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KDWB Jingle Ball

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Review 1 for KDWB Jingle Ball

5 / 5

Jingle Ball was AMAZING!

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- Tue, Dec 4, 2012 @

Favorite moment: My favorite moment was Ed Sheeran. He is one of my favorite artists and was excited that I got to finally see him live. @

Setlist: Conor Maynard, Ellie Goulding, Cher Lloyd, Owl City, OneRepublic, Ed Sheeran, Train, Psy @

Opening act(s): I don't really remember...so obviously not that exciting. @

Posted 01/18/2013

by partyrockingirl7

Location:Duluth, MN

Jingle Ball was absolutely fabulous. Even better than I expected. I obviously really liked all the performers so I was really looking forward to it.

Xcel Energy Center @

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- Tue, Dec 4, 2012 @

Favorite moment: My favorite moment was Ed Sheeran. He is one of my favorite artists and was excited that I got to finally see him live. @

Setlist: Conor Maynard, Ellie Goulding, Cher Lloyd, Owl City, OneRepublic, Ed Sheeran, Train, Psy @

Opening act(s): I don't really remember...so obviously not that exciting. @

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Review 2 for KDWB Jingle Ball

5 / 5

First Jingle Ball ever! Loved it! 2nd time here!

Xcel Energy Center @

- St. Paul @

, MN @

- 12/05/2012 @

Favorite moment: A lot, actually! But I would have to say my favorite moments were OneRepublic, Train, and PSY! @

Opening act(s): Minnesota's Finest (didn't get to see them though) @

Posted 01/10/2013

by WIMinnesotaWildFan

Location:St. Paul, MN

As the title of this review says, this was my first Jingle Ball ever! That's because I'm not originally from the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, and I now go to school at the University of St. Thomas. I thought this whole concert was awesome! Our seats were not too bad either! Our seats were up by the lighthouse, and we could still see most of the stuff going on pretty well. As a lot of people have said, there is not one bad seat at the X. This was my second time here at the X, and it certainly won't be my last. This is such a great venue. All of the workers are very courteous, and the place is very easy to get around. The only thing that kinda put me off is the price of the t-shirts. I think it cost $25 or something, but I've definitely have paid more, especially when I came here for the first time ever when Coldplay came to St. Paul back in August. Now I just can't wait to come here for my first ever Wild game!

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- St. Paul @

, MN @

- 12/05/2012 @

Favorite moment: A lot, actually! But I would have to say my favorite moments were OneRepublic, Train, and PSY! @

Opening act(s): Minnesota's Finest (didn't get to see them though) @

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Review 3 for KDWB Jingle Ball

4 / 5

Ed Sheeran was amazing!!!

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Favorite moment: Ed Sheeran @

Posted 12/14/2012

by hockeyminnesota

It was really good but I didn't care for Conor Maynard. Cher Lloyd was really good. Ellie Goulding was good and it was cool when she did lights acoustic. One Republic was amazing and so was Train! especially when he took his jacket and t shirt of and signed it then threw it into the crowd. Ed Sheeran, PSY and Train were the best.

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- Tue, Dec 4, 2012 @

Favorite moment: Ed Sheeran @

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Review 4 for KDWB Jingle Ball

4 / 5

Jingle Ball was a blast!

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Posted 12/14/2012

by WhatcanIuse

This was our 2nd Jingle Ball. I thought the acts this year were better than last. I thought the venue this year was WAY better than last (I hate the Target Center for concerts). The only negative of the night was the traffic. If they weren't, they should have been directing traffic at the stoplights coming off of 35E to Kellogg. Major backlog and we missed the first act because of it. Overall, it was a great experience for the first-time concert go-era I had with me.

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Review 5 for KDWB Jingle Ball

4 / 5

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Favorite moment: Ed sheern, Ellie Goulding and one republic! :) @

Posted 12/10/2012

by Anonymous

Location:Minneapolis

Was very good, but sound was a bit too loud at the beginning

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- Tue, Dec 4, 2012 @

Favorite moment: Ed sheern, Ellie Goulding and one republic! :) @

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Review 6 for KDWB Jingle Ball

5 / 5

Jingle Ball was Incredible!!

Xcel Energy Center @

- Saint Paul @

, MN @

- Tue, Dec 4, 2012 @

Favorite moment: When Train performed. They got the crowd involved and pulled people up on stage. They were also really great live and exceeded my expectations. @

Setlist: Conor Maynard- Animal, Can't Say No, Turn Around, Vegas Girl
Ellie Goulding- Starry Eyed, Anything Can Happen, Figure 8, Lights
Cher Lloyd- Swagger Jagger, With ur love, oath, Want U Back
Owl City- Fireflies, Shooting Star, Gold, Good Time
OneRepublic- Secrets, Apologize, If I Lose Myself, Good Life, Feel Again
Ed Sheeran- Lego House, You Need Me I Don't Need You, The A Team
Train- 50 Ways to Say Goodbye, If It's Love, Drive By, Mermaid, Drops of Jupiter, Hey Soul Sister @

Opening act(s): Minnesotas Finest @

Posted 12/09/2012

by Sheerio

this was my first year attending Jingle Ball and I had an amazing time!! The lineup was great! My favorite artists to see were Ed Sheeran, OneRepublic, Train and Owl City. Each artist played about 4 or 5 songs. All of the artists were amazing live and really got the crowd involved. The only bad thing about Jingle Ball was that there was about 20 minutes of wait time between each set. It was well worth it though!! I would definitely recommend going to Jingle Ball and I hope to go next year as well if they have another great lineup!

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- Saint Paul @

, MN @

- Tue, Dec 4, 2012 @

Favorite moment: When Train performed. They got the crowd involved and pulled people up on stage. They were also really great live and exceeded my expectations. @

Opening act(s): Minnesotas Finest @

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Review 7 for KDWB Jingle Ball

4 / 5

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Posted 12/07/2012

by Anonymous

The artists were great, intermissions could be alittle shorter so that the concert doesn't last 5 hours. Overall had a great time.

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Review 8 for KDWB Jingle Ball

5 / 5

KDWB Jingle Ball 2012

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Favorite moment: Hard to pick Conor Maynard or Cher signing Oath @

Posted 12/07/2012

by SnickersBuddy

Location:Minnetonka, MN

Need more big name acts. Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, One Direction, The Wanted. Conor Maynard and Cher Lloyd were excellent. Psy shouldn't have counted as a full act, maybe a guest at best.

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- Tue, Dec 4, 2012 @

Favorite moment: Hard to pick Conor Maynard or Cher signing Oath @

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Review 9 for KDWB Jingle Ball

4 / 5

Thumbs Up as long as artists realize family show

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- Tue, Dec 4, 2012 @

Favorite moment: Psy @

Posted 12/07/2012

by Gosto

The audience is mostly teenage girls and 4 of my daughters enjoyed it. As long as the artists realize that is is more of a family show and font use profanity ill keep sending them.

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- Saint Paul @

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- Tue, Dec 4, 2012 @

Favorite moment: Psy @

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Review 10 for KDWB Jingle Ball

5 / 5

Kids loved it

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- Saint Paul @

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- Tue, Dec 4, 2012 @

Favorite moment: Seeing my sons face when owl city took the stage. And the 5 minute hug I got after. @

Posted 12/07/2012

by Sunshine2645

Location:Minnesota

We went to the concert so my son could see owl city. Taking out the fact that I didn't like the music, but we weren't there for me, the concept of the concert was wonderful. Both of my children loved the music. The view was great as were the performances. I liked the idea that the kids were able to see so many of their favorite performers. I would do it again for the kids in a heartbeat. I would love to see a country version for me.

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- Saint Paul @

, MN @

- Tue, Dec 4, 2012 @

Favorite moment: Seeing my sons face when owl city took the stage. And the 5 minute hug I got after. @

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Review 11 for KDWB Jingle Ball

2 / 5

Train couldn't save this show

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- Saint Paul @

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- Tue, Dec 4, 2012 @

Favorite moment: When Train front man Pat Monahan signed the t-shirt he was wearing, took it off, and threw it in the crowd. A small fight broke out. Priceless. @

Posted 12/06/2012

by awhit003

Location:Farmington, MN

Veteran performers and showmen of Train put on an awesome show but were unable to drag a performance that was riddled with one-hit wonders out of the "meh" bin. They opened with one of my favorites off of their new album, "50 Ways to Say Good-Bye", which could not have been a better song to open with. They then proceeded to let a dozen or so girls ("Do we have any girls who want to be mermaids out there?") out of the audience come on stage, don special t-shirts, and dance during their performance of their latest single, "Mermaids". Singer Pat Monahan grabbed one girl's phone and used it to take a picture of himself and her while he was singing, nearly putting her in a state of shock. After they played their Grammy-winning singles "Drops of Jupiter" and "Soul Sister", they closed with their current radio loop fest "Drive By".
One Republic gave a performance like they were in a whole other world, acting like they were the biggest stars in the world and they could rile up any crowd. I haven't seen that kind of energy in a pop concert. Ever. It was a good time, though.
PSY was able to add a bit of levity at the end with his request to have the house lights on for his encore performance of "Gangam Style" just so he could see the audience, citing that he had not played for a crowd that large in America before. That was fairly memorable.
Local stars Owl City performed their 2009 hit "Fireflies" to mixed reaction, but really rocked the house with their current hit "Good Time".
Somewhere in the house, some tears may have been shed for Ed Sheeran's performance of "A Team", but it was his 10-minute long freestyle folk rap BOSS loop-powered manic trip that blew me away. I had no idea one person could create that kind of music on the fly.
Ellie Goudling, one of my favorite acts to come out the UK in a long time, was struck short by hoarseness or whatnot, forced to perform "Lights" a cappella but not after delivering a stellar performance of "Anything Could Happen".
Cher Loyd was there with her brand of cheeky whateveryoucallthat music, but I still don't care for her bubbliness, on the radio or in person.
And don't get me started on the Justin Timberlake wannabe Connor Maynard. Just don't.
Sadly, it still felt like a string of B-list musicians and one-hit wonders in what could have been, should have been something much larger. Jingle Balls in the past and, hopefully, Jingle Balls in the future have given us much more in the way of big acts.

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- Saint Paul @

, MN @

- Tue, Dec 4, 2012 @

Favorite moment: When Train front man Pat Monahan signed the t-shirt he was wearing, took it off, and threw it in the crowd. A small fight broke out. Priceless. @

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Review 12 for KDWB Jingle Ball

3 / 5

Come On KDWB...You can do better

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- Saint Paul @

, MN @

- Tue, Dec 4, 2012 @

Favorite moment: The dance off in between acts on the floor...it was awesome! @

Opening act(s): Brittany .... Really???? @

Posted 12/06/2012

by SuzStrom

The concert was pretty good....much better last year. We like the one hit wonder bands with the kids, but this was a more somber group of bands this year. Also, Santa Fun Facts sucked and the KDWB group did not seem to have their act together. Very random and unplanned stage outings for the groups. You are better than this!

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- Saint Paul @

, MN @

- Tue, Dec 4, 2012 @

Favorite moment: The dance off in between acts on the floor...it was awesome! @

Opening act(s): Brittany .... Really???? @

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Review 13 for KDWB Jingle Ball

4 / 5

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Posted 12/06/2012

by Anonymous

I was a little frustrated with the lights crew when it took them so long to respond to Psy's request. That's the only reason the event gets 4 stars instead of 5.

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Review 14 for KDWB Jingle Ball

5 / 5

Jingle Ball was amazing.

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- Tue, Dec 4, 2012 @

Favorite moment: Cher Lloyd. @

Posted 12/06/2012

by Anonymous

I loved the whole show. Cher Lloyd was amazing. Ed Sheeran only played 3 songs but it was still freakin' awesome! I loved every act there.

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- Saint Paul @

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- Tue, Dec 4, 2012 @

Favorite moment: Cher Lloyd. @

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Review 15 for KDWB Jingle Ball

4 / 5

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Posted 12/06/2012

by Anonymous

I was not to excited about the line up this year, but they all were actually really good. My seats were terrible. Love the Xcel.

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Review 16 for KDWB Jingle Ball

5 / 5

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Posted 12/06/2012

by livelaughlove071813123

It was so much fun. First time going and i loved it!

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Review 17 for KDWB Jingle Ball

5 / 5

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Posted 12/06/2012

by Hoops1234

It was a lot of fun. All of the acts got better as the night went on.

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Review 18 for KDWB Jingle Ball

5 / 5

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Posted 12/06/2012

by Anonymous

This was my 11 year old sons first concert and we had a blast very age appropriate and the band line up was great for him!

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Review 19 for KDWB Jingle Ball

3 / 5

Poor Psy..

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- Saint Paul @

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- Tue, Dec 4, 2012 @

Favorite moment: Psy (seeing him live), One Republic and Ellie Goudling @

Setlist: Ellie Goudling, Cher Lloyd, Ed, One Republic, Train, Psy @

Posted 12/06/2012

by nicolie

Location:Minnesota

Everyone was really good. HOWEVER, I bought the ticket mainly for Psy. I listen to Korean music and was excited to see he was going to be there. I thought it was great because it could be a chance for him to show his other GREAT songs besides Gangnam Style. However, he was only giving a 10 minute slot at the end, where Psy did the dance twice. I feel bad for him because that is all he is known for, and if I was him I would be sick of doing the dance. I am happy I got to see him live, but I wish he could have shown his potential.

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- Saint Paul @

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- Tue, Dec 4, 2012 @

Favorite moment: Psy (seeing him live), One Republic and Ellie Goudling @

Setlist: Ellie Goudling, Cher Lloyd, Ed, One Republic, Train, Psy @

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Review 20 for KDWB Jingle Ball

5 / 5

Jingle Ball was awesome!

Xcel Energy Center @

- Saint Paul @

, MN @

- Tue, Dec 4, 2012 @

Favorite moment: One Republic or Psy for me. Cher Lloyd and Ed Sheeran for my daughter. @

Setlist: Gangnam Style, Feel Again, A Team, Want You Back, Oath, Hey Soul Sister, etc @

Opening act(s): Bridget Mendler and Meg and Liz @

Posted 12/06/2012

by Molly4375

Location:River Falls, WI

Jingle Ball was one of the most fun concert events I have ever been to. I was worried about how my daughter and I would spend the down time between acts but the interviews and videos KDWB put on the big screens kept our attention while we were waiting for the next act.

Xcel Energy Center @

- Saint Paul @

, MN @

- Tue, Dec 4, 2012 @

Favorite moment: One Republic or Psy for me. Cher Lloyd and Ed Sheeran for my daughter. @

Setlist: Gangnam Style, Feel Again, A Team, Want You Back, Oath, Hey Soul Sister, etc @

Opening act(s): Bridget Mendler and Meg and Liz @

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