{"id":29690,"date":"2019-05-01T15:00:29","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T14:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=29690"},"modified":"2019-05-01T15:00:29","modified_gmt":"2019-05-01T14:00:29","slug":"capital-fms-summertime-ball-gets-even-bigger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/capital-fms-summertime-ball-gets-even-bigger\/","title":{"rendered":"CAPITAL FM&#8217;s Summertime Ball gets even bigger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-29687\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/05\/image002.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"466\" height=\"312\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The huge announcements continued on the brand new nationwide Capital Breakfast show this morning as Roman Kemp confirmed yet more of the world\u2019s hottest artists for Capital\u2019s Summertime Ball.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">On Saturday 8<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0June, 80,000 Capital listeners will fill London\u2019s iconic Wembley Stadium for the UK\u2019s hottest summer party with performances from the world\u2019s biggest stars.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Anne-Marie, Sigala, Sigrid, Tom Walker, Jax Jones\u00a0<\/strong>and<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Rita Ora<\/strong>\u00a0were added to the star-studded bill this morning on Capital Breakfast with Roman Kemp. They join\u00a0<strong>Maroon 5, Halsey, Mark Ronson, Jonas Brothers, Jess Glynne, 5 Seconds of Summer, Khalid, Ellie Goulding, Mabel, Jonas Blue, Ava Max\u00a0<\/strong>and<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Lauv\u00a0<\/strong>on the line-up, with one more massive artist still to be revealed on Capital Breakfast tomorrow morning.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kicking off this morning\u2019s big reveal on Capital Breakfast, Roman Kemp confirmed that\u00a0<strong>Anne-Marie<\/strong>\u00a0will play Capital\u2019s Summertime Ball. The singer is one of the most successful female solo artists to emerge from the UK music scene in recent years and a huge favourite with Capital listeners. Her hits include \u20182002\u2019, \u2018Friends\u2019 with Marshmello and her cover of The Greatest Showman\u2019s \u2018Rewrite the Stars\u2019 with James Arthur. Last year Anne-Marie\u2019s debut studio album\u00a0\u2018Speak Your Mind\u2019 entered the UK album charts at No.3 and 2019 looks set to be another huge year for the star after she picked up \u2018Best Pop\u2019 at The Global Awards with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/very.co.uk\/\">Very.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Next to be confirmed for the Ball was\u00a0<strong>Sigala<\/strong>. One of the UK\u2019s biggest DJs and producers, he is guaranteed to get the party started with his chart-topping dance hits. Following a string of top ten smashes including \u2018Came Here For Love\u2019 with Ella Eyre and \u2018Lullaby\u2019 with Paloma Faith, he dropped his debut album \u2018Brighter Days\u2019 last September. It features a stellar cast of guest collaborators including Kylie Minogue, Craig David, Meghan Trainor and French Montana.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">One of the most exciting international breakthrough artists to emerge in recent years,\u00a0<strong>Sigrid<\/strong>\u00a0makes her Capital\u2019s Summertime Ball debut. Hailing from a small town in Norway, the hugely talented singer-songwriter has had an extraordinary past twelve months. After making her mark with singles including \u2018Don\u2019t Feel Like Crying\u2019 and the top ten smash \u2018Strangers\u2019, she released her eagerly awaited debut album \u2018Sucker Punch\u2019 in March to huge acclaim. Her Wembley set promises to be unmissable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scotland-born, Manchester-raised\u00a0<strong>Tom Walker\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0breakout single \u2018Leave A Light On\u2019 established the singer-songwriter as one of the UK\u2019s hottest new talents. The record achieved global sales of 2.5 million and topped the iTunes chart in 20 countries. After releasing his hit \u2018Just You And I\u2019 and taking home the prestigious BRIT Breakthrough Artist of the Year award in February, he released his debut album \u2018What a Time to Be Alive\u2019 the following month to huge acclaim.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Next up, Roman Kemp announced that South London DJ and international hitmaker\u00a0<strong>Jax Jones<\/strong>\u00a0will make a welcome return to Capital\u2019s Summertime Ball. The DJ is one of the world\u2019s most sought-after producers and is guaranteed to get the party going when he takes to the decks in Wembley. The GRAMMY nominated star has had over 1.6 billion streams and sold over 15 million singles, with his string of hits including \u2018Ring Ring\u2019 with fellow Summertime Baller Mabel, \u2018Play\u2019 with Years &amp; Years and his recent collaboration with Martin Solveig and Madison Beer, \u2018All Day and Night\u2019.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rounding up a massive morning of announcements on Capital Breakfast, Roman Kemp revealed that\u00a0<strong>Rita Ora\u00a0<\/strong>is joining the huge line-up for Capital\u2019s Summertime Ball. The pop superstar\u2019s string of huge hits include The Official Big Top 40 no.1s \u2018For You\u2019 and \u2018Let You Love Me\u2019. She is one of the most successful UK pop acts of the past decade with 13 top ten singles under her belt.\u00a0Crowned as winner of \u2018Best Pop\u2019 at the inaugural Global Awards in 2018, she\u2019s guaranteed to put on a high energy spectacle for Capital listeners when she performs at the Ball.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>One more huge act will be revealed for Capital\u2019s Summertime Ball tomorrow morning on the nationwide Capital Breakfast show with Roman Kemp \u2013 tune in across the UK from 6am and look out for the final clue about the massive artist on Capital\u2019s Ball Boards around the UK!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ashley Tabor OBE, Founder &amp; Executive President of Global, said:\u00a0\u201cWe can\u2019t wait to welcome 80,000 Capital listeners and a world class line-up of incredible artists to Capital\u2019s Summertime Ball this June. We still have one more massive act up our sleeve \u2013 all will be revealed on Capital Breakfast with Roman Kemp tomorrow, make sure you don\u2019t miss it!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Listeners can follow @CapitalOfficial and #CapitalSTB on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat and keep it Capital for all the latest news about Capital\u2019s Summertime Ball.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tickets go on general sale at<a href=\"http:\/\/www.capitalfm.com\/summertime-ball\">\u00a0www.capitalfm.com\/summertime-ball<\/a>\u00a0tomorrow &#8211; Thursday 2nd May &#8211; at 8am. An exclusive pre-sale for Capital VIPs is open now.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Listen to Capital on FM, DAB, the Capital App, Global Player App, your smart speaker by saying \u201cplay Capital\u201d, Sky, Freesat, Virgin TV or Freeview.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>@CapitalOfficial<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The huge announcements continued on the brand new nationwide Capital Breakfast show this morning as Roman Kemp confirmed yet more of the world\u2019s hottest artists for Capital\u2019s Summertime Ball. 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