Closing Ceremony London 2012 Olympic Games
A galaxy of world-famous musicians and fashion icons perform at the Olympic Closing Ceremony, including George Michael, Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, The Spice Girls and The Who.
Kim Gavin, the Artistic Director of the Olympic Closing Ceremony, brought together Britain’s biggest international stars and emerging talent to perform in a Ceremony that provided the soundtrack for the whole world to celebrate the achievements of the world’s greatest athletes during the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The Ceremony at the London 2012 Olympic Stadium paid tribute to UK music, fashion and culture, capturing the spirit that has inspired so much global creativity over the past 50 years.
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| Jessie J performs at the Closing Ceremony |
World-renowned British artists who performed in the Closing Ceremony British artists included The Who, The Spice Girls, Take That, Tinie Tempah, George Michael, Fatboy Slim, Madness, Jessie J, Annie Lennox, Kaiser Chiefs, Taio Cruz, Beady Eye with lead vocalist Liam Gallagher, Ray Davies, Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor, Pet Shop Boys, One Direction, Muse, Elbow, Emeli Sandé, Eric Idle, Julian Lloyd Webber, Ed Sheeran, Richard Jones, Mike Rutherford and Nick Mason.
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| The Spice Girls perform at the Closing Ceremony |
Highlights included Jessie J, Taio Cruz and Tinie Tempah emerging from three limousines, The Spice Girls entering on five cabs for ‘Spice Up Your life’ and Wannabe’, and Russell Brand performing ‘Pure Imagination’ and ‘I Am the Walrus’ atop a psychedelic bus. Eric Idle led a singalong of ‘Always Look on the Bright Side of Life’, from the film Monty Python’s Life of Brian, Kaiser Chiefs covered The Who’s ‘Pinball Wizard’ and The Who led a triumphant, closing rendition of ‘My Generation’.
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| Kate Moss |
The tribute to British fashion was soundtracked to songs by David Bowie featured appearances from supermodels Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Lily Donaldson, Stella Tennant, Karen Elson, Lily Cole, Georgia May Jagger, Jourdan Dunn and David Gandy.
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| Naomi Campbell takes to the catwalk |
Seb Coe, Chair, London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), said: ‘Kim Gavin has delivered a fitting celebration of the athletes, the volunteers, this City and the whole country, who have helped us stage a great Olympic Games. We have shown the best of us throughout these Games and provided the platform for the world’s greatest athletes to shine. I would like to pay tribute to the volunteers, the performers and the country for making Games so memorable for the athletes and sports fans of the world.’
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| Explosion of light marks the end of a spectacular ... |
Artistic Director Kim Gavin said: ‘I was lucky because Seb Coe basically just asked me to put on a party, a celebration of London and the UK. To me the sport was always the main event, and I wanted to create a great after show party for the athletes, the volunteers, the spectators and people watching around the world. My approach, just like any party, was to start with the music. We wanted the Ceremony to reflect on UK music and how good and global British music is.’
Gavin led the spectacular show with a team of talented creatives including Music Director David Arnold and Designer Es Devlin. A volunteer cast of 3,500 rehearsed on average for 60 hours each in a total of 135 rehearsals during evenings and weekends at two east London rehearsal sites. Some 350 child volunteers were drawn from 10 schools in the six east London Host Boroughs.
The London 2012 Olympic Games have been official closed by Jaques Rogge, IOC President.
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