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. 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, 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). 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.
List of concerts
Headlining acts are highlighted in bold where known.
2000
Held at Shrine Auditorium on December 16, 2000.
K-Ci & JoJo
Christina Aguilera
Third Eye Blind (with an appearance by Stevie Wonder) Bon Jovi Macy Gray 98 Degrees
2001
Held at Staples Center on December 19, 2001. Alicia Keys Shakira Sugar Ray LFO Michelle Branch Craig David Toya
2002
Held at Honda Center on December 19, 2002.
Kylie Minogue
Mariah Carey
Destiny's Child
Justin Timberlake
Goo Goo Dolls
Avril Lavigne
Kelly Osbourne
Nick Carter
Paul Oakenfold
2003
Held at Staples Center on December 5, 2003.
Britney Spears
Beyoncé Knowles
Jessica Simpson
Sean Paul
Kelly Clarkson
Hilary Duff
Fabolous
Thalía
Simple Plan
Jennifer Lopez
2004
Held at Honda Center on December 3, 2004.
Avril Lavigne
Gwen Stefani
Ashlee Simpson
Snoop Dogg
Alicia Keys
Maroon 5 (acoustic performance) Christina Milian JoJo
2005
Held at Shrine Auditorium on December 6, 2005.
Shakira
Sean Paul
Frankie J
Chris Brown
Rihanna
The Pussycat Dolls
2006
Held at Honda Center on December 7, 2006.
RBD
Nelly Furtado with Timbaland and special guest Justin Timberlake
Bow Wow
Danity Kane
JoJo
Vanessa Hudgens
2007
Held at Honda Center on October 27, 2007.
Gwen Stefani
Timbaland with Keri Hilson and OneRepublic
Fabolous
Lloyd
Nicole Scherzinger
Sean Kingston
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.
Jesse McCartney
Chris Brown (with a special appearance by Rihanna for a duet performance of "Umbrella") Katy Perry The Pussycat Dolls Estelle Tokio Hotel Menudo Akon David Banner Colby O'Donis BoA
2009
Held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on December 5, 2009.
Taylor Swift
Keri Hilson
Fabolous
The Ting Tings
3OH!3
LMFAO
Jay Sean
Jason Derulo
2010
Held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on December 5, 2010.
Katy Perry
Enrique Iglesias
Flo Rida
B.o.B with special guest Hayley Williams
Travie McCoy
Taio Cruz
Paramore
Selena Gomez & The Scene
Bruno Mars
Far East Movement
Mike Posner
2011
Held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on December 3, 2011, headlined by Lady Gaga. Other performers included:
David Guetta
Flo Rida
Sean Paul
Gym Class Heroes
Taio Cruz
Nick Cannon
Big Time Rush
Karmin
Mindless Behavior
2012
Held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on December 1, 2012 and December 3, 2012.
December 1, 2012
Taylor Swift
Ne-Yo
Ellie Goulding
OneRepublic
Jonas Brothers
Sammy Adams
Will.i.am
December 3, 2012
Justin Bieber
Ke$ha
Flo Rida
The Wanted
Fun. Afrojack Owl City Zedd Psy
2013
Held at Staples Center on December 5, 2013.