# 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 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

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
* Iyaz
* Pixie Lott
* Chipmunk
* Ellie Goulding
* The Wanted
* Tinie Tempah
* 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

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 8 am, 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

#### Lineup

* 2016 Summertime Ball Stars
* Ariana Grande
* Craig David
* Dizzee Rascal
* Clean Bandit & Louisa Johnson
* Flo Rida
* Jess Glynne
* Jillionaire
* Little Mix
* Lukas Graham
* Marvin Humes DJ Set
* Mike Posner
* MNEK
* Nathan Sykes
* Nick Jonas
* Tinie Tempah
* Sigala
* The Vamps
* Will.i.am
* Years & Years
* WSTRN
* Surprise Acts
* Dizzee Rascal
* Special Guests
* Lydia Lucy
* Imani Williams
* John Newman
* Bryn Christopher
* Katy B
* Zara Larsson
* 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 6 am to 3 pm with Rob Howard, Will Cozens and Jimmy Hill, then live coverage from Wembley from 3 pm to 11 pm by three presenters in order: Ant Payne, Vick Hope and The Bassman, and finally JJ ran an "Afterparty" edition until 2 am at night; on the next day, JJ reviewed every best moment from the event on his slot 7-10 pm. After this, the network moved back to normal programming. Highlights of the event were aired on Capital TV from 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm 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 2:40 pm before the main show began at 3 pm.

#### 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 2:00 pm, with the show starting at 2:30 pm BST and finishing at approximately 10 pm 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 2:30 pm 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 and 2021: COVID-19 cancellation

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 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 5:00 pm BST on 16 May.

### 2022

For the first time since 2019, Capital FM Summertime Ball returned to Wembley Stadium on June 12, 2022. The lineup was confirmed on the Capital Breakfast show on April 25 and 26. There was a Global Player presale that took place on the 26th April with general sale taking place on the 28th April.
* 2022 Summertime Ball Stars
* Ed Sheeran Maisie Peters Aitch Tate McRae A1xJ1 Jax Jones Lauren Spencer-Smith Becky Hill Eddie Benjamin Sigala Mimi Webb Nathan Dawe KSI Gayle Sam Ryder Mabel George Ezra Joel Corry Arrdee Anne-Marie Harry Styles David Guetta
* Special Guests
* Ella Henderson Ella Eyre
* MNEK Talia Mar
* Introductory DJ Set
* MistaJam Marvin Humes

### 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.

#### Lineup

* 2023 Summertime Ball Stars
* Kylie Minogue Niall Horan Calvin Harris Jonas Brothers Anne-Marie Sigala Raye Jess Glynne Tom Grennan Joel Corry Mimi Webb Zara Larsson ArrDee Adam Lambert Coi Leray Ellie Goulding Flo Jax Jones
* Pulled Out
* Lewis Capaldi
* Special Guest
* Calum Scott Caity Baser
* Mae Muller MNEK
* Introductory DJ Set
* MistaJam Rio Fredrika
* Host
* Roman Kemp Siân Welby Chris Stark

### 2024

The 2024 Summertime Ball took place on 16 June 2024 at Wembley Stadium.
Jordan North hosted the event for the first time since joining Capital in April 2024 after Roman Kemp left the station. Chris Stark & Kemi Rodgers also co-hosted the event. An announcement was made on Capital Breakfast on 26 April where North, Stark and Welby confirmed the ball's date and when the tickets go on sale on 1 May 2024. The line-up for the Summertime Ball was announced at 7 a.m. on 29 and 30 April on Capital Breakfast. Kemi Rodgers hosted the ball for the first time, as Welby announced on 4 June that she would be going on maternity leave and Rodgers would cover for her over the summer.
This was MistaJam’s last Summertime Ball DJ set after he announced his departure from "The Capital Weekender" on 29 June 2024.

#### Lineup

* 2024 Summertime Ball Stars
* David Guetta Perrie Jax Jones Bradley Simpson Benson Boone Caity Baser Rudimental Sabrina Carpenter Meghan Trainor Aitch Ella Henderson Paul Russell Becky Hill Sugababes Raye
* Surprise Acts
* Natasha Bedingfield Shaboozey
* Special Guests
* Nathan Dawe Natalie Horler Charlotte Plank Riko Dan
* Introductory DJ Set
* MistaJam
* Hosts
* Jordan North Chris Stark Kemi Rodgers

### 2025

The Summertime Ball 2025 is due to take place on Sunday 15th June 2025 at Wembley Stadium.