Think we should have one?

Aye.

Will Americans be watching live this time?

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Azz said:

Aye.

Will Americans be watching live this time?

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If they get a little program called ExPat Shield on their computer and go to the BBC's Iplayer they will.

Is George Michael for sure performing? They mentioned him once or twice on BBC World, but not more than that.

Also, rumors of a Pink Floyd reunion (per BBC World)? They specified that it's an unconfirmed rumor right now.

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Arbwyth said:

Azz said:

Aye.

Will Americans be watching live this time?

[Edited 8/12/12 11:56am]

If they get a little program called ExPat Shield on their computer and go to the BBC's Iplayer they will.

Is George Michael for sure performing? They mentioned him once or twice on BBC World, but not more than that.

Also, rumors of a Pink Floyd reunion (per BBC World)? They specified that it's an unconfirmed rumor right now.

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Azz said:

. The soundtrack will include Adele, Beatles, Pet Shop Boys, One Direction, Liam Gallagher, David Bowie, Brian May, Elton John, Queen, the Rolling Stones, the Clash, & The Sex Pistols, Monty Pythonm, Blur

Confirmed performers include, the Spice Girls, Ed Sheeren, Emeli Sande & Prefessor Green, Ray Davies, Jessie J, Annie Lenox, Tinie Tempah, Russel Brand, Eric Idle, Kate Bush, George Michael, Take That (with George Michael taking Gary Barlow's parts should Barlow not perform).

I'm not sure about Pink Flloyd. They denied performing with Ed Sheeran, but not that they were performing per se.

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NBCOlympics.com to Live Stream Olympic Closing Ceremony (* Bout time, #NBCFail)

August 12, 2012

The entire Closing Ceremony will be streamed live on NBCOlympics.com and on the NBC Olympics Live Extra App on mobile devices and tablets beginning at 4 p.m. ET, to cable, satellite and telco customers who verify their subscriptions.

On TV, Olympic primetime host Bob Costas will host the London 2012 Olympic Games Closing Ceremony from Olympic Stadium alongside co-hosts Al Michaels, the host of NBC’s Olympic daytime coverage, and Ryan Seacrest, Olympic primetime correspondent.

The Closing Ceremony will follow London Gold, a special presentation of the top moments and athletes of the 2012 Olympics. Coverage begins Sunday at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

Part of the Closing Ceremony will be “A Symphony of British Music,” celebrating one of Britain's strongest cultural exports over the last 50 years, and featuring world-famous British musicians.

In the tradition of the Olympic Closing Ceremony, London will hand over the Olympic flag to Rio, the host of the next Summer Olympics in 2016. The flag will be turned over to Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes and there will be a samba- and Carnival-flavored cultural presentation by the next host city.

The Closing Ceremony features 4100 performers - 3500 adult volunteers and 380 schoolchildren from the six East London host boroughs.

It's a load of predictable britwank so far. Pet Shop Boys were good in their pointy hats. Everything else so far? Zzzzzzzz.

Ray Davis murdering Waterloo Sunset.

He looks like a mouldy old corpse held up with string.

I like how they have used a Damien Hirst spin painting as part of the union jack on the floor.

I terminated online viewing when I saw the Pet Shop Boys in pointy hats lip-syncing their 27-year-old hit, "West End Girls''. I will record the tape-delayed version and watch it much later. Color me unimpressed.

Identity said:

I terminated online viewing when I saw the Pet Shop Boys in pointy hats lip-syncing their 27-year-old hit, "West End Girls''. I will record the tape-delayed version and watch it much later. Color me unimpressed.

Its clearly all being sung live, not lip synced. Its not the Superbowl you know.

I couldn't keep my eyes from glazing over long enough to tell the difference.

I bet Ray Davis wishes he was miming.

TheDigitalGardener said:

I bet Ray Davis wishes he was miming.

I wish he had been.

George Michael is terrible. And now it looks like he is miming

Azz said:

George Michael is terrible. And now it looks like he is miming

Freedom was live, and the verses of White Light were, but the chorus had more tape than a bra-less cocktail dress.

Azz said:

George Michael is terrible. And now it looks like he is miming

Aww damn, are you serious? Well I'm recording on my DVR and will watch later.

Can't wait to see The Who!

George Michael even though he may not look at his best i expect a good performance from him.

And PSB always deliver

I liked George Michael's perfomance and loved the remastered video of Imagine by John Lennon. I so want a copy, that extreme close up was just grand. Why Russel Brand is killing The Willy Wonka song and The Walrus, I have no idea.

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omg what a pathetically BORING closing ceremony

DISAPPOINTED

finally, the Spice Girls shakin' things up

omg. liam galagher.

cool song tho, still.

IstenSzek said:

omg. liam galagher.

cool song tho, still.

i'm sorry but brian may's 'ensemble' is scaring the fck out of me

it takes away from the guitar skills. well, it takes away from everyting

oh and ps: big chops to freddie for his persona. damn. cool moment.

how to ruin an awesome arena rock solo by Brian May + We Will Rock U?? easy: Jessie J + too much reverb

This was a good reminder of why i fucking LOATHE muse

annoying overly bombastic megalomaniac shite wank (ers)

(sorry can't help but cuss )

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I liked Annie Lennox

and George singing Freedom

and i liked the children singing Imagine accomponied by sign language

Jessie J has no buisness ruining a classic with her annoying oversinging

and that shite rapper was a joke

This perfectly illustrates how much populair british music nowadays sucks beyond words

as opposed to all the legends they showed prior

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JoeTyler said:

how to ruin an awesome arena rock solo by Brian May + We Will Rock U?? easy: Jessie J + too much reverb

I couldn't understand why she was up there, either. WTH???

TheDigitalGardener said:

Ray Davis murdering Waterloo Sunset.

He looks like a mouldy old corpse held up with string.

damn i missed that

tuned in too late

Dewrede said:

I liked Annie Lennox

and George singing Freedom

and i liked the children singing Imagine accomponied by sign language

Jessie J has no buisness ruining a classic with her annoying oversinging

and that shite rapper was a joke

This perfectly illustrates how much populair british music nowadays sucks beyond words

as opposed to all the legends they showed prior

I agree. But the oldies didn't exactly do themselves justice.

Half of them were miming, and when they weren't, they didn't sound particularly good.