Robin Thicke, Enrique Iglesias, Paramore, Flo Rida, Icona Pop, Avril Lavigne, Travie McCoy and Fifth Harmony all performed outstanding sets for Chicago’s first Jingle Ball concert. 103.5 KISS FM jocks Fred, Angi Taylor, MJ, Nina Chantele, Jordan, Brady, Rufio, ErikZ, Candi and Brady also made special appearances on stage.
The United Center was packed with concert goers eager to hear the slew of talent in Chicago for the station’s first ever holiday concert. Avril Lavigne kicked-off the show with Here’s to Never Growing Up while Enrique Iglesias made all the ladies swoon with Baby I Like It. Later in the evening Flo Rida gave tribute to Nelson Mandela before his song, I Cry; but then brought the holiday cheer in true Flo Rida style with a Santa on stage to build excitement for Whistle and Good Feelin’. To close out the show lead singer Hayley Williams of Paramore pulled an excited fan on stage for the final chorus of Feel so Good before performing their hits Still Into You and The Only Exception to a roaring crowd of Chicago fans.
103.5 KISS FM’s Jingle Ball 2013 is part of the national iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2013 Tour, the season’s biggest annual music event that captures the holiday spirit of the iHeartRadio app, in Dallas, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Seattle, Minneapolis, Atlanta, New York, Boston, Washington D.C., Tampa and Miami. The concert also donated $1.00 of each ticket sold to the Ryan Seacrest Foundation, a non-profit organization that is dedicated to inspiring today’s youth through entertainment and education focused initiatives.
