Celebrity concerts can draw huge crowds that fill every available space.

Venue Rod Stewart Concert

In Rio during the period of 1994, an incredible number of shows took place, which brought together almost 4 million people who wanted to listen to hits on the eve of the New Year holidays. In honor of the New Year, the most favorite compositions were slightly changed and performed on the beach to the delight of the public.

Jean-Michel Jarre

The Moscow concert on September 6, 1997 attracted a crowd of 3.4 million. At that time, people were not spoiled by foreign performers. Jean-Michel Jarre, thanks to the magnitude of his concerts, managed to set a record listed in the Guinness Book 4 times.

Two million flocked to Sydney in 1985 when the band visited the city as part of a tour. A total of 4 concerts were given, the second show was the most numerous. Live video of the event is still popular to watch.

Monsters of Rock Festival

The rock festival on September 28, 1991 went down in history as having gathered 1.5 million people. There were many stars at the concert, including: AC/DC, Metallica, The Black Crowes, Pantera.

Peace without Border Festival

The capital's Revolution Square was filled like never before in Havana on September 20, 2009. Approximately 1.5 million came to support peace in Central America. This area is among the largest in the world, so everyone managed to fit.

The Rolling Stones

In February 2006, a huge stage was erected on the territory of Rio De Janeiro (Copacobana beach). The amount of equipment for sound and lighting was amazing, it weighed about 70 tons. 1.3 million people came to the free concert to enjoy the works of the performers.

Garth Brooks

In New York on August 7, 1997, almost a million people gathered to attend the legendary event. Then Brooks' album instantly hit the first line of the national hit parade.

Summer Jam at Watkins Glen

Again New York, summer 1973, at that time the pop concert became the largest in the world and was listed in the Guinness Book of Records. The autodrome was chosen as the location.

And he sang "Samsara" with his daughter and Diana Arbenina

Rostov rapper Vasily Vakulenko, better known as Basta, on Saturday, April 22, gave the biggest concert in Moscow. 35,000 fans of the musician's work gathered in the Olimpiysky sports complex. The concert at 360 became an absolute record both for the site and for Russian performers - before Basta, not a single Russian artist assembled a completely circular arena of the Olimpiyskiy.

Photo from Instagram Basta

During the concert, Basta performed 26 songs that became hits. The rapper's performance ended with a joint performance of the new song "Sansara" with Diana Arbenina and the children's choir. In addition, Vasily Vakulenko for the first time brought his eldest daughter Masha, who also sang "Samsara", to the stage.

Later, on his Instagram, Vasily Vakulenko thanked the organizers and guests of the concert for their support.

“We thank everyone who was with us today - for coming, for their tremendous support, for emotions and sincerity. Thanks to all those who could not attend the concert - we have you, and we will definitely see you at another time and place, ”Basta wrote on his Instagram.

Recall that this is not the first time the rapper has broken records for the scale of his concerts. At the celebration of the City Day in Rostov, Basta gathered more than 120 thousand fans on Theater Square.

We all love to go to the performances of our loved ones. musical groups. Here are ten of the coolest concerts1. Concert by Rod Stewart, 1994 over 4 million fans
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.

2. Queen concert, 1985 more than 2 million people

The second place in the scale rating went to the concert of one of the most iconic bands in the history of rock music.- unsurpassed Queen. This significant event took place in the capital of Australia - Sydney - on 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 about 1.6 million people

In third place in this ranking was the international rock festival "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 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 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.

4. The Rolling Stones tour, 2005-2007 over 1.5 million viewers

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 over 1.5 million fans

In honor of international day world was organized a 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

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.

7th place. Rock over the Volga 2013 692 thousand people
In 2013, the festival was held on June 8 at a site near the village of Petra-Dubrava. Leading rock musician Sergey Galanin and vocalist of the group Auction "and showman Oleg Garkusha . The festival was attended by Mordor", " Semantic hallucinations”, “Bi-2”, “Chizh & Co”, “Picnic”, “Aquarium”, “Kipelov”, “Alice” and Rammstein.

The festival brought together 692 thousand people - that's how many passed through the metal detectors

8. The US Festival, 1983 600,000

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. Rock festival "Summer Jam at Watkins Glen", 1973 600 thousand people

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 up to 600 thousand people
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.

10. Concert Tokio Hotel, 2010 about 500 thousand

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.

from myself I will add a video with a performance from Live at Rock am Ring 2010

“Bread and circuses” are the two main factors that people have striven for at all times. Although this expression belonged to the ancient Greek satirist poet Juvenal, who lived in the 1st century AD, it has not lost its relevance to this day. Agree, the main center of attraction for spectacle lovers in modern world you can safely call the concerts. It takes months and millions of dollars to organize such large projects. Money. However, if the concert goes well, the audience will remember him for the rest of his life. And if you're really lucky, he can be immortalized in the Guinness Book of Records. We bring to your attention the TOP 10 most grandiose and large-scale concerts in history.

TOP-1. Rolling Stones (2003, Toronto)

Rolling Stones performance in Toronto (photo)

In the first place is one of the most legendary bands in the world - The Rolling Stones. The history of this group is so rich that films have been made on it more than once, and the number of books telling about this team has long exceeded a hundred. In grandeur, only The Beatles can compare with them. For 45 years, their style has not changed. while still being trendy and stylish. But this is exactly what the real legend of the rock and roll genre should be, which is what the Rolling Stones are.

It is this group that holds the attendance record for a paid concert. It happened in 2003 in Toronto at a concert dedicated to supporting the city's economy after the outbreak of the SARS epidemic. The show has over a million viewers.. In addition to the Rolling Stones, other stars also participated in this, among which AC / DC, Justin Timberlake and Rush should be noted, however, since this performance was part of the Rolling Stones concert tour, the record belongs to them.

After 2 years, the guys set another record. Their 'A bigger bang tour' made the boys an incredible $437 million. and was named the most successful tour in history! But along with so much success came big problems. Almost all members of the group took drugs, for which they were criticized more than once.

In 1969, Brian Jones, the band's guitarist, drowned in a swimming pool. The reason is an accident, but the examination revealed that the musician's blood contained the remains of narcotic drugs, which indicates a possible overdose.

TOP-2. A-HA (1991, Maracana Stadium, South America)

The most famous Norwegian trio A-ha gained popularity back in the mid-80s . The group's first hit was the well-known single "Take on me" today.. And the first album immediately won first lines in all the charts of the world.

In 1986, the guys went on their first world tour. The popularity of the group was incredible and in 1987 the composer of all the songs of the group, Paul Waaktaar, was invited to record a song for Bond. This fact alone speaks of the recognition of the group. Under their romantic songs, millions of couples of the 80s kissed!

In 1991, the trio went to concerts in South America, where they collected more than 900,000 spectators in total. And at the Maracana stadium, 300,000 spectators came to the A-ha concert. This record held for 12 years!

Having played a concert in the cultural capital of Russia, St. Petersburg, in 1994, the guys decided to relax and dispersed. Morten Harket, whose voice range was as much as 5 octaves, began recording a solo album. Magne Furuholmen devoted himself entirely to painting and received many positive reviews and ratings. Paul Wauctor-Savoy, together with his wife, Lauren Savva, formed their own band and still play in their homeland of Norway.

TOP 3. Paul McCartney. (1990, Maracana Stadium, South America)

After the Beatles disbanded in 1970, he and his wife Linda Eastman formed the Wings group. Since that time, they began to publish many of their own songs and albums, give concerts and receive good fees. In 1979, the Guinness Book of Records presented Paul with an award as the most popular artist of all time. By 1990, Paul went overseas with concerts. First, in Chicago, 53,000 people came to his performance, and only then, at the Maracana stadium, he set a new world record for the number of tickets sold for one concert. That evening, 220,000 people gathered at the stadium! During the entire tour, more than 3 million fans visited Paul McCartney's concerts.

Two years later he was awarded nobel prize in the field of music. Interesting fact, after all, before that, such an award did not even exist. He became the first to be honored to receive it. In the same year, McCartney was recognized as the Composer of the Millennium.

TOP 4. Led Zeppelin (1987, Pontiac Silverdome, USA)

In 1973, the English group Led Zeppelin, the pioneers of hard rock, during their tour, at their second concert, gathered 56,800 spectators. Their performance took place in the USA at Tampa Stadium, Florida. Thus, they continued the tradition started by the immortal Beatles to hold concerts in stadiums. As early as 1977, Led Zeppelin at the Pontiac Silverdome, Michigan, broke its own attendance record. Then this stadium accommodated 76,300 fans.. A larger number of spectators at the Pontiac Silverdome was recorded in 1987 during a visit to the United States by Pope John Paul 2. The stadium was attended by 200,000 people.

TOP-5. Peace concert "Peace without Border", 2009, Havana

In honor of the International Day of Peace, a special musical celebration called "World without Borders" was organized. More than 180,000 Latin pop fans gathered to listen to their favorite performers - Miguel Bose, Silvio Rodriguez and others. It was the largest event in Havana, organized by the Cuban Institute of Music and musician Juanes in Revolution Square. Even the incredible heat did not prevent a record number of spectators from gathering for this show.

TOP 6. Garth Brooks concert, 1997, New York

More than 150,000 fans gathered to hear and see the legend of the country genre Garth Brooks. The concert was held in New York's Central Park. More than 14 million enjoyed country music masterpieces live on television. Over the years of his work, the singer has sold many albums - fans have sold out about 120 million copies. And in 2001, sales success surpassed the king of rock, Elvis Presley.

TOP 7. Michael Jackson, 1997, Prague

The world statistical agency recently conducted a survey around the planet - who is the most recognizable person in the world? It turned out, the most famous on Earth is the king of pop Michael Jackson.

He began his musical career back in 1969 in a group that his father created. It was in this group that he managed to show himself and already in the mid-70s he began to give solo performances. In the family, in addition to Michael, there were 8 more children, all performed with him on stage.

His two sisters, Janet Jackson and LaToya Jackson, also achieved great popularity. Released by him in 1982, the album "Thriller" brought Michael unprecedented fame.. Worldwide, it has sold 105 million copies, which is still a Guinness record. His videos were also successful - it was on them that the now popular MTV channel was untwisted.

In the same 1982, some changes began to occur with Michael's skin - it began to become lighter.. The singer himself said that this was all because of a rather rare disease - "vitiligo", in other words - pigmentation of the body. At the same time, the appearance of the face changed - his nose became thinner. Plastic surgeons still do not talk about these secrets. After these events, Michael did not appear in public and led a reclusive life in his Neverland estate.

This served to worsen his relationship with the legend Paul McCartney, who also wanted to buy them out.

In 1996, Michael organized a legendary tour called "History world tour" on all continents of the world. Such a tour was remembered as the largest of all that had ever taken place before him. Michael has visited 58 cities, 35 countries and 5 continents. The very first concert took place in Prague and gathered 125,000 spectators. In total, Michael played 82 concerts and attracted 4.5 million people.

TOP-8. Rock festival "Summer Jam at Watkins Glen", 1973, New York

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 secured him a place in the top of the biggest concerts . The performance of The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, The Taste and other stars gathered an audience of up to 100,000 thousand people, which was a record in the history of this event.

TOP 10. Concert Tokio Hotel, 2010, Paris

Our rating of the largest concerts ends with the famous performance of the German band. The cult rock band was born at the beginning of the second millennium, and its biggest sensation the concert was held in the world capital of romantics in 2010, gathering a huge audience - about 90,000 thousand. The famous show "Welcome to the Humanoid-City" took place on the territory of the Eiffel Tower, which is the pride of France.

Tokio Hotel performance in Paris, 2010 (video)

People at all times sought to obtain two invariable factors - bread and circuses. Despite the fact that this saying belongs to the ancient Roman satirist poet Juvenal, who lived already in the 1st century AD, it is still relevant in our time.

Concerts should be called the most important centers of attraction for spectacle lovers. Some performances take months of preparation, rehearsal and millions of dollars to organize. But if the concert went off with a bang, then the audience will not forget it for a long time. And if you are really lucky, then the performance will be included in the most iconic throughout the years. So let's take a look at the biggest concerts on our list.

When New Year's celebrations were in full swing in 1994, the biggest concert in history was held on the popular beach of Brazil's pearl of Rio de Janeiro. About 4 million people from all over the world gathered on the beach to listen to the legendary hits of the rock star Rod. As for the organizer, it was MTV. Due to its huge scale, the concert was included in the Guinness Book of Records.

The second place on our list is occupied by a concert of no less legendary people. The cult rock band is not forgotten after its collapse and is appreciated all over the world. A significant event took place in Sydney, the capital of Australia on April 26. About two million people came to enjoy musical masterpieces that day.

The third and honorable place in the list remains with the international rock festival. More precisely, his final concert in the capital of Russia. The concert tour of the popular festival was a musical tornado through a number of European countries throughout 1991. BIZ Enterprises organized the greatest event in the world of music. If you were there, you would see and hear on the stages the best hits of rock legends - Metallica, Black Crowes and others.

The final part of the event took place in Moscow at the Tushino airfield on 28 September. It was after the fateful coup in August. When tragic events broke out in the capital of Russia, it was very difficult for the inhabitants of the country, stunned by the barricades and tanks, to believe that an event of this magnitude would still take place in them. About 1.6 million people came to the performance. Today on the Internet you can watch the video and appreciate the full scale of this spectacle.

4. The Rolling Stones tour from 2006 to 2007

The illustrious team also does not lag behind and takes 4th place in the ranking. During their tour, the musicians were able to earn 558 million dollars. Because of this, the tour became the most successful in history. During this time, the group held free performances in Brazilian Rio de Janeiro. On the expanses of a four-kilometer beach, 20 immortal hits sounded. The world stage was just huge - 22 meters. But more than 1.5 million people wanted to take part in this event. The show was sponsored by the local mayor's office.

The musical celebration was organized in honor of the International Day of Peace. The show was called - World without borders. On that day, you could listen to your favorite stars, in the style of Silvio Rodriguez, Miguel Bose and others. More than 1.5 million people and fans of the Latin stage could be seen around the stage. This largest shock in Havana was created by the Cuban Institute of Music, as well as the Colombian musician Juanes. Venue: Revolution Square. Even the intense heat did not prevent people from enjoying the hits and rejoicing.

About 900 thousand people gathered to hear and see the country legend. The free show was held in New York's Central Park. Around 14 million fans enjoyed the live broadcast. The singer for all the years of his work has sold an incredible number of albums. Fans have sold over 120 million copies. Sales surpassed in 2001 the records of the king of rock Presley.

Steve Wozniak acted as sponsors of the great show. He is one of the founders of Apple. Such famous groups and singers as Scorpions, Ozzy Osbourne, Triumph and others delighted their ears at the concert of the public. The music show passed to the admiring applause and exclamations of the 600,000th audience.

At the famous Watkins Racecourse in 1973, the greatest concert of its time took place. The rock festival was such a success with people that 600,000 spectators came to watch it. After the festival got into the Guinness Book of Records. Their performances at the concert pleased the bands of those times - The Band, The Allman brothers band and others.

Every year, the popular festival pleases the inhabitants of foggy Albion and allows you to plunge into the world of music. The show takes place in the first days of summer. But the festival in 1970 still had the biggest success. Since 600 thousand people came there, the concert was an unheard of success. Still, the popular stars of that time had a tremendous success.

If we take into account our time, then here the rating was replenished with one of them. The German band was once a big success. The cult rock band was born at the beginning of the second millennium. Her biggest sensation occurred in 2010 in the world capital of romantics. If we talk about the number of spectators, then about 500 thousand people came to listen to their favorites. The festival was held on the grounds of the Eiffel Tower.