Avenged Sevenfold returns to Rock in Rio again as headliner; remember your debut at the festival

Avenged Sevenfold closes Palco Mundo on the first weekend of Rock in Rio 2024 Stephanie Rodrigues/g1 Avenged Sevenfold returns to Rock in Rio on September 5th as the main attraction of Palco Mundo. It is the second edition in a row in which the Californian band closes a night in the City of Rock. In the previous visit, in 2024, the band took the last slot, even though it was the least veteran among the main bands. The group played its biggest show in Brazil when it debuted as the main attraction at Rock in Rio, crowning a sequence of visits that began in 2008. In 2024, Avenged closed a night of veterans. In 2026, the group shares the day with international attractions that formed after them, such as Bring Me the Horizon and Machine Gun Kelly. The day, which also has Sepultura, features Avenged at the top of its poster. Those who chose to stand in front of the Palco Mundo made up for the lack of a larger crowd with intense singing, shouting the choruses to the limit with the peak of the noise in "Nightmare". Avenged Sevenfold plays 'Nightmare' at Rock in Rio 2024 Even though it was the headliner with the smallest audience of the first weekend (behind Travis Scott and Imagine Dragons), the Californian band played to a very loyal fan club. The presentation knew how to play with the great arena clichés, mixing the characteristic weight of metalcore with gigantic flames and pyrotechnics. Vocalist M. Shadows dictated the rhythm, oscillating between more relaxed jokes, such as laughing after displaying a Corinthians flag and receiving boos. There were also much more serious interactions. The more serious tone led to emotional speeches about enjoying the day and the "journey of life". The welcoming scenario now also presents a beautiful contrast in relation to the group's debut at the festival, back in 2013. At that time, the band needed a lot of good humor to face the impatience of some traditional rockers who chanted for Iron Maiden in between songs and seemed to disapprove of that mix of metal and hardcore. More than ten years later, the show showed that the old demand for absolute purity of style had lost its meaning for the majority of rock fans, leaving the way clear for the band to be celebrated. And this should happen once again at Rock in Rio. Avenged Sevenfold closes Palco Mundo on the first weekend of Rock in Rio 2024 Stephanie Rodrigues/g1