Watch Phoenix staff up with Air, Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig and Kavinsky at closing ceremony of Paris Olympics 2024
Phoenix teamed up with Air, Vampire Weekend‘s Ezra Koenig and French electro-pop pioneer Kavinsky on the closing ceremony of Paris Olympics 2024.
The French band, who have been closely rumoured to be making an look earlier this week, carried out a medley of songs on the Stade de France, surrounded by Olympic medallists who had competed on the occasion because the opening ceremony on July 26.
Kicking off with ‘Lisztomania’, the band then teamed up with Kavinsky and Belgian singer Angèle for the previous’s hit ‘Nightcall’, which featured within the the film Drive starring Ryan Gosling. CSS singer Lovefoxxx sang on the unique model. You may watch the total efficiency on BBC iPlayer here.
They have been then joined by Cambodian rapper VannDa for ‘If I Ever Really feel Higher’ which segued right into a snippet of ‘Funky Squaredance, Pt. 1/2/3’.
olympics had phoenix at their closing ceremony indie sleaze is again in full power omg pic.twitter.com/61R3YD69HU
— tom hardy’s slutty blonde wig (@jewelbundrn) August 11, 2024
Playground love de Aircon Phoenix es lo único que necesito en mi vida en estos momentos #Paris2024 #CeremoniaDeClausura pic.twitter.com/xAhBr7aK7g
— Dan (@dan_Stereo) August 11, 2024
Phoenix y Air cantaron Playground Love en la ceremonia de clausura de los JJOO en París, canción que es parte del soundtrack de The Virgin Suicides cuya directora es Sofia Coppola, esposa del vocalista de Phoenix: Thomas Mars. pic.twitter.com/lD4yhYzNKH
— ana⁴⁴ (@anapau_villa) August 11, 2024
Qué gran acierto Phoenix en la clausura de los Juegos Olímpicos París 2024. ♥️♥️✨ pic.twitter.com/gBB1A1Y5WB
— Liz Basaldúa ✨ (@LiizBasaldua) August 11, 2024
Paris is rising for Phoenix, and floating on Air and Angèle lighting up the stage 🎤
The gang loves it. That is the Stade de Dance! 🪩#Paris2024#Olympics #Olympics2024Paris#Paris #ClosingCeremony pic.twitter.com/XGGQJdEdY7
— THE GLOBAL OBSERVER (@WorldIsone14) August 11, 2024
Air then appeared for a efficiency ‘Playground Love’ with Phoenix frontman Thomas Mars taking over the vocal duties, which have been sung below his Gordon Tracks moniker on the unique model of the 2000 observe. It featured on the soundtrack of The Virgin Suicides film, launched that very same 12 months.
Ezra Koening teamed up on vocals on 2022 single ‘Tonight’, from the band’s album that 12 months Alpha Zulu.
The band wrapped up their efficiency with ‘1901’ which noticed Mars bounce into the gang of opponents earlier than he was hoisted within the air.
Phonenix performed:
‘Lisztomania’
‘Nightcall’
‘If I Ever Really feel Higher’ / ‘Funky Squaredance Pt. 1/2/3’
‘Playground Love’
‘Tonight’
‘1901’
The occasions kicked off with an epic opening ceremony alongside the river Seine on July 26, that includes Girl Gaga performing French cabaret music ‘Mon truc en plumes’ and Gojira performing French Revolution music ‘Ah Ça Ira!’ with opera singer Marina Viotti.
Celine Dion additionally carried out for the primary time in 4 years, taking over Edith Piaf’s ‘L’Hymne A L’Amour’ in her first present since she revealed in 2022 that she had been identified with stiff particular person syndrome (SPS).