Tom Cruise is lowered into the stadium during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics at the Stade de France, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France.
Above: Tom Cruise stands atop the Stade de France during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France.
Center: Tom Cruise is lowered into the Stade de France.
Below: Tom Cruise carries the Olympic flag.
12:25 JST, August 12, 2024
PARIS (AP) — Paris capped two and a half extraordinary weeks of Olympic sports and emotion with a star-studded show at France’s national stadium and from Long Beach in Southern California. The French capital has handed over the role of host for the Summer Games to the next city in line: Los Angeles in 2028.
Snoop, Dr. Dre, Billie Eilish and Red Hot!
Snoop Dogg, who brought his star power to the Paris Olympics with multiple performances on NBC, kept his momentum going with a pre-taped show from his native California. After performing “Drop It Like Its Hot,” the rapper brought on Dr. Dre as they rapped their classic “The Next Episode” in Long Beach, California.
Billie Eilish performed “Birds of a Feather” from her third studio album, “Hit Me Hard and Soft.” Red Hot Chili Peppers performed the 2003 jam session “Can’t Stop.”
Billie Eilish performs at the Power Our Planet concert on the sidelines of the Climate Finance conference in Paris, on June 22, 2023.
Tom Cruise makes grand entrance
As in his many “Mission: Impossible” stunts, Tom Cruise jumped from the top of the Stade de France while HER played her guitar. He rode a motorcycle through the crowd while HER played her guitar. In a pre-recorded sequence, he drove through Paris before boarding a plane and parachuting into a farm field.
HER sings the American national anthem
HER performs during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics at the Stade de France, Sunday, August 11, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France.
With a guitar in her hand, HER sang the American national anthem as Simone Biles and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass stood behind her. She played her custom-built Stratocaster during the handover from Paris to Los Angeles.
Other music acts!
1. If you missed who performed at the closing ceremony, we’ve got you covered. Parisian singer and model Yseult closed the show with a rendition of Frank Sinatra’s classic “My Way,” which is based on the French song “Comme d’habitude” composed by Jacques Revaux and Claude François.
2. French band Phoenix performed in such a way that some athletes couldn’t stay off the stage. Security tried to herd the Olympians off the stage. The Grammy-winning band played “Lisztomania” and “If I Ever Feel Better.” Ezra Koenig played “Tonight.”
