just been informed that Tiesto will be playing at the opening ceremony in athens for the olympic games!! well wicked!!

can anyone confirm??

we were told that new tracks will be played that have been especially produced for the olympics and Tiesto is the first EVER DJ to play at an olympic games ceremony.

good on you TIESTO!! whoo hooo.

so its true...

http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackag...22§ion=news

Top DJ Tiesto to rock Olympics
Mon 9 August, 2004 17:27

ATHENS (Reuters) - One of the world's top DJs will rock the 55,000 crowd at Friday's opening ceremony for the Athens Olympics, Games officials say.

DJ Tiesto, twice voted the world's top DJ by the trade press, will become the first entertainer of his kind to perform at the opening ceremony in the 108-year history of the Games.

"The opportunity to perform my music for billions of people around the globe will be the greatest highlight of my life," Dutchman Tiesto said in a statement on Monday.

"I am honoured to be part of the biggest sports event in the world."

Tiesto will perform a 90-minute live set in the Olympic Stadium during the parade of athletes.

"While it is path-breaking, it is also natural that a modern artist like Tiesto will contribute to the celebration we are planning on our opening night," Games chief Gianna Angelopoulos said.

Few other details are known about the opening ceremony, but organisers have promised it will be spectacular.

http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackag...22§ion=news

...mind you i hope they finish building the DJ booth by then

I didn't think this was real for a while.. seems kinda strange to play Tiesto at the olympics. But given that its confirmed....

WIN!

This will be great for trance music, good exposure for this kind of music, even if it has to be Tiesto (I'll admit I'm not his greatest fan). Definantly be up early to watch this on the telly.

kind of ironic... what with the whole controversy of drugs in the olympics going around at the moment

Haahaha..I wanna see Jana Pittman do the Melbourne Shuffle

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Finally a reason to watch the olympics.

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who wants a bet thorpey will take off his top and breaks out the glow sticks while sean eadie tries to deal growth hormones to the chinese.

well there you go. If only the whole world listened to trance....

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Ok. anthems post not true. one of my 'funny' friends was taking advantage of my trusting nature.

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Last edited by pkcRAISTLIN on Aug-10-2004 at 06:25

Russia's anthem will rock!

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well....now it gets a chance to listen to trance

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quote:

Originally posted by JulesPLees Haahaha..I wanna see Jana Pittman do the Melbourne Shuffle

With the lawnmower!

I think this video was actually taken from the ceremony rehersal, you can tell because of the dirt and tents of the main stadium.

http://home.no.net/vwpage/SYREHUE.mpeg





I can't take the credit for that, someone else posted it in the Chill out room.....

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