2015 Pan American Games closing ceremony

none 250px|thumb|The closing ceremony was hosted at Rogers Centre 2015 The closing ceremony of the 2015 Pan American Games took place on Sunday July 26, 2015, beginning at 8:00 p.m. EDT at the Rogers Centre (Pan Am Dome) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.http://images.toronto2015.org/system/asset_pdfs/2045/original/pan-am-games-ticket-guide.pdf Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide December 2014 www.toronto2015.org TO2015 31 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150202021753/http://images.toronto2015.org/system/asset_pdfs/2045/original/pan-am-games-ticket-guide.pdf 2 February 2015 dead The closing ceremony was produced and directed jointly by three companies B5C Productions, BaAM Productions and FiveCurrents.http://www.toronto2015.org/news/archive/joint-canadian-american-team-tapped-as-ceremonies-co-producer-for-toronto-2015-pan-am-parapan-am-games/964 Joint Canadian-American Team Tapped as Ceremonies Co-Producer for Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games 22 September 2014 toronto2015.org TO2015 28 February 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150304181623/http://www.toronto2015.org/news/archive/joint-canadian-american-team-tapped-as-ceremonies-co-producer-for-toronto-2015-pan-am-parapan-am-games/964 4 March 2015 The tickets for the ceremony ranged between 90 yes and 200 yes.http://www.insidethegames.biz/major-games/pan-american-games/toronto-2015/1022121-toronto-2015-reveals-ticket-prices-with-opening-ceremony-most-expensive Toronto 2015 reveals ticket prices with Opening Ceremony most expensive Anderson Gary 18 August 2014 insidethegames.biz Insidethegames 31 January 2015 Production In 2014 Live Nation was announced as a sponsor of the games; organizers stated that the company would leverage its resources to invite Canadian and international acts to perform at the ceremony.http://www.toronto2015.org/news/archive/live-nation-joins-toronto-2015-pan-am-parapan-am-games/915 Live Nation Joins Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games 13 August 2014 toronto2015.org TO2015 28 February 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141023191043/http://www.toronto2015.org/news/archive/live-nation-joins-toronto-2015-pan-am-parapan-am-games/915 23 October 2014 On July 15, 2015, organizers confirmed that American hip-hop artist Kanye West would headline the closing ceremony, joined by Pitbull and Serena Ryder.Kanye West to play Pan Am Games closing ceremonies http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/kanye-west-to-play-pan-am-games-closing-ceremonies-1.3152764 CBC News 17 July 2015 The announcement of West's participation was controversial, as critics and others believed that the closing ceremony should have been headlined by a Canadian artist; over 30,000 signatures were made on a Change.org petition to have him replaced. Mayor of Toronto John Tory, was also criticized for mistakenly referring to West as being a "proud product" of Toronto, despite actually being born in Atlanta.Monitor Entertainment Weekly Jun 1–8, 2012 1209/1210 35Petition against Kanye West's Pan Am Games gig passes 30K backers http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/petition-against-kanye-west-s-pan-am-games-gig-passes-30k-backers-1.3155152 CBC News 17 July 2015Kanye West backlash includes Mayor John Tory, online petition http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/kanye-west-backlash-includes-mayor-john-tory-online-petition-1.3153221 17 July 2015 CBC News Program thumb|A scene from the ceremony thumb|200px|left|Fireworks at the conclusion of the ceremony. The cultural portion of the ceremony took place on a stage with a scale model of Toronto's skyline, featuring a medley of dances representing various ethnic communities and music styles of Toronto.Kanye's mic, Toronto Pan Am Games go out http://panam.cbc.ca/news/article/kanye-mic-pan-games-out.html CBC Sports 27 July 2015 Following closing speeches by Ivar Sisniega, vice president of PASO, and Saad Rafi, president of the Toronto 2015 Organizing Committee, as per protocol, the Pan American Sports Organization flag was handed over by John Tory to Luis Castañeda Lossio, Mayor of Lima, Peru, host of the 2019 Pan American Games. This was followed by a cultural presentation by Peru, culminating with a sequence set to La Sarita's song "Carnaval". Serena Ryder performed "Together We Are One", the official theme of the 2015 Pan American Games, along with her own hit "Stompa". Pitbull's segment featured songs such as "Fireball" and "Give Me Everything". Kanye West opened his set with "Stronger". After calling upon the lights to be turned on, he continued on with a set that included "Power, "Black Skinhead", "Gold Digger", "Touch the Sky", "All Of The Lights" and "Good Life". During his performance of "Good Life", West abruptly threw his microphone up in the air and walked off the stage; his performance had been afflicted by audio issues that caused his microphone to only be audible to television audiences. The ceremony concluded with a fireworks display on the CN Tower.Pan Am Games closing ceremony: Fans cheer Team Canada, Kanye West's mic cuts out http://www.cbc.ca/news/trending/pan-am-games-closing-ceremony-fans-cheer-team-canada-kanye-west-s-mic-cuts-out-1.3168625 27 July 2015 CBC News 26 July 2015 Flagbearers OrderNationSpanishFrenchFlag bearerSport 1 ARG 2015 Argentina ArgentineJulian PinzasKarate 2 ANT 2015 Antigua y Barbuda Antigue et BarbudeMiguel FrancisAthletics 3 ARU 2015 Aruba ArubaThashaina SerausBowling 4 BAH 2015 Bahamas BahamasRamon MillerAthletics 5 BAR 2015 Barbados BarbadeRamon GittensAthletics 6 BIZ 2015 Belice BelizeMark AndersonAthletics 7 BER 2015 Bermuda BermudesPatrick NisbettEquestrian 8 BOL 2015 Bolivia BolivieConrrado MoscosoRacquetball 9 BRA 2015 Brasil BrésilMiraildes FormigaFootball 10 CHI 2015 Chile ChiliÉrika OliveraAthletics 11 COL 2015 Colombia ColombieCaterine IbargüenAthletics 12 CRC 2015 Costa Rica Costa RicaDavid JiménezBoxing 13 CUB 2015 Cuba CubaMijaín LópezWrestling 14 DMA 2015 Dominica DominiqueYordanys DurañonaAthletics 15 ECU 2015 Ecuador EquateurMaria SotomayorRacquetball 16 ESA 2015 El Salvador SalvadorJorge MerinoKarate 17 USA 2015 Estados Unidos de América États-Unis D'AmeriqueClaressa ShieldsBoxing 18 GRN 2015 Granada GrenadeKurt Felix Athletics 19 GUA 2015 Guatemala GuatemalaErick BarrondoAthletics 20 GUY 2015 Guyana GuyanaPriyanna RamdhaniBadminton 21 HAI 2015 Haití HaïtiMarlena Wesh Athletics 22 HON 2015 Honduras HondurasRolando PalaciosAthletics 23 CAY 2015 Islas Caimán Îles CaïmansKemar HymanAthletics 24 IVB 2015 Islas Vírgenes Británicas Îles Vierges britanniquesChantel MaloneAthletics 25 ISV 2015 Islas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidos Îles Vierges des États-UnisClayton Laurent Boxing 26 JAM 2015 Jamaica JamaïqueRasheed Dwyer Athletics 27 MEX 2015 México MexiquePaola LongoriaRacquetball 28 NCA 2015 Nicaragua NicaraguaDalila RugamaAthletics 29 PAN 2015 Panamá PanamaEileen GrenchFencing 30 PAR 2015 Paraguay ParaguayCamila PirelliAthletics 31 PER 2015 Perú PerouAlexandra GrandeKarate 32 PUR 2015 Puerto Rico Porto RicoMónica González RiveraBoxing 33 DOM 2015 República Dominicana République dominicaineAna VillanuevaKarate 34 SKN 2015 San Cristóbal y Nieves Saint-Christophe-et-NiévèsShenel CrookeAthletics 35 VIN 2015 San Vicente y las Granadinas Saint-Vincent-et-les-GrenadinesKineke AlexanderAthletics 36 LCA 2015 Santa Lucía Sainte-LucieStephanie Devaux-LovellSailing 37 SUR 2015 Surinam SurinameKonstantinos PanagiotidisNOC assistant (volunteer) 38 TRI 2015 Trinidad y Tobago Trinité-et-TobagoMikel ThomasAthletics 39 URU 2015 Uruguay UruguayFabricio FormilianoFootball 40 VEN 2015 Venezuela VenezuelaRosa RodríguezAthletics 41 CAN 2015 Canadá CanadaKia NurseBasketball Anthems CAN Layla Claire, Ben Heppner and Children's Choirs – "O Canada" 25px|alt=Pan American Sports Organization Flag Instrumental Version – Anthem of PASO PER Estefania Castilla Pajares – National Anthem of Peru References Closing ceremony Category:Pan American Games closing ceremonies Category:Ceremonies in Canada