Opening Ceremony - London 2012 Olympics | Industrial Revolution Performance
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Published 2012-07-27
Re-live the incredible Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
In this video we see Danny Boyle's re-imagining of the British Industrial Revolution.
Every two years, the world's finest athletes gather at the Olympic Games - a spectacular celebration of sporting excellence that captures the attention of billions of people around the world. However, the Games are about much more than just sport. They bring the Olympic values to life and provide a global arena for a unique combination of sport, culture, education and ceremonies.
At the Olympic Games in London 2012, about 10,500 athletes from 204 countries compete in 26 different sports, comprising 302 medal events. Whether athletes win a medal or not, they can forever call themselves Olympians. The sporting competitions are undoubtedly the central focus of the Olympic Games and participating in the Games is the ultimate goal for most athletes.
Every edition has its own story to tell and will be remembered for some truly remarkable performances from sporting legends such as Jesse Owens, Abebe Bikila, Jean-Claude Killy, Nadia Comaneci, Katarina Witt, Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt, to name just a few.
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All Comments (21)
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Like if you came after watching the French ceremony ๐
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Just watched Paris opening and this continues to never be topped
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Watching this in 2024 and still get goosebumped. I am not even British. This is the greatest olympic opening ceremony ever.
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The Industrial Revolution began in the UK. This opening ceremony is so epic. Blood, sweat, and tears of so many contributed to the modern world.
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This is the greatest single piece of theatre that has ever occurred in an Olympic opening ceremony and I am very, very proud to have been there.
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ํ๋์ค ์ฌ๋ฆผํฝ ์ธ๋ ๋ชจ๋ ๋ณด๊ณ ๋ ์ ํํ๋ ค๊ณ ์ดโฆ
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12 years later still was the best opening ever to any Olympics games nostalgic memories from that summer of 2012 when I was 16 never forget it that night just amazing 3 weeks ๐ฌ๐ง
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Most people have no idea how significant the events that were represented here. These events SHAPED the modern world. It was the reason why we have modern olympics. It was the reason why we can all together watch this from all over the world, LIVE. Literally billions of people gave their sweat, tears, blood and lives to make the modern world possible. The Industrial Revolution is the point in time where human civilizations begun to break through the scientific barrier of theoretical to applications. Billions of lives literally became better because of it. I cannot stress enough how significant this is, and I am so glad that the organizers make it a point to really highlight it. Beautiful performances. Beautiful tribute. Thank you, London 2012.
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We are the folks drumming in this video. Most of us didn't have any drumming experience, but many intense rehearsals got us there. Now, five years later, we're an active volunteer drumming group with 200 gigs behind us, playing the original Olympic buckets and carrying the legacy forward. But still welling up whenever we watch that video. A once-in-a-lifetime experience - thanks, Danny Boyle & co!
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The atmospheric nature of this segment still gives me chills
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This really was extraordinary wasn't it - coming back here today to remind myself of the sheer creativity of this whole performance.
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The most beautiful and meaningful opening ceremony I've never seen.. Masterpiece thanks Danny Boyle
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Had to cleanse my palate after watching that Paris opening ceremony
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Kenneth Branagh's expression says it all. What an amazing ceremony. I'm not even a Brit, and I can feel my heart glow. With love from your American cousins - fratres in aeternum.
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Take notes, France! This is how you do an opening ceremony.
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The Beijing Olympics opening ceremony was very aesthetically pleasing but London will always be my top, the history, culture, diversity and symbolism always gets me emotional
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Watching this after the Paris 2024 opening ceremony as a reminder on how itโs done, properly.
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Came to see this after watching Paris 2024 opening ceremony
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Had to come back to watch this after yesterday!
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Nothing will ever surpass this๐ฌ๐ง
