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Zürich 2014 – Opening Ceremony with DJ Bobo, Freddy Nock, and Sunrise Avenue
The European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 (12 to 17 August) will be a unique summer festival. On each day of competition, athletics top performances and show highlights will captivate the crowd at Letzigrund Stadium.
National and international top artists, such as DJ Bobo, Sunrise Avenue, Eliana Burki, Marc Sway, and Freddy Nock will partake in the championship action.
The series of show highlights will start with the Opening Ceremony at the end of the first day of competition (Tuesday, 12 August). Stadium visitors will be enjoying a 30-minute multimedia show. „This form of merging music, artistry, and sport will be a first for Switzerland,” said Simon Ackermann, co-producer and director of the championship ceremonies at Letzigrund Stadium.
DJ Bobo, internationally known for his spectacular shows, will perform together with Cooly, and with tightrope artist Freddy Nock, who might try to challenge Renaud Lavillenie for his dominance of the Letzigrund Stadium skies. Sunrise Avenue, the popular rock band from Helsinki will build a bridge from the last host city of the European Athletics Championships to Zürich 2014.
„The shows during Opening Ceremony will all establish a link to sport in general and to athletics in particular,“ added Simon Ackermann. Many Swiss athletics legends (e.g. Anita Weyermann, Anita Protti, Werner Günthör, Markus Ryffel, and Viktor Röthlin), as well as hundreds of Zürich 2014 volunteers will partake in the ceremony, as well.
Shows featuring Swiss musicians to conclude each day of competition
Each day of competition will be concluded with a 10-minute multimedia show celebrating the performances of the athletes. Representatives of four different music genres will portray aspects of the multifaceted host country of the championships. Plasma, a newcomer electro rock band will be the ambassadors of Switzerland’s young generation.
Shows featuring Swiss musicians to conclude each day of competition
Each day of competition will be concluded with a 10-minute multimedia show celebrating the performances of the athletes. Representatives of four different music genres will portray aspects of the multifaceted host country of the championships. Plasma, a newcomer electro rock band will be the ambassadors of Switzerland’s young generation.
While Trauffer, a modern-day alpine musician, will be celebrating Zurich as the gateway to the Swiss Alps, pop musician and Zurich local Marc Sway will be pointing to the city’s multicultural side. Finally, DJ Tito Torres will pay tribute to the famous Street Parade.
With best wishes to Amsterdam
On Sunday, 17 August, a 45-minute Closing Ceremony will include the final five Victory Ceremonies, and will top off the six-day mega event. As many as seven musicians or bands will help celebrate the championships, and of course send Zürich 2014’s best wishes to the next host country of the European Athletics Championships: Netherlands (Amsterdam 2016). Swiss soul singer Caroline Chevin will perform a duet with her Dutch colleague Alain Clark. Famous alphorn blower Eliana Burki and 50 flag throwers will add a lot of ”swissness” to the evening. And Plasma, Trauffer, and Marc Sway will make Letzigrund Stadium rock again. In addition, there will be a surprise guest performing in the star-studded Zürich 2014 Closing Ceremony.
All ceremonies at Letzigrund Stadium will be staged by 3Friends (Nadine Imboden, Simon Ackermann, and Max Sieber) and produced by Compresso, a well-known Zurich-based agency.
Artists at the European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014:
- Tuesday, 12 August: Opening ceremony with DJ Bobo, Freddy Nock, and Sunrise Avenue
- Wednesday, 13 August: Plasma (theme: Young Switzerland)
- Thursday, 14 August: Trauffer (theme: Zurich – the Gateway to the Swiss Alps)
- Friday, 15 August: Marc Sway (theme: Multicultural Zurich)
- Saturday, 16 August: DJ Tito Torres (theme : Tribute to the Street Parade)
- Sunday, 17 August: Closing ceremony with Eliana Burki, Plasma, Trauffer, Marc Sway, Caroline Chevin, Alain Clark, 50 flag throwers, and a surprise guest.
