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The Jingle Bell Ball is a concert held annually in December since 2008 (except for 2020 because of the
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), by the radio station Capital FM at
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. Artists that have headlined the concert include Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Little Mix,
Justin Bieber Justin Drew Bieber ( ; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer. Bieber is recognized for his genre-melding musicianship and has played an influential role in modern-day popular music. He was discovered by American record executive Scooter ...
,
Ed Sheeran Edward Christopher Sheeran (; born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk, he began writing songs around the age of eleven. In early 2011, Sheeran independently re ...
, The Black Eyed Peas,
Coldplay Coldplay are a British rock band formed in London in 1997. They consist of vocalist and pianist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, drummer Will Champion and creative director Phil Harvey. They met at University ...
, Stormzy,
Lady Gaga Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta ( ; born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her image reinventions and musical versatility. Gaga began performing as a teenag ...
,
Girls Aloud Girls Aloud were an pop girl group that was created through the ITV talent show '' Popstars: The Rivals'' in 2002. The group comprised singers Cheryl, Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh. The group achieved a str ...
, Kylie Minogue and Janet Jackson. 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.


2008

Unlike following years, the 2008 festival was held on one night only Wednesday, 10 December 2008. The ''
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'' rated it three stars, saying it was "too quick to be boring but too superficial to stick in the mind".


Line up

Following are the acts that performed. Headliners are shown in bold.


2009

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


Line up

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:


Setlists


Saturday, 5 December


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: 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.


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
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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.


Line up

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:


2012

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.
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presenters Dave Berry and
Lisa Snowdon Lisa Snowdon
7 May 2001, ''People''
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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: Acts that performed on Sunday, 9 December, were as follows:


Setlists


Saturday, 8 December


Sunday, 9 December


2013

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
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and Ellie Goulding as supporting headliners. On Sunday,
Lady Gaga Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta ( ; born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her image reinventions and musical versatility. Gaga began performing as a teenag ...
was the main headliner, with Dizzee Rascal and Jessie J supporting. Dave Berry and
Lisa Snowdon Lisa Snowdon
7 May 2001, ''People''
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(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.


Line up

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:


Setlists


Saturday, 7 December


Sunday, 8 December


2014

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,
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,
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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
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. 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.


Line up

Headliners are shown in bold. Acts that performed on Saturday, 6 December, were as follows: Acts that performed on Sunday, 7 December, were as follows:


Setlists


Saturday, 6 December


Sunday, 7 December


2015

Dave Berry and
Lisa Snowdon Lisa Snowdon
7 May 2001, ''People''
(born Lisa Snawdon on 23 January 1972) is an English television an ...
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
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. 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,
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and
Katy B Kathleen Anne Brien (born 8 May 1989), better known as Katy B, is an English singer and songwriter. She released her debut studio album, '' On a Mission'', in 2011, which spawned two top five hits, "Katy on a Mission" and " Lights On". In 2014 ...
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.
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confirmed via Twitter he was doing a pre-show DJ Set on both days. On 5 December,
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was the headliners and
Justin Bieber Justin Drew Bieber ( ; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer. Bieber is recognized for his genre-melding musicianship and has played an influential role in modern-day popular music. He was discovered by American record executive Scooter ...
was the headliner on 6 December.


Line up

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:


Setlists


Introductory DJ set (for both nights)


Saturday, 5 December


Sunday, 6 December


2016

The 2016 Jingle Bell Ball was held on Saturday and Sunday, 3–4 December 2016. The line-up was announced on 7–8 November. Tickets went on sale on 10 November at 8am and sold out in less than an hour. 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
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would open night one. Videos of the weekend were put on Capital FM's
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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: Acts that performed on Sunday, 4 December, were as follows:


Setlists


Introductory DJ set (for both nights)


Saturday, 3 December


Sunday, 4 December


2017

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. 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. Major Lazer performed as a duo as
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did not turn up for unknown reasons. 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: Acts that performed on Sunday, 10 December, were as follows:


Setlists


Introductory DJ set (for both nights)


Saturday, 9 December


Sunday, 10 December


2018

The 2018 Jingle Bell Ball took place on Saturday and Sunday, 8–9 December 2018 at The O2 Arena. Capital Breakfast presenters Roman Kemp,
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, 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.
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was added to the night 1 line up.


Line up

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:


Setlists


Introductory DJ set (for both nights)


Saturday, 8 December


Sunday, 9 December


2019

The 2019 Jingle Bell Ball took place on Saturday and Sunday, 7–8 December 2019 at The O2 Arena in
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. 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
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, right after the exclusive pre-sale via Global Player and O2 Priority. Between 4 and 5 November 2019, Jax Jones,
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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. 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. The show started at 6:30pm
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each night and performances and backstage videos can be found on @CapitalOfficial and #CapitalJBB on Instagram,
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. 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).
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opened night 1, whilst Anne-Marie opened night 2. Capital Late Show presenter
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did a Capital Weekender DJ Set at 6:15pm
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. 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. The radio schedule for both nights was follows: * 9am- 12pm - Rob Howard * 12pm - 3pm - Aimee Vivian * 3pm - 6pm - Will Manning * 6pm - 10pm - Capital's Jingle Bell Ball live


Line-up.

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:


Setlists


Introductory DJ set (for both nights)


Saturday, 7 December


Sunday, 8 December


2020

Due to the
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, the Jingle Bell Ball did not take place at the O2 Arena this year, but Roman Kemp (along with
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and Sonny Jay) announced on
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on Thursday 26 November that they were doing a Best Of Show sponsored by
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on Thursday 10 December at 7pm. The show was broadcast on
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, Sky One, Global Player and on
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.


2021

The 2021 Jingle Bell Ball took place on Saturday and Sunday, 11–12 December 2021 at
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,
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. This year's Jingle Bell Ball was sponsored by
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. This was the first Jingle Bell Ball since 2019 due to the
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which cancelled the 2020 Jingle Bell Ball. The Ball was announced by Rob Howard and Lauren Layfeild in for Roman, Sonny and Sian, on Friday, 29 October 2021 at 8am during Capital Breakfast
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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 Victoria Nwayawu Nwosu-Hope (born 25 September 1989) is a British TV and radio presenter, journalist and published author. Vick hosts three shows a week across BBC Radio 1 "Going Home with Vick and Jordan", "Life Hacks" and "Official Chart: F ...
left the Capital Breakfast show in 2020. The show will start 6:30pm
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each night and performances and backstage videos can be found on @CapitalOfficial and #CapitalJBB on Instagram,
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will also show TV highlights from both nights of the Ball throughout the festive season. The radio schedule for both nights will be as follows: * 9am- 12pm - Rob Howard &
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* 12pm - 3pm - Roman Kemp, Siân Welby & Sonny Jay * 3pm - 6pm - Will Manning & Aimee Vivian * 6pm - 11pm - Capital's Jingle Bell Ball with Barclaycard: LIVE NIGHT 1 (SATURDAY) * 11pm-1:30am - Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball After-Party with Coco Cole (SATURDAY) * 6pm - 10:30pm - Capital's Jingle Bell Ball with Barclaycard: LIVE NIGHT 2 (SUNDAY) * 10:30pm - 1am - All the gloss from Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball with Kamilla Rose (SUNDAY) On Saturday, 11 December 2021, it was announced that
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, who were originally scheduled to play on the first and second nights respectively, had to pull out due to members of their team getting
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. 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
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and
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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

Acts that will perform on Sunday, 12 December, will be as follows:


Sunday


2022

The Jingle Bell Ball was announced during
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on November 4, 2022 and it was announced that
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would sponsor the Ball again. The line-up for the first night was announced at 7am
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on November 7, 2022, while the line-up for the second night was announced on November 8, 2022 at 7am
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. The Jingle Bell Ball was held at The O2 Arena at
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in Greater London on December 10, 2022 and December 11, 2022. There was a pre-sale for Capital VIP members on November 8, 2022 and then the general sale happened on November 9, 2022 via Global Player from 9am
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. Both nights of the Jingle Bell Ball were hosted by Roman Kemp, Siân Welby, Sonny Jay and
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. The Ball started at 6:30pm
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will ended at 10:30pm
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on both nights. Performances and backstage videos could be found on @CapitalOfficial and #CapitalJBB on Instagram,
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. This was Stark's first Jingle Bell Ball since joining the Breakfast Show in October 2022 and Jay's last Jingle Bell Ball after left the Breakfast Show to replace
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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
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as the 2022 FIFA World Cup was still happening during Night 1 with
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playing
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in the Quarter-finals at the
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in
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,
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with kick-off at 7pm
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. On 10 December 2022, it was announced that Tom Grennan would open Night 1 with his set starting at 6:25pm
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and that
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would close Night 1 with their set starting at 9:45pm
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. On 11 December 2022, it was announced that Dua Lipa would open Night 2 with her starting at 6:25pm
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and that Stormzy would close Night 2 with his set starting at 9:45pm
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. The radio schedule for the ball dates were as follows: Saturday * 1-5am: Chris Ros * 5-9am: Niall Gray * 9am-12pm: Aimee Vivian and Jay London LIVE Backstage at Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball * 12pm-3pm: Roman, Siân, Sonny & Chris LIVE Backstage at Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball * 3pm-6pm: Rio Fredrika and Jimmy Hill LIVE Backstage at Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball * 6pm-11pm: Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball with Ant Payne * 11pm-1am: The Capital Weekender with Charlie Powell Sunday * 1-5am: Chris Ros * 5-9am: Niall Gray * 9am-12pm: Aimee Vivian and Jay London LIVE Backstage at Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball * 12pm-3pm: Roman, Siân, Sonny & Chris LIVE Backstage at Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball * 3pm-6pm: Rio Fredrika and Jimmy Hill LIVE Backstage at Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball * 6pm-10:30pm: Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball with Ant Payne * 10:30pm-4am: Jingle Bell Ball Afterparty with Kamilla Rose & Kemi Rodgers


Line-up

Headliners are shown in bold.


Pre-show Acts (for both nights)


Saturday 10 December 2022


Sunday 11 December 2022


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.


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. In 2012, BlackBerry sponsored the concert in a last-minute deal. In 2013 and 2015–2018, the event was sponsored by
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.
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was the sponsor in 2014. SEAT sponsored the concert in 2019. In 2020,
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announced a 3 year sponsorship deal with Global resulting in Barclaycard sponsoring the 2020 livestream, and both the 2021 and 2022 shows


See also

*
Summertime Ball Capital's Summertime Ball is a mini-festival in London, held on either first or second Saturday or Sunday of June by the radio station Capital. The first ball was at Emirates Stadium in 2009, and it has since been held at Wembley Stadium. The ...
*
Capital London Capital London is a radio station owned and operated by the Global media company as part of its national Capital FM Network. As Capital Radio it was launched in the London area in 1973 as one of Britain's first two commercial radio stations. ...
* Capital * Global Radio


References

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External links


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