2012 Olympics Closing Ceremony

Aug. 12, 2012- London, England, United Kingdom - ANNIE LENNOX performing at the Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium.

Shen Bohan | ZUMA24.com
Aug. 12, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - Artists on bicycles perform during the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium.

Michael Kappeler | ZUMA24.com
Aug. 12, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - Singer GEORGE MICHAEL performs during the Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic stadium.

Marius Becker | ZUMA24.com
The Summer Olympic Games closing ceremony at Olympic Stadium in London, England, Sunday, August 12, 2012.

Robert Gauthier | MCT
Eduardo Paes, Mayor Rio de Janeiro, the host city of the 2016 Summer Olympics, waves the Olympic flag during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London.

Ivan Sekretarev | AP
Performers wave the British Flag during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London.

Hassan Ammar | AP
A performer waves a British flag from a representation of St. Stephens' Tower during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London.

Hassan Ammar | AP
Acrobats perform on stage during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London.

Matt Dunham | AP
Artists perform during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London.

Kirsty Wigglesworth | AP
Uganda's Stephen Kiprotich, center, celebrates after receiving his medal as he stands alongside Kenya's Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich, right, and, Kenya's Abel Kirui, left, during the medal ceremony for the men's marathon during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London. Stephen Kiprotich won gold, Abel Kirui silver and Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich bronze.

Matt Dunham | AP
Artists perform during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London.

Matt Slocum | AP
British comedian Russell Brand performs during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London.

Charlie Riedel | AP
British model Lily Donaldson poses during a performance set to David Bowie's "Fashion," during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London.

Sergei Grits | AP
Fatboy Slim performs during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London.

Kristy Wigglesworth | AP
Jessie J performs during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London.

Kristy Wigglesworth | AP
British DJ Fatboy Slim performs on a giant octopus during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London.

Sergei Grits | AP
A general view of the stadium during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London.

Alastair Grant | AP
Victoria Beckham (Posh Spice) performs with the Spice Girls during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London.

Ivan Sekretarev | AP
British actor Russell Brand performs during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London.

Jae C. Hong | AP
A performer dances during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London.

Jae C. Hong | AP
British band 'The Spice Girls' perform during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London.

Matt Dunham | AP
Victoria Beckham performs as Posh Spice with British band The Spice Girls during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London.

Matt Dunham | AP
A performer is airborne during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London.

Martin Meissner | AP
Brian May performs during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London.

Charlie Riedel | AP
British singer Jessie J performs with Brian May, guitarist of the British rock band Queen, during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London.

Matt Slocum | AP
Melanie Chisholm (Sporty Spice) performs with British band 'The Spice Girls' during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London.

Jae C. Hong | AP
British comedian Eric Idle performs during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London.

Hassan Ammar | AP
An artist performs during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London.

Charlie Riedel | AP
A general view of the stadium during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London.

Alastair Grant | AP
Fireworks explode over the stadium during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London.

Martin Meissner | AP
Fireworks explode over the Olympic Stadium during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London.

Dmitry Lovetsky | AP
This image taken with a fisheye lens shows fireworks during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London.

Charlie Riedel | AP

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