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London 2012 Closing Ceremony

Wednesday 22 August 2012 17:33, UK

  1. Image: The Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics brings the Games to an end
  2. Image: A capacity crowd fills the Olympic Stadium, as London prepares to say a fond farewell to the Olympic Games
  3. Image: Scotland's Emeli Sande kicks off proceedings with a stripped back version of her hit recorded wih Professor Green "Read All About It"
  4. Image: British Actor Timothy Spall appears from the top of Big Ben dressed as Winston Churchill and delivers Caliban's speech from Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'
  5. Image: He is followed by Urban Percussionists from the cast of "Stomp" who recreate the daily clamour of London life
  6. Image: Madness are next to take centre stage, as Sugs starts an 80,000 person knees up with "Our House"
  7. Image: A Bradley Wiggins inspired performance from the Pet Shop Boys, as the Dance Duo perform their hit, "Westend Girls"
  8. Image: Frontman of The Kinks Ray Davies performs his lovesong to London, "Waterloo Sunset"
  9. Image: Athletes from all 204 nations flood into the stadium simultaneously
  10. Image: Uganda's Stephen Kiprotich receives his Gold Medal after winning the Men's Marathon earlier in the day
  11. Image: George Michael gets the music back underway
  12. Image: Tinie Tempah joins Jessie J and Taio Cruz on stage to pay tribute to the Bee Gees
  13. Image: The Mods take over as The Kaiser Chief's perform The Who's classic "Pinball Wizard"
  14. Image: Fatboy Slim and his giant octopus take over the stage
  15. Image: The Spice Girls send the crowd into a frenzy with their set
  16. Image: Beady Eye perform Wonderwall, accompanied by seeemingly everyone in the stadium
  17. Image: Eric Idle steals the show as he sings "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life"
  18. Image: A performance by Devon boys Muse is quickly followed by a collaboration between Queen and Jessie J
  19. Image: The Olympic Flag is passed to the Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, signifying the passing of responsibility to the Brazilian City
  20. Image: The Olympic Flame is extinguished and the Games are officially over, while The Who send the crowd home singing