subject: Rock In Rio [print this page] Rock in Rio is one of the most popular music festivals in the world. Its original location is in Brazil in Rio de Janeiro but it is usually held in different cities: in Madrid, Spain, Lisbon, Portugal and Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Rio de Janeiro and Lisbon held the festival for four times, two times it was held in Madrid. In 2011 finally it was held again in Rio and the next year in 2013 it will be in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The first Rock in Rio music festival held in Rio de Janeiro in 1985 witnessed such great musicians as Yes, Rod Stewart, Queen, AC/DC and George Benson. A huge number of people visited it that time. It was about one and a half million people and the event took about 10 days.
900 000 hamburgers were sold during the event. McDonalds once sold 58 000 hamburgers in a one day and set a record to Guinness World Book of Records. But this record was bitten a bit later when Bobs sold 79 000 hamburgers. 500 000 slices of pizza and 1 600 000 liters of beverages were served.
Queen filmed their show which was later broadcast and it was watched by more than two hundred million people in more than 65 countries in the world. It was later shown on MTV and was extremely loved by the viewers.
Def Leppard is another great band which performed an outstanding show during the festival. After the first Rock in Rio music festival it was clear that there will a next one.
And it was. The next Rock in Rio music festival was held in 1991. Among the headliners were Prince, George Michael and Guns N' Roses. From this concert A-ha made a video. Among other notable artists are Joe Cocker, Megadeth, Billy Idol, Sepultura and others.
Since the festival is extremely popular, buy the tickets in advance and book a hotel and motel in Rio
The Rock in Rio in 2006 has seen probably the most prominent musicians. Among them were Kasabian, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jamiroquai, Sting and others. In 2011 Red Hot Chili Peppers finally released their last album and after that began their world tour. They have already travelled in the United States of America and Europe. In July 2012 they will finally come to Kiev together with Kasabian and the Vaccines to take part in the Tuborg Green Fest. Tickets for the event to the first zone have been sold out four months before the concert.
