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Celebrity Couples Who Got Engaged Quickly
They say that when you know, you know — and for some couples, that happens surprisingly quickly! However, they don't always make it down the aisle. Here are 21 celeb couples who got engaged at the speed of light: In 2013, Kaley Cuoco and Ryan Sweeting met on a blind date. Three months later, he proposed. She told Ellen, "I had kind of an interesting situation over the summer, and I was kind of in a weird place and a very close mutual friend [of] ours said, 'Oh my god, have you met this guy Ryan?' I was just not in a good place to meet anyone. I said, 'I'm not ready. I'm taking time away from love for a while.' I was very sad. And they said, 'You know, he's coming to town. You've got one day to meet him, have a drink, and meet him.'" She continued, "I was putting it off and really nervous about it and just not wanting to do this. And so they gave him my number and he texted me. He was like, 'I'm coming to LA.' I'm like, 'Oh my god, so now I have to see this guy? Do I have to hang out with him all weekend? Is he going to be here for, like, days?' ...We're still on our first date. He never went home!" They got married in December. On the Late Show With David Letterman, Kaley said, "It all did move quite fast on paper, but we really did know... I'm totally married. I know you're all thinking, 'She's nuts!' I swear I'm not nuts! We were throwing a New Year's Eve party anyway, and I was like, 'Let's throw a ceremony in the party and not tell anybody.'" However, in 2015, she filed for divorce. Ahead of her wedding to Karl Cook, she told Cosmopolitan, "I honestly thought I wouldn't get married again. My ex ruined that word for me. I married someone the first time who completely changed. The person I ended up with was not the person I originally met. And that wasn't my fault — that was his. I knew how much I had to give and how much I wanted to receive. I knew I just had to be patient…I had to go through a lot of things, but it brought me to Karl." She divorced Karl in 2022. In 2018, Julia Fox and Peter Artemiev dated for a month before getting engaged. On her podcast Forbidden Fruits, Julia said, "At the Little White Wedding Chapel [in Las Vegas], nobody knew, I was dressed like a cowgirl. And [Peter] wore cowboy boots. We looked so fucking cute. We were so in love. I literally dreamed him up and manifested him, like as a city girl from Manhattan, I always wanted to date a Russian guy from Coney Island. I was single for like four years prior to [dating him], and no guy could even get close to me. That man fucking locked it down and married me in a month." However, Peter filed for divorce in February 2020, and their split was finalized in July. In March 2023, Lukas Gage and Chris Appleton publicly confirmed their relationship. Just a few weeks later, they were engaged. And a few weeks after that, they tied the knot at the Little White Chapel in Vegas with Kim Kardashian as their officiant. Their wedding was filmed for The Kardashians. Chris told Bustle, "I met him at a party five years before. I had a partner at the time, and he said something to me drunk. I remember thinking like, Oh, fuck off. But anyway, I didn't forget him. Then, five years later, I saw him on my Explorer page, and I DMed him. I just said, 'Boo!' Like the ghost emoji... It's almost like that kind of childlike kind of innocence to our relationship, and I think that's really special and rare. I don't really talk about relationship stuff with Kim normally, so the fact that I was talking about it, she knew [it was serious]. Then I said, 'You could be the flower girl.' Then I rang her back, and I was like, 'Oh my God, you should marry us. How fucking hilarious would that be?'" However, after six months of marriage, Chris filed for divorce. Lukas later told Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, "I had a manic episode for six months. Those furry jackets... I don't know what literally went through my head, but we live, and we learn... That's how I roll. I'm a little impulsive. But that was probably one of the most unhinged things I've ever done in my life, and I'll probably have six other marriages." After a few years of casually seeing each other on and off, Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin officially started dating in June 2018. A month later, they were engaged. On Instagram, he said, "Gods timing really is literally perfect, we got engaged on the seventh day of the seventh month, the number seven is the number of spiritual perfection, it's true GOOGLE IT! Isn't that nuts? By the way I didn't plan that, anyways My goodness does feel good to have our future secured! WERE GONNA BE BETTER AT 70 BABY HERE WE GO!" They had a secret courthouse wedding two months later, and around their first anniversary, they had a big traditional wedding. In the docuseries Justin Bieber: Seasons, Hailey said, "We wanted to move in together, and we didn't believe in doing that until we were married, so we got legally married. Moving in together and living together, and getting to share space with each other and just keep learning more about each other, just took away all the pressure of the scary part of getting married." In 1994, Drew Barrymore told bar owner Jeremy Thomas — whom she'd been dating for six weeks — that she wanted to be with him forever. He replied, "That's wonderful. When?" She answered, "Now. Let's do it right now.' So, a little after 5 in the morning, they threw an impromptu wedding in his bar. The ceremony was officiated by a psychic/private detective/minister they found after calling the wedding hotline 1-800-I MARRY U. At the time, Drew told People, "I know people will think I've slipped, that they will pass judgment and won't understand. But I've never been more in control of my life than I am now." However, their marriage only lasted 19 days before they divorced. Drew later referred to him as "the devil" in a Rolling Stone interview. After dating for around four months, Demi Lovato and Max Ehrich announced their engagement in July 2020. In a since-deleted Instagram post, Demi said, "I knew I loved you the moment I met you. It was something I can't describe to anyone who hasn't experienced it firsthand but luckily you did too. I've never felt so unconditionally loved by someone in my life (other than my parents) flaws and all. You never pressure me to be anything other than myself. And you make me want to be the best version of myself... I'm honoured to accept your hand in marriage. I love you more than a caption could express but I'm ecstatic to start a family and life with you. I love you forever my baby." However, two months later, they called it off. At the time, Max alleged that he found out "through a tabloid" (though a source denied this to People). And in Demi's Instagram comments, he accused her of "using [their] breakup for clout." Later, at the 19th Represents 2021 Virtual Summit, Demi said, "Going into March of 2020, I was starting to identify as nonbinary. Then I met someone and I got into this straight relationship, and that was great, but that led me to ignore all the parts of myself that I didn't think were digestible for my partner at the time — who ended up becoming my fiancé. In hindsight, the dissolvement of that relationship was actually probably the best thing that's happened to me, because of what that led inside of myself. I was able to stand on my own two feet without needing someone else to validate me or to make me feel accepted. When I said goodbye to that relationship, I also said goodbye to everything that was holding me back from being my most authentic self." Similarly, in their 2021 docuseries Dancing with the Devil, Demi said, "I think I rushed into something that I thought was what I was supposed to do. I realized as time went on that I didn't actually know the person that I was engaged to. I think I rushed into something that I thought was what I was supposed to do. I realized as time went on that I didn't actually know the person that I was engaged to." Only a few weeks into their relationship in 2018 (like literally less than a month after going public), Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande got engaged. Pete told GQ, "The day I met her, I was like, 'Hey, I'll marry you tomorrow.' She was calling my bluff. I sent her a picture [of engagement rings]. I was like, 'Do you like any of these?' She was like, 'Those are my favorite ones,' and I was like, 'Sick.'" Similarly, Ariana told The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon that she "had the biggest crush in the world on him" after she hosted Saturday Night Live two years prior. She said, "I jokingly said to my tour manager — I was like, 'I'm marrying him 100 percent.' I was like, 'I'm literally marrying him.'" However, five months later, they ended their engagement. Discussing "Thank U, Next," Ariana told the Zach Sang Show, "In my relationship at the time, things were so up and down and on and off, and so I didn't know what was gonna happen. Then we got back together, so I had to make a different version of it. And then we broke up again so we ended up going back [to the original version]... There's a version where I was getting married [to Pete], a version where I'm not getting married. But we all knew that the first version was gonna be the version that we ultimately went with. I just wanted to cover all the bases." And on SNL, Pete said, "The truth is it's nobody's business, and sometimes things just don't work out. And that's okay. She's a wonderful, strong person, and I genuinely wish her all the happiness in the world." In 2018, Nick Jonas popped the question to Priyanka Chopra on her birthday after two months of dating. Priyanka later told Elle UK, "I didn't expect the proposal at that point... It was two months! I thought it would happen, but it was still a complete shock. I relinquished control, and I just went with it. We were just sporadically meeting for about two years [before we started officially dating]. We were texting and stuff, and there may have been a part of me that wanted something serious. But I was taking a hiatus from guys at that point. I didn't want anyone romantically." She continued, "But there's always been something about Nick, which is why we always ended up staying in touch, no matter where we were. One thing to know about my husband is that when he makes up his mind, he'll get what he wants! When he knows, he knows. There's such a sublime confidence to it that you can't help but be like, 'Okay.'" They got married that December. The couple had two wedding ceremonies — a Christian ceremony and a Hindu ceremony. In 1993, Julia Roberts and Lyle Lovett were in a serious relationship for about three or four weeks before they decided to take the next step — a spontaneous wedding! They planned the entire ceremony in less than 72 hours, choosing a church in Marion, Indiana, because it was between stops on Lyle's summer tour. However, they divorced in 1995. Julia told the LA Times, "It's actually ridiculously amicable. You'd think people who could be that nice to each other would probably be a couple, but it just sort of wasn't the way it was intended to be. We found our little niche and then overstepped it a little bit. In fact, I think it can just as often be the weaker choice to stay." In January 2004, Britney Spears flew Jason Alexander (her childhood friend, not George Costanza) to Las Vegas, where they had a spur-of-the-moment wedding. An infamous 55 hours later, the marriage was annulled. According to court documents, she "lacked understanding of her actions, to the extent that she was incapable of agreeing to the marriage." In her 2023 memoir The Woman in Me, Britney wrote, "People have asked me if I loved him. To be clear: he and I were not in love. I was just honestly very drunk — and probably, in a more general sense at that time in my life, very bored." Jason later alleged that "party favors" contributed to their decision to get married and that Britney's team said he'd be allowed to date her if he signed the annulment paperwork. In Toxic: The Britney Spears Story, he said, "They told me if I would sign the contracts — the annulment — they would let me and Britney continue our relationship, and if we felt the same way in six months they would give us a proper marriage. They were allowing Britney and I to still have phone communication. So we were talking every day, and I still believed the story I was told, that they were going to let us continue to talk and then we would have this marriage … in the future if we felt the same way." He claimed her phone number stopped working after 30 days. Unfortunately, that wasn't the last Britney heard from him. When she married Sam Asghari in 2022, Jason allegedly tried to crash the wedding. On Instagram Live, he reportedly said, "Britney Spears invited me here. She's my first wife. My only wife." He was arrested, and Britney and Sam were granted a restraining order against him. Charged with aggravated trespassing and battery, he was sentenced to 128 days in prison. Britney and Sam divorced in 2024. Britney Spears and Kevin Federline met at a club in the summer of 2004. Within months, she proposed, but he declined because he thought he should be the one to propose. Per Us Weekly, he said, "It wasn't like a 'Will you marry me?' It wasn't that straightforward. The way she said it was kind of beating around the bush. Still, I was taken by surprise. I thought the guy was supposed to ask the girl. So a couple of minutes went by, and then I asked her. I wasn't really thinking about asking her right away, but I did without reservation. I'd known for a while that she's The One." Three months after their relationship began, they had a surprise wedding at their small engagement party. Britney told People, "I just thought it would be too much if we had done it when we were supposed to. It became this huge thing, and I was like, 'What are we waiting for? We know this is the real thing, why not just do it now?' That's why I wanted to sneak and do it our little way." However, Britney filed for divorce in 2006. In The Woman in Me, she wrote, "Again and again in my life, I've seen fame and money ruin people. And I saw it happen with Kevin in slow motion." Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon first met at the 2005 Teen Choice Awards. Three years later, she cast him as her love interest in her "Bye Bye" music video. That April, Mariah's rep denied dating rumors to People. However, while they were keeping their relationship secret from the public, things were moving rather quickly behind the scenes! Nick proposed to her twice — once with a 17-carat pink diamond ring hidden inside a Ring Pop, and once during a NYC helicopter ride. Less than two months into their relationship, they were married. Mariah told People, "We really do feel we are soulmates. I never felt a love like this was in the cards for me." They divorced in 2016. Nick later told the Ray Daniels Presents podcast, "I got married in my 20s to the biggest star in the world. I would lay up at night thinking, 'Is this who I am? Am I Mariah's man? Is that what my life's supposed to be?' There's nothing wrong with it. And I got really comfortable in it. She got islands. I'm waking up at noon, and I'm being served steaks on a platter... Then when you have children and the hierarchy of man shit is like 'Wait, I'm carrying the purse, the diaper bag, and I'm standing on the corner waiting.' She's rocking being all the alpha that she is..." He continued, "And the love kept me there because I was like, 'You need somebody. You need a support system. You need somebody that don't want you for your money. You need somebody that's sincere. You need somebody that's ready to build a family, raise some amazing kids together. And that was my goal. But then there was something constantly in me like...' ....I was wearing suits every day cause I'm trying to prove that I'm a man. The inner adolescent in me, I'm trying to prove that I'm a man because I'm standing next to a woman." Khloé Kardashian and Lamar Odom met at a party in August 2009. Just a few weeks later, they got engaged. Lamar later told Playboy, "Most people don't want to get married. Being married, that's a responsibility. I always used to tell that to women. I don't want a girlfriend because that means I've got a responsibility. I have a responsibility to call you. I have a responsibility not to be with another woman. I have a responsibility to be there on time when you need me. With her I was like, If I do what I normally do, I'm going to lose her. And if I lose her, I think it's going to hurt a lot. Right then and there I knew. We were together every day." Then, on the one-month anniversary of the day they first met, Khloé and Lamar tied the knot. It was filmed for Keeping Up with the Kardashians, leading to speculation they rushed the wedding to boost ratings. However, Lamar denied it was "PR stunt," telling Playboy, "That's just how gossip works, you know? You can't stop it. Because at the time, with us being so successful — me in basketball and her show doing so well — it was too big. It was too huge. It caught people off guard. It looked as though we had too much to gain. That let me know, damn, it's a big deal. Even the wedding was big. The list of her family [and] friends was crazy. Those were her people showing up, showing their love. For some people, that was too much to even think about. And it was quick. I guess that just added to the speculation — 'Why can't they wait?' I didn't want to wait." Ultimately, Khloé filed for divorce in 2013, and it was finalized two years later. She told Complex, "When you genuinely feel like that was the right relationship, you're supposed to give it all you can. That's what marriage is about. It's not, 'Let's see if it works, if not, we always have divorce.' I am not one of those girls. You took a vow before God, and you're supposed to abide by that... Lamar is genuinely one of the best people I've ever met, and everyone says that when they meet him. I think Lamar's going to always be that person [for me], but that's what made it so special. Even if I had it for five years or whatever, it was the best ever, and I'm grateful I did." In early 2010, a talent agent introduced Elsa Pataky and Chris Hemsworth. By September, they were publicly dating. Chris told Elle, "There was no light-bulb moment. From the first time we met, we just made sense. She's fun. She's outgoing, and she has a sense of humor and a passionate attitude toward life, which is nice to try to keep up with." Over Christmas, they spontaneously got engaged — and married — in Indonesia. On Good Morning Britain, Chris said, "There was no great plan to any of it, to be honest. We were on holiday, and we said, Why don't we get married too?' There probably should have been some planning, but it all worked out. Honestly, we had both our families on holiday at the same time, just randomly, and we said, 'This is a good opportunity with everyone together,' so we just did it." Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee first met at a club on New Year's Eve in 1994. Six weeks later, they went on their first date in Cancun. Just four days into the trip, they tied the knot. However, Pamela filed for divorce in 1998 after Tommy pleaded no contest to felony spousal battery. He was sentenced to six months in jail. In 2001, he was released, and they briefly got back together. They reunited for a third and final time in 2008, ultimately parting ways in 2010. In 2013, George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin met through a mutual friend in July and kept in touch via email until going on their first official date in October. In April 2014, he asked her to marry him. George told CBS This Morning, "I knew fairly quickly that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with Amal. When I asked her, we had never talked about it. There wasn't like, 'Maybe we should get married.' I dropped it on her!" They got married in Venice in September 2014. In 2011, Nikki Reed and Paul McDonald got engaged after two months of dating. Responding to criticism of their quick timeline, Nikki told People, "I love him, and I don't care. I've never met anyone like him. I've never met anyone who has such a good, solid heart and comes from such a good, solid family and is just a genuine person. We have the exact same sense of humor. I've never laughed so much with anyone as I do with him." Four months later, they got married on a Malibu ranch. They told Us Weekly, "We couldn't be happier! [We were] surrounded by our family and friends. We're so glad this day has come!" However, they separated in 2014 but released their debut album as a duo later that year. They finalized their divorce in 2015. Nikki Reed went on to experience a friends-to-lovers romance with Ian Somerhalder. They started dating in July 2014 then got engaged six months later. A source told Us Weekly, "They were friends before; the groundwork had been laid before. They had always been attracted to each other, but always in another relationship. It may seem quick, but they knew it was right. They believe in the same things. They are dedicated to their work and helping others." Three months later, they got married at Topanga Canyon in Malibu. In February 2004, Nicolas Cage met server Alice Kim at an LA restaurant. Two months later, they got engaged. Since Nic was filming Lords of War in South Africa, he and Alice decided to go ahead and get married that August so she could travel with him — and because they "loved each other." He told the Guardian, "I made a very clear decision to marry out of my own zip code. I mean, way out of my own zip code. I married into another culture, and it's interesting because in Korea they call me the Son-in-Law." However, in 2016, they separated. He told the Guardian, "It was a shocker for me – I definitely didn't see it coming... She was quite young when I married her, and I don't really have any ill will towards what happened. That's all I'll say." In 2012, Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger met while working on her album together. A month and six days into their relationship, he proposed by taking a picture of himself with the ring, slipping it into a scrapbook she had at the studio, and spelling out, "Will you marry me?" in stickers. He told HELLO! Canada, "I knew I was falling for her. It was incredibly powerful and something I'll never forget." She told On Air with Ryan Seacrest, "We started dating, and the next day, he's like, 'You know, I'm going to marry you.' And I said, 'I know.' It was just one of those things we knew." In 2013, they got married at a castle in France. However, they announced their separation in 2015. On Instagram, Avril said, "Through not only the marriage, but the music as well, we've created many unforgettable moments. We are still, and forever will be, the best of friends, and will always care deeply for each other. To all our family, friends and fans, thank you sincerely for the support." And finally, we'll end on a really wholesome one: Amy Schumer and chef Chris Fischer met when she visited his family farm in Martha's Vineyard with his sister, who's also her assistant. They were just friends until she got him to help her with the food at a friend's birthday party. While getting things ready together, something shifted between them. They were first romantically linked in November 2017, and they made their relationship public in February 2018. Shortly after, they got married. Amy told the Howard Stern Show that they planned the wedding in only three or four days. She texted her loved ones, "I'm getting married on Tuesday. I hope you can come."
DW
6 hours ago
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Germany updates: Cabinet approves 2026 draft budget – DW – 07/30/2025
German lawmakers will scrutinize the €520.5 billion budget, which includes increased spending on infrastructure and defense next. Meanwhile, Berliners were told the party at the Brandenburg gate is over. DW has more. The German government approved the 2026 draft budget, which includes planned investments totaling €126.7 billion ($146.4 billion) and borrowing of €174.3 billion. It came with a warning from Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil that significant austerity measures will likely be needed starting in 2027. Meanwhile, Germany's economy shrank by 0.1% in the second quarter of the year, according to preliminary data released by the federal statistics office, German Cabinet has approved Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil's 2026 draft budget, which outlines spending of €520.5 billion ($600.3 billion) and new borrowing totaling about €174 billion. Europe's largest economy is shifting away from decades of fiscal conservatism to revive economic growth, modernize its aging infrastructure, and boost military spending. German lawmakers are expected to begin discussions on the budget by the end of September, with final approval anticipated by year's end. Berlin's large New Year's Eve party at the Brandenburg Gate will not take place this year, organizer Benedikt Alder told the German news agency, DPA. The cancellation follows a decision by the Berlin city government to withdraw financial support for the celebration. Berlin's Governing Mayor Kai Wegner told DPA that the city will no longer fund the show, which has drawn thousands of revelers and millions of TV viewers over the decades. "In my opinion, it's not the job of taxpayers to finance such events," Wegner told dpa. "Especially not in times of tight budgets." With no financial backing secured, organizers were left with no choice but to call off the festivities, Alder said. Germany's Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt is reviewing the nationwide use of security software developed by the US company Palantir. A ministry spokeswoman told magazine that the evaluation is ongoing and no decision has yet been made. The software was specifically developed for security agencies and is used by intelligence services, the military, and police. "Palantir is not a neutral IT provider but closely linked to U.S. intelligence agencies with clear geopolitical aims,"Johannes Schätzl, a Social Democrat lawmaker, said. He added that German security forces should not use the company's software. Green Party deputy leader Konstantin von Notz said that at a time when the US government is becoming less reliable, cooperation with Palantir should be ruled out. Dobrindt generally supports the use of such software and received backing from Jens Spahn, a fellow member of the ruling conservative CDU/CSU. Spahn said Palantir "would greatly help" police, adding that criminals use all digital tools available and "the state must keep up within the law." Last week, the Society for Civil Rights and the Chaos Computer Club filed a constitutional complaint against Palantir's use in Bavaria, arguing that it violates privacy rights by linking unrelated individuals to criminal data. The software is used on the state level in Bavaria, Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia. Germany's economy shrank in the second quarter, according to provisional data released on Wednesday. The country's gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.1% compared to the first quarter, the federal statistics office Destatis said. This follows a modest revision of Q1 growth to 0.3%. Destatis said the quarterly decline was due to lower investment in machinery, equipment, and construction. However, consumer and government spending provided some support. Year-on-year, GDP remained flat when adjusted for prices, but showed a slight increase of +0.4% when calendar effects were also considered. A rescue mission is underway in northern Pakistan for German Olympic biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier, who was seriously injured in a rockfall on Laila Peak in the Karakoram mountain range. The 30-year-old was climbing at around 5,700 meters (18,700 feet) when falling rocks swept her away. Her climbing partner raised the alarm after being rescued. Officials say helicopter access is impossible. "The conditions at the altitude where she was injured are extremely challenging, and a team of foreign climbers will launch a ground rescue mission today," Areeb Ahmed Mukhtar, a senior local official in Ghanche district, said. Dahlmeier, a seasoned mountaineer, made history at the 2018 Winter Olympics, winning both the sprint and pursuit events. German news channel Welt TV is launching a weekly program entirely produced and hosted by artificial intelligence. Titled KI-Welt, the show covers topics like AI, robotics, and future tech, with all editorial processes, from research to presentation, handled by AI with human supervision. Jan Philipp Burgard, Welt TV's editor-in-chief, said the experimental show is to show what is already possible with AI. "We won't be able to stop the AI revolution, so we should embrace it and help shape it," he said. A computer-generated avatar anchors the show. The first episode will air on Thursday. Profits at German carmaker Mercedes-Benz have fallen by 55.8% in the first half of the year, the company says. The Stuttgart-based carmaker said post-tax earnings plummeted from €6.1 billion to around €2.7 billion in the first half of the year. The business cited tariffs, lower sales volumes, and costs linked to efficiency measures as reasons for the decline. Looking ahead, Mercedes now expects full-year group revenue to fall significantly below last year's level. The German government is expected to approve the 2026 draft budget on Wednesday, which outlines spending of €520.5 billion ($600.3 billion) and new borrowing totaling about €174 billion. Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil's budget includes €126.7 billion in investments earmarked for modernizing the country. The government, in office since May, has pledged to increase spending to upgrade infrastructure and strengthen the military. Officials also hope the budget will help improve the economic climate, which is projected to recover noticeably in 2025 and 2026 after two years of stagnation. Klingbeil, however, warned this week that significant austerity measures will likely be needed starting in 2027, when a funding gap of approximately €172 billion is expected. from the Bonn newsroom, still staffed by humans. That's no longer entirely the case over at Welt TV, where a new weekly program will soon be produced and presented entirely by artificial intelligence. Meanwhile, the German government is tackling the 2026 draft budget the old-fashioned way, without AI assistance, at least as far as we know. In a notable shift from its long-standing tradition of fiscal restraint, Germany is now spending big: aiming to jumpstart the economy, modernize its aging infrastructure, and boost military investment. We'll be keeping an eye on those stories, and more, right here in this blog.
Time Out
16 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Big news! Lost Paradise has just announced its 2025 return – here's how to get tickets
Dust off your doof stick and strap on your fanny pack because Lost Paradise has just announced the return of its hotly anticipated 2025 festival. As always, this whopping New Year's camping fiasco is set to shake up Glenworth Valley (just an hour north of Sydney) from December 28 to January 1. With a track record for selling out early year on year, you won't want to miss snapping up tickets in 2025. The line-up for the four-day, adults-only fest is still top secret, but with past legends like the Arctic Monkeys, Jamie XX, Rufus du Sol, Peggy Gou, Carl Cox and PinkPantheress taking to the stage, we have no doubt that 2025 will absolutely slap. And Lost Paradise goes to great lengths to provide more than just a (killer) line-up of music – it also serves up a packed program of talks, workshops and wellness experiences. Here's everything you need to know about securing tickets in 2025. When is Lost Paradise 2025? Ring in the New Year at Lost Paradise, which is going down from Sunday, December 28, 2025 to Thursday, January 1, 2026. Where is Lost Paradise? Every year, Lost Paradise lights up the Glenworth Valley Campground on Darkinjung Country, just one hour north of Sydney. Set against lush natural landscapes, the festival transforms the valley into a vibrant playground bursting with music, art and spiritual activations. In 2025, you can experience the music line-up across three stages: Arcadia, Lost Disco and Paradise Club, with Shambala Fields facilitating talks, workshops, wellness programs and a food village. How to get tickets to Lost Paradise in 2025? Tickets for Lost Paradise 2025 go on sale in August – while the exact date hasn't been announced, tickets will likely drop in first/second/third release waves. You'll want to get in fast, as prices will gently rise as demand increases. Is there a Lost Paradise pre-sale? From today (July 30), you can sign up for early access to the Lost Paradise 2025 pre-sale. After registering on the website, you'll need to add your payment details, which will automate your ticket purchase once the pre-sale opens (date TBC). GA camping access is automatically included with all tickets purchased, while glamping upgrades will be announced soon for those who want to add a splash of luxury to their New Year's Eve experience. How much are Lost Paradise tickets? Three-day general admission tickets (entry from December 29) are $419 (plus $22.53 booking fee) and include GA camping access. Meanwhile, four-day tickets are $479 (plus $23.60 booking fee), including first dibs on the best campsites. Who's on the line-up for Lost Paradise 2025? The line-up hasn't been announced yet, but we'll update you as soon as it drops!
7NEWS
a day ago
- Entertainment
- 7NEWS
North Sydney Council to charge $50 for New Year's Eve fireworks viewing at Blues Point
A once-free front-row vantage point for Sydney's iconic New Year's Eve fireworks is now set to cost revellers. People hoping to ring in the New Year from Blues Point will need to fork out $50 for one of just 8000 spots, following a North Sydney Council meeting on Monday night. The council had proposed selling tickets at three popular Lower North Shore locations overlooking the Opera House and Harbour Bridge — Blues Point, Lavender Bay Parklands, and Bradfield Park/Mary Booth Reserve. Councillors voted five to three in favour of ticketing Blues Point, while the other two locations will remain free. The paid access is intended to partially recover the more than $1 million cost of hosting the NYE event, which has traditionally been fully subsidised by the council. Expenses include infrastructure such as toilets, bins, internet, site sheds, power, lighting, water, marquees, as well as crowd control, emergency services and traffic management. With ticketing in place, the council expects to raise $400,000, leaving it with a net gain of $305,000 after costs. Mayor Zoe Baker said she supported the motion 'with an exceptionally heavy heart'. 'I have always voted to keep public open space free and access free but, unfortunately, we as a council and a governing body have inherited a really heavy and precarious financial position that has not been relieved,' she said at the council meeting. The new charge will take effect for 2025-2026 NYE celebrations, with councillors to review the policy in subsequent years. Of the 50 vantage points listed by the City of Sydney for last year's NYE fireworks, nine were ticketed while the remaining 41 were free. 'If you cannot afford a ticket for Blues Point, then I'd urge you to go to Bradfield Park to Mary Booth Lookout to Kurraba Point, to Crem Point, to Waverton, to Carradeh Park, and every other vantage point … to see the fireworks on public land for free,' Baker said.
Sydney Morning Herald
2 days ago
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- Sydney Morning Herald
‘We have little choice': North Sydney Council to charge $50 for view of NYE fireworks
Mariet Wezeman has watched Sydney's New Year's Eve fireworks at Blues Point every year since she moved to Australia from the Netherlands six years ago. But she may ditch those plans this year after North Sydney Council voted on Monday night to charge revellers $50 a ticket to watch the display from the park. 'It's sad to hear there will be a $50 charge. It's always been free, and I think it's been a great attraction for everyone around to just come and watch the fireworks. It's the perfect spot to watch,' Wezeman said. The North Sydney resident always sees packed crowds eagerly awaiting the fireworks at the popular viewing spot. Now she is considering finding another location, or skipping the night entirely. 'There's always a huge line into this place because everyone wants to come here. Now I have to think about it – and I think more people will have to think about it. The council should have thought about costs earlier,' she said. Changing tickets for the fireworks was one of the options considered by the financially embattled North Sydney Council to repair its budget in May, after the pricing regulator rejected a proposed 87 per cent rate rise. Loading The council warned it would face 'critical decisions' after the cost of the fraught North Sydney Olympic Pool rebuild has nearly doubled from an initial estimate of $58 million to more than $122 million. It would make around $400,000 by selling 8000 tickets, which would help offset the $1 million it costs the council to host crowds on New Year's Eve. Mayor Zoe Baker said it was not an easy decision and one she made 'reluctantly'. She is hopeful the state government will provide the council with funding to alleviate some costs.
