The sound of 2008 people drumming to the same beat | Opening Ceremony Beijing 2008

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Remember one of the biggest goosebump moments of the 2008 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony that was held at the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest? It was the moment when 2,008 drummers played the bronze Fou drums and sang the quote from The Analects of Confucius written 2000 years ago: "Isn’t it delightful to have friends coming from afar?” to welcome friends from all over the world. Enjoy watching and tell us your favorite Olympic Memory in the comments.
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@thegavinjackson 3 года назад

Imagine being the one guy to beat too early... in front of millions

@TellingItLikeItIs2000 3 года назад

He didn't show up to practice.

@Bella-nw4xi 3 года назад

He didn't beat to early but he raised his hand to early 2:00

@rickychristian2853 3 года назад

@@Bella-nw4xi ahaahhaha

@lfe2830 3 года назад

😂

@aaronkoeppe9057 3 года назад

@@Bella-nw4xi director: you!!! Yes you in row 7, 16th from the right get out!!!! lmao

@lemonmanoftexas6892 3 года назад

and this is what they heard when the firenation attacked

@david.jr. 3 года назад

Underrated

@rogerguillen149 3 года назад

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH TOO SOON

@mariannemoon 3 года назад

ha ha ha

@b0h236 3 года назад

The thing is that only a few people will get this comment

@Rose-mo7xd 3 года назад

Avatar state yip yip

@AndorranStairway Год назад

A someone who used to do military drills, coordinating a few hundred people already required a ton of training. The fact that they've somehow managed to get over 2000 people to line up so perfectly in their movements is amazing. This takes incredible discipline and practice.

@lubystkaolamonola529 Год назад

Just listen to any drumming orchestra from Brazil. You have hundreds of players who actually play and do not shout. And the music is magnificent. I give credit for coordination at least.

@AndorranStairway Год назад

@@lubystkaolamonola529 i was talking about the coordination and drilling. Not sure why you brought up an orchestra which is something entirely different

@basicallyno1722 Год назад

The monitors they’re wearing in their ears help a lot…I imagine they’re playing a basic metronome for them.

@AndorranStairway Год назад

@@basicallyno1722tempo is easy. It’s the coordination of the movement that’s a challenge. Notice the height of their squats as well as how they manage to keep their arms level with one another. That’s not something a beat alone will teach you

@piplupempoleon4225 Год назад

@@basicallyno1722 it's not that hard, just individually train with strict, and it's 70 percent done

@hotshot104 Год назад

Imagine being able to stay this on sync even with the audience constantly creating a different pattern with their clapping

@stephenwithaph1566 5 месяцев назад

Absolutely nuts, the audience clapping horribly off made this even more impressive

@LpLuis1A4 4 месяца назад

Earplugs

@brett8460 3 года назад

drummers: **breathes** audience: **claps**

@so.bored.i.ate.the_apple 3 года назад

Lmaooooo👏

@skye415 3 года назад

Lmaooooooooooo😀

@yanca7657 3 года назад

Breathing in sync though

@Berilia 3 года назад

@@yanca7657 Too bad the audience isn't in sync

@edisondai8418 26 дней назад

make a friend

@H1ghMess 3 года назад

I can't be the only one that wanted people to stop clapping and cheering early.

@mohammedsanogo3627 3 года назад

IKR!!! Like let them finish!

@TheXandraPanda 3 года назад

For performances like these I see why in classical music etiquette the audience is supposed to clap at the end and not between movements. This audience is annoying as a former musician lol

@CeramicQuill 3 года назад

Humans are both amazing and annoying.

@heysiri7016 3 года назад

bruh i remember having a performance and about 1k people started clapping off beat 💀 i got so distracted

@kakyoindonut3213 3 года назад

sometimes clapping and cheering in a wrong time can cause several cringe and awkwardness, and "boo"-ing sometimes can cause heart crack and embarrassment

@tusharbhuiya5397 Год назад

I don't think there is another nation that could possibly pull off such a mass performance with that level of harmony among 1000s of performers. Impressive!

@waffless1389 Год назад

Watch indonesia 2018 asian games opening ceremony "Ratoe Jaroh"

@CaptainMizuki Год назад

@@waffless1389 come 2 india habibi

@Sid-ot8dx Год назад

japan bro

@MarkZickefoose Год назад

@marcoscolga24 They had a click track in their ears and they were still that sloppy? DCI kids and alumni would nail this so hard you'd wonder if it was real.

@pinchebruha405 Год назад

M’y brother and I were in absolute awe and terror of how organized and in unison they were in. We both love history and politics. He said omg they just might take over the world….we should start preparing 😅

@lamar9331 Год назад

This was the best Olympic opening ceremony I have ever watched. The precision, the history, the talent.

@troyeekachaudhuri 7 месяцев назад

This is something my grandfather said as well.. He said japan and China have so far hosted the best Olympics

@urheadisseethrough2700 4 месяца назад

nahhh

@anitanoel4673 2 месяца назад

THE BEST

@janlloydpadiernos3840 3 года назад

"Honey, it's just a thunder." *looks outside the window and see this*

@khel1761m 3 года назад

And it's in sky with mythical clouds

@theSpawnofChaoswashere 3 года назад

*"MOMMY, PACK YOUR BAGS RIGHT NOW."*

@prihaps 3 года назад

2:42 🤣🤣

@jyk4736 3 года назад

Romans 6:23, "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."

@prihaps 3 года назад

@@theSpawnofChaoswashere 😭😭😭

@sara-gy2ic 3 года назад

Me : try to hear the synchronized sounds Crowds : let's ruin it

@yagurlg5482 3 года назад

Facts

@JavierGomezX 3 года назад

Yeah, too bad people have feelings and get excited about art, am I right?

@yoschiii 3 года назад

@@JavierGomezX it is, because then they ruin the art. Excitement can be contained.

@Annabanana6819 3 года назад

@@JavierGomezX that's why you clap and cheer when they're done performing especially a performance this big like

@coffeebean4356 3 года назад

@@JavierGomezX it is because it ruins the performance by making it distracting.

@kastorskyk70 Год назад

The whole opening ceremony is probably the top live artistic performance in the entire human history. Such a thrilling tremendous joy, uh?

@AuntK68 Год назад

I doubt anything will ever be able to top it!

@zlatan_2197 Год назад

I'd say opening of London 2012 Olympics, but Beijing was absolutely top-tier just as well

@jgsandovald Год назад

@@zlatan_2197 London 2012 was outstanding because the celebrities who appear in. Beijing 2008 is magnificent, because don't need famous people, just community and awesome choreographies. Sorry, but London is so far to Beijing.

@MrTsiolkovsky Год назад

The average Roman Triumph would have been far more spectacular.

@zlatan_2197 Год назад

@@jgsandovald Closing ceremony 2012 was definitely carried by famous people. I'm not saying that there weren't any in the opening but that wasn't why I prefer it, I couldn't care less about them honestly. For me it was outstanding because they had that entire sequence that showed quick history of Britain, from green fields, industrial revolution to WWII and modern times. Again, I'm not taking anything from Beijing, it was absolutely magnificent, this is just personal preference.

@ArThUr-lx3iu 27 дней назад

Et maintenant imaginez l’ouverture des JO de Paris avec notre danse de Sims là…

@verdex2744 15 дней назад

😂😂😂

@piercerogers8634 3 года назад

As someone who used to play the drums, I hate when the audience tries to clap to the beat. They were always off an it almost messes me up.

@lexy1748 3 года назад

Like a little symbiote whispering wrong answers in you ear during an exam

@jimboonie9885 3 года назад

@@lexy1748 f ne

@Oreeve 3 года назад

YES.

@hannahclarke9902 3 года назад

@badger5921 3 года назад

I get it man, at least here having 2007 other drummers around you doing it properly, you should get it right

@elem5845 3 года назад

Teacher: please don’t pound on the desks during class The kids in the back:

@user-fi2vc7ei8v 3 года назад

*Referral Writing Intensifies*

@shifa4040 3 года назад

This honestly deserves more likes

@Mimi-ci5dn 3 года назад

Bruh and when the kids at the front start feeling the beat 😂

@talia7719 3 года назад

999th like v-v

@chrisa6825 3 года назад

That was me everytime pen tapping or just simply making music 😂😂 nostalgia..it was so much fun

@myh.1312 Год назад

My face is like “you are kidding me” the entire performance. it’s like in an ancient ceremony which can only be imagined through cinema! Spectacular!

@pandabearoceanpark Год назад

Looking at this 14 years later, it's still one of the most glorious performance I've seen.

@RS-km4rm 3 года назад

Imagine the bathroom break at the men’s bathroom during rehearsal haha

@Amir_Khosrowshahi 3 года назад

Why

@RS-km4rm 3 года назад

@@Amir_Khosrowshahi it’s a joke

@meleemelee213 3 года назад

@@RS-km4rm ok

@marksnow7569 3 года назад

@@RS-km4rm The joke would have been funnier if you'd mentioned nappies / diapers

@soubhagya2246 3 года назад

Bro ur imagination level 😂

@user-gl7je2os7c 3 года назад

Olympics: ok, let's release this 12 years after the actual event

@cptTK421 3 года назад

I mean we got snubbed out of last year's Games, so...

@Alusnovalotus 3 года назад

@USMCCombatVet4TastyCrayons 3 года назад

Cry some more? Make a great moment in history about your narcissistic need to feel clever and vie for attention to total strangers?

@lirazel2001 3 года назад

B r i a n :D

@TheCactuar124 3 года назад

@@USMCCombatVet4TastyCrayons Clearly a joke lol. Lighten up.

@aryastark772 Год назад

When you look back on it, it’s quite a rare thing. Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Opening ceremonies came one after the other back to back consecutively and they are both the greatest opening ceremonies in history

@danielduong3212 9 месяцев назад

London, Rio and Tokyo were boring

@loganleroy8622 6 месяцев назад

@@danielduong3212 London's was definitely one of the best. The British used much more humor with their ceremony, and it made it far more enjoyable. Also they had the internationally recognized celebrities to make the ceremony enjoyable.

@sonyadewi7019 4 месяца назад

@@loganleroy8622For anyone who don't understand British culture, it was kinda boring.

@aryastark772 Месяц назад

@@sonyadewi7019the staging, music, set design was amazing. And it covered significant historical events for the world that are known about not just about British culture

@yanyang6050 27 дней назад

@@aryastark772Sounds interesting, I wonder if they had covered the Pirates culture and colonial culture? And also the culture of "borrowing" culture as well. That were absolutely maverlous too!

@viciousyeen6644 Год назад

It still brings a smile to my face to see their sheer joy after playing it successfully! What a performance!

@tyreenawebb9358 3 года назад

All the cells in my body when i finally drink water

@ObsidianEgg 3 года назад

@Chris Williams no we only have like 1 million cells

@tyreenawebb9358 3 года назад

@Chris Williams duh.

@dhrumildave4221 3 года назад

@@ObsidianEgg eh, more than that

@ObsidianEgg 3 года назад

@@dhrumildave4221 ik i was joking

@sudhanvasamaga2360 3 года назад

I left the chat

@kylewithacamera 3 года назад

i got so mad when the audience started clapping to the beat.

@forest3335 3 года назад

fr they fucked up the whole rhythm smh

@eriao05 3 года назад

They thought they did something BYEE💀✋🏽

@destyniiskywalker 3 года назад

Clapping *not* to the beat, lol

@minukarodrigo 3 года назад

It's like clapping in church lmao

@unchi8147 3 года назад

@@eriao05 frr

@johnbarnett6924 9 месяцев назад

After 15 years, I am still Overwhelmed BY this Performance, Thanks ALL John

@stacyb1341 Месяц назад

Beijing had the best opening ceremony ever and one of the best Olympic Games in history. Bar none. They did an amazing job.

@caitlin8893 3 года назад

"wait i accidently drummed off-beat" "oh, it got covered by the clapping"

@michelleregis6181 3 года назад

lol yeah

@RobinNewton-dy1sh 3 года назад

Wait!! What if sounds are pre recorded. It's China, you never know

@Rabbitsliver 3 года назад

The drummer has never been seen again since...

@keepers... 3 года назад

"You must now go to the internment camp!!!"

@cedrick25 3 года назад

@@RobinNewton-dy1sh you gotta be joking me mate

@juanpablotrigos6314 3 года назад

2008 people: playing with perfect beat Someone in the crowd: I'm gonna end this man's whole career. *clap*

@noskcaj1834 3 года назад

same people that clap when the plane lands

@Sagha4 3 года назад

@@noskcaj1834 loll so true

@xescdelarosa3328 3 года назад

@@noskcaj1834 ok, you just crossed the line

@lunalovelife6957 3 года назад

Whats the time

@chillerkiller112 3 года назад

really dont know why people always gotta add something let them perform in peace dang

@neerkoli Год назад

No performance will ever top this entire opening ceremony. They set the bar too high!

@younghex9577 2 года назад

To see this live must've been amazing. Add this to the list of "things to see when time travel is possible"

@PastPresented 2 года назад

Less amazing than you might think. Stadium spectators' videos of these drummers just show a sort of ripple in the vast formation of drums.

@faintclapofthunder 3 года назад

This is something you see before your whole kingdom gets wiped out.

@Yohan.B 3 года назад

Haha

@ingeniousdepression6436 3 года назад

Lol yeah 😂

@thedeliveryboy1123 3 года назад

If they have 2008 men to spare for the drums then I'm worried about the army that's coming

@linux4868 3 года назад

@Constance Bochard sound of covid in America

@simonl7067 3 года назад

@@linux4868 by American

@yhlee1205 3 года назад

Imagine having that many drummers but still being able to hear that one person whistling.

@GopherYourself-qd5dr 3 года назад

honestly wasnt as loud as i was expecting

@abenungshithoudam9948 3 года назад

Whistling of my lover Sweet Jesus Christ of course I can lost in His love

@realtalk6195 3 года назад

Imagine the drumming not even sounding good.

@Stephanie_Watson 3 года назад

imagine having to practice with so many ppl💀

@stevethea5250 3 года назад

@@GopherYourself-qd5dr when

@jadenkarim5367 Год назад

What a performance! it's really amazing to watch. the crowd must be enjoying it live.

@LW78321 6 месяцев назад

Absolutely amazing! I love reliving the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony ❤

@suzannekratosmaker7484 3 года назад

Someone shut the crowd up. Starting a slow clap in the middle of a synchronized beat. Fools. 🤣

@ent.8979 3 года назад

inside the head of one of these drummers: "1-2-3-4, 1-2-3-4, 1-2*claps start* dammit I lost the rhythm stupid crowd"

@suzannekratosmaker7484 3 года назад

@@ent.8979 I once went to see an off Broadway performance of Stomp (which is a very rhythmically based performance. Look it up if you've never heard of it, it's a wild experience live.) And they tried to get the crowd to participate by doing a follow my lead clap and the poor audience couldn't even maintain a steady clap. They kept trying easier variations but the crowd just couldn't do even a simple 1-2--3-4 so they eventually just gave up and moved on to the next bit but it was so painful to experience. The performer looked dumbfounded. 🤣 I guess some people just don't have the rhythm. Lol

@suzannekratosmaker7484 3 года назад

@@ent.8979 look up Stomp Live-Brooms if you're interested. I guarantee you won't be disappointed.

@ent.8979 3 года назад

@@suzannekratosmaker7484 hahah lmao! Nice, I'm gonna look it up right now!

@tachikoma-gg 3 года назад

They're probably late because the sound took so long to get to them, (and they didnt' have in ear monitors). Still fools for even trying.

@MillionaireHoyOriginal 3 года назад

My upstairs neighbors.

@duoem7194 3 года назад

You live in a very tall building

@khajiitimanus7432 3 года назад

@@duoem7194 Heh.

@yaseeisthere 3 года назад

😂😂😂

@KrinchiD 3 года назад

😂

@sabrinaschnoeller5965 3 года назад

Those apartment buildings.

@wizardmagic10288 6 месяцев назад

As breathtaking as I remember. To the day, this is still the best opening ceremony in Olympic history. In my opinion.

@moganaviswanathan9465 Год назад

This is beyond beautiful.. The synchronisation is mesmerizing

@CeramicQuill 3 года назад

If there ever was a moment for people as a whole to be quiet and listen, this was it.

@OhhowHelovesus777 3 года назад

I promise you I am not an in the middle of a performance clapper. I hate it when people do that. What's similar or worse, is people screeching at a concert. I payed to hear the band, not you people screaming in my ears. Like why even go if all you're going to hear is your own voice.

@areascoda2912 3 года назад

Very disrespectful of the audience. Bad concert etiquette.

@KingNefiiria 3 года назад

@Ruby Gee this is in Beijing. I think it's safe to say cheering during a performance isn't tied to just western culture. Any time you get more than a hundred people in a crowd you're likely to run into this problem

@zephyrna6249 3 года назад

@Ruby Gee How is this a thing exclusive to Westerners? Its like if I said, "But no, they had to go all Asian on it and start shouting." Neither is related to or exclusive to the people groups. You just used it as a chance to be a racist against Europeans.

@SpiderElm 3 года назад

@@zephyrna6249 racist against europeans is the funniest thing I have ever heard in my entire life

@dr.baldskin 3 года назад

I can't even get three of my friends to come hang out... how did they get 2008 people to play the drums simultaneously?

@ab466 3 года назад

money

@unintrigued3647 3 года назад

Same

@petyrparker 3 года назад

Bcuz China

@quin9627 3 года назад

@@ab466 They are all soldiers elected from PLA to volunteered for the ceremony. All they can get is honour. It's easy to just pick 2008 people from PLA cause there are more than 2 million candidates

@bionicgeff 3 года назад

Communism

@rozsheehy6146 Год назад

That was simply AMAZING!!! They were ALL in incredible sync with each other!!! Very, very impressive!!!

@mjkay8660 2 года назад

these are the best moments of the 2008 Olympics. tysvm for the upload.😘

@_Dawson_ 3 года назад

Can you imagine the pressure of trying not to to be the one guy who screws up?

@MinMin-tu3yb 3 года назад

Well, here you go 2:07

@thejasak8851 3 года назад

That mistake would be negligible

@nyan3576 3 года назад

Imagine when you suddenly forgot the moves there

@joerionis5902 3 года назад

@@thejasak8851 Unless its caught on camera

@finn.degreef1282 3 года назад

2:02

@c_p1858 3 года назад

Preformance: **exists** Crowd: I’m about to ruin these men’s whole beat

@ShyamUHS 3 года назад

2.8k likes no replies wow

@plainoolong 5 месяцев назад

The 2008 olympics were one of my first memories of a historical event. I remember how beautiful the grounds and the performance looked on tv. I had the honor of visiting the stadiums ten years later. The 2008 Olymics will always have a place in my heart ❤️

@user-hu8ug1ss8z 6 месяцев назад

15yrs gone and still so majestic 😮

@iamb34 3 года назад

This gave me chills as I smiled. Now I get why drums were an element of war back in the day. Those things are scary!

@MochaHammy 3 года назад

Very true. I heard military bands were considered crucial 100 years ago. These bands were responsible for keeping up the morale high of soldiers fighting in trenches.

@MochaHammy 3 года назад

And ofcourse to induce fear in the enemy

@last5902 3 года назад

@@MochaHammy nice physcollogical warfare tactics.

@iamb34 3 года назад

@@MochaHammy and just imagine it. Not only you have to train as a soldier, but you also had to take some music classes. Apart from the fact that everyone relies on you to keep up the morale of the whole group

@ruinned 3 года назад

@@iamb34 All militaries still do that. We need musicians to render honors and all of that.

@lealaandizzi4eva 3 года назад

I can’t imagine actually SEEING and HEARING this in person

@anacarolmsc 3 года назад

leah k exactly what I was thinking, I wish I could have witnessed that!

@heathermontague5051 3 года назад

neither can anyone in the audience because they were being too frickn loud to hear any of it

@dovee1 3 года назад

Imagine actually hearing it

@MrMaxitaple 3 года назад

I can't imagine seeing u in person

@mrjohneeviedean 3 года назад

Maybe in the rehearsals

@LonesomeGeorge76 8 месяцев назад

I heard about the Kodo Drumming @ the 2008 Olympic opening; but forgot about it before I had a chance to look for it on the net. ~ This was great! Thank you for making it available..!

@Ward809L 4 месяца назад

The playing makes me glad I saw it. The clapping makes me wish it never existed.

@rennydanston6507 3 года назад

This is so stunning. I can’t imagine how any people it took to orchestrate this, how many hours of rehearsals. Wow.

@chelleb.9759 3 года назад

Isekai is real😂

@esphilee 3 года назад

Being communist regime, they probably took 20,080 people at the beginning, those who can’t sync is executed. The remaining 2008 best get to keep their life for the performance.

@kalebsok2947 3 года назад

@@esphilee or maybe they just got 2008 people and rehearsed

@esphilee 3 года назад

@@kalebsok2947 , Maybe. But being communist regime, they probably prefer you to believe they executed 18,072 to stage the performance.

@jadiellima8922 3 года назад

@@esphilee Why ocidentals are so afraid of comunism? Which horrible things they do capitalists countries don't do and did worst?

@laurenar.8081 3 года назад

I know this is real but my brain keeps telling me it’s that tik tok filter

@anikadiba1471 3 года назад

You're not alone 😂

@Kiwi-dl3sr 3 года назад

I can’t unsee it

@m.m.7552 3 года назад

What have we become 😂😅

@no.dont. 3 года назад

SIS😂💀🤧

@user-bx9nu8bt5e 3 года назад

If you think about it, perhaps the Chinese app’s inspiration for the filter is precisely this Chinese performance! 😂

@sbttmg8572 9 месяцев назад

these videos are the ones that once you watched them you cant keep your self from liking and subscribing. its in the blood its in the heart we dont like it we cherish it we love it.

@annabee4497 2 месяца назад

superb synchronisation! Wow!! And all the performers had a smile and were enjoying it. lovely 😍

@VidralliaArchives 3 года назад

That moment when there's a kid in the audience who won't stop making noise, but the entire audience is that kid.

@Cye22 3 года назад

@Qimodis the audience won’t stop clapping

@NickRego 3 года назад

This is like when you're standing between two mirrors in a dressing room

@batmanwholaughs3462 3 года назад

1:40

@danielvos2639 3 года назад

How’s this only got 200 likes😭😭

@fuzzylumpkinz91 3 года назад

I'd really like this to be top comment pls

@misakisakakibara4532 3 года назад

LmAoO 😂

@ritzzzblitzz6833 2 года назад

Meanwhile my mom wondering why am I taking so long to wear a t shirt.

@lisaj2269 Год назад

Holy moly! Wow! I never saw this before. Mind blown. Brilliant

@oscarhalse2026 8 месяцев назад

I truly do love how after this intensely choreographed act, you can still tell that their practice had all been focused on the performance and not the end. The director just told them to do whatever they want, and that's kinda cute.

@Paperandpencilman 3 года назад

Imagine being the person who trained all of them.

@thaherameher8178 3 года назад

I can't even make the boys shut up in my class while being Class Captain.....

@h0rze423 3 года назад

@@thaherameher8178 probably Technoblade

@zorlockts5744 3 года назад

@@h0rze423 😬

@_heartquartz8597 3 года назад

Hah! Technoblade approves 😆

@yannanava5630 3 года назад

@@thaherameher8178 same😓

@stefan3597 3 года назад

Much respect to the players for keeping rhythm when the audience randomly starts clapping midway through on completely the wrong tempo.

@charleswood2066 3 года назад

Not to denigrate their performance, but they have earpieces (which, tbh, how else could you coordinate 2008 of anything). Hopefully those were cranked up nice and loud :)

@robin191malmvagen5 3 года назад

the "wrong tempo" is caused by the time it takes for sound to travel. so the sound from the audience and the sound from the drums reach the camera at different times.

@akmedia8206 3 года назад

I almost threw up at that point

@rp6611 2 года назад

@@coronavirusisacommunistchi845 exactly! You are correct only!

@kevinjin9105 2 года назад

@@magpie8621 Each drummer did have a earpiece. You can see a black cable hanging down from their neck.

@juanitadiaz5928 Год назад

Wow spellbinding tears dropping,profound and powerful.

@alexwalther2225 4 месяца назад

Love when recommendations throws these legendary moments at me once a year

@dion4037 3 года назад

I can only imagine how powerful this must have felt actually being their.

@stivenBermeo 3 года назад

Theirs* biggest and most ambitious brazzers project.

@GLPentAxel 3 года назад

@@stivenBermeo no that would still be their*

@Thebensupremacy 3 года назад

@@GLPentAxel there...

@GLPentAxel 3 года назад

@@Thebensupremacy look who I'm replying to, mate

@eclypsaqueen7013 3 года назад

*there

@awanteddude5373 2 года назад

The things I would do for a version of this without the audience clapping.

@mowgli8480 2 года назад

"Oh look honey! A historic event is happening, which must've taken thousands and thousands of hours to practice. Let's participate shall we!"

@waffleman4137 2 года назад

@@mowgli8480 o cmon, there at the olympics, of course there gonna have fun

@bigbrain2178 2 года назад

@@mowgli8480 cry about it oh wait

@uzziake 2 года назад

@@mowgli8480 It's not a religious ceremony, I think the clapping and cheering adds to the feeling

@mowgli8480 2 года назад

@@uzziake mehh, I guess you can look at it that way. But I think sometimes it can be a shame, especially when the audio is just as important as the visual part of the performance.

@joy1671 9 месяцев назад

Beijing Olympics has one of the best opening in history

@LC_99 Год назад

That was the most mesmerising thing iv ever seen!!!

@AverytheCubanAmerican 3 года назад

Twelve years later and Beijing is still my favorite opening ceremony. They really hit it out of the park

@husa0190 3 года назад

Beijing was very impressive but for me Barcelona 92 was the best.

@Amir_Khosrowshahi 3 года назад

2008 USA basketball and wrestling

@fiyaa. 3 года назад

Guys stop comparing,just watch and have fun....

@salvadoroars 3 года назад

Athens 2004 for me

@oppositionside4567 3 года назад

cuz the culture r quite impressive to hear abt

@viedaz.4291 3 года назад

Is there a version of this when the crowd is muted lmao so annoying

@NandoDisco 3 года назад

I wish! They ruined it with all the clapping.

@prihaps 3 года назад

They should have recorded rehearsal

@JavierGomezX 3 года назад

@@NandoDisco Yeah, too bad people have feelings and get excited about art, am I right?

@gabriellelee3700 3 года назад

@@JavierGomezX lol got em.

@Ldawg42069 3 года назад

@@JavierGomezX bruh you’ve commented this on several comments and on each one you’ve been told off. applause is saved until the end for a reason

@mr2gti 2 года назад

This is joint top in the "Jaw Drop" moments of the opening ceremonies. Absolutely stellar.

@beverlyrhame3692 8 месяцев назад

This kind of artistry is simply priceless and mind boggling ❤❤❤❤

@cia1721 3 года назад

sorry when the lights went out the only thing in my mind was that it looked like a bunch of chromosomes lol

@nox7376 3 года назад

Omg yes 😂😂😂 thought the same

@jimininakyeopta5323 3 года назад

Oh my ghaaad

@coocoointhebrains 3 года назад

Wowwww soo right

@lovlydragon1312 3 года назад

Tru

@kenji3891 3 года назад

yow, that is so true lmaooooo xD

@Khymeira 3 года назад

I would've loved to see the final rehearsal. No audience. Still, this is a spectacle. Humanity's wild.

@tarunarulraj 3 года назад

1.3k likes and no replies Here you go.....

@cazique 3 года назад

1.4k likes and only one reply Here ya go mate..

@denialater7775 3 года назад

1.5k likes and only two replies here you go mate.

@jayy1980 9 месяцев назад

There is one. Behind the scenes vid of rehearsal, amazing

@julienrobinard9688 2 месяца назад

Les jo en France j'ai hâte

@chapoutoutou Месяц назад

Un futur carnage olympique...

@SpatuleJunior Месяц назад

People are gonna be soooo disapointed when seeing the opening of france

@andinarizkia 3 года назад

Imagine how it feels to be there, the drum sound fills the room, and you feel a slight vibration under your feet. Your heart jumps everytime the drum beats.

@tilleternity 3 года назад

Ive just been thinking about this.

@rain3339 3 года назад

bro it would be way worse than a slight vibration

@chandramohan_sonder 3 года назад

And while you're at it, also imagine the rage when the guy beside you starts clapping early.

@haniella286 3 года назад

Beautiful 😌😌

@JustZal 3 года назад

goosebumps

@g_081_ghinasafirazulfikri8 3 года назад

ugh stop clapping, don't ruin the rythm.

@darthsynchronic 3 года назад

That's what he said!

@ataliabimbom469 3 года назад

Clapping means enthusiasm

@g_081_ghinasafirazulfikri8 3 года назад

@@ataliabimbom469 no, you know it when you see how audiences keep silent during the performance and only give applause at the right time. We want to see the performance and the drumming sound as well. I'm maybe not in the right position to say this, but appreciation could be manifested in a manner. (Sorry bad english)

@ataliabimbom469 3 года назад

I love spontaneity,my friend

@jackdonohue7893 3 года назад

@@ataliabimbom469 so? Doesn’t mean it’s good.

@loaloa2020 Год назад

Best opening ceremony in the history of the Olympic games hands down 👏👏👏

@Replicaate Год назад

This opening ceremony is probably my favorite, after London and Sochi. It was pretty spectacular even on a tv screen, I can't i magine how mindblowing it must've been to BE there.

@caitlin8893 3 года назад

these people: can beat the drums exactly on time my class: can't even get into a straight line

@codyrudra6934 3 года назад

😂😂😂 Best comment ever

@iamapokerface8992 3 года назад

stfu u arent able to do it too

@Funkytrip73 3 года назад

They all have earplugs in to help them out a bit ;-) Your class probably doesn't have...

@bananaboy8416 3 года назад

They are Chinese. Asians can do anything

@emmanuelmeysman820 3 года назад

@jaybrown1287 3 года назад

If I were a God, this is how I would like to be summoned.

@DesertMoon 3 года назад

Best comment.

@andrewj3177 3 года назад

If that true, imagine how the demon is summoned

@khajiitimanus7432 3 года назад

*nods*

@inokivisumi9776 3 года назад

@@andrewj3177 and Mike Tyson punches him in the face

@andrewj3177 3 года назад

@@inokivisumi9776 now imagine tyson bite the demon's ear off

@Rii875 Год назад

With thousands of years of history, everything’s carved into our DNA

@hasanvizrt Год назад

That is incredible co ordination

@henrymunro7028 3 года назад

2:01 U know this guy has been haunted by his mistake for years

@emeraldz6744 3 года назад

He's gonna be just lying in bed and then randomly think of the moment where he messed up

@RinIzanami 3 года назад

@@emeraldz6744 sheds a man tear lol

@farquaad69 3 года назад

nah, we're not gonna hear anything from him ever again

@turinmiso8206 3 года назад

@@farquaad69 hahaha ccp funny hahaha

@itsjiminsnonexistentjams1221 3 года назад

@@ribos2762 this is China not North Korea dude they don’t kill their people for no reason.

@resilientum 2 года назад

this was so insane. the practice and preparation they must’ve had. top tier

@KCJbomberFTW 2 года назад

That’s why they always win diving

@mr8883 2 года назад

Naah , no preparation. They only practiced once after dinner ; which was about 40mins before this happened. LOL Jks

@starboundtransraceactivist847 Год назад

It was either practice or be cast aside to the streets and never find a job. That’s how it is in China for Olympic athletes and probably these performers as well.

@thalassaer4137 Год назад

@@starboundtransraceactivist847rzvist twit

@marius4278 Год назад

@@starboundtransraceactivist847 let me guess, that's coming from a guy who's never been to china for longer than a holiday

@coolkidd4754 8 месяцев назад

This scene looks like we are back from Ancient China. This is majestic

@johnbarnett6924 Год назад

I Wish I Had Been There, For the Live Event ! John , Thanks for the post !

@Souptime69 3 года назад

I can’t believe this is the first time I’m seeing this

@artimanya 3 года назад

At the time the NBC broadcast talked over the beginning performance and 10 seconds later they went into commercials . In the USA we did not get to enjoy the full performance. Disguised Censorship ?

@iwontbesilenced2321 3 года назад

@@artimanya huh. i don't watch nbc enough to know this. shocks me

@splashsong 3 года назад

@@artimanya you mean full and open censorship supported by the government and millions of people? Can’t wait to see what bs the west will pull when it’s time for the Winter Olympics in China

@xorcst 2 года назад

go watch the ENTIRE opening ceremony. it is the BEST EVER!!!!

@galileoko 2 года назад

As a student volunteer, i had the honor to participate all the process of Beijing 2008 Olympic. I was there for the opening ceremony, and my classmates and I were so moved that we cried together. I was in charge of traffic control at the basketball arena throughout the basketball game and got to meet all the big international players in person. Looking back on it all now, I am so blessed.

@eisbaer2758 2 года назад

Lucky you! I was just 1 year late to go to Beijing for bachelor studies.

@nope24601 Год назад

Be careful. Communism is not the road to prosperity.

@galileoko Год назад

@@nope24601 ？？？

@shanebeudeker441 Год назад

Anything for attention i guess?

@cartoon9163 Год назад

@@shanebeudeker441 -🤡

@ginaryanbearfighter7065 3 месяца назад

I think it's beautiful. The rhythm and flow give us the mobility of the sound❤ it reminds me of the balance and Harmony of our chakras so that our spirit and soul can live in peace. So beautiful 🌞

@ibrahimnazir3999 Год назад

I don't have words to appreciate them

@melodymckane4820 3 года назад

The literally did not have to clap until it was over

@joshooahh 2 года назад

Probably one of the best opening ceremonies you'll ever see, was absolutely astounding seeing this for the first time in 2008

@MerryKoreasmas 2 года назад

Looks like there are many mentally blind people in the comments..

@gloriouspink4563 2 года назад

@John John i see you like to watch horror movie...

@Tsubaki_Chun 2 года назад

@John John lmao if you don't like it you can still be respectful for it

@rainszzngai 2 года назад

@John John that's such a discrimination!! Stop being raciest, you are just acting stupid and immature by putting this stupid comments.

@mattbai7131 2 года назад

@John John I don't understand how this is military parades lmao. Everything with China has to do with the military in your eyes. I swear this is just drums bro don't be so blinded.

@royb2st640 Год назад

I bet no host can do this again.. physically...this is the best opening ceremony ever on the planet earth 🌏

@NCSK8 Год назад

Such an amazing coordination. Love it!

@TaiSupreme 3 года назад

I hate how people just start clapping in the middle of their performance, it's kinda disrespectful and annoying imo

@Hanking-Yo-Schrader 3 года назад

Well, it's still better than the boring smackdown crowd we have nowadays.

@NyanyiC 3 года назад

@tai i know right. At my high school we would do that to get boring performer off the stage

@TaiSupreme 3 года назад

@@Hanking-Yo-Schrader It would be if the clapping actually made sense to exist in that moment and people could even be able to hear the performance. The clapping shown in this video is just straight disrespectful and shouldn't have been a thing

@MazinLuriahk 3 года назад

if you don't have experiencing any Olympics Opening Ceremony in real life.. i told you each row of seat have Volunteers & Cheering Guide take a part to leading the audience.. they always ask audiences to clap, to waving a flag or turn on the lightstick, to scream and to do waving, to stand up for the anthem.. its happened with Athens 2004 too when audience start a clap during Solo Drummer performance.. also, go watch Beijing 2008 Full Opening Ceremony, you will see at the beginning there have the Volunteers teaching audience how to clap before Opening Ceremony has started..

@redmisamuel7065 3 года назад

Please be notice where the opening has taken place, and who is the biggest audience at the stadium? Asia isn't it! Is there Asia using the western way to convey their appreciation, for example clapping!

@7.5Mviews 2 года назад

Not only was the performance amazing, but the attention to details of the drums is incredible. I can’t imagine how much it cost to make all those drums

@norahkolberg9552 Год назад

Came here because my mum sent me a photo of one from the Musical Instrument Museum. It was so intricate I assumed it was one of one. Come to find out there were literally thousands 😮

@schplengie1 Год назад

Probably pretty cheap considering they were made by children.

@bugboy491 Год назад

@@schplengie1 dawg what

@Suo_kongque Год назад

@@schplengie1 👴

@ayotalsamoth6867 Год назад

Probably plastic. Saw it shifting while the guys were drumming.

@xintwomi16 7 месяцев назад

This set the Olympics Opening standards high.

@gotislay 7 месяцев назад

What is the red mark on their forehead?. By the way it gave me goosebumps.

@ISEEKSPACE Год назад

Unbeatable ceremony. This reigns!!!

@flintyp0P 3 года назад

Girlfriend: I bet he's out there cheating Me and the boys:

@JA-nv4zb 3 года назад

@zach how so>?> i laughed

@Eric-lo2ug 3 года назад

@zach Man really be out here telling people what to laugh to and what not to

@Eric-lo2ug 3 года назад

@zach Man really can't understand English either💀💀💀I'm talking about you, not agreeing with you lmao

@Eric-lo2ug 3 года назад

@zach I'm sorry that's the funniest thing I've seen today

@ashiksaleem360 3 года назад

*overrated

@chagiRenee 2 года назад

They were shouting: 有朋自远方来不亦乐乎 We wanted to share the joy with the world and show you how excited we r that you’ve come to visit us as friends! so we gave our best performance and all enthusiasm