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Music fans may want to pay close attention to the London 2012 Olympics, especially since the games’ organizing committee more than hinted at its intentions four years ago during the closing ceremony for the Beijing Games.

 
By Todd Martens | Published: July 27, 2012   

LOS ANGELES — Music fans may want to pay close attention to the London 2012 Olympics, especially since the games’ organizing committee more than hinted at its intentions four years ago during the closing ceremony for the Beijing Games.

photo - Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of the Who are shown during their performance at the 2006 Hyde Park Music Festival, in London. Daltrey and Townshend are taking “Quadrophenia” and other Who classics on the road for a U.S. tour this fall, but first plan what Daltrey calls a great finale for the Olympic Games in London. AP File Photo
Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of the Who are shown during their performance at the 2006 Hyde Park Music Festival, in London. Daltrey and Townshend are taking “Quadrophenia” and other Who classics on the road for a U.S. tour this fall, but first plan what Daltrey calls a great finale for the Olympic Games in London. AP File Photo

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