The Paris Olympics closing ceremony was stuffed with surprises on Sunday and featured performances by Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg, H.E.R and Phoenix.
Phoenix, initially from France however now primarily based within the U.S., kicked off the present with their 2009 hit “Lisztomania,” as athletes danced and sang alongside to the indie basic. Their set featured shock appearances from French synthwave artist Kavinsky and Belgian singer Angèle for a rendition of “Nightcall,” recognized from the Drive soundtrack (the unique model featured CSS singer Lovefoxxx as an alternative of Angèle).
Rapper VannDa joined in for “Funky Squaredance” and fellow French indie icons AIR carried out their music “Playground Love” with Phoenix. One other shock was Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig, who carried out “Tonight,” his collaborative monitor with the band. The set ended on a candy word with frontman Thomas Mars leaping off the stage to mingle with the Olympians within the crowd.
After the handover for the 2028 Summer time Olympics in Los Angeles, H.E.R. took the stage to carry out the nationwide anthem. Tom Cruise made a dramatic entrance, diving from the Stade de France onto the stage and shaking arms with athletes as H.E.R. performed a bluesy guitar riff. Simone Biles, who gained gold throughout her triumphant return to the video games, then handed Cruise the U.S. Olympic flag, which he positioned on a motorbike earlier than driving away.
A pre-taped clip, soundtracked by the Crimson Scorching Chili Peppers, confirmed Cruise driving his bike by means of Paris, boarding a airplane to L.A., and skydiving to the Hollywood Signal. As beforehand reported by The Hollywood Reporter, The section was shot by Fulwell 73, the manufacturing firm co-run by James Corden and recognized for Hulu’s The Kardashians.
To commemorate the handover to Los Angeles for the 2028 Olympics, a number of the metropolis’s most famous artists carried out dwell from Will Rogers Seashore. The Crimson Scorching Chili Peppers performed their 2002 monitor “Can’t Cease,” and Billie Eilish carried out “Birds of a Feather” from her latest album Hit Me Onerous and Delicate. Snoop Dogg, who has been serving to NBC with primetime protection all through the Video games, marked his homecoming by performing two of his largest hits, “Drop It Like It’s Scorching” and “Gin & Juice,” with a visitor look by Dr. Dre.
The ceremony concluded with French singer Yseult performing “My Method,” popularized by Frank Sinatra however initially carried out by Claude François and translated to English by Paul Anka.