CAPITAL 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.
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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.[4] On 27 April 2015 One Direction announced they were going to be the first headliners for the show.[5] 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. [6]
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 apologized to fans. He has never performed a concert since.
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.
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.
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.[75] The lineup was announced by being revealed on billboards across the United Kingdom.[76] 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 on 8 May 2019 (six days after they originally went on sale)
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.[97] The ball is due to return in 2021.[98] 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
