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Red Arrows to top off London’s Olympic Handover celebrations

The skies over Buckingham Palace will be turned red, white and blue this Sunday as the Royal Air Force's Red Arrows perform a spectacular fly by as part of the UK-wide celebrations to mark the special handover moment when London becomes the official Summer Olympic Games Host City. A crowd of 40,000 who are expected to gather in the Mall for the Visa London 2012 Party as well as millions more watching at home live on BBC1 or via the network of giant screens across the country will witness the...

New artists and hosts confirmed for Olympic Handover Celebrations, Visa Party

Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Heather Small and the cast of 'We Will Rock You' have been announced by London 2012 as the final line-up joining the performers at the Visa London 2012 Party on The Mall on Sunday 24 August, as part of the UK-wide Olympic Handover Celebrations. Hosted by Claudia Winkleman and Matt Baker, Olympians including Dame Mary Peters, Roger Black, Sally Gunnell, Jason Gardener, and Sharron Davies will also attend to help mark the moment when London becomes the official Summer Olympic...

Exciting new acts join Line-up for London Olympic Handover Celebrations

London 2012 announced today that Scouting for Girls, and Brit Award winners Will Young and James Morrison will be joining the line-up of performers who will be playing at The Visa London 2012 Party in The Mall on Sunday 24 August as part of the UK-wide celebrations to mark the moment when London becomes the official Olympic City. On August 24, 40,000 people will gather in The Mall to watch performances from multi-million-selling artists including The Feeling, Il Divo, Katherine Jenkins, McFly and...

London 2012 Unveil UK Handover Celebrations

London 2012 today unveiled its plans for celebrating the moment the Olympic Flag is handed over from Beijing to London at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games on August 24. London 2012 Chairman Sebastian Coe and young Olympic hopeful Tom Daley were joined by Mayor of London Boris Johnson and Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell to unveil a London and UK-wide series of events aimed at celebrating the Games coming to London in 2012. Highlights of the celebrations include: A free concert – ‘The Visa...