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"Manic Street Preachers appear to have confirmed that they were offered a slot to play at London 2012. The group&amp;#039;s name was one of several which appeared in a list of acts for the Olympics closing ceremony which was leaked to the media on Monday (July 16). Others rumoured to be taking part include Take That, The Who, Jessie J, Elbow, comedian Russell Brand and Darcey Bussell with the Royal Ballet.  However, a post made to the band&amp;#039;s official Facebook page says that they have had to turn down the event on August 12, as they have touring commitments abroad. &amp;quot;Seen rumours of MSP playing the Olympic closing ceremony. To confirm, we were offered but declined,&amp;quot; the message read. &amp;quot;Shame because I truly love the Olympics - the sport that is not all this other nonsense - the offer was weeks ago, we&amp;#039;ll now be in S. Korea.&amp;quot; The leaked list noted that either Liam Gallagher or Manic Street Preachers would take the slot, with a performance from either to be confirmed.  However, the Beady Eye frontman has not yet commented on speculation that he has been approached for the closing ceremony. Locog, the London 2012 organising committee, has also declined to confirm the performers, expressing a desire for the lineup to be a surprise. Watch the official music video for &amp;#039;A Design for Life&amp;#039; by Manic Street Preachers below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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