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Not to be confused with Jingle Bell Ball or Jingle Ball.
KIIS-FM Jingle Ball
GenrePop, rock, hip hop, R&B
Datesthroughout December pre-holidays
Location(s)U.S.
Years active1995–2019, 2021–present
FoundersWHTZ
WebsiteKIIS-FM Jingle Ball

The KIIS-FM Jingle Ball (also referred to as just Jingle Ball) is an annual concert produced by the Los Angeles radio station KIIS-FM that takes place in early-to-mid December.[1] Since 2000, the concert series has been staged at various venues around southern California, including the Shrine Auditorium and Staples Center in Los Angeles, and the Honda Center in Anaheim.

iHeartMedia sister stations in other cities, such as WHYI in Miami, WXKS in Boston, KRBE in Houston, Texas, and WIOQ in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have also hosted Jingle Balls of their own since 2011 as part of the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour series.

History

The ″Jingle Ball″ concept and branding evolved from Top 40 radio station WHTZ (Z100)'s December 1994 ″Acoustic Christmas″ concert. The December concerts replaced WHTZ's annual ″birthday celebration″ summer concerts (1984–1993).[citation needed] The inaugural Z100 ″Jingle Ball″ concert was presented on December 5, 1996 at Madison Square Garden in New York City—it continues to be held at the venue since then.[2]

List of concerts

Headlining acts are highlighted in bold where known.

2000

Held at Shrine Auditorium on December 16, 2000.[3]

2001

Held at Staples Center on December 19, 2001.[4]

2002

Held at Honda Center on December 19, 2002.[6]

2003

Held at Staples Center on December 5, 2003.

2004

Held at Honda Center on December 3, 2004.

2005

Held at Shrine Auditorium on December 6, 2005.

2006

Held at Honda Center on December 7, 2006.

2007

Held at Honda Center on October 27, 2007.

It was known as KIIS FM'S Homecoming instead of Jingle Ball because of Gwen Stefani coming back to her hometown.

2008

Held at Honda Center on December 6, 2008.[7][8]

2009

Held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on December 5, 2009.

2010

Held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on December 5, 2010.

2011

Held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on December 3, 2011, headlined by Lady Gaga.[10][11] Other performers included:

2012

Held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on December 1, 2012 and December 3, 2012.

2013

Held at Staples Center on December 5, 2013.

Grande performing at the 2013 Jingle Ball

2014

Held at Staples Center on December 5, 2014. Ed Sheeran made a surprise appearance and performed "Thinking Out Loud".[12][13]

2015

Held at Staples Center on December 4, 2015.[citation needed]

2016

Held at Staples Center on December 2, 2016.

2017

Held at The Forum on December 1, 2017.

2018

Held at The Forum on November 30, 2018.

2019

Held on December 6, 2019 at The Forum. Rapper French Montana was part of the event's original lineup, but was eventually unable to attend after being hospitalized in November.[15] He was replaced by One Direction member Louis Tomlinson.[16]

2020

No live concerts, but a virtual one was held.

2021

Held at the Forum on December 3, 2021.[17]

See also

References

  1. ^ "KIIS FM - LA's #1 Hit Music Station". KIIS FM.
  2. ^ LeDonne, Rob (December 7, 2018). "Chumbawamba to Camila Cabello: A Trip Down Jingle Ball Memory Lane". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 8, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  3. ^ Appleford, Steve (December 18, 2000). "Jingle Ball Audience--and Police--Find Out Who's Naughty and Nice". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  4. ^ Appleford, Steve (December 21, 2000). "Dashing Through the Show at Jingle Ball". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  5. ^ Reuters (December 19, 2001). "R&B singer Toya performs during KISS-FM's Jingle Ball at the Staples …". Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Alamy. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ Augusto, Troy J. (December 22, 2002). "Jingle Ball 2002". Variety. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  7. ^ Pirani, N. (November 6, 2008). "Jingle Ball 2008 with Chris Brown comes to Anaheim". The Orange County Register. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  8. ^ Wilson, Lauren H. (December 7, 2008). "KIIS-FM's Jingle Ball is bright, loud brain candy". The Orange County Register. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  9. ^ "BoA to Perform in 'Jingle Ball' Concert in U.S". Hancinema.net. December 12, 2008. Archived from the original on December 10, 2008. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  10. ^ Lecaro, Lina (December 4, 2011). "Lady Gaga - KIIS Jingle Ball At Nokia Theatre - 12/3/11". LA Weekly. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  11. ^ "Lady Gaga Rocks KIIS-FM's Jingle Ball 2011". Gossip Center. December 4, 2011. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  12. ^ Miller, Jeff (December 8, 2014). "Photos: KIIS-FM's Jingle Ball delivers a big gift along with the stocking stuffers". The Orange County Register. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  13. ^ Cary, Stephanie (December 6, 2014). "Top 7 moments of Jingle Ball 2014: Taylor Swift performs sick, Ariana Grande and Big Sean get steamy". The San Bernardino Sun. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  14. ^ Wood, Mikael (December 6, 2014). "Review Sam Smith, Taylor Swift take charge at KIIS-FM's Jingle Ball". The Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 7, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  15. ^ Liou, Connie (December 7, 2019). "Jingle Ball 2019 L.A. Review: BTS, Lizzo, Halsey, and More Bring the Heat This Holiday Season". Showbiz CheatSheet. Archived from the original on December 8, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  16. ^ Roth, Madeline (December 7, 2019). "Camila's Red-Hot Romance, BTS's Surprise Guest, And More Jingle Ball L.A. Highlights". MTV News. Archived from the original on December 7, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  17. ^ Christy Piña (2021-12-04). "BTS, Lil Nas X and Ed Sheeran Kick Off the Holiday Season at L.A.'s Jingle Ball". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
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