-
Fireworks explode over the stadium during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012. Athletes, heads of state and dignitaries from around the world have gathered in the Olympic Stadium for the closing ceremony of the 30th Olympiad.
Credit: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images
-
Fireworks explode over the Olympic Stadium during the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Games on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Christof Koepsel/Getty Images
-
A general view of the stadium and Olympic park during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images
-
Fireworks explode over the stadium during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Rob Carr/Getty Images
-
Fireworks are seen over the Olympic Stadium during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Phil Walter/Getty Images
-
A general view of the stadium as a Union Jack is formed during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Rob Carr/Getty Images
-
A performer dressed in a Union Jack waistcoat sings during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Julian Finney/Getty Images
-
Performers wave union flags during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Rob Carr/Getty Images
-
Performers fly Union flags during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Michael Regan/Getty Images
-
One Direction perform during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Rob Carr/Getty Images
-
Lee Thompson of Madness performs during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Stu Forster/Getty Images
-
Suggs and Madness perform during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Stu Forster/Getty Images
-
Suggs and Madness perform during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Stu Forster/Getty Images
-
Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe of The Pet Shop Boys perform during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images
-
Artists perform during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images
-
Performers dressed as Batman and Robin from an episode of Only Fools and Horses perform during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Michael Regan/Getty Images
-
Neil Tennant of The Pet Shop Boys perform during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Scott Heavey/Getty Images
-
Performers from the show 'Stomp' perform during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Stu Forster/Getty Images
-
One Direction perform during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Feng Li/Getty Images
-
A member of 'Stomp' performs during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Hannah Johnston/Getty Images
-
Artists perform during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Hannah Johnston/Getty Images
-
Singer Emeli Sande performs during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
-
Big Ben and the London Eye are depicted during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Stu Forster/Getty Images
-
Performers fly Union Jack flags during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images
-
Dancers perform during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Julian Finney/Getty Images
-
Artists perform during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Paul Gilham/Getty Images
-
(L-R) Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Harry Styles and Liam Payne of One Direction performs during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
-
Artists perform during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Hannah Johnston/Getty Images
-
Artists perform during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Paul Gilham/Getty Images
-
A member of 'Stomp' performs during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Scott Heavey/Getty Images
-
Artists perform during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Paul Gilham/Getty Images
-
A general view of the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Scott Heavey/Getty Images
-
Actor Timothy Spall poses as Sir Winston Churchill atop Big Ben during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Stu Forster/Getty Images
-
Lee Thompson of Madness performs during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
-
Members of Stomp perform during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Feng Li/Getty Images
-
Singer Emeli Sande performs during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Jeff J Mitchell
-
An image of John Lennon is seen during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Stu Forster/Getty Images
-
A general view of the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Jamie Squire/Getty Images
-
Singer Jessie J performs during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Hannah Johnston/Getty Images
-
Taio Cruz performs during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
-
Musician Annie Lennox performs during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
-
Musician Annie Lennox performs during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
-
Entertainer Russell Brand performs during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Paul Gilham/Getty Images
-
Victoria Beckham, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton, Melanie Brown and Melanie Chisholm of The Spice Girls perform during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Stu Forster/Getty Images
-
Victoria Beckham of the Spice Girls performs during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images
-
Musician Ray Davies during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
-
Global artist George Michael performs during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Stu Forster/Getty Images
-
Global artist George Michael performs during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Stu Forster/Getty Images
-
Ricky Wilson of the Kaiser Chiefs performs during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Scott Heavey/Getty Images
-
A general view of the performance inside the stadium during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Feng Li/Getty Images
-
A replica Big Ben is seen during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
-
Actor Timothy Spall poses as Sir Winston Churchill during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Stu Forster/Getty Images
-
Lee Thompson of Madness performs during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
-
Dancers perform during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Paul Gilham/Getty Images
-
Dancers perform during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
-
Model Kate Moss performs during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
-
Models walk the catwalk in a homage to the British Fashion Industry during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Rob Carr/Getty Images
-
Artists perform during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Julian Finney/Getty Images
-
The flags of the competing nations parade into the stadium during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Rob Carr/Getty Images
-
Fat Boy Slim during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Hannah Johnston/Getty Images
-
Fat Boy Slim aka Norman Cook during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Rob Carr/Getty Images
-
Eric Idle performs during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
-
Matthew Bellamy of Muse performs during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Scott Heavey/Getty Images
-
Brian May of Queen performs during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Scott Heavey/Getty Images
-
Artists perform during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
-
Athletes enter the stadium during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images
-
The Japan team parades through the stadium during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Julian Finney/Getty Images
-
The Japan team parades through the stadium during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Stu Forster/Getty Images
-
Athletes parade through the stadium during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Feng Li
-
Louis Smith of Great Britain during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Hannah Johnston
-
The Household Division Ceremonial State band marches by during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images
-
The team from Columbia enters the stadium during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Rob Carr/Getty Images
-
The United States team parades through the stadium during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Stu Forster/Getty Images
-
Athletes enter the stadium during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Michael Regan
-
Athletes parade through the stadium during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Julian Finney/Getty Images
-
The Japan team parades through the stadium during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Stu Forster/Getty Images
-
Silver medalist Abel Kirui of Kenya, gold medalist Stephen Kiprotich of Uganda and bronze medalist Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich of Kenya pose on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Men's Marathon during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Jeff J Mitchell
-
The Olympic flag is carried by military personnel during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Michael Steele/Getty Images
-
The Olympic Flag is handed from Mayor of London, Boris Johnson to IOC President Jacques Rogge, who passes to Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
-
The road to Rio during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Michael Steele/Getty Images
-
A general view of the Olympic Stadium during the closing ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images
-
A general view of the stadium during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Julian Finney/Getty Images
-
A general view of the stadium during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Rob Carr/Getty Images
-
A general view of the stadium as the London cityscape is depicted during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images
-
The Olympic Cauldron burns at the centre of the stadium during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.
Credit: Julian Finney/Getty Images
