Here’s what you missed at Rock in Rio’s pop weekend — PHOTOS
By CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Attendees watch the fireworks during the Rock in Rio USA music festival in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 16, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
Mabel Tavares and Michael Moore, both of Las Vegas, kiss during their wedding ceremony at the Rock in Rio USA music festival in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 16, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
Empire of the Sun performs at the main stage during the Rock in Rio USA music festival in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 16, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
Jessie J performs at the Mercedes-Benz Evolution stage during the Rock in Rio USA music festival in Las Vegas on Friday, May 15, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
People take selfies as they arrive at the Rock in Rio USA music festival in Las Vegas on Friday, May 15, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
Aaron Shaw of celtic band Wicket Tinkers, center, performs during the Rock in Rio USA music festival in Las Vegas on Friday, May 15, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
Attendees relax on the grass before John Legend performs on the main stage during the Rock in Rio USA music festival in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 16, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
John Legend performs on the main stage during the Rock in Rio USA music festival in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 16, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
Band members set up before performing with John Legend on the main stage during the Rock in Rio USA music festival in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 16, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
The main stage lights up as John Legend performs during the Rock in Rio USA music festival in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 16, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
Attendees stand in a VIP area as the sun sets during the Rock in Rio USA music festival in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 16, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
A dancer with Carlinhos de Jesus performs during the Rock in Rio USA music festival in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 16, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
Luke Steele of Empire of the Sun, third from left, performs at the main stage during the Rock in Rio USA music festival in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 16, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
Ed Sheeran performs at the main stage during the Rock in Rio USA music festival in Las Vegas on Friday, May 15, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
Taylor Swift performs at the main stage during the Rock in Rio USA music festival in Las Vegas on Friday, May 15, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
Carlinhos de Jesus leads a line dance during the Rock in Rio USA music festival in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 16, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
Michael Moore, right, waits for his marriage ceremony to begin during the Rock in Rio USA music festival in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 16, 2015. Minister Brendan Paul, dressed as Elvis, stands left. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
Fans cheer for Tove Lo as she performs at the Mercedes-Benz Evolution stage during the Rock in Rio USA music festival in Las Vegas on Friday, May 15, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
A young fan looks to catch a glimpse as Charlie XCX walks onto the stage at the Mercedes-Benz Evolution stage during the Rock in Rio USA music festival in Las Vegas on Friday, May 15, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
A woman on stilts walks by people offering samples at the Rock in Rio USA music festival in Las Vegas on Friday, May 15, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
Attendees dance around at the EDM stage during the Rock in Rio USA music festival in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 16, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
Attendees dance as Bossacucanova performs at the Rock Street Brazil stage during the Rock in Rio USA music festival in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 16, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
A member of Bossacucanova performs in the crowd during the Rock in Rio USA music festival in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 16, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
Dancers and performers entertain the crowd during the Rock in Rio USA music festival in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 16, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
Attendees take in the views from the VIP entrance walkway at the Rock in Rio USA music festival in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 16, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
Attendees wait in line for an airbrush tattoo during the Rock in Rio USA music festival in Las Vegas on Friday, May 15, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
Charlie XCX performs at the Mercedes-Benz Evolution stage during the Rock in Rio USA music festival in Las Vegas on Friday, May 15, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
Two days before she ruled over the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand, Taylor Swift kicked off the American leg of her 1989 World Tour on Friday at Rock in Rio USA, along with one of her favorite collaborators, Ed Sheeran.
After smooth sets by Joss Stone and John Legend, Saturday saw a swaggering Bruno Mars take a break from his hit-filled headlining set to work in snippets of Ginuwine’s “Pony” and R. Kelly’s “Ignition (Remix),” which threatened to transform the 40-acre City of Rock into the world’s largest open-air strip club.
For the festival’s return in 2017, Rock in Rio vice president Roberta Medina said she and her team will work from a list of performers suggested by this year’s attendees.
“It’s much more what people want than what we would like” to see, she said of who she wants to bring to Las Vegas. “But if I could say one name, for example, it would be Bruce Springsteen.”
Check out some of the final weekend’s highlights in the gallery above.
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