Sold-Out!
On December 5, Q102 held the sold-out 2012 Jingle Ball at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The show featured main acts such as OneRepublic and Justin Bieber, and it raised money for the Ryan Seacrest Foundation. Disney star, Bridgit Mendler, opened the show at 6:00 P.M. performing two songs, one of which is her new hit “Ready or Not.” Other acts included Olly Murs, Cher Lloyd, and Ed Sheeran. Olly Murs added a lot of fun with three of his upbeat songs. His most popular song was “Heart Skips a Beat” and it certainly got people jumping up and down with excitement. Alexis France said, “I’m obsessed with Olly Murs now!” Cher Lloyd also performed four songs, including her first song ever released, “Swagger Jagger” and her most famous song, “Want U Back.” Ed Sheeran was one of the most popular acts at the concert. He performed an extremely fast and impressive guitar solo, which had the entire crowd excited. When he performed “The A-Team,” Sheeran asked the audience to raise their phones in the air and the whole stadium lit up. Abby Hidalgo is a huge fan of Sheeran and commented, “Ed Sheeran was fantastic and on fire. He even broke his guitar string!”
The Hits
In addition, The Wanted, PSY, and Karmin performed their world-famous hits. The Wanted is also very popular and performed some new songs as well as their smash hit, “Glad You Came.” PSY performed only one song, “Gangnam Style,” but he certainly had an effect on the audience. Everyone was up and dancing to his creative dance moves to the number one song on the charts. Karmin is an engaged duo of Amy Heidemann and Nick Noonan. They performed a few songs, one of which was their huge hit, “Brokenhearted.” Amy rapped many songs and it was certainly impressive to all of the audience.
The Big Acts of the Night
The two most popular acts of the night were OneRepublic and of course, Justin Bieber. OneRepublic played many songs and brought a lot of energy to the stage. Since the band has been around for so long, everyone knew practically every word to each song. Probably the most awaited for was the extremely popular Justin Bieber. He played nine songs total. A few songs that he started with were slow, acoustic songs. Those included “Die In Your Arms,” “Be Alright,” “Christmas Eve,” and “Fall.” When Justin asked the audience if they wanted to hear another Christmas song or a fast song, the crowd immediately yelled out for him to do a fast song. Furthermore, he continued with “As Long As You Love Me,” “Boyfriend,” and “All Around the World.” He also made many comments about how many beautiful people were there, and of course proceeded with his newest single, “Beauty and a Beat.” He also came back on for an encore and sang one of his first hits, “Baby.” The entire crowd was so crazy it was almost hard to hear him sing! All of the other singers at Jingle Ball are also acts to keep an eye on for recent tour schedules.
