Times Square New Year’s Eve 2021- 2022
New York (December 31, 2021) — The Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration will again be a less raucous affair with limited in-person attendance because of a spike in COVID cases but you can watch all the festivities and music performances live for free, streaming online.
The six-hour free livestream, presented without ads, will feature live performances by artists including KT Tunstall, Chlöe, Journey and Karol G. The Times Square New Year’s Eve event kicks off at 6 p.m. ET on Saturday with the ball raising concluding with the 60-second midnight countdown and the famous ball drop from the top of One Times Square.
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Other networks are still proceeding with their Times Square broadcasts. Those include ABC’s “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest,” which will air portions of the Times Square events, and CNN’s “New Year’s Eve Live With Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen.”
Headlining this year’s Times Square New Year’s Eve musical performances is Scottish pop star Tunstall, who is set to perform hit singles “Black Horse and the Cherry Tree” and “Suddenly I See,” along with Tom Petty’s classic “I Won’t Back Down.” She also is slated to sing John Lennon’s “Imagine,” continuing the New Year’s Eve tradition, just before the midnight ball drop.
The official opening ceremony will feature a Chinese cultural dance performance from Henan, China, presented by the Sino-American Friendship Association (SAFA). The Times Square 2022 webcast will include a dance performance by actor, comedian and YouTuber Liza Koshy (sponsored by Planet Fitness) and performances by the USO Show Troupe.
