Sepultura to play a special set at their Rock in Rio performance

Sepultura revealed that their performance at this year’s Rock In Rio festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on September 5, 2026, will only include songs produced and written during the band’s Derrick Green era, as per Blabbermouth. This implies that the Rock In Rio performance will not feature any of the legendary songs released by Sepultura’s classic lineup, including hits like “Roots Bloody Roots,” “Territory,” and “Refuse/Resist.” Max Cavalera, the band’s original leader, left Sepultura in 1996 after the rest of the group broke up, with his wife Gloria serving as manager. This marked the end of the band’s iconic lineup. Before leaving Sepultura and reuniting with Max in Cavalera Conspiracy, his brother, drummer Igor Cavalera, remained with the band for an additional ten years.

Green, a native of Cleveland, led the hardcore band Outface in Ohio before moving to New York, joining Sepultura in 1997, and spending almost twenty years in São Paulo, Brazil. At the moment, he lives in Los Angeles. The Max-era albums “Roots” and “Chaos A.D.” were by far Sepultura‘s most commercially successful, having both been certified gold in the U.S. for sales in excess of 500,000 copies, despite the fact that the band has maintained a devoted fan base throughout the world for more than three and a half decades.

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Upcoming shows:

• Monday, March 23, 2026 – Adelaide, Australia – The Gov
• Wednesday, March 25, 2026 – Melbourne, Australia – Northcote Theatre
• Thursday, March 26, 2026 – Sydney, Australia – Liberty Hall
• Friday, March 27, 2026 – Sydney, Australia – Liberty Hall
• Sunday, March 29, 2026 – Brisbane, Australia – The Tivoli

With Exodus, Biohazard and Tribal Gaze:

• Wednesday, April 29, 2026 – Montclair, NJ, USA – The Wellmont Theater
• Friday, May 1, 2026 – Montreal, QC, Canada – MTELUS
• Saturday, May 2, 2026 – London, ON, Canada – London Music Hall
• Monday, May 4, 2026 – Detroit, MI, USA – Royal Oak Music Theatre
• Tuesday, May 5, 2026 – Louisville, KY, USA – Old Forester’s Paristown Hall
• Wednesday, May 6, 2026 – Nashville, TN, USA – Brooklyn Bowl
• Thursday, May 7, 2026 – Atlanta, GA, USA – The Masquerade
• Friday, May 8, 2026 – New Orleans, LA, USA – The Civic Theatre
• Sunday, May 10, 2026 – Daytona Beach, FL, USA – Welcome to Rockville (Sepultura only)
• Monday, May 11, 2026 – Charleston, SC, USA – Music Farm
• Tuesday, May 12, 2026 – Greensboro, NC, USA – Piedmont Hall
• Wednesday, May 13, 2026 – Reading, PA, USA – Reverb
• Friday, May 15, 2026 – Chicago, IL, USA – Ramova Theatre
• Saturday, May 16, 2026 – Columbus, OH, USA – Sonic Temple (no Exodus/Tribal Gaze)
• Sunday, May 17, 2026 – Milwaukee, WI, USA – The Rave
• Tuesday, May 19, 2026 – Des Moines, IA, USA – Val Air Ballroom
• Thursday, May 21, 2026 – Denver, CO, USA – The Ogden Theatre
• Friday, May 22, 2026 – Salt Lake City, UT, USA – The Depot
• Saturday, May 23, 2026 – Boise, ID, USA – Shrine Social Club
• Monday, May 25, 2026 – Las Vegas, NV, USA – House of Blues
• Tuesday, May 26, 2026 – San Diego, CA, USA – The Observatory North Park
• Thursday, May 28, 2026 – Berkeley, CA, USA – The UC Theatre
• Friday, May 29, 2026 – Los Angeles, CA, USA – The Wiltern

• Saturday, June 6, 2026 – Maastricht, Netherlands – South of Heaven
• Sunday, June 7, 2026 – Plzeň, Czech Republic – Metalfest
• Monday, June 8, 2026 – Zagreb, Croatia – Tvornica Kulture
• Tuesday, June 9, 2026 – Milan, Italy – Circolo Magnolia
• Wednesday, June 10, 2026 – Rome, Italy – Eur Social Park
• Friday, June 12, 2026 – Interlaken, Switzerland – Greenfield
• Saturday, June 13, 2026 – Nickelsdorf, Austria – Nova Rock
• Sunday, June 14, 2026 – Würzburg, Germany – Posthalle
• Wednesday, June 17, 2026 – Saarbrücken, Germany – Garage
• Friday, June 19, 2026 – Clisson, France – Hellfest
• Saturday, June 20, 2026 – Dessel, Belgium – Graspop Metal Meeting
• Sunday, June 21, 2026 – Lisbon, Portugal – Rock in Rio Lisboa
• Tuesday, June 23, 2026 – Oberhausen, Germany – Turbinenhalle
• Wednesday, June 24, 2026 – Potsdam, Germany – Waschhaus Potsdam
• Thursday, June 25, 2026 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Copenhell
• Friday, June 26, 2026 – Huskvarna, Sweden – Folkets Park
• Saturday, June 27, 2026 – Oslo, Norway – Tons of Rock
• Tuesday, June 30, 2026 – Athens, Greece – Release Athens
• Wednesday, July 29, 2026 – Wacken, Germany – Wacken Open Air
• Saturday, August 1, 2026 – Helsinki, Finland – Tavastia
• Sunday, August 2, 2026 – Tallinn, Estonia – Tallinn Rock Festival
• Wednesday, August 5, 2026 – Villena, Spain – Leyendas del Rock
• Friday, August 7, 2026 – Walton‑on‑Trent, United Kingdom – Bloodstock Festival
• Sunday, August 9, 2026 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Arena