OneRepublic confirmed at Rock in Rio 2015 in Brazil
The American band will perform on the same night of Queen + Adam Lambert
Rio de Janeiro, March 19, 2015 - The Rock in Rio organization has just confirmed OneRepublic
band in the festivals lineup, for the September 2015 edition, at Rock City, Brazil. The American
pop group mixes Rock with Blues, Electronic and Folk will perform at the Main Stage (Palco
Mundo), on September 18, the opening night of the event, before headliner Queen + Adam
Lambert.
Formed by Ryan Tedder (vocals, piano), Zach Filkins (guitar), Drew Brown (guitar), Brent Kutzle
(bass) and Eddie Fisher (drums), the band, who has recorded three albums, gained visibility
through MySpace in 2002. The group's first single, Apologize, was remixed by Timbaland and
won the Top 5 Billboard Hot 100 for ten consecutive weeks. The hit song was released in its
original version on OneRepublic's debut album, titled “Dream Out Load” in 2007. The song also
was soundtrack of TV productions such as Cold Case, Smallville and Gossip Girls.
The lead singer, Ryan Tedder, who is also a composer and producer, has worked with artists
such as Beyoncé, Leona Lewis, Adele, Ariane Grande (sic) and Fast East Movement. With
musical influences from the Beatles and U2, the group has hit singles like All The Right Moves,
Come Home and Secrets.
The band's main goal is to use the power of music to help people around the world, and for
that they created a NGO, the Good Life Foundation, dedicated on assisting those in need
around the world, embracing various causes such as social, environmental and educational
causes, for example. The foundation carries the name of their single Good Life, which express
hopes of a better life, a "good life", if you take into consideration the literal translation of the
song title.
Rock in Rio’s Brazilian Edition is confirmed for September 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26 e 27, 2015, at
the City of Rock (Cidade do Rock), in Rio de Janeiro (Parque dos Atletas - Av. Salvador Allende,
no number), within an area of more than 150 thousand square meters. Other acts on the
lineup include Katy Perry, System Of A Down, A-Ha, Queens of the Stone Age, Faith no More,
Hollywood Vampires, Metallica, Queen + Adam Lambert, De La Tierra and Mastodon, which
will perform at the Main Stage (Palco Mundo) and John Legend performing at the Sunset
Stage (Palco Sunset).
About Rock in Rio
With 30 years of history, Rock in Rio is the largest music and entertainment event in the world
for several reasons. From its 14 previous editions, five took place in Brazil (1985, 1991, 2001,
2011 and 2013), six in Portugal (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014) and three in Spain
(2008, 2010 and 2012). In May 2015, Rock in Rio will hit Las Vegas, in the US, for the first time.
In September, the sixth edition will take place in the City of Rock (Cidade do Rock), in Brazil.
Combining all past editions, over 7.5 million people already attended the event. Another
number that is constantly growing is within the festival's official social networks: just to let you
know, Rock in Rio is breaking records with more than 11 million followers. Speaking about
performances, combining the Brazilian, Portuguese and Spanish editions, more than 1,274
musical acts performed on the Rock in Rio stages, with a total of 1,200 hours of music,
broadcasted to more than 1 billion viewers worldwide, through TV and the Internet.
Over the years, more than US$ 530 million were invested in the brand. In addition, more than
US$ 23.2 million were invested in social and environmental projects. More than audience
ratings and significant investments, Rock in Rio has helped the economy of the places visited:
more than 148 thousand jobs were created over the last 30 years. In Spain, the festival has
become top of mind, overcoming the Formula 1 demand. In the 2013 edition, 46% of the Rock
in Rio audience was from outside of Rio de Janeiro. The economic impact of the 2013 edition,
published by Riotur, was of R$ 1 billion (more than U$ 300 million), also stating that hotels
occupation rates were about 90% in the period.
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