Summertime Ball

Summertime Ball
Mini-festival concert by Capital FM
ArrangersGlobal / BarclayCard
LocationLondon, England
VenueEmirates Stadium (2009)
Wembley Stadium (2010–present)
Duration8 hours
(2–10pm)
No. of showsOne per year
Attendance80,000
WebsiteOfficial website

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 2020 Summertime Ball was to be held at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium because Wembley was due to host games of Euro 2020, but was eventually cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

History

The event is promoted and broadcast by the Capital network. There have been five different sponsors since its first event. From 2012 until 2018, Vodafone UK was the sponsor. In 2009, Barclaycard sponsored the ball. In 2010 ASOS.com sponsored the event, with Starbucks sponsoring the event in 2011, Apple Music sponsoring the event in 2019 and Barclaycard once again sponsoring the event in 2022 since sponsoring the 2009 event.

Event by year

2009

Leona Lewis headlining the first Summertime Ball.
Katy Perry performing during the inaugural edition of the ball.

Kelly Clarkson, Leona Lewis and Akon were the headline acts for the first ever Summertime Ball. Blue and Katy Perry were the supporting headliners.

The event was hosted by Capital London presenters Rich Clarke, Kat Shoob, Lisa Snowdon and Johnny Vaughan. The show was sponsored by Barclaycard.

Lineup

2009 Summertime Ball Stars

Kelly Clarkson
Leona Lewis
Akon
Blue
Katy Perry
James Morrison
JLS
Mark Ronson
Calvin Harris
The Saturdays
Shontelle
Noisettes
Ciara
Enrique Iglesias
Alesha Dixon
Dizzee Rascal
Daniel Merriweather

2010

Summertime Ball this year took place on Sunday 6 June at Wembley Stadium. The backstage action ran from 10am to 4pm, while Summertime Ball 2010 itself started at 4pm and ended at 9:30pm. The concert was hosted by Capital Breakfast DJs Johnny Vaughan and Lisa Snowdon.

Stars of the 2010 Summertime Ball

Rihanna
Usher
Justin Bieber
Cheryl Cole
JLS
Ke$ha
Dizzee Rascal
Scouting for Girls
Alexandra Burke
Jason Derulo
Pixie Lott
Chipmunk
Asking Alexandria
Capital's Introducing Segment
We Came As Romans
Ellie Goulding
The Wanted
Tinie Tempah
Marina and the Diamonds

Surprise Performers

Esmee Denters
will.i.am
Labrinth
Sean Kingston
Florence and the Machine

2011

The Summertime Ball 2011 was sponsored by Starbucks and took place on Sunday 12 June at Wembley in London. Jennifer Lopez was the headline act for this year's ball. Tickets for the event sold out on 3 June 2011. However, in the weeks running up to the Summertime Ball, Capital held on-air competitions to allow listeners to win tickets to the event.

Lineup

2011 Summertime Ball Stars

Jennifer Lopez
JLS
Jessie J
Enrique Iglesias
Nicole Scherzinger
The Wanted
Cee Lo Green
LMFAO
Mike Posner
Alexis Jordan
Far East Movement
Katy B
Example
Wretch 32
Mann
Ne-Yo

Surprise & Guest Acts

Dev & The Cataracs
Lauren Bennett
Devlin

The first Summertime Ball to be aired across the Capital network of radio stations was presented by James 'The Bassman' Bassam, Greg Burns and Rich Clarke. Roberto presented interactive content and Kat Shoob was a backstage reporter.

2012

Jessie J performing at the 2012 edition.

The Summertime Ball 2012 was sponsored by Vodafone and took place at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 9 June 2012. Katy Perry and Coldplay were both headline acts for this year's ball, with Justin Bieber and Jessie J being supporting headline acts. The line-up for this year's event was announced on localised Capital Breakfast shows across the United Kingdom on 21 April 2012. This year the event features a brand new logo. Ticketmaster sold out in all categories.

Lineup

2012 Summertime Ball Stars

Katy Perry
Coldplay
Justin Bieber
Usher
Ed Sheeran
The Wanted
Jessie J
Kelly Clarkson
Flo Rida
Example
Pitbull
Rita Ora
Conor Maynard
Lana Del Rey

Surprise Acts

Cover Drive
Lawson
Dizzee Rascal
Cheryl

Special Guests

Rizzle Kicks
Carly Rae Jepsen

2013

The 2013 Summertime Ball was held on Saturday 8 June 2013 at Wembley Stadium. It was announced on 24 April 2013 that Justin Timberlake would be the guest presenter hosting the ball for 2013. Tickets went on sale on Friday 26 April at 8am, and sold out in under 2 hours. The 2013 Vodafone Summertime Ball featured the most acts ever for a single Capital FM ball with 21 performers. The headliners, Robbie Williams and Taylor Swift made their ball debuts on Saturday 8 June, with will.i.am, performing at his fourth ball, but his first one solo, and Olly Murs, who made his debut Summertime Ball performance, being the supporting headline acts. The Wanted's fourth appearance at this ball made them the most frequent performers at the Summertime Ball. Band member Nathan Sykes returned after having major throat surgery earlier on in the year, making this his first performance after his throat surgery. Justin Timberlake also performed at the event, despite only being listed as a host rather than a performer.

Lineup

2013 Summertime Ball Stars

Taylor Swift
Robbie Williams
Justin Timberlake
will.i.am
Olly Murs
Jessie J
The Wanted
Labrinth
The Saturdays
Ellie Goulding
Lawson
Rizzle Kicks
Union J
Disclosure
AlunaGeorge
Robin Thicke
Naughty Boy
Rudimental
Duke Dumont
James Arthur
Psy

Special Guests

Eliza Doolittle
Sam Smith
Ella Henderson
B.o.B
A*M*E
Ella Eyre
John Newman
Ed Sheeran

DJ Sets

Marvin Humes

Host

Justin Timberlake

2014

The 2014 Summertime Ball was officially announced by Capital FM on Monday 28 April 2014, and the announcement stated that ticket and venue details will be announced the following week. On 6 May, it was confirmed that the ball would return to Wembley for the fifth consecutive time and be held on Saturday 21 June. The first headliner, Miley Cyrus was announced on 7 May. The full line-up followed on 8 May, with Pharrell Williams and David Guetta as other headliners. Calvin Harris, Ed Sheeran, Little Mix and Enrique Iglesias were later revealed to be the supporting headliners of the mini-festival. Tickets officially went on sale the following day. Marvin Humes opened the show with an introductory DJ set.

Lineup

2014 Summertime Ball Stars

Miley Cyrus
Pharrell Williams
David Guetta
Little Mix
Ed Sheeran
Enrique Iglesias
Cheryl
5 Seconds of Summer
Calvin Harris
Ellie Goulding
The Vamps
Jessie J
Iggy Azalea
Rita Ora
Foxes
Clean Bandit
Ella Henderson
Austin Mahone
Duke Dumont
Union J
Kiesza
Rixton

Special Guests

Jess Glynne
Charli XCX
Nathan Sykes
DJ Cassidy
Kelli-Leigh
Jax Jones

Introductory DJ Set

Marvin Humes

2015

The 2015 Summertime Ball returned to Wembley for the sixth consecutive time and was held on Saturday 6 June 2015. The show sold out within the second few hours of ticket shows. On 27 April 2015 One Direction announced they were going to be the first headliners for the show. LunchMoney Lewis was added to the lineup on 19 May, with Rixton and Nick Jonas being added the following day. Former The Wanted star Nathan Sykes joined the lineup on 22 May. After appearing at the ball four times together with The Wanted and joining Jessie J on stage at the Summertime Ball last year plus his awaited performance this year, it was Sykes' sixth consecutive appearance since 2010 making him the most performed act to date. Sam Smith was due to perform, but withdrew from the show due to illness. Kelly Clarkson performed bare foot at this ball.

Lineup

2015 Summertime Ball Stars

Ariana Grande
One Direction
Avicii
Little Mix
Sam Smith (Pulled Out)
Olly Murs
Kelly Clarkson
Jason Derulo
Flo Rida
Carly Rae Jepsen
Pitbull
Meghan Trainor
Martin Garrix
Rita Ora
Ne-Yo
Fifth Harmony
Jess Glynne
Rixton
Omi
Nathan Sykes
LunchMoney Lewis

Special Guests

Tinie Tempah

Introductory DJ Set

Marvin Humes

2016

The Summertime Ball returned to Wembley for the seventh consecutive year on Saturday 11 June 2016.

Little Mix and Tinie Tempah were the headliners for 2016.

Zayn Malik was due to perform at the event, but pulled out last minute due to nervous health issues and later apologized to fans. He has never performed a concert since.[citation needed]

Lineup

2016 Summertime Ball Stars

Little Mix
Tinie Tempah
Ariana Grande
Flo Rida
will.i.am
Zara Larsson
Nick Jonas
Jess Glynne
The Vamps
Clean Bandit & Louisa Johnson
Years & Years
Jillionaire
Craig David
Lukas Graham
Nathan Sykes
Sigala
Mike Posner
WSTRN

Surprise Acts

Dizzee Rascal

Special Guests

Lydia Lucy
Imani Williams
John Newman
Bryn Christopher
Katy B
MNEK

Capital Weekender Introductory DJ Set

Marvin Humes

2017

The Capital Summertime Ball with Vodafone returned to Wembley Stadium on Saturday 10 June 2017 with the event being announced on Friday 28 April 2017 by Roman Kemp and Vick Hope via Capital Breakfast. They announced 7 acts per-day from Monday 7 May until Wednesday 9 May and the headlining act was announced on Thursday 10 May with tickets going on sale the same day and selling out in 30 minutes. Maroon 5 pulled out of the event and were replaced by Liam Payne and Sigala on Thursday 8 June. Bruno Mars and Little Mix headlined the event with Shawn Mendes and Niall Horan as supporting headliners.

Capital FM produced three programs dedicated to this event: on 10 June 2017, it broadcast live backstage from 6am to 3pm with Rob Howard, Will Cozens and Jimmy Hill, then live coverage from Wembley from 3pm to 11pm by three presenters in order: Ant Payne, Vick Hope and The Bassman, and finally JJ ran an "Afterparty" edition until 2am at night; on the next day, JJ reviewed every best moment from the event on his slot 7-10pm. After this, the network moved back to normal programming. Highlights of the event were aired on Capital TV from 7:00pm to 10:30pm on the day of the ball. This was the final performance of Dua Lipa and Sean Paul together with their song No Lie.

Lineup

2017 Summertime Ball Stars

Bruno Mars
Little Mix
Maroon 5 (Pulled Out)
Shawn Mendes
Niall Horan
Charlie Puth
Zedd
Olly Murs
Stormzy
Dua Lipa
Zara Larsson
Anne-Marie
5 After Midnight
James Arthur
JP Cooper
Louisa Johnson
Sean Paul
Jax Jones & Raye
Julia Michaels
Martin Jensen
Rag'n'Bone Man
Sigala
Liam Payne

Special Guests

Hailee Steinfeld
Ella Eyre
Imani Williams
Craig David

Introductory DJ Set

Marvin Humes

2018

The Capital Summertime Ball returned to Wembley on Saturday 9 June 2018 and was announced by Roman Kemp and Vick Hope on Capital Breakfast on Friday 28 April. 5 acts were announced everyday from Monday 30 April 2018 until 3 May 2018. Tickets went on sale on Thursday 3 May 2018 and sold out in 5 days. Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello headlined the event, with Rita Ora and Charlie Puth as supporting headliners. Marvin Humes did a DJ set from 2:40pm before the main show began at 3pm.

Lineup

2018 Summertime Ball Stars

Shawn Mendes
Camila Cabello
Charlie Puth
Rita Ora
Rudimental
Jess Glynne
Jax Jones
Clean Bandit
Stefflon Don
Jonas Blue
Yungen
Craig David
Anne-Marie
Mabel
James Arthur
Sean Paul
Sigala
Raye
G-Eazy
Years & Years

Special Guests

Demi Lovato
Louisa Johnson
Ramz
Not3s
Ella Eyre
Dan Caplen
Yxng Bane
JP Cooper
Dakota
Jack & Jack
HRVY
Paloma Faith

Introductory DJ Set

Marvin Humes

2019

The 2019 Summertime Ball was held on Saturday, 8 June 2019 at Wembley for the 10th consecutive year. The lineup was announced on Capital Breakfast with Roman Kemp, Vick Hope and Sonny Jay from Monday, 29 April 2019. The lineup was announced by being revealed on billboards across the United Kingdom. The person who spotted the 'Ballboards' had to text 83958 with their location and the artist they saw and as a result of confirming an artist Kemp would give the caller a pair of tickets to this year's event.

The headliner was announced to be Calvin Harris on 2 May 2019. Marvin Humes did an Introductory DJ Set at 2:00pm, with the show starting at 2:30pm BST and finishing at approximately 10pm BST. Roman Kemp, Vick Hope and Sonny Jay hosted the Ball. Tickets sold out six days after they went on sale.

There was also a livestream on the Capital FM website, the Global Player app and on Capital's channel on Apple News which started at 2:30pm BST hosted by Vick Hope, Jimmy Hill and Marvin Humes (as Backstage Reporter). The livestream was also available to watch on Capital's TikTok page hosted by HRVY. Highlights & vlogs of the 2019 Summertime Ball were uploaded to Capital's and other people's YouTube channels from Sunday 9 June 2019. There were also Ball updates on Capital's Instagram, Twitter and Facebook pages.

Lineup

2019 Summertime Ball Stars

Calvin Harris
Mark Ronson
5 Seconds of Summer
Maroon 5
Jess Glynne
Sigala
Anne Marie
Jonas Blue
Sigrid
Mabel
Tom Walker
Ava Max
Khalid
Jax Jones
Jonas Brothers
Ellie Goulding
Lauv
Halsey
Rita Ora

Hosts

Roman Kemp
Vick Hope
Sonny Jay

Special Guests

HRVY
Goodboys
Ella Eyre
Becky Hill
Raye
Stefflon Don
Busted

Introductory DJ Set

Marvin Humes

2020

The 2020 Summertime Ball was due to be hosted on Saturday 6 June 2020 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. However, on 19 March 2020, Capital announced that it had cancelled the Ball due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and Government issued advice surrounding the event. The ball was due to return in 2021. On 6 May 2020, Capital announced a replacement event called The Best of the Capital Summertime Ball. The two-hour special showcased highlights from the previous decade and was shown on Sky One, Capital FM, YouTube and Global Player from 5:00pm BST on 16 May.

2021

Summertime Ball did not take place in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In its place, "Capital Up Close with Barclaycard" took place at London's Under the Bridge venue. Tickets were awarded to Capital FM listeners as competition prizes.[citation needed]

2022

This was the first Summertime Ball in three years. It took place on Sunday, 12 June at Wembley Stadium.[citation needed]

After an introductory DJ set Ed Sheeran opened the 2022 Summertime Ball at 14:00 BST. David Guetta was the closing act.[citation needed]

2023

The 2023 Summertime Ball took place on 11 June at Wembley Stadium. The line-up was announced on 24 and 25 April.

It was hosted by Capital Breakfast's Roman Kemp, Siân Welby and Chris Stark. This was Stark's first Summertime Ball since joining the station in October 2022 and Kemp's last Summertime Ball as he confirmed his departure on Capital FM to focus on his television career. Highlights from the gig were shown on ITV (plus streaming services ITVX and STV Player) for the first time on 17 June 2023 from 7pm to 8:30pm BST.

On 5 June 2023, it was announced that Lewis Capaldi had pulled out.[citation needed]

2024

Expected to take place on Saturday 15th June

See also


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