9 September 2012
We had an amazing time in the Olympic Stadium, the atmosphere was electric and the crowd was loving it! We also had a very nice surprise waiting for us when we came to having our £50 tickets checked on entry - a platform had been built and was going to obstruct our view - so!... we had our tickets upgraded! We went to the booth and got handed our new tickets... We went from row 72 to row 9, right down by the athletes... a snip at £350 each!!!! What an incredible bit of luck... we had a perfect view of all the action and enjoyed one of the best nights of our lives!
Called 'Festival of the Flame', the Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games celebrated the energy of festivals and the changing of the seasons. Coldplay lead the evening's celebrations with a live concert and were joined by Rihanna and Jay-Z. The band worked closely with Artistic Director Kim Gavin and co-designer and Paralympic Games Closing Ceremony designer Misty Buckley to play a set of their most iconic music alongside a cast of almost 2,000. The Ceremony celebrated the achievements of the 4,200 athletes at the Paralympic Games, and included a very high-energy handover to Rio 2016 and the extinguishing of the Paralympic Flame, signalling the end of the Games and the end of a brilliant summer!
Dave and Alex get ready to party
Just 9 rows from front!
The Mutoid waste company ride in to the Stadium
The Festival of Fire begins...
Rhianna joins Coldplay
Alex can't keep his hands off the pixels!
Ellie Simmonds and Jonnie Peacock
light their torches from the Paralympic Flame
Carlinhos Brown helps Rio get ready for 2016
The Sky lights up over Stratford
Alex captures the action
Alex thanks a Games-Maker - it's all over!
GAMES OVER - BACK TO WORK graffiti spotted close to the
O2 - North Greenwich by FAIL BETTER
