Dexys Midnight Runners reunite on a giant bull. Peak Midlands chaos.
The closing ceremony for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, held at the Alexander Stadium in Perry Barr.
Production
That mechanical bull stage is unhinged genius
Costume
Dexys' matching outfits: still committed to the bit
Direction
Somehow made a stadium feel like a village hall
Director
Bronski
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Birmingham deliberately rejected London 2012's globalism for hyper-local identity — Peaky Blinders clips, Black Sabbath, and that accent everywhere.
Dexys hadn't performed 'Come On Eileen' together since 1986; Kevin Rowland allegedly made them rehearse for six months.
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