![]() ![]() Griff is similarly pleased to be on the stage – she confesses to being in the JBB audience just two years ago, watching Taylor Swift – and, though her friendly chat is a little off-key for the event size, her three-song set showcases her powerful voice: warmer and more soulful than you’d expect from her cool singles.Īfter the break, two last-minute replacements are drafted in. KSI, now one of the biggest names in pop as well as YouTube, brings on Craig David and Ella Henderson, and the show lifts as his infectious delight is met with equal love from the audience. Pop queen Anne-Marie and her hard-working dancers offer some slick verve, and Friends’ “1-2-3-4-5-6000 times” chorus engages full-arena singing. ![]() Opener Joel Corry’s house has a bleak feel: nursery rhyme tunes, tinny vocals and adrenal rushes of beats feel cynical, no matter how often the ex-Geordie Shore star queries if “you guys are ready to go to the club” and someone bangs the glitter cannons. Sunday night feels makeshift in comparison, with less festive effort from the acts. In support is pop-house star Jax Jones, who always goes fully tinsel-tastic: in 2019, this meant roller-skating Christmas puddings this year Jones is dressed as a Gucci Santa, surrounded by giant robots, his eerie-yet-catchy dance bangers bringing a frenzied audience reaction. Sorry brings the house down, though it’s Lonely, with its straight-from-the heart lyrics, which is the highlight. ![]() Justin Bieber therefore has an extended set on Saturday, which he performs with aplomb and in a denim jacket so large he could have smuggled in several puppies. That energy is needed, as Covid outbreaks have meant some big-name cancellations: Coldplay on Saturday night, and Lil Nas X and Mabel on Sunday. F or many thousands of people, the festive season begins not with a visit to Father Christmas or popping an angel atop a tinselled tree, but with an explosion of dry ice and Roman Kemp bellowing “Make some noise!” Yes, it’s the annual two-night pop-fest that is Capital Radio’s Jingle Bell Ball, fully powered by the baubles-out, have-another-one-for-Santa attitude of the crowd. ![]()
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