At least those in attendance at the closing ceremony in London enjoyed the show.
And they're looking beyond the closing ceremony, five years into the future to assess legacy effects.
It was followed by an appearance at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in Sydney.
It is also live streaming the Paralympic closing ceremony featuring an extended set by British band Coldplay.
The closing ceremony was attended by Mr. Mirzoshohruh Asrori, Minister of Culture of the Republic of Tajikistan.
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The Ryder Cup closing ceremony was watched in an estimated 500 million homes in 183 countries worldwide.
Sunday's closing ceremony - the "festival of flame" - was watched by 7.7m viewers at its peak.
This included representing his grandmother at the Olympics Closing Ceremony and on a royal tour to the Caribbean.
And after all was said and done on the snow and ice, the closing ceremony continued the Fellini-esque theme.
George Michael has declared he has no regrets about performing his new single at the London 2012 closing ceremony.
Ahead of the closing ceremony, Prime Minister David Cameron announced funding for Britain's Olympic sports would be maintained for Rio 2016.
Last Friday evening, I had the pleasure of attending the Closing Ceremony of the Graduate Studies Program at Singularity University (SU).
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The official closing ceremony of the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB) will take place in Kanazawa, Japan on 18 and 19 December.
More bizarrely, two federal agents were married during the conference's closing ceremony.
He took a starring role in the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympics but Rory Mackenzie still cannot quite believe it.
"I tuned out when NBC interrupted the closing ceremony, " John Kwon wrote.
The organising committee said athletes from each of the 111 competing countries would wear ribbons during the closing ceremony on 5 February.
The Olympics closing ceremony was seen by an average of 24.5 million viewers and went on to receive 2.1 million requests on the iPlayer.
The network relented in its opposition to streaming the closing ceremony live, though it offered an English-language pool feed rather than its edited program.
He also competed in the final of the 4x400m relay and was also asked to carry the South African flag at the closing ceremony.
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The organising committee also announced that athletes from each of the 111 competing countries will wear ribbons during the closing ceremony on 5 February.
If you are visiting Phuket specifically for the festival, you will not want to miss the closing ceremony - the final send-off to the gods.
With each match lasting up to five days, the closing ceremony would be long over before the teams finished battling it out for a place on the podium.
Roberts' incredible success inside the Beijing Water Cube in September was rewarded with the honour of carrying the Great Britain flag at the Paralympics closing ceremony.
David Bowie, The Sex Pistols and The Rolling Stones all reportedly turned down the chance to appear in the Olympic Games Closing Ceremony, according to The Guardian.
The activities stretch over most of the summer, from a ten-week torch relay beginning on May 19th to the closing ceremony of the Paralympics on September 9th.
Once Sunday's sports have concluded, the closing ceremony will bring the curtain down on what has been one of the most successful Paralympics in the event's history.
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They will be performing at the closing ceremony on Sunday, where the handover will officially recognise Scotland as the Host Nation of The Ryder Cup in September 2014.
The presenter of Russia's RenTV meanwhile said at last night's closing ceremony, "this Olympiad has proven that Britain is strong not only in music but in sports, too".
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