Rock in Rio wraps in Spain. Where next?

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ARGANDA DEL REY, Spain (AFP) — Rock legends Bob Dylan and Lenny Kravitz closed out Spain's first ever Rock in Rio event as organisers revealed ambitious plans to expand the festival "brand" to Italy, Morocco and China as well as return to Brazil.

Appearing Sunday night after the 67-year-old Dylan, the youthful energy of Scottish band Franz Ferdinand set the park alight around midnight.

Mexican rockers Cafe Tacuba also took to the World Stage, one of three built especially at the 20-hectare (50-acre) site at Arganda del Rey, about 20 kilometres (12 miles) from Madrid.

The Police, Shakira, Amy Winehouse, Neil Young, Jamiroquai, Tokio Hotel, the Stereophonics and Suzanne Vega were also among the more than 60 acts that performed over two weekends.

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