Billie Eilish, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Snoop Dogg closed the Paris Olympics last night (August 11).
All three acts performed during the handing over of the Olympic torch to Los Angeles which was kicked off by H.E.R. performing the Mission: Impossible theme as Tom Cruise rappelled into the Stade de France in Paris. You can view the full segment on the BBC iPlayer here.
A pre-recorded segment then saw Cruise land in the Hollywood Hills as part of the handover to the Los Angeles games, which are taking place in 2028.
He then handed the flag to Team USA athletes who eventually ended up at Venice beach, where the Chili Peppers kicked off the American portion of the closing ceremony with ‘Can’t Stop’.
☀️ Sun, sea and the Red Hot Chili Peppers 🌶️
Flea’s moves on stage are an absolute vibe 😅💃#Olympics #Paris2024 #BBCOlympics pic.twitter.com/MhRyszNeOa
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) August 11, 2024
Eilish then performed ‘Birds Of A Feather’ at the beach on a lifeguard lookout before Snoop Dogg, who has been a prominent figure at this year’s Olympics in the French capital, played ‘Drop It Like It’s Hot’.
Billie Eilish – BIRDS OF A FEATHER – #OlympicGames #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/sxpBbXgTwy
— QG Billie Eilish (@QGBillieEilish) August 11, 2024
He then wrapped his performance up by teaming up with Dr. Dre for their classic hit ‘The Next Episiode’.
Le show de la soirée de #CeremonieDeCloture#SnoopDogg ft #DrDre sur The Next Episode 😭🔥🗽
Le relais est donné en musique #Paris2024@France2Afrique pic.twitter.com/c7YwcRLFDG
— Manfred Essome (@Reporter4Music) August 11, 2024
All three acts were confirmed to perform at the closing ceremony earlier in the day.
In a statement, LA28 chairperson Casey Wasserman announced the performers, saying: “This is the biggest moment in LA28 history to date, as the Olympic flag passes from Paris to LA.”
He continued: “We are thrilled to feature the very best of LA with local artists and are grateful to Billie, H.E.R., the Chili Peppers and Snoop for their collaboration on what will be an incredible show to a global audience that will give fans a taste of what’s to come in 2028.”
Kicking off the closing ceremony in Paris, Phoenix teamed up with Air, Vampire Weekend‘s Ezra Koenig and French electro-pop pioneer Kavinsky.
The events kicked off with an epic opening ceremony along the river Seine on July 26, 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).
