The handover of the Summer Olympics from Paris to Los Angeles just got a lot more exciting. Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg and the Red Hot Chili Peppers are expected to perform at the closing ceremony of the Olympics in Paris on Sunday, according to multiple sources. diverse.
The three Los Angeles-based artists will be seen in a mix of recorded and live performances. Producer Ben Winston, no stranger to live music events as producer of the Grammy Awards and the 2021 CBS special “Adele: One Night Only,” is coordinating with the French producers for the closing ceremony.
Tensions around live music events have been running high this week after authorities in Austria foiled a terror plot to attack Taylor Swift’s planned three-night concert in Vienna as part of her “The Eras Tour.” Security and crowd control were a concern for local officials even before the troubling news from Vienna, said two senior individuals familiar with the planning for the surprise Los Angeles concert. Security, which doesn’t come cheap, must take into account potential threats from the air, land and sea in Los Angeles. In a nod to those growing concerns, diverse He agreed to block the venue.
Representatives of the Olympics and musical artists declined to comment.
The Los Angeles musical performances for the closing ceremony are expected to follow a sensational Tom Cruise stunt that leaked last week. Cruise will hop on his motorcycle for a regular day of death-defying stunts in France, before jumping into a pre-recorded package where he will parachute next to the famous Hollywood sign. From there, Los Angeles musicians will perform the stunt.
It’s not hard to see why Eilish, Snoop, and the Chili Peppers were chosen. Eilish, one of the biggest pop stars of the past decade, is an American whose 2021 concert film is titled “Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles.” Snoop Dogg, who became an internet darling as an on-air personality for NBC during the Paris Olympics, hails from Long Beach and is synonymous with West Coast rap. The Chili Peppers emerged from the 1980s L.A. punk scene; the band’s 1999 hit “Californication” is an anthem to the milk, honey, fruits, and nuts that LA harbors.
At the end of Sunday’s closing ceremony, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass will receive the Olympic flame and carry it home (perhaps in her handbag?) upon its return from Paris. Starting next week, the city of Los Angeles will have three years and 11 months to prepare for the Summer Games, which are scheduled to run from July 14 to July 30 in 2028.
(Pictured: Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg and Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers)
