Katy Perry helps couple get engaged at New York concert: See the sweet moment

USA Today

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All the love is on display at Katy Perry's Lifetimes Tour.
A couple, Jason Ve and Arthur Woods, got engaged in front of thousands of cheering fans during the pop star's latest show at New York's Madison Square Garden on Monday, Aug. 11.
Perry brought fans from the audience onto the stage to help her sing "The One That Got Away," but Ve had other plans first: He asked Perry if his boyfriend of 11 years could join them, and Ve and Perry sang snippets of her songs "Unconditionally," "Teenage Dream" and "Lifetimes" as Woods made his way to the stage. The couple, both clad in leopard print ensembles, then shared the special moment in front of the crowd of thousands.
Perry helped the pair through the sweet moment and held a microphone as Ve got down on one knee and popped the question on stage. "Will you spend the rest of eternity with me?" he asked before pulling out the ring. The crowd went wild as Woods accepted the proposal, and the two kissed.
Perry, who looked shocked and emotional, quickly went in for a hug and took a photo with them.
The "Firework" singer performed at Madison Square Garden as part of her ongoing concert tour that came to the United States in May. The Lifetimes Tour has also taken Perry to Philadelphia and Boston in recent days, and she will next head to Newark, New Jersey, for an Aug. 14 show.
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In a review of Perry's Aug. 9 concert at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, USA TODAY national music writer Melissa Ruggieri described the concert as a "fun, vibrant show, filled with flying apparatus, dancers, oversized flowers, sleek video panels, an AI Perry and plenty of her goofy charm that borders on silly."
Perry is touring in support of her album "143," which earned largely negative reviews in 2024 and drew mockery of its poorly received single "Woman's World." In July, the "American Idol" judge confirmed she had split from her partner Orlando Bloom after a six-year engagement. The former couple share 4-year-old daughter Daisy Dove.
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"Due to the abundance of recent interest and conversation surrounding Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry's relationship, representatives have confirmed that Orlando and Katy have been shifting their relationship over the past many months to focus on co-parenting," a statement from their representatives confirmed on July 3. "They will continue to be seen together as a family, as their shared priority is — and always will be — raising their daughter with love, stability, and mutual respect."
Contributing: Edward Segarra