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With all the joy and excitement the Paris 2024 Olympic Games spread around the world, many can’t help but look forward to the next Olympics. As is tradition, the closing ceremony featured the passing of the baton to the city of Los Angeles, which will host the games in 2028. To get everyone excited, some Californian performers made an appearance. Some like Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg, and Red Hot Chili Peppers joined in from the other side of the Atlantic on the sunny beaches of SoCal.
After H.E.R. performed the National Anthem and Tom Cruise jumped from the roof of the Stade de France, the broadcast depicted the Olympic flag traveling across the world and around LA before making its way to the Pacific Ocean, where the Red Hot Chili Peppers were performing their electrifying single “Can’t Stop” with the blue ocean and a matching LA28 logo in the background.
The camera later panned to reveal a second stage, mounted in one of SoCal’s iconic lifeguard towers. There, Billie Eilish, her brother Finneas, and her band, gave a sunny rendition of “BIRDS OF A FEATHER,” the second single from her latest album, Hit Me Hard and Soft.
Following her performance, Snoop Dogg appeared through a path of intricate sand sculptures and took over the stage to rap to “The Next Episode” alongside Dr. Dre. This wasn’t the first time Snoop Dogg was seen around an Olympic event recently. The California rapper was also seen in Paris attending break dancing competitions and supporting Team USA.
In the end, Snoop Dogg waved the Olympic flag before the broadcast returned to Paris for the emotional final moments of the ceremony, as the French capital bid farewell to the games with a rendition of “My Way” by French singer and model Yseult, uniting the host countries present and future in one sweeping performance.
You can watch these performances below.
During the Paris 2024 Olympics closing ceremony, LA-based musicians made an appearance from across the pond to get everyone excited about the next Olympic Games—Los Angeles 2028.
Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre! pic.twitter.com/iPEz5REyD8
— Billie Eilish Brasil (@BillieEilishBR) August 11, 2024
Watch the performances by Billie Eilish and Snoop Dogg.
LA28 we ready!!! Closing ceremony vibes wit @drdre yall pic.twitter.com/sxLnlRq00Z
— Snoop Dogg (@SnoopDogg) August 12, 2024
h/t: [Complex]
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