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The closing ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games is due to get under way at Hampden Park in Glasgow shortly. The closing ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games is under way at Hampden Park in Glasgow.
Kylie Minogue, Lulu, Deacon Blue and more than 2,000 performers will bring the curtain down on what has been praised as the "best Games ever". Kylie Minogue, Lulu, Deacon Blue and more than 2,000 performers are bringing the curtain down on what has been praised as the "best Games ever".
Team England topped the medals table with 174, while Scotland ended up with a record 53.Team England topped the medals table with 174, while Scotland ended up with a record 53.
The theme of the closing show is "All Back To Ours". It will tell the story of a "typical night out in Glasgow". Comedian Des Clarke opened the show promising to say "cheerio with the biggest party in Scotland's history".
A crowd of 40,000 people will watch the 90-minute ceremony, with millions more watching on TV. Lulu, wearing a tartan scarf, then performed a rousing rendition of her first hit Shout on a huge shooting star-shaped stage in the centre of the pitch, as cast members dressed as music festival goers danced around coloured tents.
Deacon Blue then took to the stage to perform their classic Dignity.
The theme of the closing show is "All Back To Ours". It is telling the story of a "typical night out in Glasgow".
A crowd of 40,000 people was expected at Hampden for the 90-minute ceremony, with millions more watching on TV.
Artistic director said David Zolkwer said the show would reflect a spontaneous "we don't want this moment to end" feel.Artistic director said David Zolkwer said the show would reflect a spontaneous "we don't want this moment to end" feel.
He said: "It's going to be an emotional show - a celebration of a job well done, bitter sweet, proud, inclusive, utterly and uniquely Glaswegian but still typically outward looking, generous in spirit and profoundly human. Above all it'll be a great party."
Kylie's performance will help mark Glasgow officially passing on the host city mantle to Australia's Gold Coast for 2018.Kylie's performance will help mark Glasgow officially passing on the host city mantle to Australia's Gold Coast for 2018.
On Sunday afternoon the Australian popstar tweeted a photograph of herself rehearsing in a plastic poncho as heavy rain showers battered Glasgow.On Sunday afternoon the Australian popstar tweeted a photograph of herself rehearsing in a plastic poncho as heavy rain showers battered Glasgow.
Hampden, which hosted the athletics during the Games, has been transformed with more than 160 tonnes of staging, 3,000 props and 454 flags.Hampden, which hosted the athletics during the Games, has been transformed with more than 160 tonnes of staging, 3,000 props and 454 flags.
Others to feature include Dougie MacLean, who wrote Caledonia, and Glasgow synthpop band Prides.Others to feature include Dougie MacLean, who wrote Caledonia, and Glasgow synthpop band Prides.
Organisers also said there would be some surprise acts, but would not confirm if the show will include The Proclaimers, whose I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) has become a Games anthem at the Scottish national stadium.Organisers also said there would be some surprise acts, but would not confirm if the show will include The Proclaimers, whose I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) has become a Games anthem at the Scottish national stadium.
Thousands of ordinary people are also expected to take part, fitting in with a major theme of the opening ceremony on 23 July of giving ordinary people a role in the Games.
Many of those taking part will be Clydesiders, some of the 15,000 volunteers who were drafted in to help athletes and spectators throughout the Games.Many of those taking part will be Clydesiders, some of the 15,000 volunteers who were drafted in to help athletes and spectators throughout the Games.
And carrying the flag for Team Scotland will be bowler Alex "Tattie" Marshall, who won golds in the men's pairs and fours at Glasgow 2014, adding to his pairs golds at the 2002 and 2006 Games.And carrying the flag for Team Scotland will be bowler Alex "Tattie" Marshall, who won golds in the men's pairs and fours at Glasgow 2014, adding to his pairs golds at the 2002 and 2006 Games.
Closing ceremony parties are also being held at the Glasgow Green and Kelvingrove Bandstand live sites - with music and entertainment, before the ceremony is shown on the big screens.Closing ceremony parties are also being held at the Glasgow Green and Kelvingrove Bandstand live sites - with music and entertainment, before the ceremony is shown on the big screens.
The closing ceremony will mark the end of an almost seven-year journey for Glasgow that began on 9 November 2007 when the city was awarded the Games.The closing ceremony will mark the end of an almost seven-year journey for Glasgow that began on 9 November 2007 when the city was awarded the Games.
When the dust settles on Monday, the focus will begin to turn to what legacy the sporting extravaganza has left behind and whether it was worth the time, effort and huge amount of public money spent.When the dust settles on Monday, the focus will begin to turn to what legacy the sporting extravaganza has left behind and whether it was worth the time, effort and huge amount of public money spent.