00:00 The Who officially end the London 2012 Olympic Games Closing Ceremony with a rousing performance of their track 'Baba O'Riley'. A shower of fireworks erupt over the British capital. Thank you Olympics. You have rocked our nation.
23:49 The Olympic cauldron holding the Olympic flame opens as the 2012 London games officially close. Take That sing their top 2 track, Rule The World (which featured on the soundtrack of Matthew Vaughn directed film, Stardust) sounding triumphant in the Olympic stadium. Celebrated British ballerina Darcey Bussell then takes to the stage for a dramatic dance piece. The flame is extinguished, waiting to be reignited in four years for the next Olympic games.
23:25 The Olympic flag is passed over to Rio de Janeiro who will host the 2016 Olympic Games making Brasil the first ever South American country to host the Olympics. Following this a carnival style performance is showcased by Brasilian performers giving a taste of what is to come in four years time. How much is a ticket to Rio?
23:15 Surviving members of Queen, Brian May and Roger Taylor are given a warm up intro by giant plasma screens of Freddie Mercury as they rock out in front of the Closing Ceremony crowd. The boys are then joined by Jessie J who takes on vocals for the track 'We Will Rock You'.
23:05 Eric Idle unites the Olympic Stadium unlike anyone else in the night with a rendition of the classic song, Always Look on the Bright Side of Life from the Monty Python film, The Life of Brian. Muse then sing the official Olympic song, Survival.
22:54 The Spice Girls appear on stage for a medley of their greatest tracks (starting with their massive single Wannabe the biggest selling single ever by an all female group - and marking the girls second reunion this summer following their
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Fireworks erupt over the Olympic Stadium as the 2012 London Games come to a close.
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Take That perform Rule The World at the 2012 Olympic Games Closing Ceremony in London.
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The Olympic flag is passed to Brasil at the end of the 2012 London Olympic Games.
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Jessie J performed as a solo artist and also with Tinie Tempah, Taio Cruz and Queen as part of the 2012 London Olympic Games closing ceremony.
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Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Lily Cole, David Gandy, Stella Tennant and Jordan Dunn take to the Olympic stadium for the 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony.
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Kaiser Chiefs at the 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony
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George Michael performed Freedom and White Light as part of the 2012 Olympic closing ceremony in London.
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The Spice Girls - who still have the biggest selling single by an all female group ever with Wannabe - take to the stage of the Olympic Closing Ceremony.
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Elbow performed at the Olympic Closing Ceremony as Team GB (and all the other athletes) entered the stadium.
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Annie Lennox performed Little Bird as part of the 2012 London Olympic Games Closing Ceremony.
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One Direction (Naill Horan, Zayne Malick, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson) take to the Olympic Closing Ceremony stage. Still young in their career, 1D have had astonishing success - they have sold 12 million records in under one year and have stormed the US charts becoming the first ever UK band to debut at No.1 of the US Billboard Chart with a debut album.
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The Pet Shop Boys perform as part of the 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony. The boys (Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe) have sold over 100 million records during their musical career.
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Madness (fronted by Suggs) perform to the stadium at the Olympic Closing Ceremony.
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Emeli Sande opens the Olympic Closing Ceremony with a version of her and Professor Green's Number 1 smash, Read All About It.
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Inside the Olympic stadium, it shows a scaled version of London.
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View of the Olympic stadium with an impressive Union Jack utilising a design by Damien Hirst.
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Victoria Beckham tweets live from the Olympic stadium ahead of her performance in the Closing Ceremony.
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The Olympic Opening Ceremony has been referred to as 'the wedding' - the Closing Ceremony is being referred to as 'the wedding reception'.