The historic inaugural edition of the event had a cheaper entrance while it does not offer a complete structure like today
The world was quite different four decades ago. There is no better example of Rock in Riowho held his first edition in 1985, to illustrate such an obvious phrase.
A newspaper relationship The globe He indicated the disparity between the amounts in charge of participating in the Festival in his inaugural performance. Names like Queen, Iron Maiden, AC/DC AND YES They were among the main attractions of the event, which revolutionized the live music market not only in Brazil, but also in other regions of the planet.
For the start of the conversation, the public has acquired the tickets completely differently than at the present moment. Tickets were printed and sold directly to Banco DO Brasil agencies.
The prices varied according to the date of purchase. In October 1984, tickets cost CR $ 18,000. In November they went up to CR $ 19,000 and reached December CR $ 20 thousand.
Updating this last value to 2025 based on the prices of the national consumer’s prices of the Central Bank (IPCA), the equivalent today would be approximately R $ 102. A significantly lower cost than that of the 2024 edition, with an entire ticket sold a R $ 795 – Almost eight times more expensive.
The difference in the economic impact also attracts attention. In January 1985, the minimum salary was CR $ 333 thousandmaking the entry of rock into Rio equivalent to approximately 16% of that value. In 2024, with a minimum of R $ 1,412The ticket represented 56% monthly income.
Rock in cheaper rio, but with less structure
In addition to the financial problem, the evolution of the festival can be measured by the structure and the number of shows per day. If in the first edition the public looked on average, the six Presentations per night, in 2024 this number was 20With different stages scattered throughout the city of rock.
An example of how the 1985 structure was not compared to that of 2024 lies in the way the place behaved with the rains: it became a mud. The newspaper or globe, Roberto Medina stressed that he was annoyed. The public? I am not interested.
“I was horrified and people embraced me, happy, throughout the mud.”
The next edition of Rock in Rio takes place in 2026. The Festival of the city of the creators themselves will be held in San Paolo next September. Attractions like Green day, Katy Perry AND Bruce Dickinson They are confirmed.
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Source: Terra
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