Capital has revealed the Jingle Bell Ball 2026 lineup for night one, with Lewis Capaldi, Teddy Swims, Jorja Smith, Becky Hill, Tinie Tempah, Aitch, Ashe, Bash Croft and Mulaa Joans set for Saturday 5th December. The first wave was announced on Capital Breakfast, giving ticket buyers a fixed bill for the first night at The O2 in London.
Lewis Capaldi returns to The O2
Lewis Capaldi’s slot is the headline booking in the first wave, and it marks his first performance at the Ball since 2022. That return gives the night one bill a clear anchor, while Teddy Swims, Jorja Smith, Becky Hill, Tinie Tempah, Aitch and Ashe fill out a lineup built around familiar live names rather than one-off novelty additions.
Bash Croft is also on the night one bill after winning The Celebrity Traitors, which is a neat piece of programming for a radio-led showpiece: a fresh television winner brought straight into a live music event. Mulaa Joans is listed as a Capital Buzz Artist, so the reveal is doing two jobs at once — selling established names and signaling who Capital is pushing next.
Pre-sale opens at 9am
Pre-sale tickets opened on Thursday 5th November at 9am for Capital Plus subscribers on Global Player, with general sale following on Friday 6th November at 9am. That timing matters because the lineup is now tied to an actual purchase window, not just a teaser roll-out, and the reveal gives anyone buying early a concrete sense of night one before the full weekend bill is complete.
The night one lineup is public, but the massive line-up for night two is still not yet announced. That leaves one obvious gap in the weekend package, even as Saturday’s bill is already doing the heavy lifting for demand around Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball with Barclaycard 2026.
Jordan North on night two
The next piece arrives tomorrow morning, when the massive line-up for night two will be announced on Capital Breakfast with Jordan North, Chris Stark and Siân Welby. For now, the practical takeaway is simple: Saturday 5th December is set, the first-night bill is out, and anyone chasing the full weekend needs to watch the morning show before deciding whether to move on the remaining tickets.
