David Bridges
The handoff of the Summer season Olympic Video games from Paris to Los Angeles—the host metropolis of the 2028 Summer season Olympics—will reportedly function Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg, and the Crimson Sizzling Chili Peppers on Sunday, Aug. 11.
In line with Selection, all three artists will probably be seen from Los Angeles in a mixture of pre-taped and reside performances to shut out the Olympics in a star-studded occasion. Ben Winston, who has beforehand produced the Grammy Awards and CBS’ 2021 “Adele: One Night time Solely” particular, is coordinating with French producers on the occasion, based on the outlet.
All three artists have shut ties to the Californian metropolis. Eilish, one of many largest pop sensations of the previous decade, is a local whose 2021 live performance movie was titled “Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles.” Snoop Dogg, who has been a staple in Paris throughout the 2024 Olympic Video games, hails from Lengthy Seashore and is synonymous with West Coast rap. The Crimson Sizzling Chili Peppers emerged from L.A.’s punk scene within the Eighties, and their 1999 hit “Californication” is an anthem for town.
The particular places of their performances haven’t been disclosed, as tensions have been excessive round reside music occasions following information of Taylor Swift allegedly receiving threats from suspects who deliberate a terror assault for her upcoming three-night stand in Vienna together with her “The Eras Tour.”
In contrast to the opening ceremony, which passed off alongside the Seine River, the closing ceremony will transfer again into the Stade de France stadium, which served because the venue for quite a few Olympic occasions, together with Observe and Area.
Along with the LA lineup, H.E.R. will carry out to shut out the Olympics. The 27-year-old Grammy winner is about to sing the U.S. nationwide anthem.
It was additionally reported that Tom Cruise will carry out a stunt on the closing ceremony. The 62-year-old actor is anticipated to execute a skydiving stunt earlier than a prerecorded section by which he parachutes down subsequent to the enduring Hollywood signal. On the finish of Sunday’s closing ceremony, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass will settle for the Olympic Torch. The Los Angeles Summer season Video games are scheduled to run from July 14 to July 30 in 2028.
The closing ceremony follows the star-studded opening ceremony in Paris, which featured performances by Girl Gaga and Céline Dion on July 26. Gaga, 38, sang “Mon Truc en Plumes,” whereas Dion, 56, carried out “Hymne à l’amour” from the Eiffel Tower in her first efficiency since revealing her stiff-person syndrome prognosis in December 2022.
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