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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.
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.
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+The very first Babel Live show will be at Rogers Centre. Prior to the show, there will be the three preceding songs, a speech from SMW, and the land acknowledgement, before a giant Canadian flag and a Babel Live flag are unfolded and 41,500 people sing O Canada.
==Hypothetical Babel Live tour==
==Hypothetical Babel Live tour==
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==Usage of national anthems==
==Usage of national anthems==
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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.
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.