Rock in Rio through the ages
In part one of our deep dive into 40 years of the Brazilian festival, IQ takes a look at the history of the landmark event
Feature By Gordon Masson | 7 October 2024
As one of the world’s most recognisable festival names, Rock in Rio established itself as iconic from day one – with global stars voicing ambitions to play the event after acts like Queen, Iron…
Maiden, Rod Stewart, AC/DC, and Yes put it on the map with a historic debut that saw more than 1.3m fans pouring into the City of Rock over the inaugural ten-day gathering in 1985.
But it did not follow the normal blueprint of a hopeful…
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