Opening Ceremony Live | Glasgow 2014 | XX Commonwealth Games

Rod Stewart, Susan Boyle, violin virtuoso Nicola Benedetti and singer-songwriter Amy McDonald and many, many more will all be live from Celtic Park, Glasgow for the Opening Ceremony to the XX Commonwealth Games. Join 40,000 spectators for an amazing night's entertainment as the Games begin!
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[@imranirsyad2436]

Proud to be part of commonwealth family 🇲🇾🇲🇾

[@dazlovescarter]

the memories of working this Glasgow 2014 best commonwealth games ever

[@muhamadtarmizi3195]

2:08:22...i'm so proud to be malaysian...luv u nicol😍😘

[@jeanelles]

I was there, im an athlete at the games and it was spectacular. I felt very special. The volunteers here are amazing, nicest people ive ever come across

[@lookmun]

The best game opening ever... The transition between sets are flawless.... Also a heartwarming too

[@sawanarora2627]

Namaste Glasgow from India, Thank you for your hospitality and love. I hope Indian athletes do good with great sports spirit. Hail Commonwealth Games! Hail India!

[@avishekmondal9321]

Sawan Arora, no abusing words yaar.. when foreigners talk to us, first of all we welcome them with open arm and a tight hug.. SmoothTeslon, come India, and have not only Chicken, Pakoda, Paneer, Dal but also many more Indian food, i'm sure u wont want to go back to your country.. :)

[@sawanarora2627]

Not when someone acts like a dick O.o

[@sawanarora2627]

Foreigners are not some angels, they are humans like us so if one says something stupid it is stupid!

[@AditiTripathimasquenada]

SmoothTeslon Yeah. He probably did. And the one bite of anything you have in India has more flavor than what your kitchen can ever produce. Sp yeah he probably did have "daa paneer" and chicken tikka and pakora. Why don't you try making it yourself, you won't regret.

[@smoothteslon3042]

Sawan Arora This is the same kind of reaction I got from other people. As a matter of fact, only few have ever believed me. It's quite understandable, anyway. I won't be replying to any comments anymore. Hope all of you get to read/see my end results when the time comes. I'll also be deleting my previous comments to avoid any further disputes.

[@francisboyle1379]

was so proud to be a glaswiegian. on this occasion. we showed the world what a great country and City we are. so very proud of my fellow Glaswiegians. and scottish countrymen and women boys and girls. we gave a GREAT show to the commenwealth and the world. and they loved us for it. pls come back. your most welcome. haste ye back. PPL of he commenwealth and the world.

[@dheerajsingh8947]

very impressive ceremony indeed, well done glasgow.

[@jimipurple123]

I remember the cheer England got from the crowd. I thought we would get booed was amazing

[@hongdaxu6169]

Those fans are different than football fans

[@tshepogededzha2790]

Those memories 🔥❤️I really can't wait for this year's 2022 Commonwealth games in Birmingham

[@elizabethstrachan5092]

Couldn't be in Glasgow to see this..but from Pisa in Italy I have never been so proud to be Scottish...this has shown the world our Scottish hospitality, humanity and humour. A very well done to everyone eho made that spectacle truly spectacular!

[@raccasoko1709]

Wow! I just love the unity. This is what we called humanity celebrations with zero racial limitations. We are humans,we can settle our differences, and together we do things better.

[@Paulanthony01]

Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond performed by the magnificent Nicola Benedetti and the Big Noise Orchestra at 2:06:44 -- 2:12:46 is played so beautifully. I have never heard it played as lovely as this As the presenter said,," This song could make the strongest of Scots weep like a baby all the more so when it played as beautifully as this." She was playing an original Stradivarius 1717 violin on loan for this night of this special occasion, the opening ceremony of the XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow 2014...... Absolutely magnificent music..... I don't know if someone can do a single of this music by her........

[@kaileonhart8047]

Absolutely loved this :) Felt very proud when billy connolly told the story about nelson mandela :) Brings a wee tear to a glass eye

[@DarylSolis]

*AMAZING! I'm so proud to be from Scotland :)*

[@faiththomas1749]

Congratulations on getting the games

[@waivedwench]

You did a good job!!

[@nicoledavid8328]

the ceremony is so COOL

[@gormless2545]

Daryl Solis Oh my gawd saaaaame....

[@puppylove6884]

Daryl Solis same I love being scottish

[@thomas-xi7zq]

i love watching all these people from different countries walking together around the stadium

[@mrfll4577]

All those young people walking can tell their children and grandchildren "I worked hard and I was there" unlike many of these posters who can boast that they can pick both nostrils at the same time, can scratch their ass with gloves on - a wonderful legacy!!

[@ChinmayJain1]

great feeling to feel like one world. as the astronaut from the Space station said, its one planet we all call our home. All the best Glasgow for hosting wonderful and memorable games. Good work with Unicef.

[@fraserl8652]

The traffic wis a bastard that day

[@possilgirl]

Bloody Brilliant well Done Glasgow and Scotland sitting here bawling wish I was there

[@gpackwood1]

Absolutely brilliant program and video. Well Done Glasgow

[@jahmah519]

I really love & appreciate events like the commonwealth games but how I look forward to opening ceremonies give me goose bumps, maybe its just the spiritual awe of that host giving its unified all, Birmingham England 2022 🤝☮🎽💚

[@80s90smovies.]

going to have to watch the rest of this later looks good so far

[@DGLeo482]

came here just after watching the Indian opening. Scotland is a really beautiful country surely a nation to be admired! - regards and love from India

[@jimipurple123]

great welcome for England from the Scots I was shocked. it was amazing.

[@Adv18]

jimipurple123 we love you really, we are a family when it comes down to it. Don’t take football banter seriously.

[@francisboyle1379]

me too lol. but the comenwealth games are known as the freindy games, so we had to be nice to the English. even if a lot of us didnt want to be as nice to them. as they have been to our GREAT country over all the centuries. but as our national anthem says. those days have past now. and in the past they must remain. as Scotland can rise up and be a NATION AGAIN. FREEDOM for Scotland. lol

[@LB1973]

There were a LOT of English in the crowd too, mind you it is just banter by and large.

[@DasOberkommando]

FANTASTIC OPENING CEREMONY!!!!!

[@unacherry2859]

Love the opening Ceremony..

[@sami_keyd]

wow an amazing opening ceremony, i have been impressed, and congrats to all the Scottish people

[@user-dz7ge7xn4p]

Malaysia , Singapore , Brunei ! England , Scotland , Wales , Ireland (Northern Ireland) !

[@kaiguo3283]

I really enjoy this show,thanks Glasgow!

[@michaelrichier9643]

I love how the music during the parade of nations represents artists from that area in the world (Lorde and Kylie for Oceania eg.)

[@jimipurple123]

When England got a cheer it was amazing. We love you Scotland.

[@francisboyle1379]

wonder if england would have shown Scotland such a great welcome. id like to think they would have done. but its the Freindly games. its not politics. so that aside. we need to put things that happened in the past bettwen our 2 coutries. in the past. as the words of the Scottish national anthem say. those days are past now and in the past they must remain. as Scotland will rise up to be a nation AGAIN. FREEDOM Hopefully we can get independence. but id be happy to keep the queen as our headv of state. bu itts time Scotland stood on our own 2 feet. and took our place amongst the nations of the world. as a free an independent country. the union is broken. time to go our own ways. ????

[@Stuffnsuch736]

I wish my country , the United States, was part of the CommonWealth , oh well i'll just cheer for our brother Canada

[@faiththomas1749]

I wholeheartedly agree, the US should compete in the Commonwealth Games but until we do (and I mean this with respect ) AUSSIE! AUSSIE! AUSSIE! OY OY OY

[@faiththomas1749]

Furthermore Ya Man Jamaica (I'm half creole so I'm representing the Caribbean with this shout out ) , that just means much respect to the Jamaicans

[@Stuffnsuch736]

***** what the fudge does my forefathers have anything to do with my opinion ? i personally want to be in the commonwealth , mine and mine alone. besides, my forefathers were slave owners and tobacco addicts , woop dee doo

[@waivedwench]

Faith Thomas I thought all that stuff in 1776 was so they DIDN'T end up in the Commonwealth! Of course, if they want to come back now...

[@waivedwench]

And we didn't do too badly either!!

[@ciarangillece7572]

I absolutely love Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@michaelfelix9492]

my great Scotland, greeting from Guangzhou, China

[@ashlijerry]

The red arrow fly past was wonderful. Pomp and ceremony with the Queen's arrival was awesome. It was traditional and modern. Wish u good luck India......

[@vinaypatil85]

For Indians, Indian Team Welcomed at 39:57 Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (UNICEF Ambassador) at 44:00 I wish all the atheletes from allover the world taking part in this Commonwealth Games (Glasglow 2014) to do well and bring laurel to their country. Hope India do well in this competition and finish in top 3 in Medals tally :) Special Wishes to all Indian Athletes, Hope you all make us Indians proud and play the game in right spirit :) ✌ ✌ ✌ ✌

[@andrewdocherty73]

Was the honour of my life to have worked and been involved in the commonwealth games

[@sharr1538]

46:00 Malaysia..

[@NoelEmmanPader]

I can't believe I can watch this Opening Ceremony of the #commonwealthgames2014 on KZbin for Non Commonwealth Countries for free!!

[@stallionarun]

so Chuffed to see the rainbow all over the opening ceremony. Good job Glasgow :) xx

[@smoothteslon3042]

Indian trying to act all Glaswegian? Please bro, shut the fuck up!

[@stallionarun]

SmoothTeslon seriuously what gave you the impression that i would be interested in talking to a scumbag like you and fyi i wasnt trying to be anything. but for all i care you can go f*** yourself

[@ChillinLikeAVillain1210]

ArunRai i know this was 3 year ago lol but good on ye man. tell that dafty whos boss. anybodies welcome here. theres always one fanny that gotta ruin it.

[@kyracenteno6425]

Since I ran out of Olympic Opening ceremonies, I'm now in a Commonwealth Games binge.

[@livtube6145]

Me too @Kyra Centeno me too, by the way have you watched the Paralympic games openings and closings ceremonies

[@GoranMak]

WELL DONE SCOTLAND! Wonderful hosts! As a Canadian - where the first C.G. were held - it's getting bigger and better. WONDERFUL show. But, I think Rod Stewart sounded horrid. lolol. WELL DONE THO!!! XOX

[@hampshirewanderer5078]

I was incredibly lucky to be in the crowd during the ceremony. The flag raising was incredibly moving then, and 2:06:35 to 2:12:52 still leaves me completely wrecked.

[@SaniaSGreen]

So proud of my baby Jennica Sterling. You did your family, Jamaica, the Caribbean and the world proud. Love you boo♥☆

[@uAzil14]

46:12 Malaysia

[@kimimpown]

all the prayer goes to MH17 and MH370

[@rockytrap8477]

Tq bro

[@jimipurple123]

Watching again as Birmingham now hosts. Hope Scotland get a great welcome

[@MrJEESMONkx]

Anyway, thanks for the consideration! Part of the show!

[@francisboyle1379]

Should have had Rod stewart singing more scottish songs. with amy mc donald. im glad to say i took part in the song amy sung rythem of my heart. i was one of the dancers. great to take part in a great games, and a great show of scottish culture, loved it/. and will always remember it as long as i live.My little Scottish terrier was one of the dogs used to be in front of he tonga, athletes. too. he also loved the attention lol

[@Ryan_13711]

Athlete Parade Asia 40:15 India🇮🇳 44:48 Bangladesh🇧🇩 45:30 Brunei Darussalam🇧🇳 46:07 Malaysia🇲🇾 46:51 Maldives🇲🇻 47:19 Pakistan🇵🇰 47:48 Singapore🇸🇬 48:19 Sri Lanka🇱🇰 Oceania 51:15 Australia🇦🇺 52:31 Cook Islands🇨🇰 53:05 Fiji🇫🇯 53:38 Kiribati🇰🇮 54:06 Nauru🇳🇷 54:30 New Zealand🇳🇿 55:28 Niue🇳🇺 56:00 Norfolk Islands🇳🇫 56:34 Papua New Guinea🇵🇬 57:33 Samoa🇼🇸 58:26 Solomon Islands🇸🇧 59:00 Tonga🇹🇴 59:41 Tuvalu🇹🇻 1:00:10 Vanuatu🇻🇺 Africa 1:02:40 Botswana🇧🇼 1:03:18 Cameroon🇨🇲 1:04:00 Ghana🇬🇭 1:04:34 Kenya🇰🇪 1:05:36 Lesotho🇱🇸 1:06:14 Malawi🇲🇼 1:06:47 Mauritius🇲🇺 1:07:41 Mozambique🇲🇿 1:08:17 Namibia🇳🇦 1:08:53 Nigeria🇳🇬 1:09:36 Rwanda🇷🇼 1:10:21 Seychelles🇸🇨 1:10:59 Sierra Leone🇸🇱 1:11:40 South Africa🇿🇦 1:12:33 Swaziland (Eswatini)🇸🇿 1:13:15 United Republic Of Tanzania🇹🇿 1:13:56 Uganda🇺🇬 1:14:44 Zambia🇿🇲

[@clairemackenzie8050]

This Makes Me Proud To Be Scottish!!👍🏻😀

[@ayushkumar-bg1xf]

best of luck for independence

[@francisboyle1379]

@@ayushkumar-bg1xf . THANKS hopefully we can get it soon.

[@Johnniebhoy83]

#INDY_SCOT_2020 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@maku8075]

@@francisboyle1379 change your government before going independent a socialist government starting a new country doesn't end very well and now with socialist liberals and their open border policy.

[@Matthew97910]

Some serious tunes for when some of the countries came out. SL2, KLF, Future sound of London and the Shamen? Wicked.

[@MagicBayWolf]

Absolutely Fantastic!! Makes me proud to be Scots! xxx

[@James-zg9lq]

5:29 Begin the Countdown To the Opening Ceremony Of the 20th Commonwealth games Glasgow 2014 The Opening the Best in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Great Opening Ceremony.

[@pandapopchart4950]

I'd forgotten just how good this Opening Ceremony was.

[@imnotdeadyet3542]

Gold coast, Australia, 2018 Birmingham, England, 2022

[@James-zg9lq]

Nearly 10 Years In 2024 Next Year We Will Mark 10 years Since Commonwealth games Glasgow United Kingdom 2014-2024 Ten Years On.

[@lucacocozza]

"that's fuckin obi-wan kenobi"

[@michaellstander8971]

very good opening ceremony. well done

[@darrenr49]

1:33:30 "ya see, its getting dark now" omfg lmao

[@andrewherriot8876]

more than a few moments to cringe at watching this but can't help feeling proud to be Scottish

[@AlexMcGinlay]

Andrew Herriot Those moments were intentional. So the moments which were sublime meant something more. The ballet sequence is a case in point.

[@judesonsrampikal4084]

Nice to see all gathering again...

[@JackHarknessBarrowgill]

John Barrowman is so brilliant!! OMG I love this Man so much, and like Glasgow! Great Opening from the Commonwealth Ceremony, wow.

[@georgemacdonald206]

He and Karen Dunbar were awful .

[@kenjizabalan6644]

this is the commonwealth games where Malaysia's nationalism reached its highest level following dual disaster that hit their national carrier.

[@DarkLordDiablos]

I was in Glasgow working at the Glasgow Green Festival site.

[@rockycreekscotties]

Love seeing the Scotties!!

[@atamani725]

Am there @ 1:00:31...🇻🇺💪👍🇻🇺...thank U Scotland & Glasgow 👍👍

[@altheacharles2090]

Now that we are here

[@anabikhoir7897]

I like the music during the victory ceremny ;)

[@leagueresults2010]

We are live

[@DemonKitty666_]

1:31:32 My future home!!! My partner and I are hopefully in the next few years emigrating to Toronto 🇨🇦💕

[@MrJEESMONkx]

What comment is needed; Something was themed unconditionally! Some personal emotions!

[@jimipurple123]

England's welcome was outstanding. England loves our brothers and sisters of Scotland

[@callumfriends395]

There's me at 1:35:13 I'm in the orange suit

[@formula1chelsearangers07]

[1:49:25] Scotland

[@kkb474]

The song at 33:56 is the best piece in this ceremony.

[@AlexMcGinlay]

Arif Mahmud 500 miles by the Proclaimers.

[@AlexMcGinlay]

Arif Mahmud Ah sorry, I think it might be Capercaille.

[@AlexMcGinlay]

Arif Mahmud My last link was it. Julie Fowlis. It's called, "Smeorach chlann domhnaill"

[@kkb474]

Arif Mahmud Finally!!!

[@AlexMcGinlay]

Arif Mahmud It's my genuine pleasure to help out mate :)

[@NotZeex]

5:46 my mum's there at 8

[@sopimazlan]

hye from malaysia :)

[@muhamadtarmizi3195]

Nicol made Asia, Malaysia prouddd😘

[@rinkisahani1596]

I think 2010 opening ceremony was the best. proud to be an Indian. nd I also love Scotland 😘

[@sensarmy]

Rinki Sahani ikr

[@MrBubba59]

Please upload the full closing ceremony. Thanks.

[@OneStepToday]

What Song is played during the seaplane flying, just after Susan boyle song?

[@thebaldpie3893]

This basically shows that as a nation we really don't give a fuck. I love it.

[@hakimnazir6998]

Prince Imran of Malaysia...🇲🇾

[@supercarimbolo2823]

Muy buena puesta en escena, sencilla pero transmitiendo el espíritu de la ciudad y de los juegos.

[@AmyMacdonaldFanpage]

Amy, You were absolutely brilliant! #rhythmofmyheart

[@Seanadelic]

How come I need to set up a US connection to view this? Was unable to view on KZbin in Australia, UK and Ireland. Surely you'd make the content available to countries that are a part of the Commonwealth.

[@SohailJafar1]

Init. And I'm from Glasgow and it canny see it :(

[@vivekpabla1759]

amazing thanks commonwealth

[@bukannamasebenarnya8692]

What song when BANGLADESH entrance?? Its really goodds

[@spaceBoba]

whos watching this while doing homework?

[@yojar68]

What's the name of the song that plays when the plane comes in with baton?

[@cabalaswamymadanu8519]

Its time for glasgow to rock

[@chargrilled8157]

probably the only time i’ve ever really watched this

[@linoma57]

Greetings from one of your colonies the United States of America.

[@sabhachandrabiswal2674]

😂😂

[@GeordiePat1]

Former Colonies.

[@linoma57]

It's true Americans don't understand sarcasm

[@yohanthoncruzrandydamnitfu1574]

we love MAS airlines...

[@formula1chelsearangers07]

6:16 start of the show

[@juliemcmahon7468]

Who sings the song at the very end of the programme?

[@jayanthmanutd]

Rwanda what outfits stunning 😍

[@CameronBW2000]

There were some problems extracting the written declaration to open the commonwealth games from the queen's baton, which almost ruined the opening ceremony.

[@mrmiloforlyfe]

who's the malaysian-born host?