Tuesday, August 7, 2012 7:50am ET by Newsdesk
George Michael confirms Olympic closing ceremony performanceGeorge Michael has confirmed that he will be performing at the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games. The line-up of the ceremony has been largely kept a closely guarded secret but today (August 7) Michael confirmed on Twitter that he has been rehearsing for the ceremony on August 12. He tweeted: "Hey everyone, how are you. Spending most of the next week rehearsing like crazy for the Olympic closing ceremony....." Michael, who was struck down with a near fatal bout of pneumonia late last year, added: "Obviously a bit nervous not having played for nearly a year, but rehearsals sounding great so far!" The opening ceremony meanwhile for London 2012 on July 27 proved to be a spectacular event, with music contributions from the likes of Frank Turner, Arctic Monkeys and Sir Paul McCartney.
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