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Olympics: Phoenix’ Thomas Mars Says He Worried for Overjoyed Athletes Swarming Stage at the Closing Ceremony
Phoenix frontman Thomas Mars, who performed at the Olympics' closing ceremony, said athletes swarmed the stage and broke screens during the show.
While Mars is accustomed to live performances, the Olympics’ closing ceremony was a different kind of gig, he told French radio France Inter on Monday morning, due to the overjoyed crowd of athletes who were out of control during the musical act. Phoenix was joined on stage by artists including Air and DJ Kavinsky that are also part of the so-called French Touch, a music wave which kicked off in the mid-1990s and blended electro, dance, jazz and rock beats. sang the U.S. National Anthem with gusto and Tom Cruise jumping off roof of the stadium to take the Olympic flag from the hands of Team USA champion Simone Biles and L.A. mayor Karen Bass.
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