Dua Lipa performs onstage during the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Festival on September 17, 2021 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for iHeartMediaThe iHeartRadio Jingle Ball is returning this holiday season. The live radio show will hit 10 markets across the country with superstar acts including Ed Sheeran, Dua Lipa, Doja Cat, Jonas Brothers, Megan Thee Stallion and many more.
The 2021 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour Presented by Capital One will stop in Dallas/Ft. Worth, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Chicago, Atlanta, Miami/Ft. Lauderdale and Washington, D.C.
Performers will vary by market, with sets throughout the country from Lil Nas X, The Kid LAROi, Saweetie, Tate McRae, Kane Brown, Black Eyed Peas and more.
The Z100 station Jingle Ball in New York on Dec. 10 will be carried live across the country on all iHeartRadio contemporary hit radio stations nationwide and will livestream exclusively via The CW App and CWTV.com. In addition, The CW Network will broadcast the event as an exclusive nationwide television special on Dec. 15 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The CW Network television special will also air again on Christmas Day at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
“What started as a local show 26 years ago is now a globally televised holiday music event featuring the biggest hit artists and songs of the year,” said president of entertainment enterprises for iHeartMedia John Sykes in a release. “And, for those who can’t get a ticket to the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour, they can watch on The CW Network, who will bring this music celebration to millions of fans’ living rooms with a two-hour TV broadcast special.”
The tour will kick off Nov. 30 in Texas and conclude Dec. 19 in Florida. General on sale for tickets begins Oct. 8 at noon local time here. Capital One cardholders will be the first to get exclusive access to pre-sale tickets beginning Oct. 5. Check out a full list of stops below.
2021 Jingle Ball Tour Dates
Nov. 30 - Dallas/Forth Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena
Dec. 3 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum
Dec. 6 - Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
Dec. 7 - Chicago, IL @ Allstate Arena
Dec. 10 - New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
Dec. 12 - Boston, MA @ TD Garden
Dec. 13 - Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
Dec. 14 - Washington, D.C. @ Capital One Arena
Dec. 16 - Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
Dec. 19 - Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ FLA Live
Sharleen Spiteri joined BBC Radio 2’s The Sara Cox Breakfast Show ahead of Texas taking the stage to launch the main live music programme at Radio 2 in the Park in Stirling.
Checking in from rehearsals, the Texas frontwoman spoke about getting ready for the band’s opening performance at City Park. Radio 2’s annual flagship festival takes place there from 11 to 13 September 2026. "I’m match fit because I’ve had a couple of days’ rehearsals," Spiteri said. "We’re kicking the whole weekend off, which we’re very much looking forward to, so everybody’s got to get ready to party."
Before the live acts take over, Friday’s DJ Pre-Party gets the weekend started with Radio 2 favourites Sara Cox, DJ Spoony, Gary Davies, Michelle Visage, and Rylan behind the decks.
Jo Whiley helped set the mood with a special programme from Stirling’s Tolbooth venue. Working with BBC Introducing Scotland, the broadcast put the spotlight on Scotland’s emerging music scene through performances and conversations with Fright Years, Alice Faye, and James Emmanuel.
Fright Years, a four member band from Edinburgh, played "Never Been Wrong" and offered their take on Simple Minds’ "Waterfront." Glasgow singer and songwriter Alice Faye, the BBC Introducing in Scotland 2026 winner, paired "Some Brief Encounter" with a rendition of Lulu’s arrangement of "I Started a Joke." James Emmanuel, who was born in Nigeria and now lives in Edinburgh, sang "Brothers & Sisters" before taking on Chaka Khan’s "I’m Every Woman."
"We’re all about celebrating BBC Introducing and all the music that’s come out of Scotland," Whiley told listeners. "It's about celebrating the local music scene and the incredibly important work that BBC Introducing does to support independent, up-and-coming artists."
Joining the conversation were Stephanie Cheape, presenter of BBC Introducing in Scotland, Tara McLoughlin, venue manager for Stirling Council, and student radio presenters representing the University of Stirling’s Air3 Radio.
Listeners can catch the complete interviews and live performances from the weekend’s programmes on BBC Sounds.
