Babel Live

Concerts organized under the banner of the music project Babel are branded as Babel Live. Babel Live concerts present a mix of local cultural displays and global gatherings of music and dance in stadiums and arenas big and small.

Each show is preceded by Sweet Caroline, Three Little Birds, You'll Never Walk Alone, followed by the countdown, a Babel Live-exclusive recording of Fanfare for the Common Man by a large fanfare band, and the host country's national anthem, unless noted otherwise.

The very first Babel Live show will be at Rogers Centre. Prior to the show, there will be the three preceding songs, the land acknowledgement, and a speech from SMW, before a giant Canadian flag and a Babel Live flag are unfolded and 40,000 people sing O Canada.

Hypothetical Babel Live tour

Date	City	Country	Venue	Anthem performer(s)	Attendance	Total attendance	Note
TBA	Hamilton	Canada	Tim Hortons Field	TBA	TBA	TBA
TBA	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Johan Cruijff ArenA	TBA	TBA	TBA
TBA	Brussels	Belgium	King Baudouin Stadium	TBA	TBA	TBA
TBA	Berlin	Germany	Olympiastadion	TBA	TBA	TBA
TBA	Vienna	Austria	Ernst-Happel-Stadion	TBA	TBA	TBA
TBA	Munich	Germany	Allianz Arena	TBA	TBA	TBA
TBA	Saint-Denis	France	Stade de France	TBA	TBA	TBA
TBA	London	England	Wembley Stadium	TBA	88,633	712,561
TBA					88,964
TBA					88,326
TBA					89,269
TBA					89,746
TBA					89,080
TBA					88,948
TBA					89,595
TBA	Liverpool		Anfield	None	TBA	TBA	As You'll Never Walk Alone is the club anthem of Liverpool FC, it is highly likely that everyone watching Babel Live at Anfield will instantly sing along.
TBA					TBA
TBA					TBA
TBA	Manchester		Old Trafford	TBA	TBA	TBA
TBA					TBA
TBA					TBA
TBA	Edinburgh	Scotland	Murrayfield Stadium	TBA	TBA	TBA
TBA	Cardiff	Wales	Principality Stadium	Literally everyone	TBA	TBA
TBA					TBA
TBA	Dublin	Ireland	Croke Park	Artane Band	82,040	410,397	Croke Park is no stranger to big concerts. All five were performed under the lights. The anthem was preceded by a parade of 32 county delegations, representing All-Ireland.
TBA					82,204
TBA					81,851
TBA					82,064
TBA					82,238
TBA	Columbus, Ohio	United States	Ohio Stadium	Ohio State University Marching Band	106,188	210,502	The anthem will be preceded by the band's pregame sequence.
TBA					104,314

Usage of national anthems

{{Quote|Ladies and gentlemen, please rise if yo The usage of national anthems of colonial countries and settler colonies such as England and the United States during Babel Live shows might be deemed controversial. God Save the King will not be played in Liverpool. In the United States, the national anthem is heard in just about every sporting event ever, so playing The Star-Spangled Banner would be no surprise.

In most shows based in the United States, the complete pregame sequence of collegiate marching bands, pretty much all of which include The Star-Spangled Banner, opens the show. Meanwhile, as Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland is the principal Gaelic Athletic Association stadium, delegations do a GAA-style parade across the pitch before taking the field and facing the Irish flag for the performance of Amhrán na bhFiann by the Artane Band, who always plays it before the All-Ireland Senior Football and Hurling Championship finals at the same stadium. If the Artane Band is not available for the performance of Amhrán na bhFiann, another performer or ensemble will perform. God Save the King will be accompanied by a fanfare, in an arrangement by Gordon Jacob.

In an anarchist world, anthems would very seldom be heard in Babel Live shows. Exceptions include Amhrán na bhFiann, seen by the GAA as an anthem for the Irish as a whole as opposed to just the Republic of Ireland; Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau, a Welsh classic that rocked Principality Stadium countless times; and Lofsöngur, an Icelandic hymn celebrating 1,000 years of settlement in Iceland.

Other ceremonial aspects

In Canada and the United States, a land acknowledgement will be performed prior to the national anthem in all shows. Similarly, in Australia, shows will be preceded by a Welcome to Country.