Jingle Bell Ball 2016: The On Stage Photos That You NEED To See (SUNDAY)

DNCE absolutely NAILED their set and stay tuned for all the action from The Vamps, Ellie Goulding and Shawn Mendes!

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   1. Martin Garrix was the BEST way to close Jingle Bell Ball 2016.

   And THAT is how you put on a party! See you next year! Picture: Richard Johnson

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   2. OMG. It’s Bebe Rexha!

   The DJ has brought special guest star, Bebe Rexha out to join him on the absolute tune that is ‘In The Name Of Love’. Picture: Richard Johnson

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   3. It went OFF in The O2 when Martin hit play on ‘Animals’.

   Like… SERIOUSLY. The crowd would absolutely mental for it. Picture: Richard Johnson

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   4. He had big shoes to fill after Calvin Harris’ other-worldly performance last night…

   … and it seems that Martin Garrix has risen to the occasion. Picture: Richard Johnson

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   5. Check out the epic light show that he’s putting on!

   We are seriously crushing on this performance already. Picture: Richard Johnson

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   6. We thought he was good when he’s on the Capital Weekender, but this is NEXT LEVEL…

   … INCREDIBLE. Picture: Richard Johnson

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   7. He’s got a big task ahead of him - Martin Garrix is closing the Jingle Bell Ball 2016!

   And we’re 100% sure that he can rise to the occasion. Picture: Richard Johnson

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   8. Hear that? That’s the sound of our audience in The O2 singing along to ‘Mercy’.

   Not sure who we prefer listening to - the crowd having the BEST time or Shawn Mendes nailing it over and over again. Picture: Richard Johnson

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    9. ‘Mercy’ is up next…

    … and it is sounding INCREDIBLE. Picture: Richard Johnson

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    10. How is one guy SO talented?!

    Playing guitar and hitting those high notes is no easy feat but yet Shawn makes it look effortless. Picture: Gobinder Jhitta

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    11. Oooooh. He’s slowing it down for a performance of ‘Ruin’.

    We’re not sure that we can cope with the amount of #feels this is giving us. Picture: Gobinder Jhitta

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    12. It may be his first Jingle Bell Ball, but Shawn looks like a natural up there.

    Was he nervous AT ALL?! You totally couldn’t tell. Picture: Gobinder Jhitta

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    13. Shawn has opened his set with ‘Treat You Better’ and the crowd have gone mental for it.

    They are singing at the top of their lungs and Shawn is lapping up all the vibes. Picture: Gobinder Jhitta

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    14. Hear that? That’s the sound of the audience’s hearts breaking as Shawn Mendes takes to the stage.

    We can barely cope with how handsome the young singer looks right now. Picture: Gobinder Jhitta

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    15. Ah. Don’t go Ellie!

    We had so much fun dancing around with you! Picture: Richard Johnson

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    16. Ellie’s closing her set with ‘Love Me Like You Do’!

    It was the soundtrack to 50 Shades of Grey and this time around it’s the soundtrack to the Jingle Bell Ball because this is AMAZING. Picture: Richard Johnson

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    17. If you’ve never seen Ellie Goulding live before, this is probably THE performance to start with.

    She’s pulled out all of the stops to impress our Jingle Bell Ball audience. Picture: Richard Johnson

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    18. She’s not holding back as she launches straight into ‘Anything Could Happen’.

    We almost forgot how incredible this song is! Picture: Richard Johnson

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    19. HOW DOES SHE HAVE THIS MUCH ENERGY!?

    She’s making us tired just watching her. Picture: Gobinder Jhitta

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    20. Next up, ‘Burn’. Ellie Goulding launches straight into the absolute anthem!

    She is blowing the roof off The O2 right now! Picture: Gobinder Jhitta

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    21. How does she sound that amazing and still manage to nail those dance moves?!

    This lady never fails to blow our minds with her talent. Picture: Gobinder Jhitta

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    22. She’s opened her set with ‘On My Mind’…

    … and it’s sounding amazing! Picture: Gobinder Jhitta

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    23. Here comes the absolute Queen that is Ellie Goulding.

    And isn’t she looking FIERCE AF?! Picture: Gobinder Jhitta

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    24. NO WAY. Is that Birdy?!

    Sigma has just brought out Birdy to join them! OMG. Amazing. Picture: Gobinder Jhitta

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    25. These lads are SMASHING it up there.

    The O2 is not sure what to do with themselves thanks to how amazing these guys are! Picture: Gobinder Jhitta

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    26. OMG. This is one of our favourite Sigma tunes.

    They’ve launched straight into ‘Glitterball’ and whilst Ella Henderson’s vocals would’ve been amazing, it is just as good without! Picture: Gobinder Jhitta

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    27. The lads are bouncing all over the stage loving life.

    They are nailing their Jingle Bell Ball set! Picture: Gobinder Jhitta

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    28. ‘Coming Home’ is up next and things are getting weirdly emotional in here.

    Oh, and theres lots of out of tune singing from the audience! But we don’t mind because they’re having THE best time. Picture: Gobinder Jhitta

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    29. The crowd are literally jumping all over the place as the DJ’s nail this song.

    We can’t cope with how much the crowd are utterly loving this. Picture: Richard Johnson

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    30. This guy means business as he launches straight into ‘Nobody To Love’.

    They’re making The O2 feel like it’s Summer with this EPIC club tune. Picture: Richard Johnson

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    31. YOU GUYS, SIGMA IS HERE AND READY TO GO.

    Drop everything because nothing else matters. Picture: Richard Johnson

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    32. We mean, we thought nothing would beat Ari’s original…

    … but we think James’ cover is FIRST CLASS AWESOME. Picture: Richard Johnson

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    33. OMG. Is this a Ariana Grande cover?!

    Yep, James Arthur is covering Ariana Grande’s ‘Into You’ and it’s probably the best thing ever. Picture: Gobinder Jhitta

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    34. It’s crazy to think that he won The X Factor back in 2012!

    He made his comeback this year and we’re so glad that he’s back on our sound waves. Picture: Gobinder Jhitta

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    35. We haven’t heard this song in a while! James kicks things off with ‘Impossible’…

    … and it STILL sounds incredible. Picture: Gobinder Jhitta

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    36. Oh, hey James Arthur looking all cool and stuff.

    He is pulling out all the stops today for his performance! Picture: Gobinder Jhitta

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    37. Ah. That’s The Vamps’ set done and how amazing was it?!

    SO GOOD. Picture: Richard Johnson

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    38. The boys are closing with their brand new song, ‘All Night’.

    And it sounds as good live as it does recorded! HOW DO THEY DO THAT?! Picture: Gobinder Jhitta

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    39. The Vamps Jingle Bell Ball 2016 performance

    Picture: Gobinder Jhitta

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    40. Tristan is rocking out on those drums!

    Could he be loving life anymore right now?! Picture: Richard Johnson

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    41. Pretty sure that this is one of our favourite The Vamps songs… EVER.

    We forgot what an absolute TUNE this is. Picture: Richard Johnson

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    42. ‘Somebody To You’ is up next and it’s giving us ALL the #feels.

    Grab the person next to you and put your arms in the air. Picture: Richard Johnson

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    43. Connor is rocking out and busting out ALL the best dance moves!

    And isn’t he looking seriously handsome?! Picture: Richard Johnson

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    44. The lads have launched straight into ‘Last Night’…

    … and it seems that the audience are loving it almost as much as we are! Picture: Richard Johnson

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    45. HOW is Brad nailing those vocals like it’s no big deal?!

    It’s almost unfair how talented he is. Picture: Richard Johnson

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    46. They’ve kicked off their set with ‘Can We Dance’…

    … and the audience have just lost their minds over it. Picture: Richard Johnson

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    47. Oh hey, boys! Looking handsome as ever.

    We’re basically deaf from the screams in the arena right now. Picture: Richard Johnson

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    48. We can’t cope with how talented Louisa lady is.

    We mean, WOW. Picture: Richard Johnson

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    49. OMG. Louisa Johnson is covering Justin Bieber’s ‘Love Yourself’.

    How good are her vocals?! Picture: Gobinder Jhitta

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    50. Oooooh. She’s slowing it down!

    What is this cover going to be?! Picture: Gobinder Jhitta

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    51. brb. Just off to the gym.

    It’s almost unfair how beautiful this lady is. Picture: Richard Johnson

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    52. Louisa is looking AH-MAZING.

    As if we expected anything less really?! Picture: Richard Johnson

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    53. Louisa Johnson kicks things off with ‘Tears’.

    And yes, it’s incredible live. Picture: Richard Johnson

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    54. OMG. Is that Raye?!

    Jonas Blue has only gone and brought the stunning Raye out onto the Jingle Bell Ball stage! Picture: Gobinder Jhitta

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    55. Who would’ve thought that a cover of such a classic would sound THIS amazing when remixed…

    … just proves how talented Jonas Blue is! Picture: Gobinder Jhitta

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    56. Ooooh. He’s gone straight into ‘Fast Car’.

    Well, this is a definite crowd favourite if the noise in here is anything to go by. Picture: Gobinder Jhitta

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    57. JBB newbie, Jonas Blue, has just strutted onto the stage looking like he means business!

    We cannot wait to see what he has in store for us. Picture: Gobinder Jhitta

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    58. Olly was joined on stage by a HUGE group of dancers!

    Clearly trying to recreate the music video! Picture: Gobinder Jhitta

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    59. And to close their set, Olly leads the band through ‘Shine’.

    And just check out that staging. This set has been NEXT LEVEL. Picture: Gobinder Jhitta

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    60. And just check out their stage presence!

    No one can take their eyes off them! Picture: Richard Johnson

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    61. They’ve gone straight into ‘Eyes Shut’ and it is blowing the roof off the arena!

    These guys are next level talented. Picture: Richard Johnson

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    62. You should hear the crowd - they are loving Years & Years!

    And we don’t blame them - this is one hell of a show that they’re putting on. Picture: Richard Johnson

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    63. Olly is hitting every single note and making it look SO easy.

    We basically can’t cope with how talented this guy is. Picture: Richard Johnson

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    64. These guys are our Kings (see what we did there?!)

    For the record, ‘King’ sounds amazing live. Picture: Richard Johnson

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    65. They’ve opened their set with ‘Desire’…

    … and did not hold back with those vocals. Picture: Richard Johnson

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    66. Regular Ballers, Years & Years have rocked up looking FLY AF.

    Check out Olly’s choice of outfit! He has not held back. Picture: Richard Johnson

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    67. Our Capital breakfast presenters, Dave, George and Lilah took to the stage...

    ... and were responsible for introducing Years & Years! Picture: Gobinder Jhitta

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    68. Their first Jingle Bell Ball…

    … and they absolutely nailed it. Picture: Gobinder Jhitta

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    69. They’re closing with their epic tune, ‘Cake By The Ocean’.

    If you’ve never seen DNCE live before, then this was one hell of a debut performance. Picture: Gobinder Jhitta

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    70. DNCE have mashed up ‘No Scrubs’ and ‘Hold On We’re Going Home’…

    … and it sounds AMAZING. Picture: Gobinder Jhitta

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    71. Ooooh. What’s this mash-up they’re doing?!

    No way. Is that… NO SCRUBS?! Picture: Richard Johnson

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    72. And check out how much the band are dancing around the stage!

    This is turning out to be one hell of a performance. Picture: Richard Johnson

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    73. They are KILLING IT with ‘Bodymoves’.

    Joe Jonas is not holding back with hitting those high notes! Picture: Richard Johnson

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    74. How damn cool are these four?!

    LIKE, SERIOUSLY. Picture: Richard Johnson

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    75. OMG. It’s Joe Jonas…

    … and he is looking FINE. Picture: Richard Johnson

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    76. DNCE have kicked off with ‘Toothbrush’ and The O2 are literally going a bit mental for it.

    The crowd seriously know every single word to this Big Top 40 hit! Picture: Richard Johnson

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    77. Marvin was having the best time on stage...

    ... and as were the crowd! Picture: Richard Johnson

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    78. Oh heyyyyyy, Marv!

    You know your set is going well when even you're impressed! Picture: Richard Johnson

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    79. Our crowd is now PUMPED for tonight.

    Thanks, Marv! Picture: Richard Johnson

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    80. Our very own Marvin Humes is getting tonights crowd warmed up for another EPIC show.

    He even throws some throwback classics in. Picture: Gobinder Jhitta

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