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There is no Rock in Rio in Rio de Janeiro in 2027. The 2026 edition ran 4–13 September over seven days, and the festival does not run annually — so a 2027 listing for the Rio event is either a different city's edition or an error.
01 · Event details
Timing: No 2027 edition · 2026 ran 4–13 September
Venue or host area: Parque Olímpico / Cidade do Rock in the Barra da Tijuca zone of Rio de Janeiro for the Rio edition. The marker shows the host city; no 2027 site exists to describe.
Access: No ticket exists for a 2027 Rio edition. The 2026 festival used digital-only tickets sold through the organiser's own platform. Any third-party listing offering a 2027 date should be treated as an error or a scam.
02 · Plan the visit
Because there is no 2027 edition, there is nothing to plan around — and no ticket, transfer or accommodation should be booked for one. When the 2028 edition is announced, expect the usual pattern: a purpose-built City of Rock with shuttle and BRT access, and a ticketing system that sells out in stages. Do not buy from a reseller quoting 2027 dates.
03 · Location
Brazil's second city is squeezed between the Atlantic and the mountains, so the beach zones, the centre and the stadium districts sit in distinct pockets.
The airports serving Rio de Janeiro and its region:
Connections, terminals and transfer arrangements change — confirm them with the airline and the organiser rather than planning around a fixed transfer time.
Parque Olímpico / Cidade do Rock in the Barra da Tijuca zone of Rio de Janeiro for the Rio edition. The marker shows the host city; no 2027 site exists to describe.
The catalogue marker shows Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · next dates to verify at city or region level only — it is not an entrance, a gate, a course or a transfer route. For the event’s position among its category peers, open the Music overview and map.
04 · Overview
A large music festival staged at the City of Rock in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro — a purpose-built site with multiple stages, a Ferris wheel and a walkway designed for very large crowds. There is no 2027 edition; the 2026 event ran 4–13 September, and this guide is a status page rather than a booking page.
Rock in Rio is the festival that proved a South American event could book the biggest international acts and draw a mass audience, and it became a template for large-scale Brazilian events. Its City of Rock is built for each edition and dismantled afterwards, and the festival's spin-off editions in Lisbon, Madrid and Las Vegas carry the name to other continents.
The first Rock in Rio was held in 1985 in Rio de Janeiro, with a line-up that included Queen, Iron Maiden and AC/DC, and drew well over a million people across ten days. The festival returned periodically — 1991, 2001, and then a revival from 2011 that settled into a biennial pattern — and the 2026 edition ran over seven days in September.
| First held | 1985, Rio de Janeiro |
|---|---|
| 2026 edition | 4–13 September |
| 2027 | No edition |
| Venue | City of Rock, Barra da Tijuca |
| Also | Spin-off editions in Lisbon, Madrid, Las Vegas |
05 · Research & credits
Evidence and event information reviewed 2026-10-31. Published edition facts are separated from typical timing and historical context.
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