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Clara Espinoza

Why Stray Kids' Rock in Rio Set Is Rewriting 41 Years of Festival History

South Korean K-pop group Stray Kids performs during a K-pop concert as part of Seoul Festa 2022 at Jamsil stadium in Seoul on August 10, 2022. (Credit: Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP) (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images)

Stray Kids will close out Rock in Rio's Palco Mundo in the early hours of Saturday, September 12 (local time), capping a Friday, September 11 lineup that marks the first time in the festival's four-decade history that Korean pop has topped the main-stage bill. The Seoul octet's set, scheduled for 12:05 a.m., follows performances by Japanese-Korean act NEXZ, Mamamoo soloist Hwasa and Brazilian DJ Alok, according to Billboard Brasil's festival FAQ.

The night also reshapes festival logistics: organizers changed the rules on light-up fan wands, a first for Rock in Rio, and Friday's general-admission tickets remained on sale just two days before the show even as the premium viewing area sold out weeks in advance.

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