Who performed to the largest concert crowd ever?

List of the most crowded music concerts in history

• ROD STEWART AT COPACABANA BEACH, 1994.
• 3.5 million. Stewart staged the concert at the beach as a gift to poor people of Rio.
• JEAN MICHEL JARRE, 1997.
• 3.5 million.
• AC/DC, PANTERA, THE BLACK CROWES, METALLICA, 1991.
• 1.6 million.
• NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC, 1986.
• 800,000.

What is the biggest concert place in the world?

Officially the world’s largest by capacity, Pyongyang, North Korea’s Rungrado 1st of May Stadium takes top spot. Opened in 1989, the mayflower shaped arena was built as a national symbol of power and size and accommodates 150,000 people.

What is the largest paying audience at a concert?

Overall Queen played to approximately 700,000 people in the space of just 13 concerts with the show at Rio de Janeiro in Brazil setting the world record for the biggest paying audience at 250,000 people. As a point of note, football star Diego Maradona appeared on stage with the band in Argentina.

What was the largest concert attendance in history?

The record for biggest concert attendance is held by Vasco Rossi (left) for a ticketed concert and Rod Stewart (right) for a free concert. This page lists the highest-attended concerts of all time. The oldest 100,000-crowd concert reported to Billboard Boxscore is Grateful Dead’s gig at the Raceway Park , Englishtown , New Jersey on September 3, 1977.

What is the biggest concert in the world?

Oxygene in Moscow, a concert attended by an audience of 3,500,000, and featuring Jean-Michel Jarre, a French composer and performer, is the largest concert ever hosted. Concerts of popular musicians often attract large crowds. In 1997, the city of Moscow organized a concert in honor of its 850th anniversary.

What is the record for the biggest concert?

2000.