PHOENIX PERFORMS AT CLOSING CEREMONY

Iconic French band Phoenix – comprised of brothers Laurent Brancowitz and Christian Mazzalai along with Thomas Mars and Deck D’Arcy – can add one more accolade to their two decades’ worth of incredible moments: they have just performed at the 2024 Olympics Closing Ceremony in Paris in front of the most celebrated athletes in the world and a global audience of millions.

For their performance, Phoenix put together a set of hits, fan favorites, collaborations, and covers with special guests the band heartfully curated, a couple of whom have also helped define France’s music scene over the last twenty years. A set list and performer information is below.

About the performance, the band says, “We are infinitely happy to have had the chance to celebrate with all the athletes and the entire world at the Closing of the Olympic Games in our beloved city of Paris. It was a wonderful moment to have been invited to take the stage with our friends from France and around the world, honoring the French spirit and remaining true to our motto: Liberté, Égalité, Phoenix! We are thrilled to both pass the baton to the Paralympics athletes and to Los Angeles for the forthcoming 2028 games”

Set list:

1.  Phoenix – “Lisztomania”

2.  Kavinsky – “Nightcall” feat. Phoenix and Angèle

3.  Phoenix – “If I Ever Feel Better” / “Funky Squaredance” feat. VannDa

4.  AIR – “Playground Love” feat. Phoenix

5.  Phoenix – “Tonight” feat. Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend

6.  Phoenix – “1901”

STREAM PHOENIX https://ffm.to/phoenixlisten

INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/wearephoenix/

TIKTOK https://www.tiktok.com/@phoenixbandofficial_

FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/wearephoenix/

YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/@welovephoenix

X https://x.com/wearephoenix

WEB https://wearephoenix.com

AIR / ANGELE / KAVINSKY / EZRA KOENIG / VANNDA

AIR https://www.airfrenchband.com

ANGELE https://angelevl.be

EZRA KOENIG (VAMPIRE WEEKEND) https://vampireweekend.com

KAVINSKY https://kavinsky.com

VannDa https://baramey.com/vannda

Photo: Samuel Kirzenbaum