In September 2019, at the peak of the Concrete and Gold Tour, Foo Fighters—the California rock band whose albums like Wasting Light (2011) reclaimed garage post-grunge after electronic experiments—headlined Rock in Rio, the legendary festival founded in 1985 by Roberto Medina as a global rock and pop platform in Rio de Janeiro, capping a day with Weezer and Tenacious D. The 90-minute set at Cidade do Rock, with Pat Smear's guitar riffs and Taylor Hawkins' drum power, embodied tour climax, fusing stadium anthems like "Everlong" with improvisational jams to spark euphoria among 100,000 under tropical skies. As part of their Brazilian triumph, this show underscored the band's veteran status, turning the festival grounds into a realm of collective catharsis.
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