Two Door Cinema Club frontman Alex Trimble was one of many big name performers that helped usher in the London Olympic Games yesterday. Along with the likes of Dizzee Rascal, Paul McCartney and the Arctic Monkeys, Trimble performed in front of a worldwide audience as the four-hour event marked the beginning of the London 2012 Games.
Trimble performed a song by the name of Caliban’s Dream, which, as noted by NME, was actually penned solely for the opening ceremony by Rick Smith of Underworld. Caliban’s Dream features on the official soundtrack for the 2012 Olympics, titled Isles of Wonder: Music for the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, but you can check it out for free below.
On first being informed of his invitation to perform at the opening ceremony, Trimble responded with disbelief.
“I remember getting a call from my manager one morning while I was on tour in America. It woke me up and I was half asleep and hungover – he told me that Danny [Boyle] wanted me to come and perform a song at the Olympics. I listened and then went back to sleep. When I woke up again I actually thought the call had been a dream. My manager called back and after a lot of convincing that it was, in fact, a real genuine offer, I obviously said yes,” Trimble said of his involvement in the opening ceremony.
“I’m really proud of the performance. I have so much respect for the team that put it all together. Danny always made time to sit with me one on one and go through things and see how everything was going and with Rick we worked one on one too. In the studio, on the phone, it just felt so personal. Not like something that’s gone out worldwide! I’m sure it’ll take a few months for the reality to fully sink in.”
Listen: Alex Trimble of Two Door Cinema Club – Caliban’s Dream
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt1s-sE2mEE
NME has also kindly put together the setlist for the opening ceremony, check it out…
The London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony – Setlist:
The Who – Baba O’Riley
Muse – Map Of The Problematique
Fuck Buttons – Surf Solar
Sex Pistols – God Save The Queen
The Clash – London Calling
Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells
OMD – Enola Gay
The Jam – Going Underground
The Rolling Stones – (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
The Beatles – She Loves You
Millie Small – My Boy Lollipop
Led Zeppelin – Trampled Under Foot
The Specials – A Message To You Rudy
David Bowie – Starman
Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
Eric Clapton – Wonderful Tonight
Sex Pistols – Pretty Vacant
New Order – Blue Monday
Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Relax
Soul II Soul – Back To Life
Happy Mondays – Step On
Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This
The Prodigy – Firestarter
Blur – Song 2
Underworld – Born Slippy
Dizzee Rascal – Bonkers
Amy Winehouse – Valerie
Muse – Uprising
Tinie Tempah – Pass Out
David Holmes – I Heard Wonders
Arctic Monkeys – I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor
The Beatles – Come Together (covered by Arctic Monkeys)
Underworld/Alex Trimble – Caliban’s Dream
The Beatles – The End
The Beatles – Hey Jude
