Neil Young Olympics

Neil Young performs "Long May You Run" beneath the Olympic Cauldrons at BC Place during the 2010 Olympics Closing Ceremony in Vancouver. Following Young's performance, the cauldrons were extinguished and the arms retracted. After Young, William Shatner appeared during the ceremony.

Canada native and rock legend Neil Young performed at the 2010 Olympics Closing Ceremony in Vancouver on February 28, 2010. Young was in the crowd for the hockey Gold Medal game at Canada Hockey Place where the Canadian Team beat the US Team to take the top prize. Other notable Canadians in the crowd included Bryan Adams, Wayne Gretzky, Michael J Fox and William Shatner. Shatner is also rumored to be appearing at the Closing Ceremony.http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/entertainment/breakingnews/final-frontier-in-the-gold-rush-shatner-and-neil-young-among-those-at-final-85784007.html

The ceremonies began at 7:30 pm EST and will go on for 3 hours. It will not be airing live on the West Coast of the US. Other rumored performers include Michael Buble, William Shatner, Catherine O'Hara, Martin Short and Shania Twain.http://primewriter.com/news-1246-headlines/?p=4661http://www.theprovince.com/entertainment/Second+wave+Canadian+stars+perform+closing+ceremony+spoilers/2625140/story.html

Little was officially announced in advance about the actual content of the Closing Ceremonies. However, Young had hinted that he would make an appearance there on his official site, and was honored at the Queen Elizabeth Theater in Vancouver on February 25 by artists such as Lou Reed and Elvis Costello.http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5j0l1NKWve6o-V1NKNO-Rv21m2O_Q

Young performed his song "Long May You Run" beneath the Olympic cauldron at BC Place during the Closing Ceremony. Conflicting reports have included rumors that just about every notable Canadian musician is scheduled to perform, with unconfirmed statements that the show could include Nickleback, Alanis Morisette, Simple Plan and Avril Lavigne as well.http://www.theprovince.com/entertainment/Second+wave+Canadian+stars+perform+closing+ceremony+spoilers/2625140/story.html