Capital Summertime Ball: Perrie Edwards turns up the heat in a black leather top as she leads arrivals at the star-studded event at Wembley

The Capital Summertime Ball with Barclaycard kicked off at Wembley in London on Sunday evening, with a host of singing superstars getting ready to perform.

And Perrie Edwards led the arrivals before taking to the stage, wearing a sexy black leather strapless top.

The former Little Mix singer, 30, will be performing without her old bandmates after launching her own successful solo career with hits including Forget About Us and Tears.

While posing backstage, she paired her sexy top with plain black pants and upped her height with platform heels.

Perrie wore her long blonde locks in loose waves and opted for radiant, bronzed makeup while accessorizing with silver hoop earrings.

The Capital Summertime Ball kicked off at Wembley in London on Sunday evening, with a host of singing superstars, including Perrie Edwards, getting ready to perform

The former Little Mix singer, 30, will be performing without her old bandmates after launching her own successful solo career with hits including Forget About Us and Tears

The former Little Mix singer, 30, will be performing without her old bandmates after launching her own successful solo career with hits including Forget About Us and Tears

American pop sensation Sabrina Carpenter is among the other names confirmed for the big night.

Bradley Simpson, lead singer of The Vamps and French legend David Guetta, will also perform.

Electronic band Rudimental, ’90s trio Sugababes and music producer Jax Jones are also confirmed, alongside Summertime Ball newcomer Benson Boone.

More big names confirmed to play Capital’s Summertime Ball were revealed at Capital Breakfast last month: RAYE, Meghan Trainor, Becky Hill, Aitch, Sugababes, Ella Henderson and Paul Russell.

Pop princess Sabrina will make her debut at Capital’s Summertime Ball with Barclaycard this year.

The Disney actress turned singer has had a sensational breakthrough as a singer, with her highly anticipated single Espresso released earlier this month.

The first name to be announced, the Grammy Award-winning David has collaborated with some of the world’s biggest stars, including SIA, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande.

Perrie, who rose to fame as part of BRIT award-winning girl group Little Mix, will formally make her solo debut at the Capital Summertime Ball.

Perrie led the arrivals before taking to the stage, wearing a sexy black leather strapless top with buckle details

Perrie led the arrivals before taking to the stage, wearing a sexy black leather strapless top with buckle details

Perrie wore her long blonde locks in loose waves and opted for radiant, bronzed makeup while accessorizing with silver hoop earrings

Perrie wore her long blonde locks in loose waves and opted for radiant, bronzed makeup while accessorizing with silver hoop earrings

Ella Henderson attends the 2024 Capital Summertime Ball at Wembley Stadium in a sharp black ensemble

Ella Henderson attends the 2024 Capital Summertime Ball at Wembley Stadium in a sharp black ensemble

Ella started the evening with her songs and posed for a few backstage photos before taking to the stage

Ella started the evening with her songs and posed for a few backstage photos before taking to the stage

She then took the stage to perform all her biggest hits, looking effortlessly cool in a silver jacket

She then took the stage to perform all her biggest hits, looking effortlessly cool in a silver jacket

She looked great in the cropped jacket which she paired with black and white trousers

She gave an energetic performance

She looked great in the cropped jacket which she paired with black and white trousers

Ella was warming up the crowd ahead of the big night

Ella was warming up the crowd ahead of the big night

She wore dazzling silver eyeshadow to give her look a pop of color

She wore dazzling silver eyeshadow to give her look a pop of color

Earlier this month, the singer released her first solo single Forget About Us, which climbed the Official Big Top 40 by Global chart and went straight to number one.

Breakout star Benson Boone will also make his debut at Capital’s Summertime Ball with Barclaycard, playing to his largest crowd yet.

The American’s sensational trajectory shows no signs of slowing down as he releases hit after hit, including In The Stars, Slow It Down and Beautiful Things, which climbed the Official Big Top 40 by Global chart to No. 3.

Drum and bass quartet Rudimental returns to the famous concert.

The BRIT Award-winning group had one of the biggest songs last year, Dancing Is Healing, and have collaborated with some of the biggest names in music including Ed Sheeran, Macklemore and Dizzee Rascal.

Songwriter, DJ, remixer and producer Jax Jones is sure to get the party started and six-time BRIT Award winner RAYE, who has seen a stratospheric rise to fame over the past year, is also joining in.

Jax Jones is a firm favorite with Capital listeners and has collaborated on big hits including One Touch with Jess Glynne, This Is Real with Ella Henderson and Play with Years and Years.

Bradley Simpson, the former frontman of the British band The Vamps started his journey as a solo artist this year.

He released his first single Cry At The Moon in March and a solo debut studio album is confirmed to be released later this year.

BRIT’s 2024 Rising Star nominee Caity Baser joined Joel Corry at last year’s Summertime Ball, but this year the singer-songwriter will take to the stage in her Wembley solo debut and perform in front of 80,000 Capital listeners.

Some of the latest announced acts are even coming from across the pond for Britain’s biggest summer party.

This includes All About That bassist Meghan Trainor and American rapper Paul Russell, who is making his Capital Summertime Ball debut this year.

Also on stage are BRIT award-winning rapper Aitch and pop princess Ella Henderson.

Dance queen Becky Hill will perform her chart-topping dance-pop songs, and iconic ’90s group Sugababes will bring the throwback vibes in June.

Ashley Tabor-King CBE, founder and executive president of Global, said: ‘Capital’s Summertime Ball with Barclaycard is back and this year we can’t wait to see some debut ball performances from some fantastic new artists currently blowing up the charts.

Capital presenter Jordan North arrived looking sharp in a dark gray suit and bright white T-shirt

Capital presenter Jordan North arrived looking sharp in a dark gray suit and bright white T-shirt

Laura Anderson, who works for the station in Scotland, was also in attendance and wore a beautiful flowery dress

Laura Anderson, who works for the station in Scotland, was also in attendance and wore a beautiful flowery dress

She posed with her co-host Fat Brestovci, who wore a bright yellow suit and white sneakers

She posed with her co-host Fat Brestovci, who wore a bright yellow suit and white sneakers

Laure looked stunning in the sheer number that revealed her toned physique underneath and underwear

Laure looked stunning in the sheer number that revealed her toned physique underneath and underwear

They looked like they were having a great time leading up to the event

They looked like they were having a great time leading up to the event

She looked as radiant as ever in flawless bronzed makeup

She looked as radiant as ever in flawless bronzed makeup

Jax Jones made quite an impression in a quirky blue fuzzy hat

Jax Jones made quite an impression in a quirky blue fuzzy hat

Love Island's Kem Cetinay also made his arrival in a denim blue shirt

Love Island’s Kem Cetinay also made his arrival in a denim blue shirt

He looked as cool as ever in his double denim ensemble

He looked as cool as ever in his double denim ensemble

‘It will also be Jordan North’s first Capital Ball and we can’t wait to see him on stage at Wembley for the first time in front of 80,000 Capital listeners!’

James Rea, Global’s Chief Broadcasting & Content Officer, said: ‘Capital puts on the most fantastic live events and nothing beats the incredible atmosphere at Wembley.

‘From Soundcheck Saturday to the Capital Afterparty, we’ll be broadcasting live from Wembley all weekend, there’s something for everyone.’

Capital Breakfast’s Jordan said: ‘Capital’s Summertime Ball with Barclaycard marks the official start of summer and brings another world-class line-up to Wembley!’