The Paris 2024 Summer season Olympics shall be remembered for lots of issues: drag performances, shameful allegations towards some feminine athletes, swimming within the Seine, and, after all, unbelievable sporting achievements. On Sunday, the Video games will add one other reminiscence to that record when Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg, and the Crimson Scorching Chili Peppers carry out on the occasion’s Closing Ceremony in Los Angeles, formally handing off the Olympics from Paris to the 2028 host metropolis.
The 2024 Summer season Olympics Closing Ceremony is scheduled to start Sunday, August 11, at 3 pm EDT. It can start at Stade de France, north of Paris, run for simply over two hours, and have stay and pretaped performances. For followers within the US, the occasions shall be viewable on NBC (the Video games’ sole distributor within the States) and Peacock, which have actually been nailing this complete Olympics-watching factor this yr. You may also stream the occasion on NBCOlympics.com.
The Closing Ceremony festivities will happen regardless of a state of alert round stay music occasions following a foiled terrorist assault focusing on the Vienna leg of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour this week. In accordance with a report in Selection, crowd management and safety have been a priority for native officers even earlier than information of the deliberate assault in Austria broke. Selection withheld the placement of the performances due to these fears.
Along with Southern California heroes Eilish, Crimson Scorching Chili Peppers, and Snoop (additionally an web hero through the Paris Video games), there are rumors that Tom Cruise will carry out a stunt to transition the Olympics from their 2024 house to LA.
The 2028 Summer season Olympics will happen from July 14 to July 30 in Los Angeles.