- Title: BRAZIL: BRITNEY SPEARS PERFORMS AT ROCK IN RIO ROCK FESTIVAL
- Date: 18th January 2001
- Summary: VARIOUS OF FANS ARRIVING AT ROCK CITY. (3 SHOTS) SMV, FANS FOOLING AROUND IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA WIDE OF CROWD ARRIVING FOR ROCK FESTIVAL SMV, COUPLE KISSING FOR THE CAMERA VARIOUS, FANS DANCING ( 3 SH0TS) (REUTERS - PERFORMANCE CLEARANCES FOR RESALE) VARIOUS, UNKNOWN BAND PLAYING ON TOP OF MOVING FESTIVAL FLOAT SMV, FANS DANCING VARIOUS, BAND PERFORMING ON TOP OF MOVING
- Embargoed: 2nd February 2001 12:00
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- Location: RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
- Country: Brazil
- Reuters ID: LVA3L76JS0DZSW645BHUY9L24VZG
- Story Text: Rock in Rio has kicked off its second weekend with a high-kicking performance by teen sensation Britney Spears. She follows the likes of Sting, Oasis and REM who performed at the Brazilian Woodstock last weekend.
Thousands of fans gathered on Thursday (January 18) in the specially built City of Rock in western Rio for the start of the second phase of the Rock in Rio music festival with Britney Spears among the performers.
With a lineup that includes some of the world's hottest recording artists, event organizers are expected to draw some
5 million fans from across South America to the $36 million show called "Rock in Rio for a Better World," making it the biggest paying music festival ever.
Some 16 years ago, the first Rock in Rio set a record with
38 million people. Only about 450,000 fans flocked to Woodstock, New York, in 1969.
The festival started on 12 January and will end on the 21.
During the first weekend of the festival, fans were entertained by Sting, Oasis, James Taylor, and R.E.M. among others.
The third "Rock in Rio" -- the so-called Brazilian Woodstock -- is the world's biggest paying music festival ever, with an estimated 1.5 million visitors during the first seven days.
Promoters booked 139 bands, including 38 major national and international acts, for the festival.
Teen sensations 'N Sync and Spears have been the star sellers, followed by Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Organizers say they will donate 5 percent of profits from sales to a Brazilian anti-violence group and U.N.-sponsored projects. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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