So who's watching the Closing Ceremony then?

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I have no idea who Jay Z is either

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

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Mr Gavin added: "There is no narrative. It's not just a concert and we're not just looking at Coldplay, we have fantastic visuals and amazing stunts going on. It is a collaboration all round."

Steve Daldry, head of Olympics ceremonies, confirmed other recording artists had wanted to be involved in the closing ceremony, but said Mr Gavin had a vision for it to "revolve around one act".

"Those requests have been turned down," he said. "We're not telling which special guests will be turning up."

Hinting at some of the show's content, Mr Gavin said it would be "less 'spangly', more raw, [with] more flame and more about the people".
He said a group of "travellers" would also be involved in "storming the stadium".

 

[editor]

FFS: electric poi.

 

[magneze]

If you suspend your hate of Coldplay, it's actually pretty good tbf.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Droll, droll, droll

Bring back Mad Max vehicles

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

If you suspend your hate of Coldplay, it's actually pretty good tbf.

The pixels are good

 

[Macabre]

I'm no coldplay fan but I'm enjoying this, looks like it would to be a great gig to drop a tab at.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Blimey, she's got some clothes on

 

[editor]

NO MORE FUCKING COLDPLAY PLEASE.

 

[Firky]

NO MORE FUCKING COLDPLAY PLEASE.

Precisely why I am not watching it.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

hmm, wonder if it would be better with sound off

 

[Balbi]

This is a bit shit really

 

[Balbi]

I mean, if I had to choose the closing acts - transatlantic shites Coldplay and Rihanna wouldn't have been near.

David Byrne, Isobel Campbell, Roots Manuva, Annie Lennox and a hologram of Freddie Mercury. That would have been as weird as fuck.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Now I don't really give a shit about Rihanna either but at least it's livened up a bit

 

[sleaterkinney]

I can barely watch it with the sound turned down, Coldplay are such knobs.

 

[DexterTCN]

I mean, if I had to choose the closing acts - transatlantic shites Coldplay and Rihanna ...

??

 

[Balbi]

Coldplay and their achingly wank sub radiohead attempts to crack america, and rihanna appearing fucking everywhere on british telly. Wankers, the fucking pack of them.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Someone should have knocked him off that staircase

 

[editor]

It hurts me to hear how popular that fucking Tory twat Boris is with the crowd.

 

[scifisam]

I just sat and watched a fucking Coldplay concert. Why on Earth would they choose to focus it all around one single band - a band that even to those who like them is known for making slow, minor-keyed, melancholy music?

Ooh, the Brazil bit - forgot about that. Not bad.

 

[editor]

"Traditional Brazilian music." With a fucking auto tune all over it.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Maybe the fireworks along the river at 10.45 will be more entertaining.

We should have more of jaunty Brazilian anthem instead of Coldplay

 

[OneStrike]

Quite liked that ska sounding song, performed by Gregg Wallace.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Quite liked that ska sounding song, performed by Gregg Wallace.

 

[paulhackett]

Seb Coe travelling on the tube? My arse is a fire engine..

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Blind ballerinas

 

[paulhackett]

And met a 7/7 'survivor'? Really? T fuck

 

[editor]

Fuck off Seb Twatting Tory Boy Coe.

 

[Balbi]

Seb shooting up the odds as a popular Tory to replace Cameron then.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Just watched fireworks over London.

Not sure what they were for

Aren't the Thames Festival ones later?