Maroon 5 and Demi Lovato Headline Penultimate Day of Rock in Rio 2026
2 sources · Brazil
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- CNN Brasil
- Folha de S.Paulo
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Maroon 5 and Demi Lovato served as the primary attractions on Saturday at Rock in Rio 2026. The event featured a diverse lineup that included Mumford and Sons, J Balvin, João Gomes, Alok, and Pedro Sampaio. Demi Lovato performed her tour It's Not That Deep, blending new disco sounds with classics such as Heart Attack and Confident. She concluded her set with a performance of Cool for the Summer featuring Brazilian artist Pabllo Vittar. Maroon 5 closed the Palco Mundo stage with a set focused on their career hits. Adam Levine noted that the crowd consisted of the best fans. The band has performed 28 shows in Brazil since 2004. While the event was well attended, one center leaning report described the Maroon 5 performance as predictable and the audience as casual and distracted. In contrast, other center leaning coverage focused on the nostalgia and the broad appeal of the artists. Other highlights of the day included Mumford and Sons returning to Brazil after ten years, J Balvin performing a remix of Jetski with Alok and Melody, and João Gomes bringing piseiro and forró to the festival.
How each side framed it
- Centre
- Center leaning outlets generally focused on the factual lineup and the nostalgic appeal of the performers, though one report specifically critiqued the lack of energy and originality in the Maroon 5 show.
Sources
- Centre CNN Brasil: With Pabllo Vittar, Demi Lovato rocks Rock in Rio 2026 with classics
- Centre CNN Brasil: Maroon 5 and Demi Lovato: find out how the penultimate day of Rock in Rio 2026 went
- Centre Folha de S.Paulo: Maroon 5, in 28th show in Brazil, does the rice and beans that Brazilians love at Rock in Rio
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