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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]

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2008

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][clarification needed]

2009

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Shakira performing during Night 2 of the 2009 edition.

The 2009 event was held on Saturday and Sunday, 5–6 December 2009.[6]

Line up

Headliners are shown in bold.

Acts that performed on Saturday, 5 December, were as follows:

Main scheduled:
Surprise acts:

Acts that performed on Sunday, 6 December, were as follows:

Main scheduled:
Surprise acts:

Setlists

Saturday, 5 December

Chipmunk
  1. "Diamond Rings"
  2. "Look for Me"
  3. "Oopsy Daisy"
    (with The Saturdays)
JLS
  1. "Everybody in Love"
  2. "Umbrella"
    (Rihanna Cover)
  3. "Nobody Knows"
  4. "Beat Again"
N-Dubz
Michael Bublé
  1. "Lost"
  2. "Home"
  3. "Everything"
  4. "Crazy Love"
  5. "Haven't Met You Yet"
Tinchy Stryder
  1. "You're Not Alone"
  2. "Take Me Back"
    (with Taio Cruz)
  3. "Never Leave You"
    (with Sugababes)
  4. "Number 1"
    (with N-Dubz)
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2010

Capital's Jingle Bell Ball 2010 was held on Saturday and Sunday, 4–5 December 2010.

Line up

Headliners are shown in bold.

Acts that performed on Saturday, 4 December, were as follows:

Main scheduled:

Acts that performed on Sunday, 5 December, were as follows:

Main scheduled:

Cee Lo Green was originally scheduled to perform on Saturday, however, due to snow, his flight was rescheduled and he performed on Sunday.

2011

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]

Line up

Headliners are shown in bold.

Acts that performed on Saturday, 3 December, were as follows:

Main scheduled:
Special Guests:

Acts that performed on Sunday, 4 December, were as follows:

Main scheduled:
Special Guests:
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2012

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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.

Line up

Headliners are shown in bold.

Acts that performed on Saturday, 8 December, were as follows:

Main scheduled:
Special Guests:

Acts that performed on Sunday, 9 December, were as follows:

Main scheduled:
Special Guests:

Setlists

Saturday, 8 December

Little Mix[11]
  1. "DNA"
  2. "Super Bass" (Nicki Minaj cover)
  3. "We Are Young" (fun. cover)
  4. "Wings"
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2013

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Ball headliner Lady Gaga performing on Night 2
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Jessie J also performing on Night 2

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.[ambiguous] Meanwhile, Rich Clarke, Kat Shoob, James 'The Bassman' Bassam, and Greg Burns hosted on the radio throughout both nights.

Line up

Headliners are shown in bold.

Acts that performed on Saturday, 7 December, were as follows:

Main scheduled:
Pre-show acts:
Surprise acts:
Special guests:

Acts that performed on Sunday, 8 December, were as follows:

Main scheduled:
Pre-show acts:
Surprise acts:
Special guests:

Setlists

Saturday, 7 December

Olly Murs
  1. Army Of Two
  2. Troublemaker
  3. Heart Skips A Beat
  4. Dance With Me Tonight
  5. Hand On Heart
  6. Dear Darlin
Naughty Boy[23]
Eliza Doolittle[24]
Union J[28]
  1. "Loving You Is Easy"
  2. "Beautiful Life"
  3. "Christmas Melody"
  4. "Carry You"
Disclosure[29]
  1. "F for You"
  2. "You & Me (with Eliza Doolittle)
  3. "White Noise (featuring AlunaGeorge)
  4. "Voices (featuring Sasha Keable)
  5. "Latch (featuring Sam Smith)

Sunday, 8 December

Little Mix[33]
Rudimental[34]
The Vamps[35]
  1. "Wild Heart"
  2. "Jingle Bells"
  3. "Can We Dance"
John Newman[36]
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2014

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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.[citation needed]

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.

Line up

Headliners are shown in bold.

Acts that performed on Saturday, 6 December, were as follows:[42]

Main scheduled:

Acts that performed on Sunday, 7 December, were as follows:[43]

Main scheduled:
Special guests:

Setlists

Saturday, 6 December

Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne
  1. "Right Here"(Jess Glynne solo)
  2. "My Love" (Jess Glynne solo)
  3. "Real Love"
  4. "Rather Be"
Ella Henderson
Union J
  1. "Tonight (We Live Forever)"
  2. "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas"
  3. "I Can't Make You Love Me"
  4. "You Got It All"

Sunday, 7 December

Ed Sheeran
  1. " Lego House"
  2. " Don't/Loyal/No Diggity"
  3. " Drunk"
  4. " Thinking Out Loud"
  5. " The A Team
  6. " Sing
Sigma
  1. "Nobody to Love" (featuring Daniel Pearce)
  2. "Changing" (featuring Ella Eyre)
Union J
  1. "Tonight (We Live Forever)"
  2. "I Can't Make You Love Me"
  3. "You Got It All"
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2015

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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.

Line up

Headliners are shown in bold.

Acts that performed on Saturday, 5 December, were as follows:

Main scheduled:
Pre-show acts:

Acts that performed on Sunday, 6 December, were as follows:

Main scheduled:
Pre-show acts:
Special guests:

Setlists

Introductory DJ set (for both nights)

Marvin Humes
  1. "Be Right There"
  2. "How Deep Is Your Love"
  3. "Intoxicated"
  4. "Alone No More"
  5. "Easy Love"
  6. "Sweet Lovin'"
  7. "Can't Feel My Face"
  8. "Lean On"
  9. "Sorry"
  10. "Where Are Ü Now"
  11. "Glitterball" (Extended Mix)
  12. "When I Say Jingle Bell You Say Ball!!"
  13. "You Have Been With Marvin Humes Enjoy The Show!!"

Saturday, 5 December

Tinie Tempah & Katy B[45]
  1. "Turn the Music Louder (Rumble)" (with Katy B)
  2. "Not Letting Go" (Tinie Tempah solo; with Jess Glynne)
Fleur East[47]
  1. "Sax"
WSTRN[49]
  1. "In2"
Years & Years[51]

Sunday, 6 December

Little Mix[54]
  1. "Salute"
  2. "Move"
  3. "Love Me like You"
  4. "Wings"
  5. "Black Magic"
Charlie Puth[55]
The Vamps[58]
  1. "Wake Up"
  2. "Rest Your Love"
  3. "Last Night"
  4. "Can We Dance"
Nick Jonas[60]
Calvin Harris[62]
  1. "Under Control"
  2. "Bounce"
  3. "Feel So Close"
  4. "Overdrive"
  5. "Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat"
  6. "Sweet Nothing"
  7. "Deep Down Low" (Valentino Khan cover)
  8. "How Deep Is Your Love"
  9. "Summer"
  10. "Shaolin" (Mightyfools cover)
  11. "Blame"
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2016

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The 2016 Jingle Bell Ball was held on Saturday and Sunday, 3–4 December 2016. The line-up was announced on 7–8 November.[64][non-primary source needed] Tickets went on sale on 10 November at 8am and sold out in less than an hour.[65] 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.

Line up

Headliners are shown in bold.

Acts that performed on Saturday, 3 December, were as follows:

Main scheduled:
Pre-show acts:

Acts that performed on Sunday, 4 December, were as follows:

Main scheduled:
Pre-show acts:

Setlists

Introductory DJ set (for both nights)

Saturday, 3 December

Sigala[66]
  1. "Easy Love"
  2. "Show Me Love" (Steve Angello and Laidback Luke cover)
  3. "Let's Take it Back to the Old Skool" (DJ Tipstarr cover)
  4. "Give Me Your Love"
  5. "Say You Do" (featuring Imani Williams)
  6. "Sweet Lovin'" (featuring Bryn Christopher)
Calum Scott[68]
Anne-Marie[72]
Louisa Johnson[74]

Sunday, 4 December

Years & Years[79]
Jonas Blue[80]
  1. "Fast Car" (featuring Dakota)
  2. "By Your Side" (featuring Raye)
  3. "Perfect Strangers" (featuring JP Cooper)
Louisa Johnson[81]
Sigma DJ Set[84]
Martin Garrix[87]
  1. "Don't Look Down"
  2. "Can't Feel My Face"
  3. "Runaway" (Galantis cover)
  4. "WIEE"
  5. "Forbidden Voices"
  6. "Lions in the Wild"
  7. "Wizard"
  8. "Poison"
  9. "The Only Way Is Up"
  10. "Animals"
  11. "Turn Up the Speakers"
  12. "Together"
  13. "Make Up Your Mind"
  14. "Fake Love" (Drake cover)
  15. "La La La" (Naughty Boy cover)
  16. "Tremor"
  17. "Lean On" (Major Lazer cover)
  18. "Proxy"
  19. "Sun Is Never Going Down"
  20. "In the Name of Love (featuring Bebe Rexha)
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2017

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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.[88] 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.[89]

Major Lazer performed as a duo as Jillionaire did not turn up for unknown reasons.[90]

Sean Paul didn't perform with Anne-Marie and Dua Lipa.

Clean Bandit didn't perform with Anne-Marie.

Line up

Headliners are shown in bold.

Acts that performed on Saturday, 9 December, were as follows:

Main scheduled:
Pre-show acts:

Acts that performed on Sunday, 10 December, were as follows:

Main scheduled:
Pre-show acts:

Setlists

Introductory DJ set (for both nights)

Saturday, 9 December

Rak-Su[94]
  1. "I’m Feeling You"
  2. "Dimelo"
Anne-Marie[95]
  1. "Alarm"
  2. "Rockabye"(without Sean Paul and Clean Bandit As the Primary artists)
  3. "Ciao Adios"
Niall Horan[96]
Yungen[97]
Jonas Blue[99]
  1. "Perfect Strangers" (featuring JP Cooper)
  2. "Fast Car" (featuring Dakota)
  3. "We Could Go Back" (featuring Moelogo)
  4. "By Your Side" (featuring Raye)
  5. "Mama" (featuring Will Singe)
Major Lazer[102]
  1. "Put Your Hands Up" (MPEJ Jockey cover; Intro)
  2. "Cold Water"
  3. "Where Are Ü Now"
  4. "Know No Better"
  5. "Humble" (Kendrick Lamar cover)
  6. "Boy Oh Boy"
  7. "Particular"
  8. "Shape of You"
    (Ed Sheeran cover)
  9. "Lean On"
  10. "Watch Out for This (Bumaye)"
  11. "Pon de Floor"
  12. "Get It Right"
  13. "Light It Up"
  14. Closing Free-Style

Sunday, 10 December

James Hype[104]
  1. "Let's Take it Back to the Old Skool" (DJ Tipstarr cover) (Intro)
  2. "More Than Friends" (featuring Kelli-Leigh)
Matt Terry[109]
  1. "Sucker For You"
  2. "The Thing About Love"
  3. "Súbeme la Radio (Remix)"
Stefflon Don[110]
Mabel[111]
  1. "Finders Keepers" (featuring Kojo Funds)
The Chainsmokers[113]
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2018

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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.[115] Loud Luxury was added to the night 1 line up.[116]

Line up

Headliners are shown in bold.

Acts that performed on Saturday, 8 December, were as follows:

Main scheduled:
Pre-show acts:

Acts that performed on Sunday, 9 December, were as follows:

Main scheduled:
Pre-show acts:

Setlists

Introductory DJ set (for both nights)

Marvin Humes
  1. "One Kiss"
  2. "17"
  3. "Promises"
  4. "Electricity"
  5. "Body"
  6. "Nice for What"
  7. "I Like It"
  8. "Happier"
  9. "Of the Night"
  10. "Bonkers"
  11. "Freaky Friday"
  12. "I Say Jingle Bell You Say Ball!"

Saturday, 8 December

Jonas Blue[121]
Loud Luxury[123]
  1. "Body"

Sunday, 9 December

Clean Bandit[132]
  1. "Solo"
  2. "Tears"
  3. "Symphony" (with Zara Larsson)
  4. "Baby" (featuring Marina)
  5. "Rockabye"
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2019

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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.[138] 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.[139] 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.[140] 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.

Line-up.

Headliners are shown in bold.

Acts that performed on Saturday, 7 December, were as follows:

Main scheduled:
Pre-show acts:
Hosts:

Acts that performed on Sunday, 8 December, were as follows:

Main scheduled:
Pre-show acts:
Hosts:

Setlists

Introductory DJ set (for both nights)

Saturday, 7 December

  1. "Intro"
  2. "Ride It (with Jay Sean)"
  1. "All Day and Night"
  2. "This Is Real" (with Ella Henderson)
  3. "Play" (with elements of "One More Time" by Daft Punk)
  4. "Breathe" (with elements of "Insomnia" by Faithless)
  5. "Ring Ring" (with elements of "Be Faithful" by Fatman Scoop, "Calabria 2007" by Rune Reilly Kölsch and "House Work" by Jones featuring Mike Dunn and MNEK)
  6. "Harder"
  7. "One Touch"
  8. "Instruction"

Sunday, 8 December

2020

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.

2021

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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 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.

Line-up

Headliners are shown in bold.

Saturday

MistaJam Introductory DJ set
  1. "TBA"
  1. "Don't Feel Like Crying"
  2. "Strangers"
  3. "Home to You (This Christmas)"
  4. "Mirror"
  1. "Head & Heart" (Joel Corry cover) (Jack Back remix)
  2. "Believe me" (Navos cover)
  3. "Summer 91 (Looking Back)" (Noizu cover) (220 Kid remix)
  4. "Tell Me Something Good" (Rufus cover)
  5. "By Your Side" (Calvin Harris cover)
  6. "If You Really Love Me (How Will I Know)" (Whitney Houston cover)
  1. "When You're Out" (with MistaJam)
  2. "Talk About" (Rain Radio & DJ Craig Gorman cover) (with MistaJam)
  3. "Kiss My (Uh-Oh) (Billen Ted Remix)" (with MistaJam)
  1. "Too Many Nights" (with MistaJam)
  2. "Stupid Feelings" (with MistaJam)
  3. "Wellerman (Billen Ted Remix)" (with MistaJam)
  4. "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" (ABBA cover) (Dmitry Glushkov remix) (with MistaJam)
  5. "Don't Need Love" (with MistaJam)
Riton DJ set
  1. "Turn Me On" (with MistaJam)
  2. "I Don't Want You" (with MistaJam)
  3. "Friday" (with MistaJam)
  4. "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (Mariah Carey cover) (with MistaJam, Billen Ted & 220 Kid)

Acts that performed on Sunday 12 December:

Sunday

MistaJam Introductory DJ set
  1. "TBA"
  1. "Bed/Head & Heart" (Extended Mixes)
  2. "OUT OUT" (Joel Corry VIP Mix)
  3. "Lonely" (with Harlee)
  4. "Bed" (Joel Corry VIP Mix)
  5. "Sorry" (with Hayley May)
  6. "Head & Heart"
  7. "I Wish" (with Harlee)
  1. "One Night"
  2. "Love Is A Compass"
  3. "Black Hole"
  1. "Friday" (Riton cover)
  2. "Believe Me" (Navos cover)
  3. "Summer 91 (Looking Back)" (Noizu cover) (220 Kid remix)
  4. "Love Tonight" (Shouse cover) (David Guetta cover)
  5. "Tell Me Something Good" (Rufus cover)
  6. "By Your Side" (Calvin Harris cover)
  7. "My Heart Goes (La Di Da)" (Becky Hill cover)
  8. "If You Really Love Me (How Will I Know)" (Whitney Houston cover)
  1. "Get Out My Head" (with MistaJam)
  2. "Always On My Mind" (with MistaJam)

2022

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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.

Line-up

Headliners are shown in bold.

More information Saturday 10 December 2022, Sunday 11 December 2022 ...

Pre-show Acts (for both nights)

Saturday 10 December 2022

  1. "Ghost of You"
  2. "24/5"
  3. "Good Without"
  4. "House On Fire"
  1. "Sweet Lovin'"
  2. "Stay The Night" (with Talia Mar)
  3. "Give Me Your Love"/"Seven Nation Army" (The White Stripes cover)
  4. "Wish You Well"
  5. "Melody"
  6. "Radio"
  7. "Easy Love"
  8. "Lullaby"
  9. "Love Tonight" (Shouse cover)
  10. "Jingle Bell Rock" (Bobby Helms cover)
  11. "Pump It" (Black Eyed Peas cover)
  12. "Lasting Lover"
  13. "Came Here for Love"
  14. "Living Without You" (with Sam Ryder)
Belters Only DJ Set

Sunday 11 December 2022

  1. "Crown"
  2. "Own It"
  3. "Big for Your Boots"
  4. "Vossi Bop"
  5. "Hide & Seek"
  6. "Firebabe"
  7. "Holy Sprit"
  8. "Blinded by Your Grace, Pt. 2"
  9. "Closing Free-Style"

2023

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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 ITV (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.

Line-up

Headliners are shown in bold.

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Introduction DJ Set

Saturday 9th December 2023

  1. "Hello Mate"
  2. "Come & Go"
  3. "Oliver Twist"
  4. "Flowers (Say My Name)"
Sam Ryder Special Performance

Sunday 10th December 2023

Sam Ryder Special Performance

2024

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The 2024 Jingle Bell Ball was announced on Monday 4 November. The dates of the ball were Saturday 7 December and Sunday 8 December. This was North's first Jingle Bell Ball after Roman Kemp's departure from the station in March 2024. The line-up for the ball was announced on Wednesday 6 November for Night 1 and Thursday 7 November for Night 2 with Coldplay headlining Saturday 7 December and Katy Perry headlining Sunday 8 December - for the first time since 2013. Capital broadcast live shows backstage from the O2 over the course of the whole weekend, as follows.

9am – 12pm – Capital Breakfast with Jordan North, Chris Stark and Siân Welby

12pm – 3pm – Jimmy Hill live backstage at the Jingle Bell Ball

3pm – 6pm – Sonny Jay and Aimee Vivian count down to the Jingle Bell Ball

6pm – 11pm – Will Manning live backstage at the Jingle Bell Ball*

  • Will Manning’s show on the Sunday finished at 10:30pm.

Lydia Rodford hosted the official Afterparty of the ball live on Capital, broadcast from Capital HQ in Leicester Square.

Both nights of the Jingle Bell Ball were hosted by Jordan North, Siân Welby and Chris Stark. The Ball started at 6:30pm GMT on both nights and performances and backstage videos can be found on their Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok accounts. ITV1 & ITVX will also show TV highlights from both nights of the Ball on 15 December 2024 at 5:35pm GMT.

Line-up

Headliners are shown in bold.

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Introduction DJ Set (for both nights)

Saturday 7 December 2024

Sunday 8 December 2024

  1. "Never Be Alone"
  2. "Still Sleepless”
    (D.O.D. cover)
  3. "Asking"
    (with Clementine Douglas)
  4. "Gypsy Woman"
    (Crystal Waters cover)
  5. "One Kiss"
    (Calvin Harris cover)
  6. "Show Me Love" (Robin S. cover)
  7. "Somedays"
    (with Jazzy)

Most frequent performers

  • Bold indicates they headlined a night of ball that year.
  • Italics indicates they were a special guest or surprise act that year.
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Sponsors

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.[citation needed]

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[145] resulting in Barclaycard sponsoring the 2020 livestream, and the 2021, 2022 and 2023 shows.

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