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After setting the standard for global worship anthems, celebrated rock group Delirious? has been asked by the Cultural Committee of Athens to headline an event Aug. 14 for the Opening Night Olympic Celebrations at the Omonia Square in Athens, Greece. The Olympic Games are the World's most prestigious sporting event, watched by a global TV audience.

Interesting facts and figures about The Olympic Games you may not know:

The Games are being held Aug. 13-29

28 Sports

35 competition venues

301 medal ceremonies

72 Olympic training facilities throughout Greece

10,500 athletes and 5,500 team officials

202 National Olympic Committees

45,000 volunteers

More than 21,500 media representatives:

16,000 broadcasters,

5,500 photo/written press

4 billion TV viewers

5.3 million ticketed spectators

"Majesty" gains momentum at radio…

In the States, the band's new single, "Majesty (Here I Am)," from its globally acclaimed 2004 release, World Service, continues to climb the radio charts breaking into the Top 20 and Top 25 on the PDAdvisor and R & R AC charts respectively.

Bridging the gap between rock and worship, Delirious? has sold more than 2,000,000 albums worldwide and is regarded as the forerunners of the modern worship movement. Since its introduction to the American audience with its Gold-selling album, Cutting Edge (1998), the UK-based band has written such international classics as "I Could Sing of Your Live Forever," Did You Feel the Mountains Tremble" and "Shout To The North."

More information about Delirious?, World Service and the band's touring, can be found at www.delirious.co.uk and here.