CAPITAL’s Summertime Ball with Barclaycard returns to Wembley Stadium on June 15 with tickets costing up to £420, according to social media reports.
The full line-up for the event has now been announced live on air on Capital.
One fan on X posted a screenshot of the tickets, which shows they start from £86.74 for a standing spot on the pitch.
This morning, Rita Ora, Fresh Prince Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff were the latest acts to be announced, joining Mariah Carey, Busted Vs McFly, Dasha, Jessie J and rising star Benson Boone who have already been confirmed for the show.
Will Smith’s appearance comes three years after he was slammed for not apologizing to Chris Rock at the Oscars in March 2022 minutes after slapping him.
Since then, the Men in Black star has ben staging a carefully choreographed comeback, which included an appearance at the Coachella festival in the US last year.
Capital listeners who are logged into the Global Player app had exclusive pre-sale access to tickets from 9am this morning, with tickets going on general sale tomorrow at 9am.
You can follow our live blog, below, for all the latest updates …
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No ticket? No problem!
Even if you can’t make it to Wembley Stadium, you don’t have to miss out seeing superstars Mariah Carey and Jessie J or rising pop minstrels Lola Young, pictured below, and Benson Boone
Tune into the show online from wherever you are to join in the fun.
Global Player will be streaming the Capital’s Summertime Ball with Barclaycard.
The stream goes live from 3pm on Sunday June 15.
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Wembley bound – Zara Larsson
Zara last performed at the Summertime Ball in 2023.
With a string of chart-topping hits and impeccable dance moves, she has become the poster girl for pop.
But Zara has revealed that as a young woman in the industry she has struggled to be taken seriously.
Sitting down with Sun on Sunday backstage at Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Dundee in 2023, the Lush Life hitmaker admitted she has had to overcome sexism to make her name in music.
The singer said: “I think it happens everywhere when you are a young girl and you are working.
“I have been lucky to have a good team around me. I try to surround myself with a lot of women, I really do.”
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General sale tickets – what you need to know
Tickets to Capital’s Summertime Ball go on general sale on Wednesday April 30 at 9am.
To buy tickets, you will need to download the Global Player, the official Capital app on your smartphone or tablet.
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‘Have we woken up in a different era?
Fans have slammed the organisers for a “disappointing” line-up for this year’s Summertime Ball.
One wrote on X: “Not spending nearly £200 just to enjoy not even half the line up.”
It comes after it was revealed ticket prices cost from £80 to more than £400, with artists Will Smith and Mariah Carey headlining.
Another wrote: “Have we woken up in a different era?! Mariah Carey & Will Smith as Summertime Ball headliners”.
@Natashaxx_99 added: “Capital Summertime Ball 2025 headliners being Mariah Carey and Will Smith has me very confused.
“For a show that usually has headliners who are currently relevant on the radio and charts, to having these older artists that most younger listeners wouldn’t even recognise is strange.”
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Fans’ fantasy line-up
Before today’s announcement, fans posted their fantasy line-ups on X for this year’s Capital Summertime Ball – with wish lists ranging from the impossible (Ed Sheeran) to the absolutely-not-a-chance-in-hell (Sam Fender/Lady Gaga).
Here were just some of the suggestions:
- Louis Tomlinson
- Coldplay
- Ariana Grande
- Tom Grennan
- Bruno Mars, below
- Clean Bandit
- Becky G
- Jade
One fan also pointed out the event is taking place on Father’s Day – expect lots of Dad Dancing in the stadium on June 15.
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Also in the 2025 line-up – Jessie J
Jessie recently appeared on stage at a very crowded Ronnie Scott’s to perform comeback track No Secrets.
“I love that I’m nervous,” Jessie told The Sun. “It means I still give a fk.”
As we revealed last month, Jessie is preparing to release new music and during the top secret playback in London – packed with top music industry watchers – she teased her sixth album as well as unveiling No Secrets, out this month.
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Busted Vs McFly – what you need to know
One of the first acts announced was Busted VsMcFly, the noughties bands who go mic-to-mic against each other.
Their appearance at the Summertime Ball is part of a nationwide tour.
James Bourne, who is in Busted, with Charlie Simpson and Matt Willis, said: “The whole tour is to find out who’s a better band. Fans can decide.
“They can come and support their band and they might change their mind. It’s going to be a fight to the death.”
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The full line-up for the Capital Summertime Ball
In case you missed it earlier, here are all the acts who will perform at Wembley Stadium on June 15.
- Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff
- Mariah Carey
- Benson Boone
- Busted Vs McFly
- Dasha
- Jessie J
- KSI
- Zara Larsson
- Reneé Rapp
- Lola Young
- Tate McRae
- Myles Smith
- Remember Monday
- JADE
- James Hype
- Rita Ora
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How Capital plans to make it the ‘biggest and best yet’
Capital’s Summertime Ball is an annual outdoor gig that showcases headline performances from worldwide acts.
The concert is usually held on either first or second Saturday or Sunday of June by the radio station, Capital.
This ‘highly anticipated’ event is returning for summer 2025 and Capital radio is pulling out all of the stops to make it the biggest and best yet.
Capital’s Summertime Ball with Barclaycard takes place on Sunday, June 15, 2025, at Wembley Stadium.
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Watch the show … without a ticket
Even if you can’t make it to Wembley Stadium, you don’t have to miss out seeing superstars Mariah Carey and Jessie J or rising pop minstrels Lola Young and Benson Boone, pictured below.
Tune into the show online from wherever you are to join in the fun.
Global Player will be streaming the Capital’s Summertime Ball with Barclaycard.
The stream goes live from 3pm on Sunday June 15, 2025.
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Stage for the stars
Wembley Stadium in London is the largest venue in the United Kingdom with a capacity of 90,000.
From football finals to Blur concerts – and, of course, Oasis later this year too – some of the world’s biggest and best entertainers have taken to Wembley’s stage.
This year’s Summertime line-up includes KSI, pictured below.
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Expect it to sell out
Tickets to Capital’s Summertime Ball go on general sale on Wednesday 30th April at 9am.
Last year was a sell-out event with Becky Hill, Raye and Sabrina Carpenter, taking to the stage.
This year’s headliners include Mariah Carey, and Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff, pictured below.
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‘Gutted … hoped for better’
Fans are continuing to express their disappointment at the line-up for this year’s Summertime Ball.
One wrote on X: “Not spending nearly £200 just to enjoy not even half the line up.”
It comes after it was revealed ticket prices cost from £80 to more than £400, with artists Will Smith and Mariah Carey, pictured below in her 90s heyday, headlining.
Another wrote: “Have we woken up in a different era?! Mariah Carey & Will Smith as Summertime Ball headliners”.
@Natashaxx_99 added: “Capital Summertime Ball 2025 headliners being Mariah Carey and Will Smith has me very confused.
“For a show that usually has headliners who are currently relevant on the radio and charts, to having these older artists that most younger listeners wouldn’t even recognise is strange.”
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Bad boy returns
Since Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars in 2022, the Men in Black star has been staging a carefully choreographed comeback, which included an appearance at the Coachella festival in the US last year.
His appearance came a month before the release of the latest instalment in his most famous film franchise, Bad Boys.
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Will who? Fans slam artists ‘listeners have never heard of nor care about’
As the full line-up is revealed, some fans are far from happy.
Here’s what some have been posting on X …
One had this to say: ” Will Smith and Mariah Carey at the summertime ball 2025? I fear Capital has fallen off this year because WHY is the radio station known for playing current top 40 music but you’ve got 90s/2000s artists playing that half the listeners have never heard of nor care about.”
Another added: “If they just booked the artists they actually promote on their station, that would solve all their problems and they wouldn’t have to target different demographics.”
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The full line-up for the Capital Summertime Ball
Here are all the acts who will perform at Wembley Stadium on June 15.
- Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff
- Mariah Carey
- Benson Boone
- Busted Vs McFly
- Dasha
- Jessie J
- KSI
- Zara Larsson
- Reneé Rapp
- Lola Young
- Tate McRae
- Myles Smith
- Remember Monday
- JADE
- James Hype
- Rita Ora
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Ticket prices revealed
Here is the latest pricing for tickets to the Capital Summertime Ball 2025.
Thanks to @roxannesamuel44 for posting.
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We’re back …
Thanks for following us. It’s just been announced that Rita Ora and hip hop duo Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff will be joining the line-up on June 15.
You can follow us here for all the latest updates – with the pre-sale about to start NOW.
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Thanks for following us
We’ll be back bright and early on Tuesday morning to find out which artists are being added to the line-up, with an announcement expected from Capital on their Breakfast show.
Don’t forget the pre-sale starts at 9am tomorrow – and you can join us here for all the updates and best fan reaction
In case you missed it, here is the line-up so far.
- Mariah Carey
- Busted Vs McFly
- Benson Boone
- Jessie J
- Dasha
- KSI
- Lola Young
- Reneé Rapp
- Zara Larsson
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Fans’ fantasy line-up
Fans have been posting all day with their fantasy line-ups on X for this year’s Capital Summertime Ball – with wish lists ranging from the impossible (Ed Sheeran) to the absolutely-not-a-chance-in-hell (Sam Fender/Lady Gaga).
Here are just some of the best suggestions:
- Louis Tomlinson
- Coldplay – (er, have you seen the line-up so far?!?)
- Ariana Grande
- Tom Grennan
- Bruno Mars
- Clean Bandit
- Becky G
- Jade
One fan also pointed out the event is taking place on Father’s Day – expect lots of Dad Dancing in the stadium on June 15.
Northern troubadour Sam Fender is on fans’ wish list to appear at the Summertime BallCredit: Getty -
Stage for the stars
Wembley Stadium in London is the largest venue in the United Kingdom with a capacity of 90,000.
From football finals to Blur concerts – and, of course, Oasis later this year too – some of the world’s biggest and best entertainers have taken to Wembley’s stage.
Oasis will also play Wembley Stadium this yearCredit: AFP
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Expect it to sell out
Tickets to Capital’s Summertime Ball go on general sale on Wednesday 30th April at 9am.
Last year was a sell-out event with Becky Hill, Raye and Sabrina Carpenter, pictured below, taking to the stage.
The pre-sale starts tomorrow with buyers able to get 10% off tickets by paying with a Barclaycard.
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How Capital plans to make it the ‘biggest and best yet’
Capital’s Summertime Ball is an annual outdoor gig that showcases headline performances from worldwide acts.
The concert is usually held on either first or second Saturday or Sunday of June by the radio station, Capital.
This ‘highly anticipated’ event is returning for summer 2025 and Capital radio is pulling out all of the stops to make it the biggest and best yet.
Capital’s Summertime Ball with Barclaycard takes place on Sunday, June 15, 2025, at Wembley Stadium.
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More acts to be announced
Each year, the line-up is announced gradually on Capital, building the excitement for music fans across the UK.
You can follow us here for all the latest updates – with the next acts due to be unveiled tomorrow.
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Wembley here KSI come …
Just when you thought the reach of YouTuber-turned-presenter-turned all-round entertainment personality KSI could stretch no further Capital has announced he is to play the Summertime Ball this year.
This is the second time the inimitable entrepreneur has performed at the event, last appearing in 2022.
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