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Eh ? Did I just turn on the Eurovision Song Contest?
As much as certain people like to keep trying to compare the 2. This ain't the Olympics.
As much as certain people like to keep trying to compare the 2. This ain't the Olympics.
Yes, for one thing we didn't ask the rest of the UK to pay for it 😉
Those tents are the wrong brand. Don't they know there's no trespass in Scotland?
It was entirely funded by the Scots? 😉
Have to say, we had a great couple of days up there, saw athletics and gymnastics, Glasgow was amazing, very much like London during the Olympics.
It was entirely funded by the Scots?
80% from Glasgow CC, 20% from the Scottish government I think.
Stepping neatly away from the "who pays" argument may I just say that opening and closing ceremonies are a waste of time and money and should be banned
They are in my house anyway...
It needs to get a move on.
Life expectancy in Glasgow is not this long.
Ooh er, this Aussie parts a bit sh#t!
This Gold Coast thing is possibly the most embarrassing thing I've ever seen. We've had to turn it off.
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Any Aussies on here tonight?
Sponsored by Oz tourist board?
It's that sickly I want to vomit
Hope someone's got an ironing board handy... we made a dire job of folding that flag.
Glad I am not the only one thinking this is a load of old tosh.
how much were the closing "party" tickets? Anymore than £5 and I think some people may feel cheated!
I hope they've got Gogglebox on this
Shame, 'cos the games have been great.
Kylie, thigh length boots, yes please
Get yer Friday screenshots now
FMB's hmmmm
Thats where all the tents left at Glastonbury are disposed of
Ding dong...
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I've seen more entertaining closing ceremonies at my local, after a lock in
Seems remarkably flat on TV
How often has Kylie performed to a dead audience?
Boots cover a pretty uninspiring performance
Scotland gave you
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Australia gave us
Kylie in boots
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ThAt rear view of Kylie. Och aye.
I can't even control my capitals
Enjoyed the 'Jarvis Cocker'esque stage invasion by the girl in the green jumper!
If the theme to Kylie's performance is a night out in Glasgow, she's been on different ones to me. Nobody's been sick, and a mass brawl hasn't erupted outside a kebab house 😯
I slept with Susan Boyle once. True story.
She was in the seat next to me on a flight back from LA. She snored a bit.
At last - a real singer
Christ its new years eve already.
All the best for 2015 everyone
We looked at tickets, £200 a head.
Very glad I am at home tonight.
Even Deacon Blue were cringe worthy, did Simple Minds or The Proclaimers turn up?
People with simple minds turned up!
What was so wrong with it? I caught a few minutes here and there, and Kylie was rocking it! (: Didn't see much though?
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Any Aussies on here tonight?
Aye.
The Qld Gold Coast is brash and crass, so their performance was bang on.
Kylie, ah well... 🙂
Well it was poor. Not as poor as the London closing ceremony.
To be honest of the opening and closing ceremonies, London opening was fun, and Glasgow opening wasn't too bad. Both closings have been poor.
Not as poor as the London closing ceremony.
This. iirc the London closing ceremony was a rehash of an early 1990s Brit awards, complete with George Michael's latest single, Pet Shop Boys, Beady Eye covering Oasis, Those two who still haven't noticed that their band (Queen) ceased to have a purpose twenty years ago and, for the first time on primetime telly in 15 years, Annie fluffing Lennox, so a short set from Kylie wins it for me.
The Gold Coast bit was absolutely cringeworthy.
I thought the cheese factor couldn't get any worse then the Surfer dude drew a magical doorway on the screens and a small enthusiastic child appeared on stage.
At that point the cheese event horizon was crossed and we were sucked in to a whirling vortex of sub Disney, pseudo Eurovision trash.
Not even Kylie in boots could recover after that.
Still the Commonwealth Games were great, Glasgow should host it from now on (with opening and closing ceremonies to be banned henceforth)
They should have had a battle royale between Kylie and Shirley Manson.
Should have had Usain Bolt up dancing. To everything.
Kylies stage invader was
Genevieve LaCaze
well worth a google
The Gold Coast bit was rubbish indeed, but Kylie remains a minx.
Well done Glasgow for putting on a really great event. The atmosphere in Glasgow was like a fair, when I went up last weekend. The weegies should be proud of themselves, a huge effort has paid off I think.
'London 2012' was over-blown I think, I liked the 'home-spun' feel of Glasgow 2014.