{"id":13269,"date":"2012-06-05T05:06:37","date_gmt":"2012-06-05T05:06:37","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2012-06-05T05:06:37","modified_gmt":"2012-06-05T05:06:37","slug":"Paul-McCartney-will-close-Olympic-opening-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=13269","title":{"rendered":"Paul McCartney will close Olympic opening ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Paul McCartney has confirmed an Olympic-sized rumor, saying he&#8217;ll be the closing act at the London 2012 opening ceremony.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year the former Beatle disclosed that he was in talks to play a role in the celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, he confirmed: &#8220;I&#8217;ve been booked.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He told BBC radio station 5 Live that he would be &#8220;closing the opening&#8221; of the games.<\/p>\n<p>The lineup for the ceremony, overseen by <strong>&#8220;Slumdog Millionaire&#8221;<\/strong> director Danny Boyle and themed <strong>&#8220;Isles of Wonder,&#8221;<\/strong> is a closely guarded secret, but many had suspected McCartney would be involved.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Olympic Games take place July 27 to Aug. 12.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What songs will he perform?<br \/>\nHow much do you want to bet?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Official Dance Tonight Video &#8211; Taken from &#8216;Memory Almost Full&#8217;<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe width=\"500\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xTNXrkBSp_o\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Sooo excited for the London Olympics. I&#8217;m really looking forward to seeing what Danny Boyle has in store for the world! Danny Boyle is the nicest man and so passionate. What director isn&#8217;t though? I interviewed Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire. I was only allotted a 1\/2hr for the interview but he gave me 1 hr and 15 minutes because he wanted to make sure all my questions were answered. What a great guy! Who can say that they&#8217;ve interview 2 Olympic directors? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asiancemagazine.com\/jan_2007\/director_zhang_yimou_breaks_records_with_curse_of_the_golden_flower\">Zhang Yimou (Beijing Olympic director<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asiancemagazine.com\/feb_2009\/slumdog_millionaire_director_danny_boyle\">Danny Boyle<\/a>. I&#8217;m such a lucky girl!<br \/>\n<iframe width=\"500\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p9PZV1e9jks\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<!--break--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul McCartney has confirmed an Olympic-sized rumor, saying he&#8217;ll be the closing act at the London 2012 opening ceremony. 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