summer olympics closing ceremony closing ceremony london summer olympics known held august olympic stadium closing ceremony created worldwide broadcast began utc finished lasting hours minutes stadium turned giant representation designed people ceremony reportedly cost million summer olympics officially closed called london games happy glorious ceremony included host city summer olympics rio_de_janeiro saw olympic flame extinguished olympic flag lowered main evening featured hour symphony number british pop acts appeared tributes john_lennon fashion industry included section rio marked minute section known embrace created featuring gave speech volunteers london thanked average million viewers united_kingdom watched event estimated million worldwide critics generally positive noted good opening ceremony foreign reviews questioned understood british film television criticised song choice criticised demonstrating olympic past behaviour performers initially reluctant appear high profile acts turned perform ceremony nbc america prime new_zealand criticised viewers broadcasts ceremony concert close olympics featuring new order specials production creative director choreographer responsible design musical director arnold announced role said closing ceremony honour lifetime opportunity stated excited honoured involved said delighted greatest earth minister sport olympics stated delighted high quality team working ceremony stated best british creating games executive producer charge production design ceremony cost million artists paid contractual purposes performers took comprising adult volunteers original host professionals rehearsals volunteers scale site said putting shiny colourful don want bang culture want fun added sense said creators happily chance visually draw british imagination offer said going beautiful cheesy camp silly thrilling added times amazing british music thought greatest party celebration terms arts arnold devoted years working ceremony turned work including said fun music section rio aimed express embrace thomas stated rio want sophisticated mix things things believe mix pop culture representation arena designed celebrate anarchy diversity british pop art extension energy contemporary british culture approached november agreed design called artwork beautiful union jack celebratory patriotic olympic explosion photographs stadium artwork graphic designers having spent months creating super high resolution images printing performers declined perform including rolling_stones david_bowie according industry apparently refused twice agreed announced tour girls said reluctant appear feeling event staged minimal cost manager persuaded perform turned chance perform asked play queen duke edinburgh scheduled attend formal role head state ceremony royal family represented princess royal performance synopsis ceremony began filmed countdown showing numbers london locations road signs palace westminster clock tower camera river thames tower bridge turning left stadium audience completed second countdown start ceremony arena transformed huge representation black white ramps famous london landmarks newspaper set road vehicles sought day life london words british literary figures william_shakespeare poet appeared truck sang verse chorus read iii urban voices collective choir ceremony sang beatles merged sat playing accompanied performing household items suspended sculptures landmarks god save queen time winston_churchill appeared reprised speech read opening ceremony paper covered motor vehicles entered churchill finished speech people dressed newspaper print began fill arena ranging office workers school children beat music got faster london rush hour noise reached churchill cried stop bringing section end wales prince harry representing queen arrived president performed national anthem united_kingdom whilst union flag raised armed forces performers mini union flags stadium flag raised artwork revealed grey clouds removed street party section started footage italian job counting reliant horses exploded jumping dressed batman robin words supposed blow bloody doors echoed stadium newspaper removed colourful street party erupted madness performed house followed marching whilst playing entering pet shop boys performed hit west end girls direction performed makes beautiful performance centre arena cleared reveal britain winners performed beatles day life inspired idea commuter way work forming bed london bus arrived black cab played sunset continued local school children formed thames section closed reprising read iii montage athletes crying victory defeat shown screens parade athletes greece led entrance flags flags filed strains parade athletes composed arnold marched central cross union flag great_britain bringing rear volunteer wearing blue suits blue bowler hats light marched stadium athletes walked entrances lower stands time elbow performed open arms day like volunteer helped usher athletes ramps arena athletes streamed stadium flags moved volunteers closer reprise songs opening section played comes sun opened segment performers entered carrying white boxes event olympic games drumming merged newly recorded version running hill deal god performers arranged boxes form pyramid video highlights previous days competition shown screens followed victory ceremony tradition final medal ceremony games president awarded medals national anthem played athletes including presented flowers volunteers symbolic recognition volunteers contribution games ceremony accompanied beatles comes sun section commenced queen bohemian played graphic shown screen john_lennon appeared big screens joined singing imagine bust face created balloons released end followed singing freedom white light group followed invading arena carried stage band proceeded cover wizard song continued circle arena extracts david_bowie songs followed accompanied images continued billboards artwork models arrived stadium representing british fashion industry artwork dropped reveal models standing wearing wearing wearing wearing wearing wearing georgia wearing wearing wearing models concluded section turning proceeded centre walking single fashion wooden boat carried board proceeded sing little bird followed joined feeling pink floyd genesis cover floyd wish near end song performer appeared stadium walked shook hands burst flames referencing cover floyd album wish psychedelic bus enters sitting singing pure imagination chocolate factory introducing played right right bus slowly transformed large octopus rolls phantom arrived roof taken reveal sang hit price tag cars lap stadium provided guest vocals car roof removed sang written stars car carried sang dynamite left cars combine cover bee dancing number black entered stadium lit led lights decorated individual trademark sparkling black faster stripes scary leopard print baby pink girls emerged performed life halfway performance ascended roofs proceeded race stadium whilst singing dancing roofs followed performing oasis played tribute aviation performed near end song human died rolled sang look bright life accompanied variously roller morris dancers roman soldiers musicians dancers reading scottish pipe band led pipe major human fired arena muse appeared proceeded sing official song london survival darkness trucks screens entered went centre stadium appeared screens stadium displayed vocal improvisation taken queen stadium concert brian performed guitar solo joined form queen wore long yellow jacket homage mercury accompanied pair rock fireworks ended section road rio section began greek national anthem played raising flag followed olympic anthem lowering flag mayor london handed turn passed mayor rio_de_janeiro followed brazilian national anthem raising flag raised february opening ceremony winter olympics embrace rio provided minute segment introduce world city created entitled embrace showcase presented indigenous latin culture mock performers began street cleaner dancing joined sailor section continued carnival parade artists performed including singers dressed african water goddess appearance model villa received tributes concluded appearance wearing brazilian football shirt number model rio logo brazil section finished fireworks display closing games appeared stage form arrow pointing rio thanked people helped olympics happen said volunteers received huge cheer right london thanked country getting games recalled words games concluding games went thank athletes spirit olympics inspire generation concluding time came britain right thanked olympic team saying superb job said tonight wonderful volunteers needed heroes games british public athletes said athletes earned right called fair play shown looked forward paralympic games concluded calling games happy glorious proceeding close competition calling youth world assemble rio ending thank london spirit flame arms holding copper formed olympic lowered fireworks set smoke cleared phoenix seen flames performed rule world followed flying stadium guise phoenix joined male principal dancers royal ballet proceeded perform dance called spirit flame extinguished finale closing act ceremony performed medley songs riley feel generation montage images games volunteers appeared big screen star performers appeared stage band participants ceremony marched set concluded massive fireworks set stadium technical aspects total individual led create images lasting minutes created crystal animation constructed team whilst team created rio segment images including models high end drifting clouds london paint rooftop shot effects broadcast olympic closing ceremony featured channels online ratings reviews estimated worldwide television audience million watched event early data suggested british audience averaged million hit peak million daily_telegraph commented ceremony fun lacked performers utterly direction girls got tone exactly right writing independent said slick impressive visually startling eccentric good fun added opening statement intent national values hour long british stadium rock design guardian writer wrote sure review mix pop concert street party presentation ceremony added communicated energy british popular culture past decades olympic ceremonies tremendous job lending orthodox olympic rituals blast theatrical alexis_petridis writing paper said lack inducing moment daily_mail ceremony truly reflected britain musical heritage described opening section dull dull dull asked follow entertainment challenged logic clips artists bush declined appear said fashion section herald forbes wrote touches brilliance beauty time called performance thought remote controls stadium people reaching undisputed champions night hollywood reporter noted generation star crowd wonders non british viewers understood references horses concludes rio preview marathon preceded reminder olympics spectacle sport called inspirational brave professional performing despite losing fourth child august attracted criticism singing new song white light ceremony critics saw promotion michael replied chance thank supporters didn regret appearance dying pneumonia white light experience appearances seen controversial previous behaviour reflected olympic ideals opening ceremony united_states broadcaster nbc criticised coverage performers known writing forbes said wrong air performances muse delaying performance hour broadcast pilot sitcom followed late local news new_zealand prime criticised delayed coverage running minutes sky sport philippines criticised aired hour coverage ceremony highlights incorporated morning news programme music artists appeared live recordings read iii urban voices collective julian lloyd featuring london symphony orchestra london symphony orchestra god save queen madness featuring house bands pet shop boys west end girls direction makes beautiful beatles day life ray davies sunset read iii reprise london symphony orchestra parade nations athletes cover elbow featuring open arms day like madness featuring house reprise household division ceremonial state band cover reprise pet shop boys west end girls reprise direction makes beautiful reprise kate bush running hill deal god remix medal ceremony land beauty urban voices collective comes sun beatles cover queen bohemian liverpool youth choir featuring john_lennon imagine george michael freedom white light wizard david_bowie space changes jean rebel rebel diamond dogs young americans let dance fashion annie little bird featuring wish russell brand featuring london symphony orchestra pure imagination featuring bond beatles cover right right price tag featuring written stars dynamite performing dancing bee cover girls life eye electric light orchestra accompanied soprano reading scottish pipe band look bright life muse survival mercury vocal improvisation live stadium queen brighton rock queen featuring rock london symphony orchestra tin featuring olympic hymn london symphony orchestra cover cover featuring cover flame rule world john theme dances wolves spirit flame medley composed riley feel generation bands played live recorded total
2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony