The second edition was held from January 18–27, 1991 at the Maracanã stadium. Headliners were Guns N' Roses, Prince and George Michael, each being top billed for two of the event's nine nights. INXS, New Kids on the Block and A-ha also got top billing, for one night each. A-ha's performance broke the world record for a fee paying audience at a rock concert with a crowd of 198,000. Full list of artists who performed at Rock in Rio 2: 18/01 FridayPrince Joe Cocker Colin Hay Jimmy Cliff 19/01 SaturdayINXS Billy Idol Carlos Santana Engenheiros do Hawaii Supla Vid & Sangue Azul 20/01 SundayGuns N' Roses Billy Idol Faith No More Titãs Hanoi Hanoi 22/01 TuesdayNew Kids on the Block Run-DMC Roupa Nova Inimigos do Rei 23/01 WednesdayGuns N' Roses Judas Priest Queensrÿche Megadeth Lobão Sepultura 24/01 ThursdayPrince Carlos Santana Alceu Valença Laura Finocchiaro Serguei 25/01 FridayGeorge Michael Deee-Lite Elba Ramalho Ed Motta 26/01 SaturdayA-ha Happy Mondays Paulo Ricardo Debbie Gibson Information Society Capital Inicial Nenhum de Nós 27/01 SundayGeorge Michael Lisa Stansfield Deee-Lite Moraes Moreira e Pepeu Gomes Léo Jaime
The second edition was held from January 18–27, 1991 at the Maracanã stadium. Headliners were Guns N' Roses, Prince and George Michael, each being top billed for two of the event's nine nights. INXS, New Kids on the Block and A-ha also got top billing, for one night each. A-ha's performance broke the world record for a fee paying audience at a rock concert with a crowd of 198,000. Full list of artists who performed at Rock in Rio 2: 18/01 FridayPrince Joe Cocker Colin Hay Jimmy Cliff 19/01 SaturdayINXS Billy Idol Carlos Santana Engenheiros do Hawaii Supla Vid & Sangue Azul 20/01 SundayGuns N' Roses Billy Idol Faith No More Titãs Hanoi Hanoi 22/01 TuesdayNew Kids on the Block Run-DMC Roupa Nova Inimigos do Rei 23/01 WednesdayGuns N' Roses Judas Priest Queensrÿche Megadeth Lobão Sepultura 24/01 ThursdayPrince Carlos Santana Alceu Valença Laura Finocchiaro Serguei 25/01 FridayGeorge Michael Deee-Lite Elba Ramalho Ed Motta 26/01 SaturdayA-ha Happy Mondays Paulo Ricardo Debbie Gibson Information Society Capital Inicial Nenhum de Nós 27/01 SundayGeorge Michael Lisa Stansfield Deee-Lite Moraes Moreira e Pepeu Gomes Léo Jaime