{"id":33772,"date":"2021-10-21T09:55:57","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T06:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/?p=33772"},"modified":"2021-10-21T09:57:55","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T06:57:55","slug":"what-an-event-riyadh-season-sets-the-ball-rolling-with-showstopping-opening-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/latest\/what-an-event-riyadh-season-sets-the-ball-rolling-with-showstopping-opening-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"What An Event! Riyadh Season Sets The Ball Rolling With Showstopping Opening Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There was so much hype around Riyadh Season being built up, from posters in cities around the world to roping in Messi for the adverts, it really has a lot to live up to. Considering its opening it has surely has.<\/p>\n<h2>Tickets for the opening ceremony were sold out in 1 hour after going on sale.<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Imagine more\ud83d\ude1c\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RiyadhSeason?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RiyadhSeason<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OgGDcQN9fL\">pic.twitter.com\/OgGDcQN9fL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MBA\ud83e\udda6 (@muh_ab4) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/muh_ab4\/status\/1450940744609456133?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 20, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nOver 250,000 people were in attendance.<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\u0639\u062f\u062f \u062d\u0636\u0648\u0631 \u062d\u0641\u0644\u0629 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pitbull?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@pitbull<\/a> \u062a\u062c\u0627\u0648\u0632 \u0662\u0665\u0660 \u0623\u0644\u0641 \u2026 \u062a\u062e\u064a\u0644 \u0627\u0643\u062b\u0631 \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0645\u0648\u0633\u0645_\u0627\u0644\u0631\u064a\u0627\u0636<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TURKI ALALSHIKH (@Turki_alalshikh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Turki_alalshikh\/status\/1450908359574671365?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 20, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThere were fireworks displays at major landmarks around Riyadh.<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Riyadh season this year will be exceptional due to the diversity of events, exciting shows and beautiful fireworks ..\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0645\u0648\u0633\u0645_\u0627\u0644\u0631\u064a\u0627\u0636<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zAhqytjWhv\">pic.twitter.com\/zAhqytjWhv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LAMA (@1lamaaltamimi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/1lamaaltamimi\/status\/1450897313367531522?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 20, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nEven the Undertaker was at the opening ceremony<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Undertaker just announced Pitbull&#8217;s entry at the 2021 Riyadh Season in Saudi Arabia. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWECrownJewel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWECrownJewel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LGlQCVW5lA\">pic.twitter.com\/LGlQCVW5lA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WrestleFeed (@WrestleFeedApp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WrestleFeedApp\/status\/1450936133949419521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 20, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>As expected, Pitbull\u2019s concert was super enthralling<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0645\u0648\u0633\u0645_\u0627\u0644\u0631\u064a\u0627\u0636<\/a><br \/>\nWhat the day\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\u2665\ufe0f\u2665\ufe0f\u2665\ufe0f<br \/>\nThankyou <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pitbull?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@pitbull<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w1stwwkvaW\">pic.twitter.com\/w1stwwkvaW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Salman Alqahtani (@SalmanSs1999) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SalmanSs1999\/status\/1450957454645370880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 20, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Mr. Worldwide says \u201cshukran\u201d<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0645\u0648\u0633\u0645_\u0627\u0644\u0631\u064a\u0627\u0636<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pitbull?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@pitbull<\/a> \ud83d\udd25\u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iMO7xgpH3P\">pic.twitter.com\/iMO7xgpH3P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TURKI ALALSHIKH (@Turki_alalshikh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Turki_alalshikh\/status\/1450911814510858243?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 20, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>It was basically an amazing display of lights, sounds and so much energy. What a way to kick off the festivities.<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RiyadhSeason?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RiyadhSeason<\/a> has just commenced and is now bigger and better\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The world\u2019s largest mega-event covering 400,000m2, with 76 Arab &amp; international concerts, 14 zones, a star-studded football tournament, a WWE match, 350 theatre shows, &amp; over 7000 other events to take place\ud83d\udd25\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BXU6omH8yl\">pic.twitter.com\/BXU6omH8yl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f \u0628\u0646 \u0633\u0644\u0645\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0648\u0633\u0631\u064a (@999saudsalman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/999saudsalman\/status\/1450880281066549254?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 20, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There was so much hype around Riyadh Season being built up, from posters in cities around the world to roping in Messi for the adverts, it really has a lot to live up to. 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