Summertime Ball
The Summertime Ball is a mini-festival in London, held each first/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 the UEFA Euros, but both events were ultimately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It 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 and Apple Music sponsoring the event in 2019.
A portion of the profit from ticket sales is donated to Help a Capital Child, the Capital charity. In 2015, a portion of ticket sales was donated to Global's Make Some Noise.
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 |
Setlist
2010
The 2010 Summertime Ball took place on Sunday 6 June 2010 at Wembley Stadium. Rihanna and Usher were the main headliners with Cheryl Cole and JLS as the supporting headliners. The event was hosted by Rich Clarke, Kat Shoob, Lisa Snowdon and Johnny Vaughan.Lineup
| 2010 Summertime Ball Stars |
Rihanna Usher Cheryl Cole JLS Justin Bieber Ke$ha Jason Derulo Scouting for Girls Alexandra Burke Dizzee Rascal Pixie Lott Chipmunk Ellie Goulding will.i.am Tinie Tempah Marina and the Diamonds Guest Performers Esmee Denters Labrinth Sean Kingston Calvin Harris Florence and the Machine |
2011
The Summertime Ball 2011 was sponsored by Starbucks and took place on Sunday 12 June at Wembley Stadium 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
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 |
Setlist
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 |
Setlist
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 Stadium 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 |
Introductory DJ Set
Setlist
2015
The 2015 Summertime Ball returned to Wembley Stadium 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.Lineup
| 2015 Summertime Ball Stars |
One Direction Ariana Grande Avicii Little Mix Sam Smith 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 |
Setlist
2016
The Summertime Ball returned to Wembley Stadium for the seventh consecutive year on Saturday 11 June 2016.Little Mix and Tinie Tempah were the main headliners for 2016.
Zayn was due to perform at the event, however pulled out last minute due to nervous health issues and later apologised to fans. He has never performed a concert since.
Lineup
| 2016 Summertime Ball Stars |
Little Mix Tinie Tempah Ariana Grande Zayn 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 |
Capital Weekender Introductory DJ Set
Setlist
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.
Lineup
| 2017 Summertime Ball Stars |
Bruno Mars Little Mix Maroon 5 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 |
Setlist
2018
The Capital Summertime Ball returned to Wembley Stadium 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
Introductory DJ Set
Setlist
2019
The 2019 Summertime Ball was held on Saturday, 8 June 2019 at Wembley Stadium 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 on 8 May 2019.
The Summertime Ball 2019 announcement dates were are as follows:
- Friday 26 April 2019 – Date, Location and Venue confirmed
- Monday 29 April 2019 – First six acts announced
- Tuesday 30 April 2019 – Second six acts announced
- Wednesday 1 May 2019 – Capital FM VIP tickets go on sale at 8:00am BST. Third six acts announced
- Thursday 2 May 2019 – General sale at 8:00am BST and final act announced
- Thursday 6 June 2019 – Mark Ronson announced as the opening act
- Friday 7 June 2019 – HRVY added to the lineup as a special guest for one of the performers which turned out to be Jonas Blue
- 9am – Rob Howard
- 12pm – Aimee Vivian
- 4pm – Will Manning
- 7pm – Ant Payne
The Capital livestream/Stage times were as follows:
- 2:30pm – Mark Ronson
- 2:50pm – Jess Glynne
- 3:20pm – Sigala
- 3:40pm – Anne-Marie
- 4:00pm – Jonas Blue
- 4:20pm – Sigrid
- 4:35pm – Mabel
- 4:50pm – Tom Walker
- 5:10pm – Ava Max
- 5:20pm – Khalid
- 5:40pm – Jax Jones
- 6:05pm – Jonas Brothers
- 6:45pm – Ellie Goulding
- 7:05pm – Lauv
- 7:15pm – Halsey
- 7:35pm – Rita Ora
- 7:55pm – 5SOS
- 8:25pm – Maroon 5
- 9:00pm – Calvin Harris
Lineup
Introductory DJ Set
Setlist
2020
The 2020 Summertime Ball was due to be hosted on Saturday 6th June 2020 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. However, on 19th 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 is 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
The concert will be at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the first time on Saturday 5th June 2021, sponsored by Barclaycard.Most frequent performers
- Bold indicates they headlined a ball that year.
- Italics indicates they were a special guest or surprise act that year.
| Artist | Years Appeared | |
| 7 | Nathan Sykes
| 2010*, 2011*, 2012*, 2013*, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| 5 | Rita Ora | 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019 |
| 5 | Jess Glynne | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 |
| 4 | Dizzee Rascal | 2009, 2010, 2012, 2016 |
| 4 | Calvin Harris | 2009, 2010, 2014, 2019 |
| 4 | Ella Eyre | 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| 4 | Ellie Goulding | 2010, 2013, 2014, 2019 |
| 4 | The Wanted | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| 4 | Jessie J | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| 4 | Little Mix | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| 4 | Clean Bandit | 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| 4 | Sigala | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| 3 | JLS | 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| 3 | Enrique Iglesias | 2009, 2011, 2014 |
| 3 | Kelly Clarkson | 2009, 2012, 2015 |
| 3 | Cheryl | 2010, 2012, 2014 |
| 3 | Will.i.am | 2010, 2013, 2016 |
| 3 | Tinie Tempah | 2010, 2015, 2016 |
| 3 | Ed Sheeran | 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| 3 | Flo Rida | 2012, 2015, 2016 |
| 3 | Olly Murs | 2013, 2015, 2017 |
| 3 | Nick Jonas | 2015, 2016, 2019* |
| 3 | Louisa Johnson | 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| 3 | Craig David | 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| 3 | Anne-Marie | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| 3 | Jax Jones | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| 3 | Raye | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| 2 | Katy Perry | 2009, 2012 |
| 2 | The Saturdays | 2009, 2013 |
| 2 | Usher | 2010, 2012 |
| 2 | Justin Bieber | 2010, 2012 |
| 2 | Labrinth | 2010, 2013 |
| 2 | Jason Derulo | 2010, 2015 |
| 2 | Example | 2011, 2012 |
| 2 | Ne-Yo | 2011, 2015 |
| 2 | Mike Posner | 2011, 2016 |
| 2 | Rizzle Kicks | 2012, 2013 |
| 2 | Pitbull | 2012, 2015 |
| 2 | Carly Rae Jepsen | 2012, 2015 |
| 2 | Union J | 2013, 2014 |
| 2 | Ella Henderson | 2013, 2014 |
| 2 | Duke Dumont | 2013, 2014 |
| 2 | Rixton | 2014, 2015 |
| 2 | The Vamps | 2014, 2016 |
| 2 | 5 Seconds of Summer | 2014, 2019 |
| 2 | Ariana Grande | 2015, 2016 |
| 2 | Niall Horan | 2015*, 2017 |
| 2 | Liam Payne | 2015*, 2017 |
| 2 | Camila Cabello | 2015*, 2018 |
| 2 | Zara Larsson | 2016, 2017 |
| 2 | Imani Williams | 2016, 2017 |
| 2 | Shawn Mendes | 2017, 2018 |
| 2 | Charlie Puth | 2017, 2018 |
| 2 | Sean Paul | 2017, 2018 |
| 2 | Stefflon Don | 2018, 2019 |
| 2 | HRVY | 2018, 2019 |
| 2 | JP Cooper | 2017, 2018 |
| 2 | Jonas Blue | 2018, 2019 |