Rock in Rio

Rock in Rio is a rock music festival, the four times so far in Rio de Janeiro, five times in Lisbon and twice in Arganda del Rey, near Madrid, took place.

Rock in Rio 1985

The music festival was first held in the period from 11 January to 20 January of the year 1985 instead, and was visited by over 1.3 million people. At that time, the organizer Roberto Medina won some of the most commercially successful rock and metal bands undertake such as Queen, AC / DC, Scorpions, Iron Maiden and Whitesnake. Apart from the above bands but were also artists such as Tina Turner, Ozzy Osbourne, Yes, The B -52's, Go-Go's, Nina Hagen, George Benson, James Taylor, Rod Stewart, Al Jarreau and many Brazilian artists like Gilberto Gil and Alceu Valença on.

The appearance of the band Queen was then seen by over 300,000 viewers and published in the same year under the title Live in Rio on VHS and laserdisc.

Rock in Rio II 1991

After skirt was a success in Rio in 1985, found in 1991, the music festival Rock in Rio II instead. Among others, this time occurred artists such as Guns N 'Roses, George Michael, Billy Idol, Queensrÿche, New Kids on the Block and Prince; So therefore musicians who are not primarily attributable to the genre Rock and Metal. On 26 January 1991, the group a-ha played in Maracanã Stadium in front of 195,000 spectators and visitors, setting a world record for concerts in stadiums. This is mentioned in the Guinness Book of World Records from 2004.

Rock in Rio III 2001

Only after ten years a Rock Festival in Rio de Janeiro was organized again. The 2001 festival was held under the motto Rock in Rio Melhor Mundo por order ( "Rock in Rio for a Better World "). It provided a more mixed range of music acts: In addition to Rob Halford, Queensrÿche and Red Hot Chili Peppers was also attended by Britney Spears, * NSYNC, REM and Foo Fighters part. Iron Maiden played in 2001 in front of 250,000 spectators, but Guns N 'Roses were playing in front of more viewers.

On January 12, a nationwide three-minute silence for a better world was organized in the framework of the festival, at which involved television and radio stations.

Lisbon 2004

2004, the fourth festival was held. For the first time, however, was not Rio de Janeiro as a venue, but Lisbon. The commercial trend of the previous festivals has continued, and headlining this time were, among others, Metallica, Slipknot, Black Eyed Peas, Britney Spears, Evanescence, Paul McCartney and Peter Gabriel. More than 386,000 people visited the City of Rock in the six days of the festival.

Lisbon 2006

From 25 May to 4 June, the fifth edition of the Rock in Rio music festival was again held in Lisbon. This time, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Guns N 'Roses were again there. But Santana, Shakira and Jamiroquai occurred among others. The Red Hot Chili Peppers played on June 3, before 76,000 spectators.

Lisbon / Madrid 2008

Rock in Rio 2008 took place both in Lisbon ( on 30, 31 May and 1 June and on 5 and 6 June) as well as in Arganda del Rey, near Madrid ( on 27 and 28 June and 4. , 5th and 6th July). Artists such as Machine Head, Amy Winehouse, Bon Jovi, Alanis Morissette, Lenny Kravitz, Carl Cox, Ivete Sangalo, James Morrison, Neil Young, The Police, Metallica, Shakira, Alejandro Sanz and Jamiroquai occurred.

Lisbon / Madrid 2010

In May 2010, the Rock in Rio Festival in Lisbon took place for the fourth time, which was attended by over 320,000 spectators.

Then the second edition of Rock in Rio in Madrid was held in June 2010, which was attended by more than 250,000 spectators. Among other things occurred artists such as Bon Jovi, John Mayer, Paul van Dyk, Shakira, Rihanna, Calle 13, David Guetta, Miley Cyrus, Rage Against The Machine, Tiesto, Metallica, Motorhead and Sôber.

Rock in Rio IV 2011

2011, the festival was held in Rio de Janeiro after ten years. As dates of 23, 24, 25, 29 and 30 September were selected as well as the 1st and 2nd October 2011. Festival grounds served as a place in Jacarepaguá. Among other things, the band Guns N 'Roses, Metallica, Coldplay, System of a Down and Red Hot Chili Peppers occurred. Another artist Shakira, Rihanna, Jamiroquai, Elton John, Katy Perry and Snow Patrol participated. In just four days, all tickets were sold, thus have 700,000 spectators attended the seven days of the festival.

Lisbon / Madrid 2012

2012 took the Rock in Rio Festival in Lisbon for the fifth time and the Rock in Rio in Madrid for the third time.

Importance

From the number of visitors and popularity of the headliners here, is the Rock in Rio Festival is one of the largest music festivals in the world.

Various bands have brought out, including Queen, Tina Turner and Iron Maiden live albums or videos of their rock in Rio concerts, with some publications are already rarities; in the form of bootlegs are the Rock in Rio shows the most bands, however, often to be found.

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