Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre are being credited with “saving” the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics that took place on Sunday night.
The Olympic handover ceremony from the French capital to Los Angeles, where the 2028 Games will be held, closed the ceremony with the duo giving an epic performance of their iconic hit The Next Episode on Venice Beach.
Fans praised the musical segment after the event in France was plagued by sound problems and dismissed as “artistic trash.”
Snoop, 52, has been delighting Olympic fans over the past week as a commentator and cultural ambassador, and fans loved his closing performance after returning to his native California.
Viewers wrote on Twitter: “Snoop Dogg’s performance at the closing ceremony is a perfect ending. He was a true entertainer for all the Olympic events over the past two weeks and now he can welcome the games to his hometown.”
Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre are being credited with “saving” the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics that took place on Sunday night.
The Olympic handover ceremony from the French capital to Los Angeles, where the 2028 Games will be held, ended with a performance by Snoop Dogg, Billie Eilish and Dr. Dre on Venice Beach (seen together)
I think we can all agree that the real winner of the Olympics is Snoop Dogg.
‘Thank God! @drdre and @SnoopDogg rescued us and put on a show for us. Let’s go to LA!’
‘The Paris closing ceremony may have been redeemed when the US took control…’,
“I sat for three hours at this closing ceremony and saw a lot of artistic garbage. America came and swept us away in 20 minutes.”
“That performance was crazy, I can’t even lie.”
‘I’m definitely going to the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles,’
‘LA28 looks like it could be special after that transfer at the close.’
This comes after BBC viewers were left wondering whether performers taking part in the Olympics closing ceremony on Sunday were lip-syncing as the competition was once again plagued by “horrible” sound problems.
Increasingly annoyed by the familiar ending audio issues, fans flocked to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share their frustration.
Viewers took to Twitter to write: ‘Snoop Dogg’s performance at the closing ceremony is a perfect ending!’
Snoop, 52, has been delighting Olympic fans over the past week as a commentator and cultural ambassador, and fans loved his closing performance after he returned to his native California.
One fan said on X: ‘I sat for three hours watching this closing ceremony and a bunch of artistic garbage. America came and swept us off our feet in 20 minutes.’
She wore a white Olympic-themed tracksuit for the performance at Venice Beach in her native Los Angeles.
One of them wrote: “Why is the sound quality so bad? The same thing happened at the opening ceremony. I can barely hear anything.”
‘The sound engineering is pretty terrible.’
‘The pacing, camera work and sound are all so strange!’
“It’s a shame the bands sound is a bit muffled. They tried to play it louder but it was distorted so they kept it soft and muffled. I still enjoy it. Phoenix is great.”
“What the fuck are these sound problems, they dare to do this to Billie Eilish?”
Elsewhere in the closing ceremony, Hollywood legend Tom Cruise leapt from the stadium roof in a death-defying stunt during an extravagant awards ceremony.
The 62-year-old was seen strapped into a harness, ready to wow thousands of fans in Paris as the crazy closing ceremony draws to a close.
She took her position as the speeches concluded for their grand finale and American R’n’B star HER sang and played Stars And Stripes, the American national anthem, on her guitar.
The actor then abseiled down to the ceremony stage from the roof of the Stade de France.
Gymnast Simone Biles and the mayor of Los Angeles presented Cruise with the five-ring Olympic flag, which he carried on the back of a waiting motorcycle.
Dressed in his signature black leather jacket from Top Gun, the action star emerged from the arena on his feet.
This comes after BBC viewers were left wondering whether performers at the Olympics closing ceremony were lip-syncing on Sunday as the competition was once again plagued by “terrible” sound problems.
Elsewhere in the closing ceremony, Hollywood legend Tom Cruise leapt from the stadium’s roof in a death-defying stunt during an extravagant award ceremony.
The move across the Atlantic featured live performances from pop superstar Billie Eilish (seen), Los Angeles rockers Red Hot Chili Peppers and Snoop Dogg.
Fireworks explode during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics
The move across the Atlantic featured live performances from pop superstar Billie Eilish, Los Angeles rockers Red Hot Chili Peppers and Snoop.
Californians Red Hot Chili Peppers, Billie Eilish and Snoop then offered a taste of what’s to come at the 2028 Los Angeles Games when they performed for a crowd at Venice Beach.
After the Olympic flag passed between several American Olympians, it arrived at the famous beach where the Red Hot Chili Peppers were playing their hit Can’t Stop.
The rock band then handed the stage over to Eilish, who delivered a sweet rendition of their new song Birds Of A Feather while wearing an oversized T-shirt, shorts and a baseball cap.