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Taylor Swift to headline Rock In Rio USA festival

Taylor Swift is set to headline a new festival taking place in Las Vegas in May 2015.

The inaugural Rock In Rio USA is the American debut and expansion of the Brazilian event which has been running since 1985.

Details of Rock In Rio USA were announced at an event held in New York where it was revealed that Taylor Swift and Metallica will be topping the bill.

Other names also confirmed for the Vegas shows include No Doubt, John Legend and Linkin Park.

Rock In Rio USA will be building its own venue called “City of Rock” which will feature five stages and accommodate an audience of 80,000.

The festival will take place over two weekends – May 8 and 9, and May 14 and 15 – next year.

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