Rock in Rio 2026 opened on Friday, September 4, at the Cidade do Rock in Rio de Janeiro, with celebrities including Nicole Bahls, Maísa Silva, Sasha Meneghel and Tia Milena arriving to take in the day's performances, according to CNN Brasil.
The four had already picked out their looks for the opening night by the time they reached the festival grounds, the outlet reported.
Rock was the focus of the day's line-up, with performances scheduled from Foo Fighters, Capital Inicial alongside guitarist Dado Villa-Lobos, The Hives, Di Ferrero and other acts spread across the festival's stages.
Palco Mundo and Palco Sunset
On the Palco Mundo, the festival's main stage, Nova Twins were set to open at 4:40pm, followed by The Hives at 7pm, Rise Against at 9:20pm and Foo Fighters closing the stage at 12:05am.
The Palco Sunset stage featured Di Ferrero at 3:30pm, Detonautas with guest act Biquini at 5:50pm, Hot Milk at 8:10pm and Capital Inicial with Dado Villa-Lobos at 10:45pm.
Other stages across the festival
The New Dance Order stage hosted Cat Dealers at 9:05pm, Atkö at 10:30pm, Giu x Carola at midnight and Steve Angello at 1:30am.
Espaço Favela featured GBZ7N at 3pm, Hitmaker at 4:50pm and Rodrigo do CN at 7:10pm. The Palco Supernova line-up included Chady at 2:30pm, Rock in Gil com Larissa Luz at 4pm, Venere Vai Venus at 6pm and Diogo Defante at 8:10pm. On the Palco Global Village, Giovana Moraes played at 3pm, Leela at 4:50pm and Paulinho Moska at 7:10pm.
About the festival
Rock in Rio is a music festival founded in Rio de Janeiro in 1985 that has since expanded to other countries, including Portugal and Spain. Foo Fighters, which topped the bill on the festival's main stage, is an American rock band fronted by Dave Grohl. The Hives are a Swedish rock band, while Capital Inicial is a long-running Brazilian rock group.
