Philip Logan
Fresh from the news yesterday that Harry Styles is set to take to the stage at London’s Wembley Stadium on June 12th as part of Capital’s Summertime Ball with Barclaycard 2022, more huge names have been added to the bill!
Joining KSI, Anne-Marie, George Ezra, Becky Hill, Sigala, GAYLE, ArrDee and Eddie Benjamin, are Ed Sheeran, David Guetta, Aitch, Jax Jones, Mabel, Joel Corry, Mimi Webb, Tate McRae, Lauren Spencer-Smith and A1 x J1, all of whom will play sets at what is being hailed as the UK’s “biggest summer party!”
Commenting on this years ball, Founder and Executive President of Global, Ashley Tabor-King OBE said in a statement: “Capital’s Summertime Ball with Barclaycard is back with a massive line-up of the world’s biggest artists, superstar DJs and hottest breakthrough talent. We can’t wait to party with our listeners under the iconic Wembley arch for the first time in three years. It’s going to be the most spectacular show. The countdown to the UK’s biggest summer party is on!”
With James Rea, Director of Broadcasting and Content at Global adding: “We can’t wait to be back in the sunshine hearing ‘Hello Wembley!’ echo round the stadium. Thank you to everyone at Capital, who are all working so hard to deliver this incredible event, Roman, Sonny and Siân plus the amazing artists joining us on stage and most of all our fantastic listeners who bring the summertime energy!”
To celebrate the Summertime Ball’s highly anticipated return, Capital and Barclaycard are to throw the first ever Capital’s Summertime Ball Kick Off Party live from the rooftop of Capital’s iconic Leicester Square studios tomorrow night (April 27th). Hosted by Capital Breakfast’s Roman Kemp, Siân Welby and Sonny Jay, the star-studded rooftop party will feature an exclusive DJ set from chart-topping DJ Jax Jones and will be broadcast live on Capital and streamed live on Global Player from 8pm.
Tickets for this years ball go on general sale exclusively via Global Player at 9am on Thursday April 28th. Capital VIPs who are signed up and Barclaycard customers will get exclusive pre-sale access to tickets from tomorrow April 26th at 9am. Capital VIPs must be logged in to Global Player and Barclaycard customers should search ‘Barclaycard Entertainment’.
