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

[@andinarizkia]

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]

Ive just been thinking about this.

[@rain3339]

bro it would be way worse than a slight vibration

[@chandramohan_sonder]

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

[@haniella286]

Beautiful 😌😌

[@JustZal]

goosebumps

[@iamb34]

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]

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]

And ofcourse to induce fear in the enemy

[@last5902]

@@MochaHammy nice physcollogical warfare tactics.

[@iamb34]

@@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]

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

[@rennydanston6507]

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

[@chelleb.9759]

Isekai is real😂

[@kalebsok2947]

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

[@esphilee]

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

[@jadiellima8922]

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

[@esphilee]

@@jadiellima8922 , Pun intended, you know.. China is doing fine with communism. I am happy with that. Does not mean I can’t joke about it.

[@kaideng2571]

They were repeatedly chanting: "有朋自遠方來，不亦樂乎" Which translates to "We have friends who came from far places. We are ecstatic." It's meant to signal "we welcome your presence."

[@bidawei]

And these words come from 2000 years ago.

[@valentina-blossom]

That's so beautiful 😭😭😭 I didn't know they were saying words. Wow that made it even better

[@cadhlaohanlon4443]

its a direct quote from Confucius.

[@amialal4510]

@kaideng2571 And yet France just showed the world and even bragged about how rotten they have been and how they do not welcome the athletes that are hot, sleep deprived and not being fed, infected by the seine and the list goes on....shame on them.

[@崔阳-g7g]

The words they shouted originated from Confucius, a sage over two thousand years ago. I hope all of you can learn more about the real China.

[@CeramicQuill]

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

[@OhhowHelovesus777]

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]

Very disrespectful of the audience. Bad concert etiquette.

[@KingNefiiria]

@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]

@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]

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

[@yhlee1205]

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

[@GopherYourself-qd5dr]

honestly wasnt as loud as i was expecting

[@abenungshithoudam9948]

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

[@realtalk6195]

Imagine the drumming not even sounding good.

[@Stephanie_Watson]

imagine having to practice with so many ppl💀

[@stevethea5250]

@@GopherYourself-qd5dr when

[@elem5845]

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

[@W11-o2y]

*Referral Writing Intensifies*

[@shifa4040]

This honestly deserves more likes

[@Mimi-ci5dn]

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

[@wizzyofsorts]

999th like v-v

[@chrisa6825]

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

[@charlottelee2640]

The Beijing Olympics opening ceremony is the best I’ve ever seen 👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@Surila-yg2do]

The best and no one can repeat it except themselves. 🔥

[@VidralliaArchives]

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

[@Cye22]

@Qimodis the audience won’t stop clapping

[@zone5breezy]

They are so dense 😂

[@lealaandizzi4eva]

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

[@anacarolmsc]

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

[@heathermontague5051]

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

[@dovee1]

Imagine actually hearing it

[@MrMaxitaple]

I can't imagine seeing u in person

[@mrjohneeviedean]

Maybe in the rehearsals

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

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

[@husa0190]

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

[@Amir_Khosrowshahi]

2008 USA basketball and wrestling

[@fiyaa.]

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

[@salvadoroars]

Athens 2004 for me

[@oppositionside4567]

cuz the culture r quite impressive to hear abt

[@Mooi-td6pl]

Their first ever olympic. 16 years has passed us by. London, Rio De Jeneiro, Tokyo and Paris; we come to realize that 8/8/ 2008 opening ceremony in Beijing is the best ever. No debate needed. Our eyes don't get tired of watching it, no matter how many times we have watched it. It is truly a classic.

[@janlloydpadiernos3840]

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

[@khel1761m]

And it's in sky with mythical clouds

[@theSpawnofChaoswashere]

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

[@prihaps]

2:42 🤣🤣

[@jyk4736]

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]

@@theSpawnofChaoswashere 😭😭😭

[@tyreenawebb9358]

All the cells in my body when i finally drink water

[@Obsidianfire12]

@Chris Williams no we only have like 1 million cells

[@tyreenawebb9358]

@Chris Williams duh.

[@dhrumildave4221]

@@Obsidianfire12 eh, more than that

[@Obsidianfire12]

@@dhrumildave4221 ik i was joking

[@sudhanvasamaga2360]

I left the chat

[@stefan3597]

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

[@charleswood2066]

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]

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]

I almost threw up at that point

[@rp6611]

@@coronavirusisacommunistchi845 exactly! You are correct only!

[@kevinjin9105]

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

[@windps1410]

This event matched well on the values of Olympics: excellence, respect and friendship.

[@thegavinjackson]

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

[@TellingItLikeItIs2000]

He didn't show up to practice.

[@Bella-nw4xi]

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

[@rickychristian2853]

@@Bella-nw4xi ahaahhaha

[@lfe2830]

😂

[@aaronkoeppe9057]

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

[@dr.baldskin]

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]

money

[@unintrigued3647]

Same

[@petyrparker]

Bcuz China

[@quin9627]

@@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

[@justinlewis899]

1.3 billion people 2000 is not much in China

[@Khymeira]

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

[@tarunarulraj]

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

[@cazique]

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

[@denialater7775]

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

[@jayy1980]

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

[@joalcontin2991]

the precision and presentation of the culture is just WOW. Ancestors must be clapping above the clouds.

[@RS-km4rm]

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

[@Amir_Khosrowshahi]

Why

[@RS-km4rm]

@@Amir_Khosrowshahi it’s a joke

[@meleemelee213]

@@RS-km4rm ok

[@marksnow7569]

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

[@soubhagya2246]

Bro ur imagination level 😂

[@juanpablotrigos6314]

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

[@noskcaj1834]

same people that clap when the plane lands

[@Sagha4]

@@noskcaj1834 loll so true

[@xescdelarosa3328]

@@noskcaj1834 ok, you just crossed the line

[@Doopidap]

Whats the time

[@chillerkiller112]

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

[@H1ghMess]

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

[@mohammedsanogo3627]

IKR!!! Like let them finish!

[@TheXandraPanda]

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]

Humans are both amazing and annoying.

[@heysiri7016]

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

[@kakyoindonut3213]

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

[@KLK01]

Nothing will top this ceremony.

[@Brian-s3m]

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

[@cptTK421]

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

[@Alusnovalotus]

13

[@USMCCombatVet4TastyCrayons]

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

[@lirazel2001]

B r i a n :D

[@TheCactuar124]

@@USMCCombatVet4TastyCrayons Clearly a joke lol. Lighten up.

[@caitlin8893]

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

[@codyrudra6934]

😂😂😂 Best comment ever

[@iamapokerface8992]

stfu u arent able to do it too

[@Funkytrip73]

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

[@bananaboy8416]

They are Chinese. Asians can do anything

[@emmanuelmeysman820]

ok

[@caitlin8893]

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

[@michelleregis6181]

lol yeah

[@RobinNewton-dy1sh]

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

[@Rabbitsliver]

The drummer has never been seen again since...

[@keepers...]

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

[@cedrick25]

@@RobinNewton-dy1sh you gotta be joking me mate

[@kaixiang5390]

The masculine desire to be a part of something greater than yourself

[@parker25489]

women have that desire as well

[@Despotic_Waffle]

@@parker25489 The human desire to be part of something greater than yourself

[@pandagamer8081]

​@@TestButton stop yapping lil bro

[@Urblib]

@@parker25489no tanto 😂

[@tonkinthehanoian1843]

Even greater​@@parker25489

[@galileoko]

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]

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

[@nope24601]

Be careful. Communism is not the road to prosperity.

[@galileoko]

@@nope24601 ？？？

[@shanebeudeker441]

Anything for attention i guess?

[@cartoonsingular]

@@shanebeudeker441 -🤡

[@MillionaireHoyOriginal]

My upstairs neighbors.

[@duoem7194]

You live in a very tall building

[@khajiitimanus7432]

@@duoem7194 Heh.

[@yaseeisthere]

😂😂😂

[@KrinchiD]

😂

[@sabrinaschnoeller5965]

Those apartment buildings.

[@AndorranStairway]

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]

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]

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

[@basicallyno1722]

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

[@AndorranStairway]

@@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

[@INTJ791]

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

[@aarjavguha3943]

This has to be one of the best goosebumps ceremony ever..like it’s so cool

[@_Dawson_]

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

[@MinMin-tu3yb]

Well, here you go 2:07

[@thejasak8851]

That mistake would be negligible

[@nyan3576]

Imagine when you suddenly forgot the moves there

[@joerionis5902]

@@thejasak8851 Unless its caught on camera

[@finn.degreef1282]

2:02

[@sara-gy2ic]

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

[@yagurlg5482]

Facts

[@JavierGomezX]

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

[@yoschiii]

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

[@Annabanana6819]

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

[@coffeebean4356]

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

[@brett8460]

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

[@so.bored.i.ate.the_apple]

Lmaooooo👏

[@skye415]

Lmaooooooooooo😀

[@yanca7657]

Breathing in sync though

[@Berilia]

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

[@edisondai8418]

make a friend

[@movebeautifullywithhilda]

I am still getting goosebumps from watching this. I lived in China then and I remember we all watched this in a rooftop bar on a big screen. Everyone, locals and foreigners stood up with respect. We had tears in our eyes. We were so proud of the country we were temporary residents of.. so proud of their determination and might.

[@王宁静-l6h]

Do come back and visit china again ❤❤

[@NickRego]

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

[@batmanwholaughs3462]

1:40

[@danielvos2639]

How’s this only got 200 likes😭😭

[@fuzzylumpkinz91]

I'd really like this to be top comment pls

[@misakisakakibara4532]

LmAoO 😂

[@ritzzzblitzz6833]

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

[@awanteddude5373]

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

[@mowgli8480]

"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]

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

[@bigbrain2178]

@@mowgli8480 cry about it oh wait

[@uzziake]

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

[@mowgli8480]

@@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.

[@dion4037]

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

[@stivenBermeo]

Theirs* biggest and most ambitious brazzers project.

[@GLPentAxel]

@@stivenBermeo no that would still be their*

[@Thebensupremacy]

@@GLPentAxel there...

[@GLPentAxel]

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

[@eclypsaqueen7013]

*there

[@sixtogonzaga655]

Still the best opening ceremony i have watched. Full of culture and a lot of wow moments

[@icephoenix3565]

China is the best

[@Flying-Lavender-Melon90]

This Performance is GOATED.

[@JonathanOgdenMusic]

*Crowd:* “Oh we can do this!” (clap) (clap) (clap)

[@gihont]

ikr

[@c_p1858]

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

[@ShyamUHS]

2.8k likes no replies wow

[@hotshot104]

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

[@stephenwithaph1566]

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

[@Tinera420]

Earplugs

[@xixonplayu]

unfortunately, sound travels relatively slow

[@_xlampix1439]

They have earpieces on, basically they are listening to their own cues. Most musicians in concerts have it so they won't get distracted by the crowd.

[@mellastea9432]

I love the smiles! You can realy see the joy and hard work they put in. It makes one happy too.

[@zl6800]

This is by far the best opening ceremony of all time. - from Paris 2024

[@ΡΟΥΛΑΠΡΟΒΑΤΟΥ]

For me, the best opening ceremony was in Athens 2004

[@thelasttaarakian]

I don’t even like Xhina but I agree compared to Paris 2024 it just really shows how far the west has degraded socially.

[@tassoskard8157]

Beijing satisfies the eyes but Athens the soul! Both were magical!

[@orka_horaeshaw]

london 2012 was also cool

[@meme_lorddan_kuroto2067]

Sochi 2014 is the best

[@lemonmanoftexas6892]

and this is what they heard when the firenation attacked

[@david.jr.]

Underrated

[@rogerguillen149]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH TOO SOON

[@mariannemoon]

ha ha ha

[@b0h236]

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

[@Rose-mo7xd]

Avatar state yip yip

[@resilientum]

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

[@KCJbomberFTW]

That’s why they always win diving

[@mr8883]

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

[@starboundtransraceactivist847]

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]

​@@starboundtransraceactivist847rzvist twit

[@marius4278]

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

[@bw1074]

Still my favorite performance for any of the Olympics in the last 40 years. Was soo cool!!

[@samisfun868]

GORL when them lights went out and the drum sticks glowing in the dark MY JAW DROPPED with my GOODSEBUMPS all over - as if everything else before that wasn't impressive enough. my god.

[@samisfun868]

@Kerry Chenikr lol

[@joshooahh]

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

[@MerryKoreasmas]

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

[@gloriouspink4563]

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

[@Tsubaki_Chun]

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

[@rainszzngai]

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

[@mattbai7131]

@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.

[@piercerogers8634]

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.

[@lylaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-d5e]

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

[@jimboonie9885]

@@lylaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-d5e f ne

[@Oreeve]

YES.

[@hannahclarke9902]

FR

[@badger5921]

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

[@abuhasbulla2442]

Who else agree this is much better than Olympics paris

[@clarehsueh7683]

Much, much, much, much better!

[@emortaltupac]

Amen 🤣👌👏👏👏👏

[@Adrfhrhg]

So you like communism?

[@mrjzz2703]

So you like fat men in women's clothing?​@@Adrfhrhg

[@wooba4227]

​@@Adrfhrhgnot as much as you like jews

[@Souptime69]

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

[@arteficiomio]

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]

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

[@splashsong]

@@arteficiomio 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]

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

[@melodymckane4820]

The literally did not have to clap until it was over

[@Paperandpencilman]

Imagine being the person who trained all of them.

[@thaherameher8178]

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

[@h0rze423]

@@thaherameher8178 probably Technoblade

[@zorlockts5744]

@@h0rze423 😬

[@_heartquartz8597]

Hah! Technoblade approves 😆

[@yannanava5630]

@@thaherameher8178 same😓

[@ShadowWing48]

The first strike always sends chills down my back. Its amazing just how well put together this opening was

[@Flowdaboyz]

Till this day no other nation has top this amazing opening.

[@AllichKey]

The opening ceremonies from china and indonesia are the best in my opinion so far!

[@dimitriosmaniatis863]

Athens opening ceremony my friend

[@yasminwafa2392]

Agree

[@Sedona_FD3S]

@@dimitriosmaniatis863no. Stop

[@briantaylor9285]

Athens comes VERY close.

[@jimash1672]

I can't imagine the amount of time they spent to perfect it and those ppl clapping taking 5 secs trying to ruin it by clapping!!!

[@adityag7124]

Who is here after the Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony

[@antoinem2088]

Et on est ridicules comme prévu.

[@justtddal]

@@antoinem2088vrmmm

[@ShamPain808]

Soon as I saw it, I said “it’s pretty cool, but it’s not Beijing cool”

[@jammy-44]

Yes and what an embarrassment for France 🤣 simply awful

[@issrah7620]

2008 .... 🤦 That's crazy

[@peachlume]

the camerawork is incredible too. Really gives the feeling of “multiplication”. This is my favorite olympics opening! The mix between technology and tradition was amazing

[@yurishige]

came here to refresh my eyes and brain from paris opening ceremony

[@wlb8607]

Same here

[@mehmetfatihemanet3493]

Me too

[@opanoden3198]

Me too

[@PeenWienerstien]

Its refreshing to see so many people honoring and venerating their country and culture instead of desecrating and denigrating it like we do.

[@bells8917]

😂😂😂We all diddd

[@suzannekratosmaker7484]

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

[@ent.8979]

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]

@@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]

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

[@ent.8979]

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

[@tachikoma-gg]

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.

[@cia1721]

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

[@nox7376]

Omg yes 😂😂😂 thought the same

[@jimininakyeopta5323]

Oh my ghaaad

[@coocoointhebrains]

Wowwww soo right

[@lovlydragon1312]

Tru

[@kenji3891]

yow, that is so true lmaooooo xD

[@TRÜKYE_GZELİ]

I feel ashamed when I look at the opening now. It is really nice to see the scenes that have been worked on and I get goosebumps when I watch it. A magnificent choreography.

[@chagiRenee]

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

[@sagedakotalmft7763]

"It is such a pleasure to have friends coming from afar!" "How happy we are!"

[@jeisytudu3477]

Thank you 😂❤️✨

[@OrangeJuiceDripping]

Thats beautiful

[@6Euphoria6]

The was too many voices at once for me to even realize they were talking not simply shouting onomatopoeia

[@MeghaRawat-qc8pq]

It was incredible 🤩

[@kylewithacamera]

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

[@forest3335]

fr they fucked up the whole rhythm smh

[@eriao05]

They thought they did something BYEE💀✋🏽

[@destyniiskywalker]

Clapping *not* to the beat, lol

[@minukarodrigo]

It's like clapping in church lmao

[@unchi8147]

@@eriao05 frr

[@lynettesava7831]

Yes, yes we are all here because of one reason.

[@bofanwang8886]

One world, one reason 😂😂😂

[@mlamarana]

We needed a cleanse and here we are to see perfection

[@Aluttuh]

And that reason is disgrace

[@Jocc-st8yr]

😂😂😂

[@zhenggong7993]

We will see each other here again 4 years later. Love from 2028

[@jimenasuga8901]

No one Olympic opening will surpass this

[@influence944]

Beijing's Olympic opening ceremony was one of the best if not best spectacle the modern human culture created.

[@crhu319]

Athens was arguably more creative as a performance. But they didn't build an architectural marvel stadium

[@krissyb6689]

Athens was the most artistic and human

[@doyeonkim6742]

Makes me shudder at the authoritarian/collectivist nature this entails.

[@safri85duo]

Agree

[@cim888]

@@doyeonkim6742 No worse that colonialism from British/EU, slavery/pillaging of Africa which still happens to this day, agent orange in Vietnam or the multiple oil wars which America started. But its ok because its white on non-whites yeah?

[@NelleBear]

I have to give it to China, this opening ceremony was an absolute masterclass. I've never seen anything like it before or since. I was in complete awe watching this live.

[@shq_main2853]

Asians just gotta do everything better

[@jeffdemongo5678]

Still hope they wont be able to host another olympics event with everything they are doing at the moment. I mean 21st century concentration camps is something you usually only see in north korea.

[@yourspritzels]

@@shq_main2853 exactly

[@thokozni4721]

After what i just saw in a telly from paris i had to cleanse my eyes with the GOATED OPENING CEREMONY

[@calummacritchie7840]

@@thokozni4721 understandable mate.

[@godzilla9268]

Snowflake ❄️😂

[@Stoddardian]

@@godzilla9268 And yet here you are.

[@deliciousramen58]

Same here

[@alfonso13579]

@@godzilla9268 france should be ashamed of how bad the opening ceremony was that you had to defend it

[@brave9801]

That is to me the best Olympic opening ceremony!

[@gohminglong8716]

The clapping sounds of the crowd were stronger than these drums

[@von2886]

Ye

[@всемпривет-и1щ]

they should’ve told the crowd not to clap until the end or something

[@hugnboba]

fr I HATED it, they disturbed the performance

[@00B.]

the pattern they create visually is just as impressive as their playing. How do you even rehearse that? t.t

[@Triairius]

Rigorously.

[@mattmathew6706]

I think they rehearse in small groups and everyone gets shuffled between groups to make sure they are all practising the same thing

[@GS-lf4rk]

cuz all 2008 of them are in military. before Xi took the office, PLA has a separate branch that doing dance and large scale performance, they also trained singers.

[@Freiya2011]

Put it online, train individually, put it together in smaller groups, go big...

[@Blitzkit]

-give 2008 people the same drum demonstration. (be it in internet or via video clip) -let them practice for like a 1 or 2 months i guess -in 2 or 1 week before the event let them go in groups (in each group there should be a guide so others will follow and let the 2008 adapt and be comfortable with numbers) -there will be a the big stage rehearsal checking all mics lights and etc

[@musicforlive6347]

Almost 16 years later, I am still as amazed at the perfection of this moment as I was on the day of the Beijing Olympic Games ceremony.

[@jeffreyzhuang4395]

the one of 2024 is so terrible.

[@cdyn5480]

Did you clap offbeat?

[@saturnine156]

I saw this in 2008. I felt immense joy and a soaring feeling. I was amazed at the beauty of humanity. Today i come back and i have tears in my eyes. We really have fallen so far.

[@quineniola_]

Masterpiece, they were so ahead of their time...what a time to have been alive to witness this! Best ever opening ceremony

[@SloppyPloppyJingoShingo]

To witness it in person would’ve been so cool!

[@jaybrown1287]

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

[@DesertMoon]

Best comment.

[@andrewj3177]

If that true, imagine how the demon is summoned

[@khajiitimanus7432]

*nods*

[@inokivisumi9776]

@@andrewj3177 and Mike Tyson punches him in the face

[@andrewj3177]

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

[@orchidpanda2253]

Probably the greatest Olympic opening ceremony to date. Wondrous and inspirational.

[@shrekivan2874]

French people think they made the best ceremony of all time🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ShanniaKeyBuendia]

True!

[@Sagarjk333]

Lol😂😂​@@shrekivan2874

[@wingsoficarus1139]

@@shrekivan2874 Wdym, Goijira recreating one of the most famous French Revolutionary songs was epic.

[@shrekivan2874]

@@wingsoficarus1139 It was great and original, but as we say in France, On sait pas doser (I live in France)

[@LanceCorporalKitty]

This will forever be incredibly impressive and one of the best highlights of any Olympic ceremony. I haven't seen anything even remotely as impressive as this at any opening ceremony after Beijing 2008.

[@silkialopez1264]

I still remember it as one of the best openings for the Olympics

[@jizifeng]

2004，2008，2 best openning ceremony....well done greece CHina

[@ramengurung9913]

@@jizifengLondon was great too. That whole Industrial Revolution segment was amazing

[@Fishball0423]

@@ramengurung9913u must be kidding

[@littlereptilian7580]

​@@ramengurung9913London was a Illuminati ritual with all that triangles

[@DepecheGuy99]

​@@ramengurung9913 london one was great until that 80-90s músic montage with that couple dancing. That ruined it for me.

[@carochancecily]

I still get goosebumps. This is how opening ceremony should be like. Historic.

[@d.carter3850]

I remember how upset I was for missing this when it was originally aired. Back then, you couldn't find any recordings of it online. Finally, enough time has passed where NBC will finally allow those of us who missed it to see what all the fuss was about. Even 13 years later, it lives up to the hype.

[@FlashRey]

And people saying we China built the firewall to see the world...

[@fishoutofwater-flop-flopfl7171]

@@FlashRey dude, just stop. This guys saying he wanted to see it and was upset he can’t, not once did he blame China he did blame NBC an American news network

[@FlashRey]

@@fishoutofwater-flop-flopfl7171 I thought that was almost what I mean. All I need is a better English teacher.

[@stephanie3848]

I fell asleep before Sarah Hughes skate in 2002...I could kick myself for that lol

[@tratbagd4500]

​@@fishoutofwater-flop-flopfl7171wtf does China have to do with it? If he's American then it was his local national broadcasting company that had the rights to air it and air any reruns..

[@arnold-fx]

Greatest Olympic opening ever. Can't recall another one that was as grand or majestic.

[@viedaz.4291]

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

[@NandoDisco]

I wish! They ruined it with all the clapping.

[@prihaps]

They should have recorded rehearsal

[@JavierGomezX]

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

[@gabriellelee3700]

@@JavierGomezX lol got em.

[@Ldawg42069]

@@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

[@serenity9932]

Even after so many years!! NOTHING CAN TOP THIS.

[@ksw4942]

Yes. Every opening ceremony after has brought me back to this moment. Although the drone globe in Japan was pretty beautiful and breathtaking. A sign of a new age.

[@salsasoul4112]

@John John It's an ancient Chinese drumming technique they're using. It is a call to the Heavens giving thanks and praise.

[@allwinyay]

@John John then you can move on. No need to complain like a spoilt child. This show is not made for you only.

[@cloudbasedbear]

@John John I can't believe the amount of disrespect- you could have just clicked off the video instead of wasting your time shaming other people's culture, this probably took years to organise and to have 2008 people in sync like that is truly amazing. You literally can just leave

[@swaraj6053]

go and see soviet moscow olympics lol

[@Howlingburd19]

Fun fact: there were 2008 drummers! The sheer scale of it all and how they’re almost all in sync is INCREDIBLE!!!

[@MsJackieJack]

And they were all volunteers! Regular Joe Schmos. So cool they pulled this off.

[@Howlingburd19]

@@MsJackieJack really? That’s so cool. This opening ceremony is art, that’s what it is :)

[@bekoroksinus]

what? its not incredible.. even its not real!! you know what was incredible and goosebumbs fr2024 opening when this thing jumped off the silverspaceshipthing was just incredible "" what youre are talking about has to be another dimension and timeline...idk youre wrong here mate :P hahahah

[@QUEEN-df1mc]

Chinese people are well disciplined

[@Pokeface0lily]

@AndrewDrammehthey are volunteers 😂

[@CuteC3]

The part where they do the final countdown with the drums as LEDs was the sickest part IMO. Not in this video but you could probably search it up: Beijing Olympics Countdown

[@richardbenson8661]

I know you came here after watching paris2024😂

[@ikemnr]

Of course 😂

[@rohitsawant5805]

Yes sir

[@TheBL-ZNL]

Yup😂

[@ryezian2419]

Nice guess bro:)

[@Amazing-y3p]

😅😅

[@Aghartaaify]

Needed my eyes washed after Paris 2024... Thank you China for this great moment.

[@evolutionagency2011]

So you like communism?

[@kameraldbahrul3432]

Yes​@@evolutionagency2011

[@artimeiameia1489]

​@@evolutionagency2011 bruh

[@Aghartaaify]

Prefer a show that doesn't promote gangbang, ended up finding China's show was great = liking communism : welcome to 2024. For knowledge purposes: Do you know how much Taxed the average workers are in China compared to France?

[@johnstan1943]

not related​@@evolutionagency2011

[@adamsaldana5462]

This was the first time China was on the huge international national stage and they absolutely knocked it out of the park. They made their mark and it became the best opening ceremony of any Olympics game ever

[@sparkymularkey6970]

I remember watching this when it aired thinking, "Oh, this is something special."

[@Miss-pi6yz]

In my eyes, I find this ceremony is so iconic, peaceful & extremely beautiful. This is my opinion. others may find other countries Olympic open Ceremony is better. It is not a matter better or bad … but it just an opinion. Beauty lies in the eyes of the Beholder ❤

[@faintclapofthunder]

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

[@Yohan.B]

Haha

[@ingeniousdepression6436]

Lol yeah 😂

[@thedeliveryboy1123]

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

[@linux4868]

@Constance Bochard sound of covid in America

[@simonl7067]

@@linux4868 by American

[@nadines6344]

I came to show my child what a true opening ceremony looks like after watching 30 minutes of the Paris one.

[@helen99168]

LOL SAME but for myself

[@patovalentino]

SAME!

[@TaylorBliss]

Yup

[@omar-1121]

Same Paris opening messed up so bad

[@MOLEKER]

Omg same

[@FaroTV_]

I imagine plenty of people coming back to this to confirm that its not only nostalgia that tells us that times were better back then.

[@salimboudjema6018]

Bruh 2008 was as bad as now in economic terms

[@daeith1233]

Talking abt better times while refering to 2008💀Honnstly today is worse bc of aged people like you, you are intolerant to any form of media and always find something to cry about, it's spoiling any type of enjoyment

[@therollerlollerman]

@@daeith1233 both of you are trying to compare the structural collapse of western financial bubble to a chinese olympics opening ceremony

[@daeith1233]

@@therollerlollerman He said time were better back then, but he's a westerner so obviously time weren't better for us.

[@therollerlollerman]

@@daeith1233 arguably almost any period during the 21st century is better than the post-2020 one. 2008 was bad for mortgages and the economy but nearly everything else had reasons for optimism.

[@Tsewang_Lachenpa]

This is 1000× better tgan 2024 Paris Olympics!

[@raapija]

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

[@1SSJA]

@zach how so>?> i laughed

[@Eric-lo2ug]

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

[@Eric-lo2ug]

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

[@Eric-lo2ug]

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

[@ashiksaleem360]

*overrated

[@myh.1312]

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!

[@iFryTube]

Soldiers, not citizens. Males only. No females. Forced into adult diapers during their performances all under the most brutal dictatorship the world has ever known. Seems a lot less impressive when you actually look past the surface 😉

[@janicel6841]

Idk why but this makes me emotional, wish humanity was this connected.

[@bluespider6538]

it is

[@n3gi_]

You want all humans to be clones?

[@janicel6841]

@@n3gi_ no, I want them to become a hive mind lmao

[@ooffactor]

only under ccp

[@PsychLab_HK]

@@janicel6841 its pretty scary in reality....lost of uniqueness and freedom

[@LKelly-ep8ce]

Showing their rich culture amazingly displayed! I still remember it, and still to this day, it gives me chills. Bravo China for opening up your nation for the rest of the world to see what it means to "Go Big or Go Home!"