The one-night event included Leon Thomas, Audrey Hobert, Feid, Zara Larson, Sean Paul, Renee Rapp and more.
Jingle Ball remains one of the few mainstream pop concerts where multiple generations come together with glitter, giggles, and holiday chaos.
The annual 102.7 KIIS FM Jingle Ball returned to the Intuit Dome in Inglewood on Friday, Dec. 5, transforming the arena into a glittering holiday playground filled with Santa hats, elf ears, faux-fur coats, and matching family pajama sets. The venue itself embraced the Christmas spirit — its exterior lights glowing red and green — while inside, thousands of fans, many of them children and teens, arrived ready to celebrate like a second seasonal gathering.
This year’s crowd skewed younger than ever. Toddlers danced on parents’ laps, groups of high schoolers squealed over their favorite pop stars like Audrey Hobert, and light-up Christmas bulb necklaces blinked across every section of the arena. It created a warm, joy-forward tone that carried through the night.
As always, the format moved fast, with back-to-back mini-sets ranging from one song to five. And despite KIIS FM releasing a run-of-show ahead of time, the night unfolded unpredictably, with artists swapping slots, appearing earlier than expected and keeping the audience guessing. But that spontaneity made it fun: every time the lights dimmed, the arena buzzed, wondering who was coming next.
Here are some of the standout moments from the night.
Before the lights could even dim for HUNTR/X’s entrance, the anticipation in the Intuit Dome was already building as phones were set to capture the first song. The set began with Kevin Woo performing two Saja Boys covers, “Soda Pop” and “Your Idol,” without the group present, a clever warm-up that had fans whispering, filming, and inching forward in their seats. Kids were bouncing. Teens were screaming every time the screen flickered.
Then the opening notes of “Golden” hit, and HUNTR/X finally emerged.
For a group that, until now, only existed in the animated world of Netflix’s “K-pop Demon Hunters,” this moment carried once-in-a-generation energy. Voices EJAE, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami stepped out for their first major live performance together, transforming a year of pent-up fandom into a real-world debut that immediately ignited the arena.
Their staging blended glossy K-pop precision with the playful supernatural edge fans know from the series.
