London 2012 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony Tickets

The opening ceremony to every Olympics becomes more elaborate and impressive every year. Host countries love the chance to show off their culture, as well as the talent of their citizens. As well as singers, dancers, athletes, and celebrities, opening ceremonies in successive years have featured more and more fireworks, light shows, robotics, and after Beijing 2008 and Vancouver 2010, London 2012 has some major acts to follow.

While details of the London 2012 opening ceremony have yet to be made public, it's almost certain that London will make an effort to show up China and Canada, whose opening ceremonies drew admiration from around the world. At Beijing, Chinese history and culture was celebrated in an ceremony filled with dance and traditional costume directed by Zhang Yimou (famous for films like House of Flying Daggers), and in Vancouver, dancing lumberjacks, a traditional native blessing ceremony, and music from acclaimed singer kd lang made audiences worldwide think seriously about getting some warm clothes and renewing their passports for a trip North.

With one in three people worldwide watching, the London 2012 opening ceremonies are an unprecedented chance for the UK to showcase its art, culture, and diversity and the organizers are well aware. They're drawing on the best minds in the UK to produce an absolutely exceptional event, and one which, to witness in person, would be a truly once-in-a-lifetime experience.