Vuvuzelas - one stop shop for whining.

I like them, they add a flavour to the finals. Its South Africas turn to host the world cup and if thats what their fans do at games so be it. I remember years ago people complaining about the incessant beating of drums at a previous world cup.
Bring them on I want more!!

hopefully we don't have many saffas at our games then......yeah probably dreaming on that one!!

Find somewhere really cold, take a chair, and sit there for awhile and think about what you've said.

I think it's bloody easy for people to say "oh embrace the culture", blowing a cheap plastic horn made in China is NOT CULTURE. Football is a WORLD game, and when the noise made by a crowd has to be enhanced by a music instrument which then a) hurts peoples ears & b) prevents players communicating then action needs to be taken.

I really hope the African's that are bringing these are not at the NZ games, and if they are they're supporting the opposition and are as far away as us because I honestly do not what to spend the amount of money i'm spending to head to the W/Cup and have my ears raped.

Rant over.

Nice work there, KP!

Giant Vuvuzela, set up as an advertising gimmick.

A funnel, joint to a truck horn. That goes off when you text a number...

WORST IDEA EVER!

Bahahaha it's so close to beer a clock and KP almost had me ROFFLING.

ok the opening ceremony hasnt even started yet and I'd quite happily shove these annoying buzzy fly things where the sun don't shine. weeks of this is going to be majorly irritating. someone shd phone in a bomb threat saying its shaped like a vuvuzela so they all get confiscated

Fark me, its only the opening ceremony and already these things are pissing me off!!!

I can put up with them to a point, but if they drown out the national anthems i am gonna be well pissed. I fear they will though.

not to mention the stadium is only half full?? whats up with that - if was the olympic opening you wdnt see a single empty seat even an hour before it starts

In the absentees defence, its a pretty average ceremony. Would you show up for 101 hakas should we ever host a similar event? I wouldnt.

Time for some toast and a cuppa milo

I think it is selfish of the South Africans to blow on those stupid horns and ruin our viewing experience. Don't they know we've waited 28 years for this? How stereotypically arrogant!

I think it has stopped??   I can't hear them anyway, maybe I've blocked them out.

Im sure they will respectful and be silent for national anthems.

Some thoughts....

1. Vevuzelas - ok I see why you guys were pissed. They almost drowned out the opening ceremony music - which I think people are interested in hearing?

2. There were only about 5 cars in the car park? And I'm watching online so can't tell but are there really sh*tloads of empty (orange) seats??? Wouldn't FIFA have given these away free rather than embarass themselves like this?? What are opening ceremonies like usually in terms of capacity?

3. Where are the white singers? We want all WHITES

I'm guessing that with only a maybe a 60-70% full stadium and the locals being respectful to the singers and pulling the buzzing back a bit its going to be ten times more irritating during games. It wdn't surprise me to see some rowdy happy drunk supporters who've traveled all around the world for this get angry and brain someone over the next few days

I just saw a couple of hot white girls dancing. I'm glad I kept watching.

Great bit of commentary there! R Kelly comes on to perform. The vuvuzelas get louder.
"R Kelly has many fans here, given the reception."
I think they are trying to drown him out!

I THINK I can see our flag, oh no actually my compressed stream is pretty bad LOL

WOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOO WE DID IT! LOOK I CAN SEE OUR FLAG!!!!

I'll admit, that was pretty cool!

on that criteria or least hot girls of any colour i'll bet all YF is glued to the opening of the Brazil World cup lol

LOL best ceremony ever 2014?

Ceremony needed less horns, more horny.

I hope we don't even have one for Egg Ball Cup 2011, these ceremonies are embarrassing!

Yep, I'm really frightened about 2011 now. How many Hakas will their be?

LOL good point.

If the ad on the tele is anything to go by, expect a three hour long haka. Followed by Dave Dobbyn's Loyal. Then, if we are lucky, Poi E.

and lets not forget Kiri Te Kanawa - am sure she'll be singing as we have to show our "culture" off

He didnt sing Ignition... damn

He should have done that long one, you know, the one which is like a movie or something. I like that one. Is it even R Kelly?

His Hip-opera?

So true. It didn't even enter my mind.

Maori welcome.

Haka haka more haka.

Dobbyn.

Holy f**k this is like listening to a really angry wasp

How did the stadium suddenly fill up?? where were these guys an hour ago??

LOL he said FIFA Soccer world cup :D

Where every footy fan is right up to kick off - sinking piss.

It sounds like a dog took a sh*t in the stadium and every fly in Africa has flowin in for a feed.  Hope they ban this abroation for the rest of the WC, its a truely horrible sound here at the pub. disco_mart2010-06-12 02:28:28

Cards seem to be coming out of nowhere, I'm afriad the likes of Reid will be seeing red a bit.

I doubt they will ban it so you will just have to deal with it.

Why can't they drum instead? Mother Africa, why must you torment us?