Viewers have poked fun at Australia’s Commonwealth Games closing ceremony ‘commercial’ – before being treated to a surprise appearance from rock legend Ozzy Osbourne.
Dexys Midnight Runners, UB40, Jorja Smith and Mahalia all performed on Monday to showcase the best of Birmingham’s talent- and organisers saved the best for last, as Osbourne drew the event to a close and belted out Black Sabbath’s Paranoid to celebrate 11 days of the sporting competition.
Australia is set to host the next Commonwealth Games in 2026, but before the flag was symbolically lowered and handed over to Governor Linda Dessau, a one-minute video montage of Victoria played during a performance by Taylor Henderson.
