Deck the Hall Ball

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Deck The Hall Ball
GenreAlternative rock
Datesmid-December
Location(s) Seattle
Years active1992 – present
Founded by107.7 The End KNDD-FM
Website [1]

Deck The Hall Ball is an annual holiday-themed concert run by Seattle radio station 107.7 The End KNDD-FM. It takes place in mid-December and has been held in a number of different venues in the Seattle area.

Seattle City in Washington, United States

Seattle is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With an estimated 744,955 residents as of 2018, Seattle is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. According to U.S. Census data released in 2018, the Seattle metropolitan area's population stands at 3.94 million, and ranks as the 15th largest in the United States. In July 2013, it was the fastest-growing major city in the United States and remained in the top 5 in May 2015 with an annual growth rate of 2.1%. In July 2016, Seattle was again the fastest-growing major U.S. city, with a 3.1% annual growth rate. Seattle is the northernmost large city in the United States.

KNDD Alternative rock radio station in Seattle

KNDD is a commercial FM radio station in Seattle, Washington. It is operated by Entercom Communications and airs an alternative rock radio format. Its studios are located on Fifth Avenue in Downtown Seattle. The station broadcasts with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 68,000 watts. It transmits from a tower 707 meters in height above average terrain (HAAT) near Issaquah, Washington, on Tiger Mountain.

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Notes

In 2001, KNDD split Deck into two nights, the first of which was an all-electric "Plugged In" show, with the following night's bands playing unplugged acoustic sets.

In past years KNDD has streamed the entire concert live on its website 1077TheEnd.com.

Line-ups

DateVenueLineup
December 1992 Seattle Art Museum Steps Evan Dando, Sarah McLachlan
December 9, 1993 Paramount Theatre Urge Overkill, Cracker, Teenage Fanclub, Evan Dando, The Posies, Cowboy Junkies, The Wonder Stuff, Catherine Wheel, Redd Kross
December 17, 1994 Seattle Center Exhibition Hall Sheryl Crow, The Cramps, Jesus and Mary Chain, Radiohead, Butt Trumpet, Fretblanket
December 2, 1995 Mercer Arena Porno for Pyros, Sonic Youth, Oasis, Everclear, Jawbreaker, The Rentals, Tripping Daisy
December 7, 1996 Mercer Arena The Presidents of the United States of America, Orbital, Silverchair, Luscious Jackson (filled in for Butthole Surfers), Stabbing Westward, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Eels, Super Deluxe
December 10, 1997 Mercer Arena Green Apple Quick Step, Everclear, Sneaker Pimps, The Cure
December 10, 1998 KeyArena Garbage, Cake, Soul Coughing, Ken Stringfellow, Mark Lanegan, Elliott Smith, Hole, Cherry Poppin' Daddies, Marcy Playground
December 9, 1999 KeyArena Bush, Beck, Foo Fighters, 311, Filter, Staind
December 14, 2000 KeyArena Green Day, Moby, Papa Roach, Orgy, Fuel, Eve 6
December 7, 2001 Paramount Theatre Staind, Linkin Park, Blink 182, System of a Down
December 8, 2001 Paramount Theatre Staind, Coldplay, Travis
December 12, 2002 KeyArena Disturbed, Sum 41, 3 Doors Down, Good Charlotte, Sparta
December 11, 2003 Moore Theatre Linkin Park, AFI, Rancid, Chevelle, Iggy Pop
December 9, 2004 KeyArena Modest Mouse, Franz Ferdinand, The Killers, The Shins, Keane, Snow Patrol [2] [3]
December 8, 2005 Showbox at the Market Death Cab for Cutie, Harvey Danger, Aqueduct, The Saturday Knights [4]
December 7, 2006 KeyArena Gnarls Barkley, My Chemical Romance, Angels and Airwaves, Jet, Snow Patrol, Taking Back Sunday, Pete Yorn, The Shins [5]
December 6, 2007 Comcast Arena Modest Mouse, Jimmy Eat World, She Wants Revenge, Coheed & Cambria, Spoon, The Kooks [6]
December 9, 2008 WaMu Theater The Killers, Death Cab for Cutie, Cold War Kids, Shiny Toy Guns, Aqueduct [7]
December 15, 2009 WaMu Theater Muse, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Vampire Weekend, Metric, Phoenix, Visqueen [8]
December 8, 2010 WaMu Theater Broken Bells, The Black Keys, Jimmy Eat World, Cake, The Temper Trap, Sleigh Bells [9]
December 7, 2011 KeyArena Death Cab for Cutie, Mumford & Sons, Foster the People, Cage The Elephant, Two Door Cinema Club, Young the Giant, Grouplove [8]
December 4, 2012 KeyArena The Killers, M83, Metric, The Lumineers, Passion Pit, Awolnation, Grouplove, Of Monsters and Men, The Joy Formidable [1]
December 3, 2013 KeyArena Vampire Weekend, Phoenix, The Head and the Heart, Alt-J, Arctic Monkeys, Lorde, Foals, Chvrches
December 9, 2014 KeyArena Imagine Dragons, Weezer, Cage The Elephant, Young The Giant, TV On The Radio, KONGOS, Vance Joy, Royal Blood
December 8, 2015 KeyArena Death Cab For Cutie, Cage The Elephant, Twenty One Pilots, Walk the Moon, Alabama Shakes, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, X Ambassadors, Deep Sea Diver
December 6, 2016 KeyArena Empire of the Sun, The Head and the Heart, Jimmy Eat World, Phantogram, Glass Animals, Band of Horses, COIN, My Goodness
December 4, 2017 KeyArena The Killers, The Lumineers, ODESZA, Portugal. The Man, Joywave, J Roddy Walston and the Business, J GRGRY
December 11, 2018 WaMu Theater Death Cab For Cutie, Bastille, Young the Giant, Billie Eilish, Jenn Champion
December 10, 2019 WaMu Theater The 1975, The Head and the Heart, Catfish and the Bottlemen, The Regrettes

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