Jingle Ball '09

On December 12th I attended a concert with the most eclectic variety of performers. With such headliners as Shakira, The Fray, and Timbaland, Jingle Ball ’09 was bound to please a wide scope of Y100 listeners. The entire line-up performed as follows: Leighton Meester, IYaz, Jason Derulo, Colbie Caillat, 3OH!3, Flo rida, LMFAO, Jordin Sparks, Timbaland, The Fray, and Shakira. With each of the 11 artists playing a few songs, the concert was a five-hour event that was exciting from beginning to end.
IYaz and Jason Derulo played their hit songs “Replay” and “Whatcha Say”, while Colbie Caillat performed three songs including “Fallin’ for you”. 3OH!3 performed “Starstrukk” and “Don’t Trust Me”, followed by Flo rida who chaotically sang “Sugar” and “Right Round” while throwing his shoes into the audience and offering his gold chains to fans. Afterward, LMFAO sang “La La La” and “I’m in Miami Bitch”. Jordin Sparks sang prior to Timbaland’s performance in which he promoted his new album “Shock Value II” and brought out surprise guests JoJo and Brandy. Guest hosts, Leighton Meester and Adam Lambert, announced the final performers of the night, while Lambert sang a verse from a song on his new album “For your Entertainment”. The Fray and Shakira wrapped up the event beautifully, with the latter performing “Over my Head”, “Never say Never”, and “How to Save a Life”. Finally the nearly 33-year old danced while singing “Hips Don’t Lie” and “She Wolf”. The event was long, but with several breaks between performances (during which, the arena’s speakers blasted “Tik Tok” by Ke$ha, “Somebody” by Kings of Leon, and “All I want for Christmas is you” by Mariah Carey) the show was a once in a lifetime experience.