The Town held its first edition on the 2nd, 3rd, 7th, 8th, and 10th of this month, bringing the Rock in Rio experience to São Paulo, a festival from the same group and organization. Unlike what they had said when they first announced the event , it did not have a day dedicated to metal or even any acts of the genre, as is the case at Rock in Rio.
In a Q&A session with G1 , Roberta Medina, vice-president of the event, answered whether there's a possibility of having a day dedicated solely to metal. She said: “It's always possible. We've already had a Rock in Rio with three days of metal. And it has much more to do with the availability of artists' schedules to fill a day the size of The Town than with our own wishes. We love it.”
The Town 2025
There are no dates yet for the second edition of The Town, but the event is also expected to take place in September every two years, just like Rock In Rio, whose next edition is confirmed for 2024. See the confirmed dates here .
Wikimetal team was present at The Town on Rock Day at the festival, held last Saturday, the 9th, and covered the shows of Pitty , Garbage , and Foo Fighters with reviews and photos. Follow the latest news from the event here .
Rock and metal at Rock In Rio
Despite some controversy surrounding the level of emphasis placed on heavy metal music at Rock in Rio , the festival traditionally dedicates two days of its program to rockers and headbangers, known as Metal Day and Rock Day.
In 2022, Sepultura, Black Pantera, Living Colour, Gojira, Dream Theater , and Iron Maiden were some of the highlights of the first day of the event, on September 2nd, while rock was represented by Offspring, Green Day, Maneskin , and Guns N' Roses Wikimetal 's coverage here .
