(PHOTOS) Closing Ceremony of London 2012 Olympics

[melovesengland]

I just want to share this screenshots from my iPad's BBC iPlayer application of last nights closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics.

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Lovely, innit?

[Dedworth]

I thought it was a very second rate show/ceremony with some unsavoury characters who I am ashamed to share my British birthright with eg Russell Brand, Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell

Good pics though

[melovesengland]

I thought it was a very second rate show/ceremony with some unsavoury characters who I am ashamed to share my British birthright with eg Russell Brand, Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell

Good pics though

Yeah, but the overall presentation and the extravagant ceremony that you brits prepared for the world is remarkable, unforgetable and so FAB.

[lastlid]

Yeah, but the overall presentation and the extravagant ceremony that you brits prepared for the world is remarkable, unforgetable and so FAB.

Again, thats what my wife says. She thinks that what we put on is fantastic.

[lastlid]

I thought this was very effective...

[joebloggs]

i thought some of it was terrible

where was tom Jones, robbie williams (i didnt watch it all so might have missed some of these ) Katherine Jenkins

why not show what made this country great thru history,the spitfire i'm sure the germans wouldn't mind, jet engine, cats eyes, penicillin, the little nipper mouse trap , radar, rubber bands the steam engine

George Micheal ,kaiser chiefs

[lastlid]

i thought some of it was terrible

where was tom Jones, robbie williams (i didnt watch it all so might have missed some of these ) Katherine Jenkins

why not show what made this country great thru history,the spitfire i'm sure the germans wouldn't mind, jet engine, cats eyes, penicillin, the little nipper mouse trap , radar, rubber bands the steam engine

George Micheal ,kaiser chiefs

How about a re enactment of the Battle of Britain?

Or how we won the world cup?

[joebloggs]

beady eye should have had Paul Weller singing 'English rose'

[melovesengland]

beady eye should have had Paul Weller singing 'English rose'

Thats what my fiance said! Why Paul Weller wasnt there.

[Dedworth]

Thats what my fiance said! Why Paul Weller wasnt there.

He was having a wet with Wiggo in the pub watching it on TV

[melovesengland]

He was having a wet with Wiggo in the pub watching it on TV

Handsome, eh? awwww

[Dedworth]

It's somewhat incongrous to have those obscenely paid, drug addled specimens at the celebrations for the closing of what is I suppose the worlds greatest sporting contest

[melovesengland]

they have showed the MOST CONTROVERSIAL Brit celebs of all I think.

[lastlid]

"Russell Brand covering The Beatles, Ed Sheeran covering Pink Floyd, Jessie J singing We Will Rock you (which caused lots of outrage from Queen fans), Kaiser Chiefs performing Pinball Wizard of The Who and letting us believe that The Who wouldn’t appear at the ceremony which proved wrong. Roger Daltrey and Co. themselves closed the whole ceremony performing My Generation. What an end!"

http://rekwired.com/news/muse-the-wh...sing-ceremony/ I thought this summed it up quite well.

[joebloggs]

"Russell Brand covering The Beatles, Ed Sheeran covering Pink Floyd, Jessie J singing We Will Rock you (which caused lots of outrage from Queen fans), Kaiser Chiefs performing Pinball Wizard of The Who and letting us believe that The Who wouldn’t appear at the ceremony which proved wrong. Roger Daltrey and Co. themselves closed the whole ceremony performing My Generation. What an end!"

http://rekwired.com/news/muse-the-wh...sing-ceremony/ I thought this summed it up quite well.

i went to bed at 11:30 had to be up at 4am

muse i bet they cheered up the crowd if you want some get the smiths or morrissey

quote my misses 'what's that 'music''

[lastlid]

I thought that the overall light show itself including fireworks, was worth going to see in its own right.

[melovesengland]

I thought that the overall light show itself including fireworks, was worth going to see in its own right.

Yeah, its clever how they do the lights in the middle, LED lights in the audience seats and the fireworks.

[lastlid]

Yeah, its clever how they do the lights in the middle, LED lights in the audience seats and the fireworks.

Cleverly done but also very effective.

I am not a great fan of Damien Hirst's formaldehyde sheep stuff but the Union Jack he designed in the stadium was great...

[melovesengland]

Cleverly done but also very effective.

I am not a great fan of Damien Hirst's formaldehyde sheep stuff but the Union Jack he designed in the stadium was great...

The big olympic flame/couldron design by Thomas Heatherwickwas great too.

[lastlid]

The big olympic flame/couldron design by Thomas Heatherwickwas great too.

Yes. And highly effective. A work of art.

[MissAna]

wish i was there partying last night

[lastlid]

Cameron praises "safe" Olympic Games

""Prime Minister David Cameron said London had hosted a "safe and secure" Olympics and thanked volunteers, the army and police for transforming the Games into what he said had been a successful global advertisement for Britain.

Trailing only the United States and China, Britain won 29 gold medals in the Games, its best result in 104 years, helping to divert some attention from the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression and the unpopularity of Cameron's government."


http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/c...081541703.html

[sars_notd_virus]

well at least the closing ceremony cant be any worst than the opening one...

but

yeheeey we'll be able to get our merchandise half price now ....time to shop!!

[Rhose]

what a fabulous, fantastic, amazing closing ceremony!!!
I like the performance of spice girls..

[Jamesey]

I hate being miserable and negative, but I didn't rate the closing ceremony at all, especially compared to the magnificent, inspiring opening ceremony. Some bits worked well, such as "The Bright Side of Life", but most of it was rubbish.

The opening ceremony was Brunel, the NHS and Tim Berners-Lee. The closing ceremony was George Michael, the Fashion Industry and Russell Brand. I know which of these made Britain Great!

[joebloggs]

how tall is wiggo or has weller shrunk

muse,elbow,beady eye, george Micheal the red head 'a team guy' , Annie lennox, pet shop boys :NoNo

should have had weller, david bowie, Robbie Williams, the smiths or morrissey, the police, etc..

[raynaputi]

I thought the 1st half was sooooooo boring and dull (well except the one with Jessie J) and then the 2nd half was okay..not as great as the opening ceremony.. George Michael shouldn't have been there or he could've at least sang better songs..and the models!!! what's the point of them being there?!

[sars_notd_virus]

yeah where is David Bowie and Robbie Williams???
I enjoyed watching Eric Idle, the posh''Rolls royce''cars(Jessie J singing its all about the money,,,hehehe a bit ironic),Fat boy slim,Brian May and Roger Taylor

[lastlid]

I suppose that whoever they put on, it wouldn't have suited everybody. Not all acts suited me either. But overall I thought it was great. Like the pictures above in the first post, visually the TV footage was a little bit special.