Wednesday, December 15, 2021

D.C. Jingle Ball 2021: Good show even without Doja Cat, AJR


When iHeartRadio announced the music acts for its 2021 Jingle Ball Tour, I was impressed with the lineup of artists. The tour is back this year with in-person shows after canceling its 2020 holiday tour and going virtual because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
However, the 2021 Jingle Ball tour was rocked by high-profile cancellations by artists because of the disease. Coldplay, Lil Nas X, Doja Cat and AJR dropped out of the tour after they or members of their teams caught the coronavirus. Also, Dua Lipa canceled because of laryngitis.
Two of those acts, Doja Cat and AJR, had been scheduled to perform at the D.C. show at Capital One Arena on Dec. 14.
The Jonas Brothers headlined the D.C. tour stop. Other acts included Megan Thee Stallion, Black Eyed Peas, Saweetie, Tate McRae, Monsta X, Bazzi, Dixie D’Amelio and Tai Verdes.
The not-family-friendly show was good despite the absence of the two big artists. I particularly liked Saweetie, Monsta X and Tai Verdes. (See review by the Washington Post.)
Here are some tweets from me and others from the show:

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