List of largest concerts
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This is a list of the largest concerts ever performed, in terms of estimated attendance. The following list also includes multi-artist festivals which may not be directly comparable with single-artist concerts. It should be noted that attendance numbers for many of the kinds of events listed here rely on estimations from the promoters and are known to be exaggerations.[1]
| Artists | Attendance | Show | Location | Other artists | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various Artists (including Jean Michel Jarre) | 3,500,000 | 850th birthday of Moscow | Moscow, 1997 | 4th entry in the Guinness Book of Records (equal with Rod Stewart's 1994 Copacabana concert) | |
| Rod Stewart | 3,500,000 | New Year's Eve concert | Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro | New Year's Eve Concert, 1994 [2][3] | |
| 3,500,000 | New Year's Eve concert | Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro | New Year's Eve Concert, 2011[2][4] | ||
| Jean Michel Jarre | 2,500,000 | Paris La Défense: A City in Concert | Paris, 1990 | ||
| AC/DC, Pantera, Metallica, The Black Crowes, E.S.T. | 1,600,000 | Monsters of Rock | Moscow,1991 | ||
| Paul van Dyk, Carl Cox, Armin Van Buuren | 1,600,000 | Love Parade (Highway to love) | Dortmund, 2008 | The largest dance music event[citation needed] | |
| Rolling Stones | 1,500,000 | Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro | 2006[5] | ||
| Various artists | 1,500,000 | Paz Sin Fronteras II | Havana, 2009 | ||
| Various artists | 1,500,000 [6] | Live 8 Concert | Philadelphia, 2005 | Live 8 was a string of benefit concerts, on 2 July 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. | |
| Tiësto, Paul Van Dyk, Carl Cox, and Armin Van Buuren | 1,400,000 | Art of love | Duisburg, 2010 | plus other DJs | a crowd rush at the Love Parade caused the death of 21 people, with at least 500 others injured |
| Various Artists | 1,300,000 | Houston Festival | Houston, 1987 | 150th Anniversary of Texas, 25th Birthday of NASA | |
| Various Artists | 1,300,000 | Love Parade (One World One Loveparade) | Berlin, 2000 | ||
| Jean Michel Jarre | 1,200,000 | Concert for Tolerance | Paris, 1995 | ||
| Various artists | 1,200,000 | Love Parade (The is Back) | Berlin, 2006 | ||
| Various artists | 1,200,000 | Love Parade (Love is everywhere) | Essen, 2007 | ||
| Jean Michel Jarre | 1,000,000 | La Concorde | Paris, 1979 | ||
| Baustelle, Edoardo Bennato, Biogora, Caparezza, Enrico Capuano, Ascanio Celestini, Luciano Ligabue, Marco Marzocca, Marlene Kuntz, Luca Medici, Modena City Ramblers | 1,000,000 | Concerto del Primo Maggio | Rome, 2006 | ||
| Rammstein | 800,000-1,200,000 | Rock On The Volga | Samara, Russia, 2013 | ||
| Garth Brooks | 980,000 | Garth: Live from Central Park | Central Park, New York City, 1997 | Billy Joel, Don McLean | Most attended concert in park history |
| Allman Brothers Band, The Band, Grateful Dead | 600,000 | Summer Jam at Watkins Glen, 1973 | New York, 1973 | Largest attendance for pop festival | |
| Genesis | 500,000 | When in Rome 2007 | Rome, 2007 | ||
| Rolling Stones | 500,000 | Berkeley Square, London | London, 2006 |
References
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