The biggest solo concert in the world. Music shows that set the record for the number of viewers
"Meal'n'Real!" - two invariable factors that people have striven for at all times. Although this saying belonged to the ancient Roman satirist poet Juvenal, who lived in the 1st century AD, it has not lost its relevance in the 21st century. The most important centers of attraction for lovers of modern spectacles can safely be called concerts. These grandiose projects, featuring iconic musical idols, take months of preparation and millions of dollars to organize.
However, if the concert was a success, the audience will remember it with gratitude for decades to come. And if you are really lucky, he will even enter the annals of achievements immortalized in the Guinness Book of Records. We bring to your attention the rating of the most large-scale concerts in history.
1. Concert by Rod Stewart, 1994
In the midst new year holidays(December 31, 1994) on the famous beach of the pearl of Brazil Rio de Janeiro - Copacabana - held the largest concert in world history. Listen legendary hits rock star Rod Stewart gathered more than 4 million fans. Organizer New Year's show performed by MTV. Due to its unheard of scale, the event was noted in the Guinness Book of Records.
2. Queen concert, 1985
Second place in the scale rating went to the concert of one of the most iconic bands in the history of rock music - the unsurpassed Queen. It took place significant event in the capital of Australia - Sydney - April 26, 1985. On this day, more than 2 million people gathered to enjoy the masterpieces of Queen musicians. The event was held as part of "The Works Tour".
3. Festival "Monsters of Rock of the USSR", 1991
In third place in this ranking was the international rock festival "Monsters of Rock", or rather its final concert in Moscow. The concert tour of the famous festival swept like a musical tornado through a number of European countries during August 1991. The greatest event in the world of music was organized by BIZ Enterprises. On the stages sounded greatest hits legendary rock idols - "Black Crowes", "Metallica" and others. The final part of the event took place in the Russian capital at the Tushino airfield on September 28 after the fateful coup in August. After tragic events, which then played out in Moscow, it was difficult for the residents, stunned by tanks and barricades, to believe that an event of such magnitude was being held in the city. About 1.6 million people gathered to watch the performances. You can appreciate the scope of this grandest spectacle in history by watching the film "Monsters of Rock in Moscow", filmed by Wayne Isham.
4. Tour The Rolling Stones, 2005-2007
The two-year tour of the illustrious band became the leader in the profitability rating compiled by the Billboard magazine. During the "A bigger bang tour" the musicians earned $558 million, which made the tour the most successful in history. During this time, the group gave a free performance in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 20 immortal hits sounded on the vast 4-kilometer beach of Copacabana from a giant 22-meter stage. More than 1.5 million spectators gathered to take part in this largest spectacle in history. The concert was sponsored by the local mayor's office.
5. Peace concert "Peace without Border", 2009
In honor of international day the world was organized musical holiday"World without borders". More than 1.5 million Latin pop fans gathered to listen to their favorite stars - Miguel Bose, Silvio Rodriguez, Juanes and others. This largest event in Havana was organized by the Cuban Institute of Music and the Colombian musician Juanes in Revolution Square. Even the terrible heat did not prevent a record number of spectators from gathering for this holiday.
6. Garth Brooks concert, 1997
More than 980 thousand fans gathered to see and hear the country music legend Garth Brooks. The free concert was held at Central park New York. And 14 million enjoyed the masterpieces of country music in live. Over the years of his work, the singer has sold an incredible number of albums - fans have sold out more than 120 million copies. And in 2001, sales success surpassed even the records of the king of rock, Elvis Presley.
7. The US Festival, 1983
The grand event was sponsored by Steve Wozniak, one of the founders of Apple. At the concert, they delighted the audience with their ingenious creativity cult stars of the world stage - Mötley Crüe, Judas Priest, Scorpions, Ozzy Osbourne, Triumph. The music festival was held to the admiring applause and exclamations of the 600,000th audience.
8. Rock festival “Summer Jam at Watkins Glen”, 1973
In that significant year at the famous Watkins Glen International racetrack in New York, which served as an auto racing venue, the largest concert for those times took place. The rock festival was such a huge success with the audience that it gathered 600 thousand people, hitting the Guinness Book of Records. At the concert, the audience was pleased with their performances by the outstanding bands of those times - The Allman Brothers Band, The Band, The Grateful Dead.
9 Isle Of Wight Festival, 1970
The famous festival that pleases residents every year foggy Albion allowing you to plunge into the world of music. The event is held in the first days of summer. Yet the 1970 festival was its biggest success. The unheard-of influx of music lovers has secured him a place in the top of the largest concerts. The performance of The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, The Taste and other stars gathered an audience of up to 600 thousand people, which was a record in the history of this event.
10. Concert Tokio Hotel, 2010
The famous performance ends our ranking of the largest concerts German band Tokio Hotel. The cult rock band was born at the beginning of the second millennium, and its concert made the biggest splash in the world capital of romantics in 2010, gathering a huge audience - about 500 thousand. The famous show "Welcome to the Humanoid-City" took place on the territory of the Eiffel Tower, which is the pride of France.
Any live performance becomes larger, the more people came to it. Having got to a truly massive and grandiose event, it is impossible to forget it, it gives a unique and indescribable feeling. This article lists some of the most memorable performances that will be remembered for more for a long time, and even those who did not manage to see these events personally.
Rolling Stones, Rio de Janeiro
In the middle of the 2000s, the British Rolling Stones traveled the world as part of the tour " A bigger bang tour"By the way, he brought the musicians more than half a billion dollars in total. And the performance in Rio de Janeiro was free for its visitors, the sponsor was the mayor's office. On the 22-meter stage on Copacabana beach, the group performed 20 of their hits. And look at this more than one and a half million viewers came.
"Monsters of Rock", Moscow
The first Monsters of Rock festival was held in England in 1980. Since then, under the name of the event, many teams have gathered, and they performed on all world continents. The concert of "Monsters of Rock" in 1991 stands out: in the vastness of Tushino, shortly after the August coup, the music of such groups as AC/DC, Metallica, Pantera and others. Many of those present most likely did not even dream of seeing their favorite musicians someday. According to some reports, from 600 thousand to a million attended the concert, according to others, under 2 million people. You can look at this event thanks to Wayne Isham's film "Monsters of Rock in Moscow".
Queen, Sydney
Queen, of course, is one of the most cult groups in the history of world music. The scale of love from fans around the world was confirmed on April 26, 1985 in the capital of Australia, where the British team arrived as part of " The Works Tour". More than two million people came to see their favorite performers.
Jean-Michel Jarre, Moscow
Moscow appears again, which for a long time starved for foreign world stars during the Soviet era. A French composer and multi-instrumentalist Jean-Michel Jarre got into the Guinness Book of Records for his concerts (which were noted as the most massive) as many as four times. According to unofficial statistics, his concert in 1997 on Sparrow Hills was attended by three and a half million people.
Rod Stewart, Rio de Janeiro
About 10 years before the Rolling Stones performed here, the Brazilian beach set a record - it hosted the most big concert in history. The show was organized by MTV and was timed to coincide with the New Year. On December 31, 1994, the legendary rock musician Rod Stewart performed at Copacabana, and about 4 million people gathered to listen to his immortal hits. It is worth noting that with such a large number of people it is rather difficult to keep accurate records, but according to approximate data, there were from 3.5 to 4.2 million, which is noted in the Guinness Book of Records.
If the concert was a success, the audience will remember it with gratitude for decades to come. And if you are really lucky, he will even enter the annals of achievements immortalized in the Guinness Book of Records. I bring to your attention an uncompromising rating, which is dedicated to the best concerts in the history of music.
13. Rod Stewart, 1994 and Jean-Michel Jarre, 1997
Rod Stewart's record for attendance at concerts was 3,500,000 people! But you can’t even explain how the musician was able to enchant about half of the population of Rio de Janeiro. That's how many spectators gathered on the main beach of the capital of Brazil. Undoubtedly, there is much to love about Rod Stewart - as he is one of the most successful artists in Britain, a rock and pop veteran, a man and a steamboat! But so ... The concert was free or what? The ROLLING STONES once also hit charity. And by the way, on the same Brazilian beach. But the people were twice as small.
French musician Jean-Michel Jarre tied with Rod Stewart for first place in attendance. The figure of 3,500,000 people is even noted in the Guinness Book of Records. And not just anywhere, but already in Moscow! The concert itself was free, but never before had so many people gathered at Jarre's, despite the fact that he arranged performances in more interesting places. He deserved the record - everything was at the highest level.
12. Mylene Farmer, 1999-2000
French singer Mylène Farmer practically does not perform outside of France. And in general, he does not give concerts very often. But quantity is fully compensated by quality. Gorgeous scenery, magnificent lighting, a large number of dancers, costume changes many times during the concert ... And what a show! This is the real show! In 1999, Farmer left France for the first time with a concert, and even reached Russia. MUZ-TV then called her performances the best concert of the year. Even the name struck me - "MYLENium"!
11. NIRVANA, 1994
Concerts "without electricity" by 1994 had long been invented. But it was the album of the very popular rock band NIRVANA "Unplugged in New York" at that time that turned acoustic programs into an obsession for almost all musicians, no matter what style they played. For the group itself, the performance on MTV turned out to be very revealing, but it was not like the madness that brought the team worldwide popularity and fame for life. And even posthumous for someone. Incidentally, it is quite possible that this moment Kurt Cobain gives just such concerts in rock 'n' roll heaven.
10. Woodstock Festival, 1969
60s… Hippies, summer of love, sex revolution, short skirts and long legs… And it all comes together in one word – Woodstock is a three-day festival, three-day even, as people took to the stage right at night. Few even saw the headliner of the event - Jimi Hendrix - the exhausted audience could no longer withstand such pressure of sex, drugs and rock and roll. According to police reports, three people died during the festival. Of course, the same number were born - right there, on the field. Then there was already the 10th anniversary of the festival, the 20th, 25th and 30th anniversary, but there was no such resonance. Not the times, not the places.
09. Festival in Tushino, 1991
In terms of cult, something similar happened many years later in Moscow. Everything went great here: the right time, place and normal performers. Undoubted idols and generally recognized authorities for all rockers and metalheads gave a concert in the very lair of the just defeated "Evil Empire". Tickets were not required to be bought, which is why all the money went to alcohol, which was not forbidden to be carried on the airfield field. As a result, even the police themselves do not know the number of bloody skirmishes with the police. They still cannot even count how many people took part in the “Tushino massacre”! Even the numbers are impressive - from 500,000 to a million! Even METALLICA and AC/DC have said they've never played in front of so many people before.
08. Freddie Mercury Memorial Concert, 1992
Six months after Freddie Mercury's death, the members of QUEEN organized a grand funeral for their friend. They also raised money to open a fund to fight AIDS. Collected very quickly - all 72,000 tickets scattered in almost a couple of hours. Also - the broadcast of the concert in almost a hundred countries around the world. Together with the ex-QUEEN musicians, more than twenty bands and performers took turns performing on the Wembley Stadium stage - from David Bowie and Elton John, to METALLICA and GUNS N'ROSES.
07. QUEEN, 1986
Herself band QUEEN not once went on stage "Wembley". One of these concerts was then recorded on a record and on video. And in 1986, this show was shown more than once on TV and played on the radio. The team was then very popular, Mercury was in the best shape, had not yet performed songs about broken heart and crumbling make-up, the fans went crazy, even dragged away the 6-meter inflatable figure of Frebdy, which was in the sky above the stadium.
06. DEEP PURPLE, 1972
The Japanese are passionate about hard rock. It is in their blood and in the subconscious. But they didn't even know it before. They learned this from DEEP PURPLE, who played three shows in Japan in 1972. Concerts are like concerts, nothing like that. For the Japanese, this was a real revelation. The earth trembled, thunder rumbled, lightning flashed, and, in the noise of this element, the musicians gave the Japanese their seven commandments. And they, in turn, released these records on vinyl tablets. "Made in Japan" for many years became the standard of a live record in general.
05. DEPECHE MODE, 1988
Flying on tour to America in 1988, the musicians English group DEPECHE MODE complained about not the most auspicious time chosen for the tour. Since, their new disc takes rather low places in foreign charts. But closer to the final 101st concert of the tour, the album “Music for the Masses” has actually already become popular. Therefore, it was a sin not to perpetuate such an event for history. A large-scale concert at the stadium in Pasadena formed the basis of the film "101", which even went into theatrical distribution.
04.U2, 1992-93
The U2 team has been working very productively on their concerts for a long time. For this rating, the concert “Zoo TV Tour” was chosen: hundreds of screens, radio towers, flying cars, a teleconference with Sarajevo, where the war was in full swing, the characters are similar to the “Mirror Ball Man” or “Flies” who called the UN and the American president Bush. The funny thing is that, according to the plan of the musicians, all this was supposed to make fun of these excesses at rock concerts. Funny - because the next U2 concerts each year became more and more difficult and larger.
03. Paul McCartney, 2003
Paul McCartney is almost the last of the Western rock musicians who made it to Russia. His former colleague Ringo Starr and then came to visit us earlier. But Paul was received and walked around the Kremlin by the president himself, and the concert show was in the very center of Moscow. Very few people performed directly on Red Square. The event, of course, is desirable and unforgettable and unique for us. By the way, there is a whole movie about this legendary show. Directed by famous musician and "Beatleman" Maxim Kapitanovsky.
02. Roger Waters, "The Wall"
30 years ago, Roger Waters was obsessed with the idea of a wall that separates ... well, his philosophy has changed over the years, and the wall, as a symbol and a stable source of income, remains constant to this day. Once upon a time, Waters built a wall even inside his former team, which led to an inevitable split. PINK FLOYD themselves already performed this work only a few times, and now there is no such group. But Roger builds and destroys his group with enviable constancy and regularity. Only now, the bricks are now not made of cardboard, but virtual. Well, it's the musicians themselves who came up with the recipe for success: why do we need new compositions when there are good old ones? The only thing left is to improve their concerts.
01. RAMMSTEIN
It's impossible to choose just one RAMMSTEIN concert. This hot group deserves to head the list of the most incendiary concerts of all times and peoples. And this gives them the opportunity to hold on high level even at the time creative crisis- V Lately not all RAMMSTEIN works are equally useful. You can't say the same about the show, they are the main advantage of the team. Playing the same thing for so many years, but not everyone is able to always surpass themselves and surprise the audience!
"Meal'n'Real!" - two invariable factors that people have striven for at all times. Although this saying belonged to the ancient Roman satirist poet Juvenal, who lived in the 1st century AD, it has not lost its relevance in the 21st century. The most basic centers of attraction for lovers of modern spectacles can be safely called. The organization of these grandiose projects with cult performances takes months of preparation and millions of dollars of funds.
However, if the concert was a success, the audience will remember it with gratitude for decades to come. And if you are really lucky, he will even enter the annals of achievements immortalized in the Guinness Book of Records. We bring to your attention the rating of the largest concerts in history.
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In the midst of the New Year holidays (December 31, 1994) on the famous beach of the pearl of Brazil Rio de Janeiro - Copacabana - they held the largest concert in world history. More than 4 million fans gathered to listen to the legendary hits of rock star Rod Stewart. The New Year's show was hosted by MTV. Due to its unheard of scale, the event was noted in the Guinness Book of Records.
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The second place in the scale rating went to the concert of one of the unsurpassed Queen. This significant event took place in the Australian city of Sydney - April 26, 1985. On this day, more than 2 million people gathered to enjoy the masterpieces of Queen musicians. The event was held as part of "The Works Tour".
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In third place in this ranking was the international "Monsters of Rock", or rather his final concert in Moscow. The concert tour of the famous festival swept like a musical tornado through a number of European countries during August 1991. The greatest event in the world of music was organized by BIZ Enterprises. The best hits of the legendary ones - "Black Crowes", "Metallica" and others - sounded on the stages. The final part of the event took place in the Russian capital at the Tushino airfield on September 28 after the fateful coup in August. After the tragic events that took place then in Moscow, it was hard for the residents, stunned by the tanks and barricades, to believe that an event of such magnitude was being held in the city. About 1.6 million people gathered to watch the performances. You can appreciate the scope of this grandest spectacle in history by watching the film "Monsters of Rock in Moscow", filmed by Wayne Isham.
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The two-year tour of the illustrious band became the leader in the profitability rating compiled by the Billboard magazine. During the "A bigger bang tour" the musicians earned $558 million, which made the tour the most successful in history. During this time, the group gave a free performance in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 20 immortal hits sounded on the vast 4-kilometer beach of Copacabana from a giant 22-meter stage. More than 1.5 million spectators gathered to take part in this largest spectacle in history. The concert was sponsored by the local mayor's office.
In honor of the International Day of Peace, a musical festival "World without Borders" was organized. More than 1.5 million Latin pop fans gathered to listen to their favorite stars - Miguel Bose, Silvio Rodriguez, Juanes and others. This largest event in Havana was organized by the Cuban Institute of Music and the Colombian musician Juanes in Revolution Square. Even the terrible heat did not prevent a record number of spectators from gathering for this holiday.
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More than 980 thousand fans gathered to see and hear the country music legend Garth Brooks. The free concert was held in New York's Central Park. And 14 million enjoyed the masterpieces of country music live. Over the years of his work, the singer has sold an incredible number of albums - fans have sold out more than 120 million copies. And in 2001, sales success surpassed even the records of the king of rock, Elvis Presley.
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The grand event was sponsored by Steve Wozniak, one of the founders of Apple. At the concert, the cult stars of the world stage - Mötley Crüe, Judas Priest, Scorpions, Ozzy Osbourne, Triumph delighted the audience with their ingenious creativity. The music festival was held to the admiring applause and exclamations of the 600,000th audience.
8 Summer Jam at Watkins Glen Rock Festival, 1973
In that significant year, at the famous Watkins Glen International racetrack in New York, which served as an auto racing venue, the largest concert of that time took place. The rock festival was such a huge success with the audience that it gathered 600 thousand people, hitting the Guinness Book of Records. At the concert, the audience was pleased with the performances of the outstanding bands of those times - The Allman Brothers Band, The Band, The Grateful Dead.
9 Isle Of Wight Festival, 1970
The famous festival, which annually pleases the inhabitants of foggy Albion, allowing you to plunge into the world of music. The event is held in the first days of summer. Yet the 1970 festival was its biggest success. The unheard-of influx of music lovers has secured him a place in the top of the largest concerts. The performance of The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, The Taste and other stars gathered an audience of up to 600 thousand people, which was a record in the history of this event.
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Our rating of the largest concerts ends with the famous performance of the German band Tokio Hotel. The cult rock band was born at the beginning of the second millennium, and its concert made the biggest splash in the world capital of romantics in 2010, gathering a huge audience - about 500 thousand. The famous show "Welcome to the Humanoid-City" took place on the territory of the Eiffel Tower, which is the pride of France.
The first record for the number of spectators at the concert was set by the group The Beatles- Their half-hour show, held on August 15, 1965 at New York's Shea Stadium, was attended by 55,600 people.
And what performances of musicians have received the status of the largest concerts of our time?
10th place - Tokio Hotel
City: Parisdate: 14.04.2010
Spectators: 500 thousand
The final concert of the world tour in support of the new album of the young alternative band Tokio Hotel took place in Paris, at the very foot of the Eiffel Tower, and gathered 500,000 spectators, which allowed the show to get to the last line of our rating. “Welcome to Humanoid City,” the posters said, the same inscription adorned the tickets.
9th place - festival "Isle of White"
City Story by: Afton Downdate: 26.08 – 30.08.1970
Spectators: 600 thousand
The third show on the Isle of Wight was remembered by 600 thousand people legendary The Who, The Doors, Redbone and Jimi Hendrix, for whom this concert was the last in the UK. And exactly one year ago, he performed at the Woodstock festival, playing a snow-white "stratocaster", which was later recognized as almost the most expensive guitar in history.
Jimi Hendrix, Isle of White, 1970
8th place - Summer Jam at Watkins Glen festival
City: NYdate: 28.07.1973
Spectators: 620 thousand
At one time, this festival even got into the Guinness Book of Records as "a pop concert with the largest number of spectators." The concert took place at New York's Watkins Glen International Speedway and was headlined by the Grateful Dead and The Allman Brothers Band.
7th place - Garth Brooks
City: NYdate: 07.08.1997
Spectators: 980 thousand
Nearly a million New Yorkers came to Central Park to watch a free performance by country music legend Garth Brooks in August 1997. The show was organized in support of the new studio album musician ("Sevens"), which, thanks to such a successful advertisement, debuted at the first line of the national Billboards hit parade and soon received the status of a "diamond" record.
6th place - The Rolling Stones
City: Rio de Janeirodate: 18.02.2006
Spectators: 1.3 million
In early 2006, the unforgettable Mick Jagger and Keith Richards grand concert on Copacabana beach. The figures are impressive: the dimensions of the stage were 60x22x20 meters, and sound equipment and special effects equipment weighing 70 tons were delivered by a separate aircraft. And - most importantly - admission to the show was free!
Preparing for the Rolling Stones concert in Copacabana
5th place - Peace without Border Festival
City: Havanadate: 20.09.2009
Spectators: 1.5 million
Hundreds of thousands of Cubans and guests of the island filled the capital's Revolution Square in support of peace in the countries of Central America. It's good that this place is one of the largest squares in the world, otherwise all the spectators simply would not fit.
4th place - the festival "Monsters of Rock"
City: Moscowdate: 28.09.1991
Spectators: 1.6 million
The rock festival, which took place just a month after the August coup, was attended by such stars of heavy music as Metallica, AC / DC, Pantera, The Black Crowes. It is not surprising that the spectators, not spoiled by events of this kind, broke all previous records of the stadium in Tushino - according to estimates, the peak number of visitors exceeded one and a half million. By the way, the Russian rock scene was represented by the Electro Convulsive Therapy group - E.S.T.
"Monsters of Rock" in Tushino
3rd place - Queen
City: Sydneydate: 26.04.1985
Spectators: 2 million
In 1985, as part of The Worls Tour, Freddie Mercury and the band gave 4 concerts in Sydney. Of these, the record was broken by the second show in a row, which brought together about two million fans of Queen's creativity. Recording a concert in Sydney has become one of the band's most spectacular live videos.
2nd place - Jean Michel Jarre
City: Moscowdate: 06.09.1997
Spectators: 3.4 million
