The opening ceremony of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games has already been talked up by the organisers as potentially on a level with Danny Boyle’s London Olympics 2012 event. It's a description which certainly gets the appetite whetted for this evening.
While not quite having the same budget as Boyle could pull on for his spectacular ceremony, the Commonwealth Games creative team hope that the rich past that the city has to offer will see them shine on Thursday night. An incredible 1.5 billion eyes are expected to be on Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium come 7pm (BST) when the Games begin.
Expect wide ranging musical performances that seek to put Birmingham on the map, and dance numbers that may even rival Glasgow’s teacakes from the Commonwealth Games in 2014.
