Los Angeles is starting the countdown to the 2028 Summer Olympics in true Hollywood style.
Following Sunday’s 2024 Paris Olympics closing ceremony, Venus Williams will host the ‘Countdown to LA28’ handover celebration with a star-studded lineup of performers, each of which is able to air dwell and in primetime on NBC and Peacock.
H.E.R. will carry out the nationwide anthem dwell from Paris for the closing ceremony, adopted by performances from Billie Eilish, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and LA native Snoop Dogg, who’s winding down his NBC internet hosting gig on the Paris Olympics. Particular company embrace Carl Lewis, Sugar Ray Leonard, Brenda Villa and Rudy Garcia-Tolson, in addition to Crew USA Olympians Jagger Eaton, Kate Courtney and Michael Johnson.
“That is the largest second in LA28 historical past so far, because the Olympic flag passes from Paris to LA,” stated LA28 Chairperson and President Casey Wasserman. “We’re thrilled to characteristic the perfect of LA with native artists and are grateful to Billie, H.E.R., the Chili Peppers and Snoop for his or her collaboration on what shall be an unimaginable present to a worldwide viewers that can give followers a style of what’s to come back in 2028.”
Molly Solomon, govt producer and president of NBC Olympics Programming, added, “The countdown to LA28 begins with the Paris Closing Ceremony. As we conclude probably the most spectacular Video games ever, Paris will hand over the Olympic flag to Los Angeles, who will get issues began with a powerhouse lineup of musical superstars that can rock the world. However the get together doesn’t cease there. After the Closing Ceremony, LA28 is inviting America to observe the world’s greatest seashore get together on NBC and Peacock.”
Produced by Fulwell 73 with artistic director Ben Winston, the celebration will characteristic further shock company, a sneak peek into the LA28 Video games and behind-the-scenes footage of the LA28 Handover.
Winston stated, “The LA28 Handover guarantees to showcase the heartbeat of LA — which just like the Olympics — is the place individuals come from all around the world to pursue their goals. We hope to showcase a group of Los Angeles tales – that includes town’s individuals, creativity, music and naturally sport, all wrapped up with a bit of Hollywood magic – to ask the world into the LA28 Video games.”
In the meantime, Tom Cruise is expected to make a bold entrance at Sunday’s closing ceremony with LA Mayor Karen Bass on-hand to receive the Olympic flag from Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo.
