2018 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony - wikipedia 2018 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 May 2018. Part of a series on 2018 Commonwealth Games Bids Venues ( Athletes ' Village ) Concerns and controversies Queen 's Baton Relay Opening ceremony ( Parade of Nations ) Participating teams Medal table Chronological summary Closing ceremony Mascot CGF CGA Carrara Stadium hosted the ceremony The opening ceremony for the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held at Carrara Stadium in the Gold Coast, Australia, between 20 : 00 and 22 : 40 AEST, on 4 April 2018. Tickets for the ceremony started at 100 Australian dollars with half price tickets available for children. Contents 1 Parade of Nations 2 Program 2.1 Oaths 3 Dignitaries in attendance 4 Controversy 5 See also 6 References Parade of nations Main article : 2018 Commonwealth Games Parade of Nations Following tradition, the host of the previous games, Scotland entered first, followed by the rest of the European countries competing. Following this, all countries paraded in alphabetical order from their respective regions. After the European countries entered, countries from Africa, the Americas, Asia, the Caribbean, and lastly Oceania marched in. The host nation of Australia entered last. Each nation was preceded by a placard bearer carrying a sign with the country 's name. Program The ceremony 's theme was `` Hello Earth ''. Singer songwriter Delta Goodrem headlined the Opening Ceremony of the Commonwealth Games, performing her song `` Welcome to Earth ''. Oaths Australian lawn bowls athlete Karen Murphy took the athlete 's oath, while Australian netball coach Lisa Alexander took the coaches oath and athletics official Desmond Johnston took the officials oath. Dignitaries in attendance Charles, Prince of Wales, representing Queen Elizabeth II Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall General Sir Peter Cosgrove, Governor - General of Australia Paul de Jersey, Governor of Queensland Malcolm Turnbull, Prime Minister of Australia Annastacia Palaszczuk, Premier of Queensland Tom Tate, Mayor of the City of Gold Coast Louise Martin, President of the Commonwealth Games Federation Controversy Some 15,000 tickets for the event had the wrong day printed on them ( Thursday ), instead of the correct date ( Wednesday ). See also Commonwealth Games portal 2010s portal Gold Coast portal Queensland portal Australia portal 2018 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony 1982 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony 2006 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony References Jump up ^ `` Opening Ceremony ''. www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation ( GOLDOC ). Retrieved 20 March 2018. Jump up ^ Giles, Thomas ( 20 December 2017 ). `` Team Scotland release Gold Coast 2018 parade tartan ''. Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 24 March 2018. Jump up ^ `` Commonwealth Games 2018 opening ceremony -- as it happened ''. Guardian. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018. Jump up ^ Morgan, Liam. `` Goodrem set to headline Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony ''. Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 28 March 2018. Jump up ^ Barker, Philip ( 4 April 2018 ). `` Australian bowls player confident will deliver athletes ' oath successfully at Gold Coast 2018 Opening Ceremony ''. Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 4 April 2018. Jump up ^ `` Brisbane, QLD ; Gold Coast, QLD ''. Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor - General. 4 April 2018. Jump up ^ `` Governor 's Program ''. Government House Queensland. 4 April 2018. Jump up ^ Wolfe, Natalie ( 13 February 2018 ). `` Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony hit with printing error ''. news.com.au. Retrieved 20 March 2018. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2018_Commonwealth_Games_opening_ceremony&oldid=839193838 '' Categories : 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games opening ceremonies Ceremonies in Australia Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 1 May 2018, at 21 : 46. About Wikipedia

Question: who sang at the opening ceremony of the 2018 commonwealth games
Answer: Delta Goodrem