
| 2012 (night one) and (night two)*, 2018 |
| Clean Bandit | 2014, 2016, 2018 | |
| Coldplay | 2011, 2015, 2022 | |
| Craig David | 2008, 2016, 2017 | |
| Jess Glynne | 2014, 2015, 2018 | |
| Ella Henderson | 2014, 2019 (Both Nights) | |
Niall Horan
| 2011*, 2012*, 2017 | |
| Dua Lipa | 2016, 2017, 2022 | |
| JP Cooper | 2016, 2017, 2019 | |
| Louisa Johnson | 2016 (both nights), 2017 | |
| Mabel | 2017, 2018, 2019 | |
| Rizzle Kicks | 2011, 2012, 2013 | |
| Sam Ryder | 2022, 2023(both nights) | |
| Sigma | 2014, 2015, 2016 | |
Harry Styles
| 2011*, 2012*, 2019 | |
| Taylor Swift | 2014, 2017, 2019 | |
| 2 | Justin Bieber | 2015, 2021 |
| Alexandra Burke | 2009, 2010 | |
| Alicia Keys | 2023 (both nights) | |
| Taio Cruz | 2009, 2010 | |
| Dakota | 2016, 2017 | |
| David Guetta | 2015, 2018 | |
| Eliza Doolittle | 2010, 2013 | |
| Example | 2010, 2012 | |
| Flo Rida | 2009, 2010 | |
| Kelli-Leigh | 2017 (both nights) | |
| Labrinth | 2010, 2011 | |
| Lawson | 2012, 2013 | |
| Pixie Lott | 2009, 2011 | |
| John Newman | 2013, 2017 | |
| One Direction | 2011, 2012 | |
| Rak-Su | 2017, 2018 | |
| Scouting for Girls | 2008, 2010 | |
| Sugababes | 2008, 2009 | |
| Union J | 2013, 2014 | |
| Take That | 2014, 2023 | |
| Imani Williams | 2016, 2017 | |
The first concert in 2008 was sponsored by Zavvi. In 2009 Windows 7 became the sponsor, in conjunction with the buildup for the operating system's launch. The sponsorship continued through 2011. During their sponsorship of the event, prizes including thousands of tickets to the ball, laptops, holidays, games consoles, smartphones and money were given away on air.
In 2012, BlackBerry sponsored the concert in a last-minute deal. In 2013 and 2015–2018, the event was sponsored by Coca-Cola. Morrisons Supermarket was the sponsor in 2014. SEAT sponsored the concert in 2019. In 2020, Barclaycard announced a 3-year sponsorship deal with Global[23] resulting in Barclaycard sponsoring the 2020 livestream, and the 2021, 2022 and 2023 shows.