2018 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony

The closing ceremony for the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on 15 April 2018 in the Carrara stadium, Gold Coast.

She then introduced Australian musician Archie Roach and together with the youth choir continued the performance.

After him, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt appeared as DJ along with Games mascot Borobi in the middle of the stage.

These Games will be remembered for the passion and commitment of so many people.....He also praised the athletes, volunteers, the CGF and wished good luck to the Birmingham 2022 committee.

From the first ever medals for Commonwealth islands and states; the first ever Jamaican Lawn Bowls team, the "Reggae Rollers", or the first-ever Ugandan netball team competing so strongly - these captivating stories, and the many others we witnessed here in Australia, are what Commonwealth sport is all about.

The inspiring and impactful performances of our Commonwealth athletes have delivered on the promise of a historic collection of 'firsts' that were achieved in the run up to Games; whether that be the ground-breaking Reconciliation Action Plan, the equal number of medals for men and women for the first time, or the largest ever fully-integrated para-sport programme seen in Commonwealth and world sport.....Martin also announced that the Games mascot Borobi should remain active after the Games in order to support and raise funds for the Yugambeh community.

[14] Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate presented his speech to the audience and thanked the volunteers for their support and wished good luck to the Birmingham 2022 committee.

Lord Mayor of Birmingham Anne Underwood gave her speech and told the crowd: We are young and diverse city - we will showcase our city's youth and diversityAfter her speech ended, a video about Birmingham's life and culture was shown in the screens of the stadium.

In the video, a man and a girl was shown dancing in one of the pubs of Birmingham and said ''a night you never forget, in a city that never sleeps''.

[16] After this, Amerah Saleh performed her poem "Tourist in My City"[17] from what appeared to be the same location, but turned out to be Birmingham as she finished and walked into a six-minute one-take live dance performance to Electric Light Orchestra's "Mr. Blue Sky".