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Clara Espinoza

Stray Kids Just Broke a 41-Year Rock in Rio Rule — Here's What Actually Happened Onstage

Members of the South Korean K-pop group Stray Kids perform during the last week of the Rock in Rio music festival at the Rio 2016 Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on September 12, 2026. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP via Getty Images) (Credit: Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP via Getty Images)

Friday, September 11 stretched into the early hours of September 12, 2026, and that's when Stray Kids wrapped up Palco Mundo just after midnight, becoming the first act from Korea's pop scene to top the bill on the festival's main stage in 41 years of Rock in Rio history. The set followed performances from fellow JYP act NEXZ and Mamamoo soloist Hwasa, both making their festival debuts, plus a drone-heavy interlude from Brazilian DJ Alok, a lineup organizers had billed for months as Rock in Rio's first full evening built around Korean pop.

A stage rebuilt for the occasion

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