Jingle Bell Ball

Jingle Bell Ball

Festival concert by Global Radio
Logo for the 2013 event
Venue	The O2 Arena, London

The Jingle Bell Ball is a concert held every year in December, by the Global Radio-owned Capital network at The O2 Arena. One of this years confirmed headline acts are Katy Perry and Lady Gaga. Previous headline acts have included The Black Eyed Peas, Cheryl Cole, Girls Aloud, Janet Jackson, Jessie J, Kylie Minogue, Shakira, Rihanna and Pink. Other notable acts who have performed at the Ball include Bruno Mars, JLS, Miley Cyrus, The Pussycat Dolls, Taio Cruz, Tinie Tempah, Rita Ora and The Wanted. A portion of ticket sales profit is donated to Help a Capital Child (formerly Help a London Child), Capital's flagship charity.^[1]

2008

It was held over one night – 8 December. David Smyth of the Evening Standard rated it three stars, saying it was "too quick to be boring but too superficial to stick in the mind".^[2]

2009

The 2009 event was held over two nights.

Lily Allen had to pull out of performing on the Saturday show.

2010

The 2010 event was also held over two nights: Saturday, 4 December and Sunday, 5 December.

Cee Lo Green was originally scheduled to perform on the Saturday, however, due to bad weather, his flight was rescheduled to the next day and he performed on the Sunday.

2011

The 2011 event was held over two nights: Saturday, 3 December, and Sunday, 4 December, at The O2 Arena.

On 28 October the dates were confirmed by Capital. Olly Murs was the first act announced for the Saturday performance, also on 28 October.

Tickets for the concert on Saturday were released on 31 October 2011 at 8am and sold out in just over three hours.^[3]

2012

The 2012 event took place on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 December 2012.

Little Mix performed as a three-piece, as member Perrie Edwards was unwell.

32,000 people attended the event over the two nights. Highlights of the event were also broadcast on Capital TV.

2013

The 2013 Jingle Bell Ball will be held at The O2 Arena on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 December 2013.

On Saturday night, Katy Perry was the main headliner with Tinie Tempah and Olly Murs as supporting headliners. On Sunday, Lady Gaga was the main headliner alongside 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, The Bassman and Greg Burns hosted on the radio throughout both nights.

Radio presenters

The event was hosted by Capital London presenters Johnny Vaughan, Lisa Snowdon, Dave Berry, Rich Clarke and Kat Shoob in 2008, 2009 and 2010.

The event went live across the nine station Capital radio network in 2011. The build-up was presented by James 'The Bassman' Bassam, Greg Burns, Will Cozens and Rich Clarke. James Barr was on air during the Jingle Bell Ball with Luke Smith on the after party. Roberto/Neil Williams presented online interactive content whilst Kat Shoob was a backstage reporter.

Sponsors

The first concert in 2008 was sponsored by Zavvi. In 2009 Windows 7 became the sponsor, in conjunction with the build up for the operating system's launch. The sponsorship continued until 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 the event is to be sponsored by Coca-Cola.

See also

• Summertime Ball (sister concert)
• Capital London
• Capital radio network
• Global Radio

References

External links

• Jingle Bell Ball at Capital