Olympics Closing Ceremony

Can anyone help? I have to be in London on Sunday for Monday grandchildren care. Daughter's TV is small and dodgy so thought I'd go somewhere to view the Closing Ceremony fireworks (I assume they'll have some). Can anyone recommend a good vantage point?

Vera Lynn "We'lll meet again"!! ?

specki4eyes just 'googled' Tom Jones and mouthwash !

.. or perhaps "Sailing By" especially if the boats are still waiting for a wind at Weymouth to sail.

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That's brilliant!

YES!

If I could choose the most fitting piece of music to close the Games it would be The Band of the Royal Marines playing Sunset.

I for certainly DON"T ADORE most of them , think they are terribly OLD HAT, but guess the organisers think that"s what is required , Sigh, sigh

With all the talk about 'legacy' and inspiring the young it really should be up and coming folks..not the dear old hasbeens ( who we may well adore, but they are hardly representative of the future).

What I do hope though , is that there is a DVD made of both , I can then watch at my leisure

No - tell!

ok harrigran will concede Tom Jones - you're right, he can belt em out and he doesn't dye his hair either. But hope you all know the story of what he does with his mouthwash?

No! No! let him make gaffes!

AAAAAArgh not Kate Bush. Please, please. But at least she seems to have abandonde the awful falsetto knife on glass screeching... sets my teeth on edge

Remembering Boris's contribution to the Beijing closing ceremony, dare I hope that he loses his voice on Sunday?

Gosh - she must be nearly as old as me now

Daughter-in-law went to see Madonna a few weeks ago. She has been a huge fan of hers ever since Madonna came on to the music scene in fact.

She told me her performance was terrible and it was not only her that thought so ,when leaving the show she heard many people remark that it was time Madonna called it a day and they would never go and see her again ! Looking forward to seeing her Sunday evening then !!!!!!!

Think you are right crimson. My s-i-l is in the Band of the Irish Guards and will be there with all the musicians of the Massed Bands of the Guards Division apart, I think, from the Coldstream who are on leave and I think Blur and Madness have been mentioned. They (the massed bands) are also on the opening of the Paralympics.

Fingers crossed that it will be as good as the opening ceremony, but honestly with the opening and the last 2 wonderful weeks it will be difficult not to be an anti-climax. Still we can take the rough with the smooth - anything rather than back to thinking about our sinking economy.

I thought it was Blur and Muse?

If they have a contribution from Rio, I hope it's more inspiring than the London bus thing at the close of the Beijing games. Maybe a carnival atmosphere and a bit of samba. Can only hope.

Too late if we don't want the ageing pop contingent. Macca and Elton definitely a zimmer frame too far. Is this the image we want- yesterday's men? Whaat happened to "Inspire a Generation"?

Oh no you're not susiecb I haven't had the television on for two weeks.
Tom Jones can still sing and in tune and I think he looks good for his age unlike Paul McCartney who is a joke.

Apparently we are getting Kate Bush who my husabnd adores - told me likes mad brunettes so thats fine I'm one. I do hope he doesnt plan for us to watch this I haven't recovered from the opening cermony but I will be glad to see that back of the olympics - yes I am the only woman in the country who is bored by it they are going to have me stuffed and put in a museum!

We"ll have to have 3 large [wines] to dull the pain .[cheesy grin]

Specki4eyes ,, Spice Girls ! or do u like , WHAT IS THIS rock amd roll hall of fame ???? This MAY deserve a

He's too bold by half already, specki!

Agree with your list, apart from Tom Jones who can at least still belt 'em out (and in tune).