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Rock in Rio

{{Short description|Brazilian Music festival}}

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{{Infobox music festival

| music_festival_name = Rock in Rio

| image = Rock in Rio - Madrid 2012.jpg

| image_size = 250px

| caption = Rock in Rio logo before a concert

| location = Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Lisbon, Portugal
Madrid, Spain
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

| years_active = 1985–present

| founders = Roberto Medina

| dates =

| genre = Various

| website = {{URL|https://rockinrio.com/}}

}}

Rock in Rio is a biennial Brazilian multi-day music festival held at City of Rock in Rio de Janeiro. It later branched into other locations such as Lisbon, Madrid and Las Vegas.

Ten incarnations of the festival have been held in Rio de Janeiro, in 1985, 1991, 2001, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022 and 2024; nine in Lisbon, in 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2022; three in Madrid in 2008, 2010 and 2012; and one in Las Vegas, in 2015. Brazilian entrepreneur and advertiser Roberto Medina was responsible for the inception and organization of the festival, as well as moving the 2004 edition to Lisbon, while controversially keeping the brand "Rock in Rio".{{cite web|url=http://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/rio-business/roberto-medina-the-business-of-rock/ |title=Roberta Medina: The Business of Rock in Rio |publisher=The Rio Times |date=20 August 2013 |access-date=18 May 2014}} In 2011, Rock in Rio returned to its original location, Rio de Janeiro, with a new line-up of singers and groups.

Rock in Rio is one of the largest music festivals in the world, with 1.38 million people attending the first event,{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=110880|title=Rock Madness Sweeps Rio|date=11 January 2001|work=ABC News|access-date=19 August 2022}} 700,000 attending the second and fourth, about 1.2 million attending the third, and about 350,000 people attending each of the three Lisbon events.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}

In May 2018, Live Nation Entertainment acquired a majority stake in the festival (including from previous stakeholder SFX Entertainment), with Medina continuing to manage the festival's operations. Live Nation stated that it intended to "[integrate] their industry expertise" into their overall business.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8448558/live-nation-acquires-rock-in-rio-festival|title=Live Nation Acquires Rock in Rio Festival|magazine=Billboard|access-date=11 December 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/live-nation-acquires-rock-in-rio-festival-1202794887/|title=Live Nation Acquires Rock in Rio Festival|date=2 May 2018|website=Variety|access-date=11 December 2018}}

In 2022, Lisbon hosted the 9th edition on several dates in June at Bela Vista Park. Rio de Janeiro hosted its edition on several dates in September.

History

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!Year

!Dates

!Name

!Country

!City

!Venue

1985

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|Rock in Rio

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|rowspan=3|Rio de Janeiro

|City of Rock

1991

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|Rock in Rio II

|Maracanã Stadium

2001

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|Rock in Rio III

|City of Rock

2004

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|Rock in Rio Lisboa

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|rowspan=3|Lisbon

|rowspan=3|Bela Vista Park

2006

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|Rock in Rio Lisboa II

rowspan="2"|2008

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|Rock in Rio Lisboa III

|Rock in Rio Madrid

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|Madrid

|La Ciudad del Rock

rowspan="2"|2010

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|Rock in Rio Lisboa IV

|{{PRT}}

|Lisbon

|Bela Vista Park

|Rock in Rio Madrid II

|{{ESP}}

|Madrid

|La Ciudad del Rock

2011

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|Rock in Rio IV

|{{BRA}}

|Rio de Janeiro

|City of Rock

rowspan="2"|2012

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|Rock in Rio Lisboa V

|{{PRT}}

|Lisbon

|Bela Vista Park

|Rock in Rio Madrid III

|{{ESP}}

|Madrid

|La Ciudad del Rock

2013

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|Rock in Rio V

|{{BRA}}

|Rio de Janeiro

|City of Rock

2014

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|Rock in Rio Lisboa VI

|{{PRT}}

|Lisbon

|Bela Vista Park

rowspan="2"|2015

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|Rock in Rio VI

| {{BRA}}

|Rio de Janeiro

|City of Rock

|Rock in Rio USA

| {{USA}}

|Las Vegas

|MGM Resorts Festival Grounds

2016

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|Rock in Rio Lisboa VII

|{{PRT}}

|Lisbon

|Bela Vista Park

2017

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|Rock in Rio VII

| {{BRA}}

|Rio de Janeiro

|Barra Olympic Park

2018

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|Rock in Rio Lisboa VIII

|{{PRT}}

|Lisbon

|Bela Vista Park

2019

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|Rock in Rio VIII

| rowspan="2" | {{BRA}}

|rowspan=2|Rio de Janeiro

|rowspan=2|Barra Olympic Park

rowspan="2" |2022

|

|Rock in Rio IX

|Rock in Rio Lisboa IX{{Efn|Originally set for 2020, but was postponed one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was "postponed" (sic) once again in 2021, this time to 2022, due to the same reason.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jn.pt/artes/festival-rock-in-rio-adiado-para-2022-13420435.html|title=Festival Rock in Rio adiado para 2022|website=www.jn.pt}}}}

| {{PRT}}

|Lisbon

|Bela Vista Park

rowspan="2"| 2024

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|Rock in Rio X

|{{BRA}}

|Rio de Janeiro

|Barra Olympic Park

|Rock in Rio Lisboa X

|{{PRT}}

|Lisbon

|Parque Tejo

2026

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|Rock in Rio Lisboa XI

|{{PRT}}

|Lisbon

|Parque Tejo

Rio de Janeiro

=''Rock in Rio'' (1985)=

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The first edition of the festival was held from 11–20 January 1985. Queen, George Benson, Rod Stewart, AC/DC, and Yes were the headliners, each occupying top spot for two nights (Benson, however, ceded it to James Taylor for their second night in the same bill, due to the huge delay Taylor's extended performance had caused to his concert two days before). About 1.38 million people attended the 10-day-long festival.

== ''Rock in Rio'' in numbers ==

  • The City of Rock, which was built for the festival, covered an area of 250,000 m2 (around 2.7 million square feet)
  • 1,600,000 litres of beverages were served, using 4 million plastic cups.
  • 900,000 hamburgers.
  • 500,000 pizza slices.
  • McDonald's sold 58,000 hamburgers in a single day, which was a Guinness World Record until the fourth edition in 2011, where 79,000 hamburgers were sold by Bob's.{{cite web|url=http://www.jb.com.br/rock-in-rio-2011/noticias/2011/10/04/rock-in-rio-divulga-balanco-geral-de-mega-evento/ |title=Jornal do Brasil – Rock in Rio 2011 – Rock in Rio divulga balanço geral de mega evento |publisher=Jb.com.br |access-date=18 May 2014}}

The full list of artists who performed at Rock in Rio:

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  • Both Queen shows were filmed (early on 12 and 19 January) and broadcast throughout Brazil by Globo. Each show was watched by nearly 200 million people in over 60 countries and in front of 250,000-500,000 people for each night setting a world record for the biggest paying audience ever at the time. It was later broadcast in the United States on MTV as "Queen: Live in Rio".[http://www.queenarchives.com/index.php?title=Queen_-_02-15-1986_-_Boston_Globe_-_Rock_in_Rio Queen: Rock in Rio] Boston Globe. Retrieved 2 June 2011
  • Iron Maiden was the only non-Brazilian act to play just one concert at the festival (on its opening night, headlined by Queen), due to other bookings, while every other international act performed twice. During the song "Revelations", lead singer Bruce Dickinson hit himself accidentally with a guitar and cut his eyebrow. Dickinson continued to sing in spite of heavy bleeding.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2G5o78lGQU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/m2G5o78lGQU| archive-date=12 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Iron Maiden – Revelations|via=YouTube|access-date=2 February 2010}}{{cbignore}} They performed in front of a crowd of 500,000 people.
  • The Go-Go's broke up after their two Rock in Rio performances, (headlined by Queen and Rod Stewart) though they would later reunite in the 1990s. The two Rock in Rio shows were the debut and swansong for short-tenured Go-Go's member Paula Jean Brown, who had replaced Jane Wiedlin. (Wiedlin would return to the reunited 1990s lineup.)
  • Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, at the time Talking Heads drummer and bass player, respectively, took part at the B-52's concerts. They joined the band from the third song on and played along with them for the remainder of the performance.
  • The 20 January appearance of the B-52's would turn out to be their last with guitarist Ricky Wilson, who died from AIDS in October of that year as the band was finishing their next album.
  • Initially, Def Leppard was scheduled to play at the festival. However, they dropped out about two months before the event, due to delays on the recording process of the album Hysteria. Eleven days before the date Def Leppard would have played at the festival, drummer Rick Allen suffered an accident that cost him his left arm. They were replaced by Whitesnake, which happened to be the last touring date for the supporting Slide It In album tour.

=''Rock in Rio 2'' (1991)=

The second edition was held from 18–27 January 1991 at the Maracanã stadium. Headliners were Guns N' Roses, Prince and George Michael, each being top billed for two of the event's nine nights. INXS, New Kids on the Block and A-ha also had top billing, for one night each. The third night, headlined by Guns N' Roses, attracted more than 100.000 people to the stadium, the biggest audience of the nine-day event.{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=0qX8s2k1IRwC&dat=19910128&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |date=28 January 1991 |access-date=9 March 2022|title=Jornal do Brasil - Google News Archive Search }}{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=0qX8s2k1IRwC&dat=19910121&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |date=21 January 1991 |access-date=9 March 2022|title=Jornal do Brasil - Google News Archive Search }}

A-ha broke the record for largest paying attendance at a concert with 198,000 fans in attendance.{{cite web | url=https://rockinrio.com/rio/en/history/ | title=Rock in Rio – Informações oficiais em tempo real. Novidades, line-up e muito mais }}

Full list of artists who performed at Rock in Rio 2:

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Guns N' Roses's 20 January concert was their first ever with then new drummer Matt Sorum and keyboard player Dizzy Reed. George Michael's second concert, on 27 January, the festival's closing day, featured his ex-Wham! partner Andrew Ridgeley, who joined Michael for a few songs at the encore.

=''Rock in Rio 3'' (2001)=

The third Rock in Rio festival took place in 2001. Its seven nights were headlined, respectively, by Sting, R.E.M., Guns N' Roses, 'N Sync, Iron Maiden, Neil Young and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Once O Rappa complained about their assigned time, as the contract predicted a night concert that wound up scheduled for 6:30 PM while the lesser known in the country Deftones remained in the evening, they were expelled, and five other Brazilian bands, Jota Quest, Raimundos, Charlie Brown Jr., Skank and Cidade Negra, withdrew from the festival in protest.{{Cite web|url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/ilustrada/ult90u5776.shtml|title= Bandas nacionais deixam Rock in Rio 3|date=2000-10-31|work=Folha de S.Paulo| author=do Vale, Israel}}

Iron Maiden released their set as Rock in Rio. Profits from the sale of the album were donated to the Clive Burr fund, helping their former drummer pay mounting medical bills for his multiple sclerosis.{{Cite web|url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/7925506.iron-maiden-rock-in-rio-emi/|title=Iron Maiden, Rock In Rio (EMI) *****|date=30 May 2002 |accessdate=13 August 2017}}

A notable appearance at Rock in Rio 3 was that of American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, their first large show since 1993, with a new line-up featuring vocalist Axl Rose, guitarists Buckethead, Robin Finck & Paul Tobias, bassist Tommy Stinson, drummer Brain and keyboardists Dizzy Reed & Chris Pitman.{{cite magazine|first=Jon|last=Hotten|title=Mad bad and dangerous to know?|magazine=Classic Rock #36|date=January 2002|page=84}}

Carlinhos Brown, the opening act on the day Guns N' Roses performed, was attacked by water bottles throughout his performance.{{Cite web|url=http://cliquemusic.uol.com.br/materias/ver/rock-in-rio-carlinhos-brown-undergoes-the-first-scandal-in-the-festival|title=Rock in Rio: Carlinhos Brown undergoes the first scandal in the festival}} Bassist Nick Oliveri of Queens of the Stone Age performed nude for part of their set and was arrested for indecent exposure after the concert, being released soon after.{{cite web|url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/ilustrada/ult90u9349.shtml|title=Baixista do QOTSA que ficou nu toma advertência da Justiça e é liberado|accessdate=13 October 2023|work=Folha de S. Paulo|date=19 January 2001}}

Full list of artists who performed at Rock in Rio 3:

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=''Rock in Rio 4'' (2011)=

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The fourth edition of Rock in Rio, back to its origins, was held on 23, 24, 25, 29 and 30 September, and 1 and 2 October 2011, at an area (pt) to be built next to the old City of Rock – which was the site of the Olympic Village for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Three different stages were employed, with the headlining concerts at the Palco Mundo (World Stage), the secondary ones in Palco Sunset (Sunset Stage), and DJs playing at a specialized stage for electronic music. The closing acts, Guns N' Roses and System of a Down, entered following a poll on the festival's website.{{cite web |url=http://musica.uol.com.br/ultnot/2011/05/06/escolhido-por-voto-popular-system-of-a-down-entra-na-programacao-do-rock-in-rio-2011.jhtm |title=Escolhido por voto popular, System of a Down entra na programação do Rock In Rio 2011 – 06/05/2011 – UOL Música – Da Redação |publisher=Musica.uol.com.br |access-date=18 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519024151/http://musica.uol.com.br/ultnot/2011/05/06/escolhido-por-voto-popular-system-of-a-down-entra-na-programacao-do-rock-in-rio-2011.jhtm |archive-date=19 May 2014 |url-status=dead }} Maroon 5 was a last hour addition, following Jay-Z leaving for personal reasons.

Full list of artists who performed at Rock in Rio 4:{{cite web|url=http://ultimosegundo.ig.com.br/cultura/musica/rock+in+rio+volta+ao+brasil+com+mais+de+100+bandas+na+programacao/n1237750576098.html |title=Rock in Rio volta ao Brasil com mais de 100 bandas na programação – Música – iG |publisher=Ultimosegundo.ig.com.br |date=16 August 2010 |access-date=18 May 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.rockinrio.com.br/metallica-sepultura-e-angra-confirmados/ |title= Rock in Rio - Metallica, Sepultura e Angra confirmados|website=www.rockinrio.com.br |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112180825/http://www.rockinrio.com.br/metallica-sepultura-e-angra-confirmados/ |archive-date=12 November 2010}}

=''Rock in Rio 5'' (2013)=

Rock in Rio 5 was held in September 2013. The headline acts, chronologically, were: Beyoncé,{{cite web|url=http://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/beyonce-sera-atracao-principal-da-noite-de-abertura-do-rock-in-rio-2013-7483966 |title=Beyoncé será a atração principal da noite de abertura do Rock in Rio 2013 |work=O Globo |date= 3 February 2013|access-date=18 May 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.rockinrio.com.br/blog/beyonce-bem-vinda-ao-rock-in-rio/ |title=Beyoncé, bem-vinda ao Rock in Rio! | Rock in Rio Brasil |publisher=Rockinrio.com.br |access-date=18 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208014852/http://www.rockinrio.com.br/blog/beyonce-bem-vinda-ao-rock-in-rio/ |archive-date=8 February 2013 |url-status=dead }} Muse, Justin Timberlake, Metallica, Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen and Iron Maiden.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/nme/66683|title=Bruce Springsteen, Metallica and Iron Maiden to headline Rock In Rio 2013 - NME|date=17 October 2012|website=NME}}

=''Rock in Rio 6'' (2015)=

The sixth Brazilian edition was held from 18 to 27 September 2015 at the City of Rock. The headliners were Queen + Adam Lambert, Metallica, Rod Stewart, Elton John, System of a Down, Slipknot, Rihanna and Katy Perry.

=''Rock in Rio 7'' (2017)=

The seventh Brazilian edition was held in the City of Rock from 15 to 24 September 2017. The headliners were Maroon 5, Justin Timberlake, Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Guns N' Roses, The Who, and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Singer Lady Gaga was scheduled to perform on 15 September, but had to cancel 24 hours before due to fibromyalgia. Maroon 5 performed a second concert due to her absence. Shawn Mendes and 5 Seconds of Summer also performed.

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15 September (Friday)

!16 September (Saturday)

!17 September (Sunday)

!21 September (Thursday)

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Maroon 5
00:25

5 Seconds of Summer
22:35

Pet Shop Boys
21:05

Ivete Sangalo
19:00

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Maroon 5
00:25

Fergie
22:35

Shawn Mendes
21:12

Skank
19:00

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Justin Timberlake
00:25

Alicia Keys
22:35

Walk the Moon
21:05

Frejat
19:00

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Aerosmith
00:25

Def Leppard
22:35

Fall Out Boy
21:03

Scalene
19:00

22 September (Friday)

!23 September (Saturday)

!24 September (Sunday)

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Bon Jovi
00:25

Tears for Fears
22:35

Alter Bridge
21:00

Jota Quest
19:00

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Guns N' Roses
00:25

The Who
22:35

Incubus
21:05

Titãs
18:58

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Red Hot Chili Peppers
00:25

Thirty Seconds to Mars
22:35

The Offspring
21:07

Capital Inicial
19:00

=''Rock in Rio 8'' (2019)=

The eight Brazilian edition was held from 27 September to 6 October 2019. It marked the first performance of singer Pink in Latin America

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27 September (Friday)

!28 September (Saturday)

!29 September (Sunday)

!3 October (Thursday)

!4 October (Friday)

!5 October (Saturday)

!6 October (Sunday)

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Drake

Ellie Goulding

Bebe Rexha

Alok

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Foo Fighters

Weezer

Tenacious D

CPM 22 + Raimundos

Whitesnake

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Bon Jovi

Dave Matthews Band

Goo Goo Dolls

Ivete Sangalo

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Red Hot Chili Peppers

Panic! at the Disco

Nile Rodgers & Chic

Capital Inicial

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Iron Maiden

Scorpions

Helloween

Sepultura

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P!nk

The Black Eyed Peas

H.E.R.

Anitta

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Muse

Imagine Dragons

Nickelback

Os Paralamas do Sucesso

=''Rock in Rio 9'' (2022)=

The ninth edition of Rock in Rio in Brazil took place between 2–11 September 2022.{{cite news |last= |first= |date=19 August 2021 |title=Os gigantes do metal e dois ícones brasileiros confirmados no Palco Mundo |url=https://rockinrio.com/rio/pt-br/novidade/os-gigantes-do-metal-e-dois-icones-brasileiros-confirmados-no-palco-mundo |work=RockinRio.com |location= |access-date=}}

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2 September (Friday)

!3 September (Saturday)

!4 September (Sunday)

!8 September (Thursday)

!9 September (Friday)

!10 September (Saturday)

!11 September (Sunday)

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Iron Maiden

Dream Theater

Gojira

Sepultura + Brazilian Symphony Orchestra

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Post Malone

Marshmello

Jason Derulo

Alok

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Justin Bieber

Demi Lovato

Iza

Jota Quest

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Guns N' Roses

Måneskin

The Offspring

CPM 22

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Green Day

Fall Out Boy

Billy Idol

Capital Inicial

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Coldplay

Camila Cabello

Bastille

Djavan

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Dua Lipa

Megan Thee Stallion

Rita Ora

Ivete Sangalo

=''Rock in Rio 10'' (2024)=

The tenth edition of Rock in Rio in Brazil took place between 13–22 September 2024.{{cite news |last= |first= |date=23 September 2024 |title=Rock in Rio encerra edição de 40 anos com catarse nostálgica e simpatia de Shawn Mendes|url=https://www.terra.com.br/diversao/musica/rock-in-rio/rock-in-rio-encerra-edicao-de-40-anos-com-catarse-nostalgica-e-simpatia-de-shawn-mendes,bf3f88d37017b976900e465b7e4f29cbki5anz8e.html |work=Terra |location= |access-date=}} It was the first Rock in Rio to dedicate an entire day of its line up to Brazilian artists only, with musical spectacles called "Forever...", featuring multiple artists from different genres.{{cite news |last= |first= |date=29 April 2024 |title=Rock in Rio 2024 anuncia Dia Brasil com sertanejo, rap, samba e mais; veja nomes|url=https://gshow.globo.com/tudo-mais/rock-in-rio/noticia/roock-in-rio-2024-roberto-medina-anuncia-dia-somente-com-artistas-brasileiros.ghtml |work=Gshow |location= |access-date=}}

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13 September (Friday)

!14 September (Saturday)

!15 September (Sunday)

!19 September (Thursday)

!20 September (Friday)

!21 September (Saturday)

!22 September (Sunday)

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Travis Scott

21 Savage

Ludmilla

Matuê feat. Wiu & Teto

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Imagine Dragons

OneRepublic

Zara Larsson

Lulu Santos

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Avenged Sevenfold

Evanescence

Journey

Os Paralamas do Sucesso

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Ed Sheeran

Charlie Puth

Joss Stone

Jão

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Katy Perry

Karol G

Cyndi Lauper

Ivete Sangalo

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Forever Rock

Forever Sertanejo

Forever MPB

Forever Trap

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Shawn Mendes

Akon

Ne-Yo

Luísa Sonza

Lisbon, Portugal, and Madrid, Spain

=''Rock in Rio Lisboa'' (2004)=

After the huge success of Rock in Rio 3 in Brazil, Roberta Medina decided to organize a festival of the same stature in Lisbon. The decision to maintain the name Rock in Rio was controversial, and detractors of the idea in Brazil started calling it Rock in Rio Tejo,{{cite web|url=http://www.planetanews.com/news/2004/10217 |title=Coluna Ialdo Belo |publisher=Planetanews.com |access-date=18 May 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://peixenarede.blogspot.com/2006/03/rock-in-rio-s-se-for-rio-tejo.html |title=::Peixe na rede: Rock in Rio? Só se for Rio Tejo |publisher=Peixenarede.blogspot.com |date=22 February 1999 |access-date=18 May 2014}} after the Tagus river (rio Tejo, in Portuguese) which runs through the Portuguese capital.

The first edition of Rock in Rio Lisboa, as the festival was officially called, took place in 2004. Although the festival had a slight change of name, it kept the same structure as the Brazilian editions. An entire City of Rock, with an area of over 260,000 audience was erected at the Bela Vista park, with a large centre stage and several tents where different artists would perform, simultaneously. Guns N' Roses were scheduled to perform at the festival, but had to cancel after guitarist Buckethead left in March.

Full list of artists who performed at Rock in Rio Lisboa:

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=''Rock in Rio Lisboa 2'' (2006)=

The second edition of Rock in Rio Lisboa was held in 2006, on 26/27 May and 2/3/4 June.

=''Rock in Rio Lisboa & Madrid'' (2008)=

The third edition of Rock in Rio took place in Lisbon, Portugal, on 30 May 31 and 1 June and 5–6. The dates for Arganda del Rey, Madrid, were 27 June 28 and 4–6 July.

== ''Rock in Rio Lisboa 3'' ==

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31 May

1 June

5 June

6 June

== ''Rock in Rio Madrid'' ==

27 June

28 June

4 July

5 July

6 July

=''Rock in Rio Lisboa & Madrid'' (2010)=

== ''Rock in Rio Lisboa 4<ref name="rockinrio-lisboa.sapo.pt">{{cite web |url=https://rockinrio-lisboa.sapo.pt/en/ |title= Rock in Rio-Lisboa 2012|website=rockinrio-lisboa.sapo.pt |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130416155638/http://rockinrio-lisboa.sapo.pt/en/ |archive-date=16 April 2013}}</ref>'' ==

21 May / 82.000

22 May / 45.000

27 May / 85.000

29 May / 88.000

30 May / 38.000

== ''Rock in Rio Madrid 2<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockinriomadrid.es/en/ |title=Rock in Rio Lisboa |publisher=Rockinriomadrid.es |access-date=18 May 2014}}</ref>'' ==

4 June / 51.000

5 June / 90.000

6 June / 40.000

11 June / 30.000

14 June / 48.000

=''Rock in Rio Lisboa & Madrid'' (2012)=

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== '''''Rock in Rio Lisboa 5'''<ref name="rockinrio-lisboa.sapo.pt" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://rockinriolisboa.sapo.pt/cartaz-rock-in-rio-lisboa-2012 |title= Rock in Rio-Lisboa 2012|website=rockinriolisboa.sapo.pt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515170316/http://rockinriolisboa.sapo.pt/cartaz-rock-in-rio-lisboa-2012 |archive-date=15 May 2012}}</ref>'' ==

  • 5/25 Friday
  • Palco Mundo: Metallica, Evanescence, Mastodon, Sepultura, Tambours Du Bronx
  • Palco Sunset: Kreator + Andreas Kisser, Mão Morta + Pedro Laginha, Ramp + Teratron
  • Eletrónica Heineken: Chase and Status, DJ Set & Rage, Dr Lectroluv, Life is a Loop, Leo Janeiro, Tha lovely Bastards (Mad Mac and Nuno Lopes), Bis Boys Please, MC Johnny Def
  • Rock Street:
  • 5/26 Saturday
  • Palco Mundo: Linkin Park, Smashing Pumpkins, The Offspring, Limp Bizkit
  • Palco Sunset: Xutos & Titãs, Mafalda Veiga & Marcelo Jeneci, Rita Redshoes & Moreno Veloso
  • Eletrónica Heineken: Azari & III, The Magician, Punks Jump Up, The Discotexas Band, Pedro Quintão, Mirror People (Rui Maia/X Wife), MC Johnny Def
  • Rock Street:
  • 6/1 Friday
  • Palco Mundo: Lenny Kravitz, Maroon 5, Ivete Sangalo, Expensive Soul
  • Palco Sunset: Boss Ac & Zé Ricardo + Paula Lima, Orelha Negra + Hyldon + Kassin, Black Mamba & Tiago Bettencourt
  • Eletrónica Heineken: Jamie Jones, Maceo Plex, Dyed Soundorom, Kings of Swingers (Renato Rathier + Mau Mau), Magazino, José Belo + Zé Salvador, MC Johnny Def
  • Rock Street:
  • 6/2 Saturday
  • Palco Mundo: Stevie Wonder, Bryan Adams, Joss Stone, The Gift
  • Palco Sunset: Luis Represas & Joao Gil & Jorge Palma, Amor Electro & Moska, Ana Free + The Monomes
  • Eletrónica Heineken: Masters at Work (Louie Vega + Kenny Dope Gonzales), The Martinez Brothers, JohnWaynes Live DJ, Miguel Rendeiro, DJ Poppy, MC Johnny Def
  • Rock Street:
  • 6/3 Sunday
  • Palco Mundo: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Xutos & Pontapés, James, Kaiser Chiefs
  • Palco Sunset: Rui Veloso + Erasmo Carlos, David Fonseca + Convidado, Carminho + Convidado
  • Eletrónica Heineken: DJ Harvey, DJ Vibe, Dop Live, DJ Dixon, Stereo Addiction, Mc Johnny Def
  • Rock Street:

== ''Rock in Rio Madrid 3<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockinriomadrid.es/ |title=Rock in Rio Lisboa |publisher=Rockinriomadrid.es |access-date=18 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rockinriomadrid.es/cartel-rock-in-rio-madrid-2012 |title= Rock in Rio Madrid 2012|website=www.rockinriomadrid.es |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120409092756/http://www.rockinriomadrid.es/cartel-rock-in-rio-madrid-2012 |archive-date=9 April 2012}}</ref>'' ==

=''Rock in Rio Lisboa 6'' (2014)=

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25 May (Sunday)

!29 May (Thursday)

!30 May (Friday)

!31 May (Saturday)

!1 June (Sunday)

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Ivete Sangalo


00:00


Robbie Williams


22:00


Paloma Faith


20:30


Boss AC & Aurea


19:00

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The Rolling Stones


23:45


Gary Clark, Jr.


22:00


Xutos & Pontapés


20:30


Rui Veloso with Lenine & Angélique Kidjo


19:00

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Steve Aoki


00:30


Linkin Park


22:30


Queens of the Stone Age


20:45


Capital Inicial


19:00

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Arcade Fire


23:55


Lorde


22:00


Ed Sheeran


20:30


tribute to António Variações


19:00

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Justin Timberlake


23:45


Jessie J


22:00


Mac Miller


20:15


João Pedro Pais & Jorge Palma


18:45


Kika


17:30

=''Rock in Rio Lisboa 7'' (2016)=

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|+World Stage

19 May (Thursday)

!20 May (Friday)

!27 May (Friday)

!28 May (Saturday)

!29 May (Sunday)

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Bruce Springsteen


23:45


Xutos & Pontapés


22:00


Stereophonics


20:30


Rock in Rio - the Musical


19:00

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Queen + Adam Lambert


23:45


Mika


22:00


Fergie


20:30


Rock in Rio - The Musical


19:00

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Hollywood Vampires


23:45


Korn


22:00


Rival Sons


20:30


Rock in Rio - The Musical


19:00

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Maroon 5


23:45


Ivete Sangalo


22:00


D.A.M.A & Gabriel, o Pensador


20:30


Rock in Rio the Musical


19:00

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Avicii


22:45


Ivete Sangalo (replaced Ariana Grande)


21:00


Ariana Grande (cancelled)


21:00


Charlie Puth


19:30


Rock in Rio - O Musical


18:00

=''Rock in Rio Lisboa 8'' (2018)=

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|+ World Stage{{cite web |title=Rock In Rio Lisboa 2018 Line-Up |url=https://rockinriolisboa.sapo.pt/lisboa/pt-PT/cartaz?filter=stage_palco-mundo-8ae5d00e-0a2f-49f1-9a82-15304b2d29b5 |access-date=1 March 2018}}

23 June (Saturday)

!24 June (Sunday)

!29 June (Friday)

!30 June (Saturday)

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Muse
Bastille
Haim
Diogo Piçarra

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Bruno Mars
Demi Lovato
Anitta
Agir

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The Killers
The Chemical Brothers
Xutos & Pontapés
James

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Katy Perry
Jessie J
Ivete Sangalo
Hailee Steinfeld

24 June sold out almost three months prior to the festival.{{cite web |first=Ana Rita |last=Neto|title=Esgotado dia de Bruno Mars e Demi Lovato no Rock in Rio |url=http://jn.pt/artes/interior/esgotado-dia-de-bruno-mars-e-demi-lovato-no-rock-in-rio-9244652.html |date=9 April 2018|website=Jornal de Notícias |language=pt |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20180418032101/http://jn.pt/artes/interior/esgotado-dia-de-bruno-mars-e-demi-lovato-no-rock-in-rio-9244652.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2018}}

=''Rock in Rio Lisboa 9'' (2022)=

The festival was originally set to take place in June 2020, but was postponed to 2021 and again to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|url=https://diymag.com/2020/04/03/rock-in-rio-lisboa-announces-new-dates-for-2021|title = Rock in Rio Lisboa announces new dates for 2021 | News| date=3 April 2020 }}

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|+World Stage

!18 June (Saturday)

!19 June (Sunday)

!25 June (Saturday)

!26 June (Sunday)

Muse

|Black Eyed Peas

|Duran Duran

|Post Malone

The National

|Ellie Goulding

|A-HA

|Anitta

Liam Gallagher

|Ivete Sangalo

|UB40 Ali Campbell

|Jason Derulo

Xutos & Pontapés

|David Carreira

|Bush

|HMB

= ''Rock in Rio Lisboa 10'' (2024) =

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|+World Stage

!15 June (Saturday)

!16 June (Sunday)

!22 June (Saturday)

!23 June (Sunday)

Scorpions

|Ed Sheeran

|Jonas Brothers

|Doja Cat

Evanescence

|Calum Scott

|Macklemore

|Camila Cabello

Extreme

|Jão

|Ivete Sangalo

|Ne-Yo

Xutos & Pontapés

|Fernando Daniel

|Carolina Deslandes

|Aitana

Las Vegas

=''Rock in Rio USA'' (2015)=

"Rock in Rio USA" was the first North American edition of the festival, being held in Las Vegas on 8, 9, 15 and 16 May 2015. The festival took place on two weekends, oriented towards rock and pop music. Rock Weekend took place on 8 and 9 May, and Pop Weekend took place on 15 and 16 May. It took place in the City of Rock (Las Vegas), located north of the Las Vegas Strip.

Live broadcasts

The TV Globo Networks broadcast selected Rock in Rio concerts in Brazil, with cable affiliate Multishow broadcasting live concerts. In Nigeria, TNT and A&E broadcasts the festival live.

In Portugal, Rock in Rio Lisboa is broadcast by SIC Radical.

See also

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References

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External links

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