London Olympics 2012 Closing Ceremony Pictures

Singer George Michael performs "Freedom" during the closing ceremony at the 2012 summer olympics, sunday, August 12, 2012, in London.

The olympics flag is handed from London Mayor, Boris
Johnson, second from left, to the International olympic committee President Jacques Rogge, as the Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, right, watches during the closing ceremony.

As is now custom, the final medal of the Olympics was awarded during the closing ceremony, with men's marathon winner Stephen Kiprotich of Uganda picking up the gold medal he secured earlier in the day.

Athletes arrive during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, August 12, 2012, in London.

Fireworks explode during the Closing Ceremony of the
2012 Summer Olympics.

Fireworks explode over the Olympic Stadium at the closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Fireworks explode over the stadium during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday,
Aug. 12, 2012, in London.

Flag bearers march in Olympic Stadium during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday,
Aug. 12, 2012, in London.

Iconic British cars such as London taxis and Reliant Robins, covered in newspaper, drove around the stadium, starting off a journey through a day in the life of London, from the morning rush hour to sunset.

In a hardly-kept closing ceremony secret, the Spice Girls played not one, but two songs from their whirlwind two-album career in the late '90s and early '00s.