Jingle Ball 2025 Launches Tour in Fort Worth, TX (Pics)

The opening night of the 106.1 KISS FM Jingle Ball 2025 took place at Dickies Arena inside Fort Worth, marking the first stop of the 2025 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour. The show was headlined by performances from Alex Warren, Jessie Murph, JO1, Machine Gun Kelly, and Nelly, among others. With a mix of pop, rock, and viral TikTok moments, the night set the tone for the nationwide holiday music run.

Performance Highlights

The set opened with JO1 delivering three songs while in winter-themed outfits: Happy Unbirthday, RUSH, and Handz In My Pocket, paired with choreographed dancing.

Rachel Chinouriri followed in a metallic silver outfit, performing Can We Talk About Isaac?, All I Ever Asked, and Never Need Me.

Shinedown drove full crowd participation with a four-song run that included Sound of Madness, Second Chance, A Symptom of Being Human, and Three Six Five. Lead singer Brent Smith paused between songs to prompt a greeting moment, asking fans to say hello to someone nearby—a traditional concert interaction beat that leaned into the holiday tone.

Jessie Murph entered next in a red sequined dress, singing Touch Me Like a Gangster, I Like How I Look, Blue Strips, and Heroin into Hallelujah, spiraling across stage with a red candy cane prop.

Zara Larsson performed a trio of songs—Midnight Sun, Crush, and Symphony—while wearing a pink Santa hat. She also brought a fan onstage for the viral dance to her 2015 hit, Lush Life, a song that has trended on TikTok in 2025 with renewed dance activity.

Machine Gun Kelly fired up the arena with Forget Me Too, Exes, Bloody Valentine, and Bloody Valentine before leaving the barricade to interact directly in the crowd, a staple move for his live shows.

Reneé Rapp followed with the longest set block of the night, delivering eight songs: Leave Me Alone, Shy, Mad, In the Kitchen, Snow Angel, Cinderella, Gemini Moon, and Tummy Hurts. Her set maintained high pacing and heavy belt vocals, pulling the crowd to their feet through multiple song transitions.

Nelly closed the night, performing Hot in Herre, Ride Wit Me, Over and Over (featuring an audio moment for the original Faktory hook), and Dilemma, ending the show with the nostalgia arc expected of a veteran headliner.

Tour and Broadcast Details

The iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour spans major U.S. markets including Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, and Miami.

A televised special of the tour’s performances will air December 17 on ABC and stream the next day on Hulu.