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.

2001

Held at Staples Center on December 19, 2001.

2002

Held at Honda Center on December 19, 2002.

2003

Held at Staples Center on December 5, 2003.

2004

Held at Honda Center on December 3, 2004.

2005

Held at Shrine Auditorium on December 6, 2005.

2006

Held at Honda Center on December 7, 2006.

2007

Held at Honda Center on October 27, 2007. 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.

2009

Held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on December 5, 2009.

2010

Held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on December 5, 2010.

2011

Held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on December 3, 2011, headlined by Lady Gaga. Other performers included:

2012

Held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on December 1, 2012 and December 3, 2012. December 1, 2012 December 3, 2012

2013

Held at Staples Center on December 5, 2013.

2014

Held at Staples Center on December 5, 2014. Ed Sheeran made a surprise appearance and performed "Thinking Out Loud".

2015

Held at Staples Center on December 4, 2015.

2016

Held at Staples Center on December 2, 2016.

2017

Held at The Forum on December 1, 2017.

2018

Held at The Forum on November 30, 2018.

2019

Held at The Forum on December 6, 2019. Rapper French Montana was part of the event's original lineup, but was eventually unable to attend after being hospitalized in November. He was replaced by One Direction member Louis Tomlinson.

2020

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, a virtual livestream of online performances was broadcast instead of an in-person concert, with some artists performing directly from their homes.

2021

Held at The Forum on December 3, 2021. Dua Lipa, who was originally announced as part of the event's lineup, eventually withdrew due to laryngitis.

2022

Held at the Kia Forum on December 2, 2022. Pre-show performers for the outdoor Village stage were Armani White, Lil Huddy, Jax, and Jvke.

2023

Held at the Kia Forum on December 1, 2023.

2024

The Jingle Ball is this year at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. Ryan Seacrest, JoJo Wright, EJ from 102.7, and Elvis Duran will be back to host. The lineup for this year is: