5 historic international shows that Brazil hosted in 2024 [LISTA]

Different motifs gave a special character to each presentation mentioned in the article, ranging from pop to heavy metal

It’s not a matter of opinion or personal taste: during 2024, Brazil hosted a series of historic shows by international artists. Such unique events have been promoted here for several reasons, whether it’s the passion of the public or simply to seize an opportunity.

The town, in fact, has the tradition of acting as a venue for shows that enter the popular imagination. The show that brought together the largest audience ever took place in Rio de Janeiro: Rod Stewart on Copacabana Beach, on New Year’s Eve 1994, with more than 3.5 million gifts. In the category of paid-entry events, the record stood for almost a decade Paul McCartney at the Maracanã stadium in 1990, with 184 thousand fans.

The following list brings together five presentations that objectively fall into the “historical show” category, with explanations about each of them. Check!

5 historic international shows that Brazil hosted in 2024

Madonna – Rio de Janeiro (04/05/2024)

Around 1.6 million people (according to Riotur), from various regions of the country and even the world, gathered at the Copacabana Beachon May 4th, to celebrate. The name of the tour undertaken is no coincidence Madonna in Rio de Janeiro: the Celebratory ride aimed at reviewing the main highlights of the artist’s catalog in honor of 40 years of a successful career.

The historic show, due to a series of factors – number of spectators, free entry, choice of repertoire, conceptual development of the show – concluded a tour that perhaps would not have even happened. The American had to postpone the start of the tour to 2023 because she contracted a serious bacterial infection which forced her to be hospitalized in intensive care. Fortunately, the recovery was complete and the tour toured the world until ending in Brazil.

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The Weeknd — Sao Paulo (07/09/2024)

It was a bit sudden: July 17th The weekend announced that, less than two months later, he would be performing in a show Morumbis Stadiumin Sao Paulo. The singer had not performed live since October of the previous year (the month in which he came to Brazil to play in the capital of Sao Paulo and Rio) and the new visit to the country took place on a single date, without any connection with any ride.

It was truly a special occasion. During Brazil’s Independence Day, the singer gathered an audience of between 60,000 and 70,000 people (the number was not confirmed by the production) to perform songs from his upcoming album Hurry up tomorrowwhich isn’t out yet – it will arrive on January 24th – as well as, of course, many other hits. The show was broadcast live YouTube for the entire planet and part of the ticket proceeds went to charity, XO Humanitarian Fund.

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Katy Perry — Rio de Janeiro (09/20/2024)

It’s impossible to deny it Katy Perry He has had better moments in his career. Despite this, he managed to put on a special show as the main attraction of one of the days of Rock in Rio 2024on the same date it was made available 143his seventh studio album.

The new work had an important place in the repertoire and helped establish the occasion in history, since, despite the examples featured in this list, it is rare for an international artist to choose Brazil to set the stage for a launch show. But the performance as a whole proved to be memorable, both for the American’s array of successes and for the strong enthusiastic reactions elicited from the audience.

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Linkin Park – Sao Paulo (15 and 16/11/2024)

Like The Weeknd, it was a bit sudden: on September 27, the LinkinPark confirmed that he would be doing a show in Sao Paulo, in this case at Allianz Parkless than two months after the announcement. And like Katy Perry, it will be November 15th, the same day as the release of the new album: From scratchwhich marked the singer’s debut Emily Armstrong and the drummer Colin Brittain. The demand for tickets was so great that they booked an extra date, the following evening, which was also sold out.

Aware that the country has a strong fan base, the group and its team even set up a pop-up shop Rock Galleryalways in the capital of Sao Paulo, and select local fans to listen to From scratch before everyone else. The shows were filmed and will be released later in cinemas as a concert film. The first of the two presentations was broadcast live — in Brazil via Globalplay/Multi-showabroad through YouTube.

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Iron Maiden — Sao Paulo (07/12/2024)

This was the only one of the five occasions that was not broadcast on TV or the Internet. But he deserved it. THE Iron Maiden he concluded his The Future Past Tour with two presentations also at Allianz Parkon 6 and 7 December. It would be “just” the end of another tour, if it weren’t for the announcement that took place on the morning of December 7th: the show that would take place a few hours later would be the drummer’s last Nicko McBrain with the band, after 42 years as one of its members.

At the age of 72, he has suffered from health problems in recent years – such as a mini-stroke and cancer – and has preferred to withdraw from traveling commitments. He received a series of tributes through speeches from singer Bruce Dickinson and loud shouts “Nicko! Nicko!” coming from the public. Without needing to glance at the microphone, he got an extremely loud swansong. Perfect.

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