Paris Olympics 2024: Phoenix and Air to reportedly perform at closing ceremony
nme.comkicked off with an epic opening ceremony along the river Seine, featuring Lady Gaga performing French cabaret song ‘Mon truc en plumes’ and Gojira performing French Revolution song ‘Ah Ça Ira!’ with opera singer Marina Viotti.Celine Dion also performed for the first time in four years, taking on Edith Piaf’s ‘L’Hymne A L’Amour’ in her first show since she revealed in 2022 that she had been diagnosed with stiff person syndrome (SPS).Now, with the 2024 instalment well underway and set to come to an end this Sunday (August 11), rumours about the closing ceremony have emerged, with performances from Phoenix and Air set to be on the cards.The reports were first shared by French news outlet Le Parisien, which reported that director Thomas Jolly – who was also behind the opening show – is preparing another amazing event to end the Olympic fortnight.Set to be titled ‘Records’, the closing event will be shorter than that along the Seine.
Spanning two hours, it will also take place in the Stade de France and depict a “futuristic world where the Games have disappeared”.Among many surprises expected, the outlet also claims that French electronic duo Air – comprised of Nicholas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel – will perform live on the night.
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