Millennium Dome Show

2000 multimedia show in London, England

The Millennium Dome Show, mid-performance in October 2000

The Millennium Dome Show was a multimedia theatrical performance created to commemorate the year 2000 in the Millennium Dome in London, England.[1]

Peter Gabriel composed the music, which was later made available as his eleventh studio album OVO. The show was performed in the middle of the Dome, opened on 1 January 2000 and was performed 999 times before its closing on 31 December of that year.

## The Story of OVO

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Main article: OVO (album) § The Story of OVO

The Millennium Dome at night in September 2000

The Story of OVO was released in the CD-shaped comic book which was part of the CD edition of the studio album OVO with the title "OVO The Millennium Show".[2]

The Romeo and Juliet-like story in the show, serving as an allegory for humanity's unity between nature and technology, revolved around a feud between the "earth-people" and the "sky-people". A young boy from the sky and a young girl from the earth fell in love, but the feud between their people made it difficult for them to meet. Eventually the earth-people suffered a crushing defeat, which ultimately led them to reconcile and unite with the sky-people. At the end of the show, the lovers flew together into a better future, symbolizing the beginning of the new millennium.

## Further reading

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* Gabriel, Peter (2000), The Story of OVO, Peter Gabriel Ltd., ISBN 0-9520864-3-3

## References

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1. ^ Moore, Rowan. "The Millennium Dome 20 years on... revisiting a very British fiasco". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
2. ^ Gabriel, Peter (2000). The Story of OVO. Peter Gabriel Ltd. ISBN 0-9520864-3-3.

## External links

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* Mark Fisher "Millennium Show" stage set design

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* I/O

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* Plays Live
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* "Solsbury Hill"
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* "No Self Control"
* "Biko"
* "I Don't Remember"
* "Shock the Monkey"
* "I Have the Touch"
* "Wallflower"
* "Sledgehammer"
* "In Your Eyes"
* "Don't Give Up"
* "Big Time"
* "Red Rain"
* "Shaking the Tree"
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* "The Barry Williams Show"
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* "Darkness"
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* "Panopticom"
* "The Court"
* "Playing for Time"
* "I/O"
* "Four Kinds of Horses"
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* "This Is Home"
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Songs|

* "Moribund the Burgermeister"
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* "That Voice Again"
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Soundtracks|

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Concert tours|

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Films|

* Secret World Live
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Video games|

* Xplora1: Peter Gabriel's Secret World
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Other|

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