2018 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony on the Gold Coast. The "Gold Coast Bulletin" called the opening ceremony as "dazzling" and "welcomed the world to its biggest ever party". "The West Australian" said that the "Spirits gone high" in the Gold Coast after the opening ceremony. The SBS called the ceremony as "dazzling" and the ABC said that the opening ceremony had "signaled great start for the 2018 Commonwealth Games". Foreign reaction was overwhelmingly positive. The BBC said the 2018 Commonwealth Games started with a "colorful" and "spectacular" opening ceremony. The "Dailymail" said the opening ceremony "kicked off in spectacular style". The "London Evening Standard" said
2015 European Games Opening Ceremony Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev declared the European Games open. American Singer Lady Gaga performed "Imagine", a cover from John Lennon at the event. The shapeshifting scene featured the representations of Yanar Dag and the Gobustan rock carvings, in particular. The woman on the stage (Nargiz Nasirzade) and the man (Aydemir Aydemirov) embodied the arrival of spring. Two thousand artists gathered at the scene to perform the yalli dance at the end. The opening ceremony was broadcast live on the official YouTube channel of the Games. 2015 European Games Opening Ceremony The Opening Ceremony of the 2015 European Games was the official