New Year’s Eve 2021 celebrations across the US as 15,000 revelers fill Times Square while Americans welcome in 2022
THOUSANDS of revelers welcomed the new year in New York City’s Times Square as the US east coast rang in 2022.
The Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration went on with a reduced crowd number.
Only about 15,000 people with proof of vaccination and use of face masks were allowed to gather around Times Square in an effort to contain the spread of Omicron.
Meanwhile, Miley Cyrus hosted a New Year’s Eve bash in Miami, Florida, and in Nashville music stars such as Lady A performed in a concert at the Big Bash Bicentennial National Mall State Park.
The UK welcomed in 2022 with a spectacular fireworks and pyrotechnics display that lit up London’s famous spots to mark the end of a tough 12 months.
The fireworks “spectacular” took a tour through London to mark midnight, and ended with a traditional rendition of Auld Lang Syne performed by the West End musical choir.
Fridays stunning displahy was powered by lights, drones and fireworks as it marked the biggest moments in Britain over the last 12 months.
To celebrate we’ve been bringing you live updates from celebrations around the world, from fireworks in Sydney and Beijing, to parties in London, New York, Rio de Janeiro and everyone in between.
Read our New Year live blog below to follow all the latest action…
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Watch the ball drop!
A Twitter user shared a clip of the moment the ball dropped in Times Square’sNew Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest.
Thousands gathered to receive 2022 in the classic ABC special broadcast.
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First-ever Spanish countdown
Puerto Rican native Daddy Yankee performs on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2022 during the show’s first ever Spanish countdown, from Distrito T-Mobile in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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New Year in North Korea
Citizens watch the fireworks celebrating the New Year on Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022.
North Korea was one of the first nations to welcome 2022.
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New Year in Quebec
A lonely man walks the Petit-Champlain street in Old Historic Champlain district, a few minutes after 10pm in Quebec City, Quebec Friday, Dec. 31, 2021.
The Quebec government ordered a curfew until COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations come down.
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New Year in Denver
Fireworks explode over the May D&F Tower along the 16th Street pedestrian mall during a New Year’s Eve celebration Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in downtown Denver.
Denver rings in the New Year at 2am EST.
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Nashville welcomes 2022
A view of fireworks during the New Year’s Eve Live Nashville’s Big Bash at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park in Nashville, Tennessee.
The US east coast is now in 2022!
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The ball drop
Fireworks go off and confetti falls in the hours leading up to New Year’s Day on New Year’s Eve in Times Square in New York City on Friday, December 31, 2021. New Year’s Eve Celebration in Times Square, New York.
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Times Square celebrates
As the New Year rang in in New York City, those gathered at Times Square were pictured celebrating.
The midwest and west coast are yet to enter 2022.
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It’s 2022 in the US east coast!
It’s officially 2022 in the eastern coast of the United States!
Happy New Year from the US Sun!
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Journey performs
Arnel Pineda of Journey performs onstage during the Times Square New Year’s Eve 2022 Celebration on December 31, 2021 in New York City.
The ball in Times Square will drop in less than five minutes!
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New Year’s proposal
A man proposes marriage to a woman during the New Year’s Eve celebrations in Times Square.
The ball will drop just minutes from now.
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30 minutes to go!
New Yorkers are seen as they await midnight in Times Square.
The east coast of the US will ring in 2022 in just 30 minutes!
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Miley Cyrus and Pete Davidson kick off celebration
Miley Cyrus and Pete Davidson kick off their New Year’s Eve NBC special with a parody version of Will Smith’s hit song Miami.
The Miami-based event opened with Davidson and Cyrus rapping a lengthy parody version of Will Smith’s Miami, with SNL star Davidson joking that Bill Cosby and Kevin Spacey might show up to celebrate. Shots of fans moving their masks to the side to vape in the crowd immediately followed, setting the tone for the night.
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The scene in Chile
People watch fireworks at the port of Valparaiso on the coast of Chile during New Year celebrations on January 1, 2022.
Chile rang in the New Year at 10pm EST.
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Bolivia and Venezuela ring in the New Year!
The nations in South America are now officially in 2021!
While Chile, Brazil and Argentina received the New Year at 10pm EST, Venezuela and Bolivia just rang in the 2022.
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Copacabana fireworks
The image below shows fireworks on Copacabana beach to mark the New Year in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on January 1, 2022.
Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, among other South American nations, have already welcomed 2022.
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Rio celebrates
A man is pictured dancing near the water on New Year’s Eve at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Brazil received the new year at 10pm EST.
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Dierks Bentley performs
Dierks Bentley performs during the New Year’s Eve Live Nashville’s Big Bash at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park in Nashville, Tennessee.
The concert is being broadcast on CBS.
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Ja Rule and Ashanti in Times Square
Ja Rule, Ashanti, and Ryan Seacrest speak onstage during the Times Square New Year’s Eve 2022 Celebration on December 31, 2021 in New York City.
The two singers performed ahead of midnight.
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Argentina welcomes 2022!
Parts of South America including Brazil and Argentina have welcomed 2022.
Chile, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Magallanes, Paraguay, Suriname and Uruguay are also now in 2022.
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Brazil rings in the New Year!
The South American nation has welcomed 2022!
Women pose for photo on New Year’s Eve at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on December 31, 2021. (Photo by DANIEL RAMALHO / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL RAMALHO/AFP via Getty Images)Credit: AFP or licensors
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Blake Shelton performs
Blake Shelton performs during the New Year’s Eve Live Nashville’s Big Bash at Ole Red in Nashville, Tennessee.
Dierks Bentley is also scheduled to perform at the event.
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Miranda Lambert brings the house down
Miranda Lambert performed during the CBS special NEW YEARS EVE LIVE: NASHVILLES BIG BASH, a star-studded entertainment special hosted by radio and TV personality Bobby Bones and co-hosted by Entertainment Tonight’s Rachel Smith.
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Nashville bash
Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn perform during the New Year’s Eve Live Nashville’s Big Bash at Jason Aldean’s Kitchen + Rooftop Bar in Nashville, Tennessee.
The show is being broadcast on CBS.
Those present needed to show proof of vaccination or a negative Covid test.
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Three hours to go
Revelers gather in Times Square before the start of New Year’s Eve celebrations.
New York City is limiting the number of people who can attend New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square to 15,000 due to the surge in the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
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