In a year of double celebration, as Brazil prepares for the 40 years of the party Rock in Rio, Portugal celebrates 20 years upon arrival in a new space, the Tagus Park Lisbon and announce Ed Sheeran as first headliner.
To the Brazilthe celebration takes place in September next year and includes a party to match 40 years. The tenth Portuguese edition of the festival will be held on 15, 16, 22 and 23 June 2024with a new one Rock Cityto the Tagus Park Lisbon, news like a new stage, a new one Itinerary 85 and a space that will celebrate 20 years of For a better world.
In Portugal, more precisely inside Lisbon, the first city outside Brazil to win an edition of the event, the two decades that have passed since the first edition will be celebrated. There are twenty years of memories there, great concerts, new entertainment formats. To date there have been nine editions, more than 3 million visitors to Rock Cityinvestment of more 225 million eurosmore than 87 thousand jobs were created in the countryFrom 5.6 million euros invested in socio-environmental causes and numerous actions, including: the installation of photovoltaic panels in schools, a reforestation project of forest areas burned by fires, the equipment of hospitals and IPSS, the construction of sensory rooms for young people, and many others.
The new headquarters will have the Tagus and the Vasco da Gama Bridge as a background. An invitation initially launched by Lisbon City Councilto celebrate a special date, making Rock in Rio Lisboa the first major event to occupy the recent Parque Tejo Lisboa, as happened 20 years ago, when the festival was founded in Bella Vista Park.
But the news is not limited to the change of location: to guarantee a party worthy of the new space, the festival brings Ed Sheeranwho performed for the first time in Portugal in 2014, precisely in World stage From Rock in Rio Lisbon, to return to Cidade do Rock. The artist is the first name confirmed for the tenth Portuguese edition of the festival, being headliner of the day June 16th and bringing the great hits and most recent singles taken from the album to Palco Mundo Autumn variations.
“Looking back and seeing the journey of Rock in Rio since its arrival in Portugal in 2004, how much the festival and the market have evolved, the challenges we have overcome, the legacy we have already left, all the people we have an impact and the projects we have have Over the years we have created and supported things that would allow us to help transform lives, that’s what makes it worth it. And that’s what we want to celebrate, with all those who have made and make these 20 years possible: the public, of every social class, age, creed, style; the artists, from rock to pop up to the most recent digital phenomena, without obviously forgetting the protagonists behind the scenes, who are all those who work to make the festival work, as well as the partners who make all this possible and who immerse themselves with us with the same commitment, dedication and desire to create a better world.”States Roberta Medinaexecutive vice president of Rock in Rio.
“And since it’s not every day we turn 20, we will do what we do best, the party, in a special edition: in a new space that will allow us to bring more entertainment, more comfort, food and rest areas, elevating the audience experience to another level, and which will also allow us to bring new proposals to the City of Rock, which already sees Ed Sheeran as the first announced headliner! !”He adds.
“It will, without a doubt, be a historic edition, born from the invitation of the mayor of Lisbon, Carlos Moedas, to inaugurate Parque Tejo Lisboa as a venue for major post-World Youth Day events, also taking advantage of this opportunity to recover the entire Bela Vista area, a need that we have been highlighting for many years”he concludes.
Roberta Medina highlights it further “We are passionate about Bela Vista and are happy to see that in 2025 the city will have its two great event spaces even more appreciated. Our relationship with the local Bela Vista community will continue as it always has been, we will continue working with them in promoting positive impact on the neighborhood and its talents, in the creation of jobs, in access to culture and much more.”
Source: Terra
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