Z100 is bringing its Jingle Ball back to Madison Square Garden on December 11, and this time the lineup includes a pop comeback three decades in the making. The station announced the bill for iHeartRadio Z100's Jingle Ball 2026, presented by Capital One, with doors set to open at 6 p.m. ahead of the 7 p.m. performance and a roster that spans Sombr, Charlie Puth, Teddy Swims, Alex Warren, Tomorrow X Together, Hilary Duff and more.
The show marks 30 years since Z100 first created the Jingle Ball concept at Madison Square Garden back in 1996, according to Z100 New York. What started as a single Manhattan radio station's holiday concert has since grown into iHeartMedia's flagship national holiday brand, a trajectory traced by the Associated Press. This year's Manhattan bill also features Yeonjun, Stella Lefty, Freya Skye, Sienna Spiro, and special guests Bella Kay and The Beaches, per the Z100 announcement.
A Milestone Comeback Joins the Bill
Among the year's biggest headline draws is Hilary Duff, who is stepping back into the Jingle Ball spotlight after a decade away from music. Her return is powered by the February 2026 comeback album *Luck... or Something* on Atlantic Records and her global Lucky Me Tour, as reported by VICE, which noted Duff kicked off the comeback in late 2025 with the single “Mature” — her first studio album project since 2015. It's the kind of nostalgia-driven booking that has long defined the Jingle Ball's ability to mix current chart-toppers with unexpected returns.
That mixing of eras fits a pattern established over the show's history. Jingle Ball has featured performers including Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran. The New York Theatre Guide treats the NYC concert as the traditional anchor leg of the broader national tour.
Tickets, Presales and a Nine-City Tour
Capital One cardholders get first crack at tickets, with a presale running from 10 a.m. on September 29 through 10 a.m. on October 1, available at iHeartRadio.com/CapitalOne, or until the allotment runs out. General public tickets go on sale October 2 at noon through Ticketmaster.com. This is Capital One's 12th consecutive year as the tour's presenting sponsor, and cardholders in select markets can also add an access pass for entry to an exclusive pre-show party with one of the Jingle Ball artists.
Z100 is also running its usual Jingle Ball Cue-2-Call contests, where being caller 100 wins tickets; the contest airs Fridays at 8:10 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m., Saturdays at noon, 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m., and Sundays at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Z100 is the originating home of the nationally syndicated Elvis Duran and the Morning Show, according to Music Gateway.
New York's stop is one leg of a nine-city national tour that, for the first time in the event's history, adds Nashville, Tennessee, the Associated Press reported. The tour kicks off December 1 in Fort Worth, Texas, and also touches down in Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, Boston, Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia before wrapping December 17 in Nashville. As always, artists and event details are subject to change or cancellation without notice.
Watching From Home and Giving Back
Fans who can't snag tickets to the sold-out-caliber Manhattan show will have a way to watch from anywhere. Highlights from the tour, including the Madison Square Garden concert, will air nationally as a television special on ABC in December, then stream the next day on Hulu and Disney+, per the Associated Press.
Every ticket sold also carries a charitable component: $1 from each ticket goes to the Ryan Seacrest Foundation, which builds interactive media studios inside children's hospitals to support young patients during treatment.
MSG's Place in the Live Music Economy
Madison Square Garden is a venue for major live music bookings. The Jingle Ball joins a lineup of major bookings the arena has hosted in recent years, including Harry Styles' 30-show residency, as previously reported by Hoodline.
