Main Performers | Gary Barlow, Will Young, Alfie Boe, Tony Hadley, Kimberley Walsh - vocals, Charlie Siem - violin |
Secondary Performers | Spelbound dancers, Bear Grylls |
Orchestra or Band | All Stars (house band)
Noisettes (Shingai Shoniwa, Dan Smith, Jamie Morrison)
The Jeremiah Brothers (Kevin Jeremiah, Ciaran Jeremiah, Paul Stewart)
The Feeling (Dan Gillespie Sells, Richard Jones, Kevin Jeremiah, Ciaran Jeremiah, Paul Stewart) |
Set List | All Stars 'Superstition', 'Come What May', 'Shine A Light', 'We Will Rock You', 'Eye of the Tiger', 'Final Countdown', 'Gold', 'One Vision' Official Team GB Olympic Song, Queen (Walsh, Boe) 'Land of Hope and Glory', 'El Suco', John Altman, 'Wave', 'Night and Day', 'Never Too Much', 'Can't Help It, Gary Barlow 'Greatest Day', Barlow, Orange, Owen, Donald, 'Back For Good', Barlow, 'Rule the World', Barlow, Orange, Owen, Donald The Jeremiah Brothers 'Teach Your Children', Crosby, Stills, Nash, 'Space Oddity', D Bowie, 'New England', Billy Bragg, 'She's Not There', The Zombies, 'The Weight', The Band The Feeling 'Sewn', 'Never Be Lonely', 'Rose' Will Young 'Running Up The Hill', Kate Bush, 'Jealousy', Young, Jim Eliot, J Stillwell, 'Bang Bang', Nancy Sinatra, 'Leave Right Now', E G White Noisettes 'Never Forget You', Smith, Shoniwa, Astasio, Pebworth 'Winner', Smith, Shoniwa, J B Kouyan |
Royal Presence | HRH The Duke of Cambridge, HRH The Duchess of Cambridge |
Performance Notes | Bear Grylls abseiled from the corona.
The audience was comprised largely of past British Olympic champions dating back to 1948.
HRH The Duke of Cambridge and HRH The Duchess of Cambridge attended as Olympic Ambassadors. Prince William joked, '...naturally I was asked to compete for Team GB in every sport, but sadly Lord Coe said there were London pigeons with more athletic prowess than me'.
Menu designed by Simon Hulstone. Goodie bags included a scarf, a Cadbury's chocolate bar and a copy of Sport magazine. A silent auction was held during the event. A red carpet was laid in the west car park for VIPs entering via Door 6.
Guests at the event included Jenna Randall and Asha Randall (synchronised swimmers), Sharon Davies (former swimmer), Sally Gunnell (former athlete), Annabel Croft (former tennis player), Gloria Hunniford (presenter), Duncan Goodhew (former swimmer), Mel C (singer), Jason Donovan (singer), Rochelle Wieman and Marvin Humes, Jayne Torvill (former ice skater), Kelly Holmes (former athlete), Amy Williams. |
Related Archival Material | Programme (RAHE/1/2012/31), Digital Handbill, Poster (RAHE/2/2012/11), Digital Photographs |