NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--iHeartMedia will celebrate the holiday season across the nation with its annual "iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour Presented by Capital One" – the season's spectacular music event, which captures the music and holiday spirit of the iHeartRadio app with performances by this year’s biggest recording artists. The iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2016 Tour Presented by Capital One will stop in Dallas; San Francisco; Los Angeles; Minneapolis; Philadelphia; New York; Boston; Washington, D.C.; Chicago; Atlanta; Tampa and Miami.
“The iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour has become synonymous with the holidays,” said Tom Poleman, President of National Programming Group, iHeartMedia. “Fans wait all year to hear who will be playing this tour, and we’re thrilled to be announcing an impressive lineup. If you’re an artist who makes it to this stage, it means you’re one of the most important artists in pop music this year.”
Each year, iHeartMedia stations across the country host Jingle Ball concerts in local cities that feature performances by the year’s most iconic recording artists as well as emerging talent. Z100's Jingle Ball in New York on Friday, December 9th will be carried live on over 100 iHeartRadio CHR stations and as a live video stream on CWTV.com and within the CW app beginning at 8:30pm ET across all time zones. The event will also be featured as an exclusive nationwide 90-minute broadcast television special on The CW Network on Thursday, December 15, at 8 p.m. EST/PST.
"What started as a local holiday concert in New York over twenty years ago, has become a nationwide holiday music tour, a radio broadcast and CW Network telecast that reaches millions of music fans,” said John Sykes, President of Entertainment Enterprises at iHeartMedia.
For the second straight year, Capital One will be the national title sponsor for the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour. As part of this sponsorship, Capital One cardholders will be the first to get exclusive access to high demand tickets through a special iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Capital One Cardholder Pre-Sale in each city.
- The iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Capital One Cardholder Pre-Sale begins October 13 at 10 a.m. local market time and runs through October 16 at 10 a.m. local market time or while supplies last. Tickets will be available at www.iHeartRadio.com/CapitalOne.
- All other tickets go on sale to the general public on October 17 at 12 p.m. local market time, and will be available at www.iHeartRadio.com/JingleBall
In addition to the Capital One Cardholder pre-sale, at each of the tour stops, one lucky Capital One cardholder will have the exclusive opportunity to announce an artist on stage. To learn more visit www.iHeartRadio.com/CapitalOne beginning in November for more details.
The 2016 Jingle Ball Schedule Includes:
Dallas, Texas – Tuesday, November 29 at 7:30 p.m. CST – 106.1 KISS FM's Jingle Ball 2016 Presented by Capital One at American Airlines Center
- The star studded lineup features: Meghan Trainor, The Chainsmokers, Fifth Harmony, Backstreet Boys, Alessia Cara, Charlie Puth, Daya, Lukas Graham and Hailee Steinfeld.
- Ticket information available via 1061kissfm.iheart.com
San Francisco/The Bay Area – Thursday, December 1, at 7:30 p.m. PST – WiLD 94.9's FM's Jingle Ball 2016 Presented by Capital One at SAP Center, San Jose
- The star studded lineup features: Shawn Mendes, The Chainsmokers, Charlie Puth, Diplo, Tove Lo, Alessia Cara, Lukas Graham and Daya, plus a Special Guest appearance from Niall Horan.
- Ticket information available via wild949.iheart.com
Los Angeles, Ca. – Friday, December 2, at 7:30 p.m. PST – KIIS FM's Jingle Ball 2016 Presented by Capital One at STAPLES Center
- The star studded lineup features: Bruno Mars, Justin Bieber, Britney Spears, Meghan Trainor, Fifth Harmony, Diplo, Alessia Cara, Lukas Graham and Daya, plus a Special Guest appearance from Niall Horan.
- Ticket information available via kiisfm.iheart.com
Minneapolis, Minn. – Monday, December 5, at 7:30 p.m. CST – KDWB's Jingle Ball 2016 Presented by Capital One at Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul
- The star studded lineup features: Fifth Harmony, G-Eazy, Diplo, Backstreet Boys, Lukas Graham, Alessia Cara, Tove Lo, Hailee Steinfeld and Gnash.
- Ticket information available via kdwb.iheart.com
Philadelphia, Pa. – Wednesday, December 7, at 7:30 p.m. EST – Q102's Jingle Ball 2016 Presented by Capital One at Wells Fargo Center
- The star studded lineup features: Shawn Mendes, Fifth Harmony, Diplo, Ellie Goulding, DNCE, Charlie Puth, Tove Lo, Alessia Cara and Lukas Graham.
- Ticket information available via q102.iheart.com
New York, N.Y. – Friday, December 9, at 7:30 p.m. EST– Z100's Jingle Ball 2016 Presented by Capital One at Madison Square Garden
- The star studded lineup features: Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, The Chainsmokers, Meghan Trainor, Fifth Harmony, Ellie Goulding, Diplo, Charlie Puth, Lukas Graham and Daya, plus a Special Guest appearance from Niall Horan.
- Ticket information available via Z100.iheart.com
- Z100's Jingle Ball 2016 will video stream exclusively live on CWTV.com and The CW App and will air as a 90-minute special on The CW Network on December 15, at 8 p.m. EST/PST
Boston, Mass. – Sunday, December 11, at 6 p.m. EST – KISS 108's Jingle Ball 2016 Presented by Capital One at TD Garden
- The star-studded lineup features: Ariana Grande, Shawn Mendes, Diplo, Ellie Goulding, DNCE, Tove Lo, Alessia Cara and Daya, plus a Special Guest appearance from Niall Horan.
- Ticket information available via kiss108.iheart.com
Washington, D.C. – Monday, December 12, at 7:30 p.m. EST – Hot 99.5's Jingle Ball 2016 Presented by Capital One at Verizon Center
- The star-studded lineup features: Meghan Trainor, The Chainsmokers, G-Eazy, Fifth Harmony, Diplo, Ellie Goulding, DNCE, Alessia Cara, Tove Lo and Daya, plus a Special Guest appearance from Niall Horan.
- Ticket information available via hot995.iheart.com
Chicago, Ill. – Wednesday, December 14, at 7:30 p.m. CST – 103.5 KISS FM's Jingle Ball 2016 Presented by Capital One at Allstate Arena
- The star-studded lineup features: Ariana Grande, Ellie Goulding, Backstreet Boys, Tove Lo, Lukas Graham, Daya and Hailee Steinfeld, plus a Special Guest appearance from Niall Horan
- Ticket information available via 1035KISSFM.iheart.com
Atlanta, Ga. – Friday, December 16, at 7:30 p.m. EST – Power 96.1’s Jingle Ball 2016 Presented by Capital One at Philips Arena
- The star-studded lineup features: Ariana Grande, Meghan Trainor, The Chainsmokers, Fifth Harmony, DNCE, Alessia Cara, Daya and Lukas Graham.
- Ticket information available at power961.iheart.com
Tampa Bay, Fla. – Saturday, December 17, at 7:00 p.m. EST – 93.3 FLZ's Jingle Ball 2016 Presented by Capital One at Amalie Arena
- The star-studded lineup features: Pitbull, The Chainsmokers, Fifth Harmony, DNCE, Lukas Graham, Martin Garrix and Daya.
- Ticket information available via 933flz.iheart.com
Miami, Fla. – Sunday, December 18, at 7:30 p.m. EST – Y100's Jingle Ball 2016 Presented by Capital One at BB&T Center, Ft. Lauderdale
- The star-studded lineup features: Diplo, Meghan Trainor, The Chainsmokers, Fifth Harmony, Nicky Jam, Alessia Cara, Charlie Puth, Tove Lo, Lukas Graham, and Hailee Steinfeld.
- Ticket information available via y100.iheart.com
iHeartMedia and all of its broadcast radio stations are dedicated to inspiring and creating positive change that improves the lives of others. For the fourth consecutive year, 11 cities of the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2016 Tour Presented by Capital One, including San Francisco/San Jose; Los Angeles; Minneapolis; Philadelphia; New York; Boston; Washington, D.C.; Chicago; Atlanta; Tampa and Miami/Ft. Lauderdale will partner with The Ryan Seacrest Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring today's youth through entertainment and education focused initiatives. In addition, 106.1 KISS FM's Jingle Ball in Dallas will work with the Kidd's Kids program of the Kraddick Foundation, which is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of children with special medical needs in the Dallas community. Each event will allocate a portion of ticket sales to its benefitting organization as well as offer exclusive packages to the nonprofits for both live and online auctions leading up to the events.
“The Ryan Seacrest Foundation is honored to team up with the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour for its fourth consecutive year, allowing us to continue to support the children’s hospitals we partner with across the country,” said Meredith Seacrest, Executive Director & COO of the Ryan Seacrest Foundation. “We are thankful to iHeartMedia for helping our foundation create an uplifting environment and positive distraction for patients and their families through our Seacrest Studios and its programming.”
The iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2016 Tour is presented by Capital One, additional proud partners of this year's national iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour event(s) include: Allstate Insurance Company, Macy’s, Mondelez International, the maker of OREO, RITZ, TRIDENT and SOUR PATCH KIDS, The CW Network, and Verizon. Multimarket partners include: Ulta Beauty.
The iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour is produced by Tom Poleman, President of National Programming Platforms for iHeartMedia, John Sykes, President of Entertainment Enterprises for iHeartMedia and Darren Pfeffer, Senior Vice President of Music and Entertainment for iHeartMedia.
iHeartRadio.com is the No. 1 all-in-one digital audio service with over a billion downloads; it reached its first 20 million registered users faster than any digital service in Internet history and reached 90 million users faster than any other radio or digital music service and even faster than Facebook. In September, iHeartRadio announced that it is reinventing live radio with the launch of two new subscription services – iHeartRadio Plus and iHeartRadio All Access, which are both set to debut in January 2017.
Artists and/or events subject to change or cancellation without notice.
About Capital One
Capital One Financial Corporation (www.capitalone.com) is a financial holding company whose subsidiaries, which include Capital One, N.A., and Capital One Bank (USA), N.A., had $221.1 billion in deposits and $339.1 billion in total assets as of June 30, 2016. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Capital One offers a broad spectrum of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients through a variety of channels. Capital One, N.A. has branches located primarily in New York, Louisiana, Texas, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey and the District of Columbia. A Fortune 500 company, Capital One trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "COF" and is included in the S&P 100 index.
About The Ryan Seacrest Foundation
The Ryan Seacrest Foundation (RSF) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) dedicated to inspiring today’s youth through entertainment and education-focused initiatives. RSF’s first initiative is to build broadcast media centers — Seacrest Studios — within pediatric hospitals for patients to explore the creative realms of radio, television and new media. Founded in 2009, RSF currently has Seacrest Studios at hospitals in Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Dallas, Denver, Nashville, Orange County, Philadelphia and Washington D.C. For more information, visit www.ryanseacrestfoundation.org.
About iHeartMedia
With over a quarter of a billion monthly listeners in the U.S. and over 85 million social followers, iHeartMedia has the largest national reach of any radio or television outlet in America. As the leader in multiplatform connections, it also serves over 150 local markets through 858 owned radio stations, and the company’s radio stations and content can be heard on AM/FM, HD digital radio, satellite radio, on the Internet at iHeartRadio.com and on the company’s radio station websites, on the iHeartRadio mobile app, in enhanced auto dashes, on tablets, wearables and smartphones, and on gaming consoles.
iHeartRadio, iHeartMedia’s digital radio platform, is the fastest growing digital audio service in the U.S. and offers users thousands of live radio stations, personalized custom artist stations created by just one song or seed artist and the top podcasts and personalities. With over a billion downloads, iHeartRadio reached 90 million registered users faster than any other radio or digital music service and even faster than Facebook.
iHeartMedia’s platforms include radio broadcasting, online, mobile, digital and social media, podcasts, personalities and influencers, live concerts and events, syndication, music research services and independent media representation. iHeartMedia is a division of iHeartMedia, Inc. (OTCBB: IHRT). Visit iHeartMedia.com for more company information.
