10. Blockbuster RockFest 1997 [385,000] was a music event that celebrated capital punishment. It was held on Texas Motor Speedway with hot artists like No Doubt, Counting Crows and Matchbox Twenty.
9. Woodstock 1969 [400,000] was the pop culture event of that decade that had a big influence on both American music and culture. Legendary artists like Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Santana and the Who was only a few of many others that performed. The audience, that were mostly hippies, sent a message to the world that everyone could gather together to enjoy music and celebrate peace.
8. Toronto SARS Benefit 2003 [450,000+]. The disease SARS that attacked Asia and Toronto in Canada was the reason for this benefit concert. Rolling Stones, AC/DC and Justin Timberlake were some of the artists that supported by performing.
7. Simon & Garfunkel [500,000] held their second reunion concert in Central Park in 1981. It was a free concert that was televised by HBO.
6. Isle of Wight Festival [600,000] was the biggest concert ever held in UK. The Who, The Doors and Leonard Cohen were some of the performing artists, and Jimi Hendrix had unfortunately his last performance on this event. All the tickets were sold out the first day.
5. Summer Jam at Watkins Glen [600,000+]. A huge hippy concert heldat the Grand Prix auto circuit in Watkins Glen, New York, with bands like The Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers.
4. Steve Wozniak’s 1983 US Festival [670,000] was a culture festival sponsored by one of the co-founders of Apple Computers, Steve Wozniak. It was held in California with great performers like Motley Crue, U2 and David Bowie.
3. Garth Brooks in Central Park [750,000] was a great country concert with excited and cheering “cowboys” in the audience. Brooks performed classics as “Friends in Low Places”, and “The Dance”.
2. New York Philharmonic in Central Park 1986 [800,000]. The largest classical concert that celebrated the rededication of the Statue of Liberty. It was one of largest outdoor concert ever
1. Rod Stewart at Copacabana Beach 1994 [3,500,000]. A New Years celebration featuring Rod Stewart with the largest concert crowd ever. The wonderful Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil was overcrowed with singing and celebrating audience.
kevin says
November 28, 2011 at 7:02 amI was at the US FEST in ’83. It ROCKED! Van Halen headlined the day of rock and David Lee Roth was so drunk he almost fell of the stage.
Cristian says
December 1, 2011 at 12:35 pmgreat list, but it s wrong
Where is Monsters of Rock ’91 in Moscow?
Matt says
December 20, 2011 at 3:50 pmUmmmm……Rolling Stones Copacabana (Rio de Janeiro) Feb 2006 1.5mil. Your a little off the mark and full of shit, but at least you got people to read this trash…… right?
djonac says
January 4, 2012 at 3:24 pmWere is queen ffs ?!?!?
megatallica says
January 11, 2012 at 1:43 amwhat about metallica i russia,pink floyd, and monsters of rock in moscow
\m/ says
January 20, 2012 at 10:07 pmUmm what about Metallica in 91 at the monsters of rock there was like 1.6 million people in the audience.
\m/ says
January 20, 2012 at 10:10 pmAnd #1 on the list technically is not even a concert it was a new years party so technically Metallica had the biggest concert ever! Makes sence since they’re the best band ever just saying…
vg says
January 27, 2012 at 12:58 amDiana Ross in central park was over 800,000 on the first night and over 500,000 the second night. Why is Simon and Garfunkle listed and not Diana Ross!!!
karl says
February 17, 2012 at 3:51 pmWhat about ,,the peter paul & mary concert,????,it was i recall held out at lake bonneville utah,in 1965,the audience was numbered at almost 9.5 million,people,,,,nothing anyone can come up with compares to this.
ac dc says
March 24, 2012 at 10:45 pmWhat about free AC DC concert in Moscow during the 90’s more than 1 million fans!
Mark says
April 6, 2012 at 1:02 amDIANA ROSS over 800,000 Central park 1983!!!!! and the next night over 500,000!!!!
mexgamer says
April 10, 2012 at 12:29 amMonsters of Rock concert at Tushino Airfield should be in second place with about 1.6 million people
Fabriw says
April 12, 2012 at 8:45 pmi know more than 20 concerts, who had more than 1 million people
some:
paris la defense “jarre”- 2 million
jean micheal jarre moscul- 3.5 million
jean micheal paris – 1 million
love parade – 2.5 million
jean michael jarre houston -1.5 million
monter of rock moscul- 1.6 million
peace without border -1.5 million
the rolling stones – brazil -2 million
rammstein-berlin +1million
tushino airfield +1million
brazil and argentina had manys national musicians who moved more than 1 million people in concerts …this list sucks
Motor head says
April 19, 2012 at 2:58 amThis web site is so wrong. I’m not going to waste my time with the corrections.
johnnegro lugoloobi says
April 22, 2012 at 8:30 amits a great and nice list but there are oother big concerts
Manolis Stonecity says
May 19, 2012 at 1:42 pmthat concert with the 3,500,000 people was…… amazing you could also put iron maiden with 300,000
Noa says
May 30, 2012 at 1:20 pmTheres the band TVXQ how perform in tokyo
and bring to there 550,000 people
Apollo Belvedere says
July 4, 2012 at 9:50 pmElvis Aloha from Hawaii, The Beatles All You Need Is Love both broadcast globally around The planet Urantus (Earth) via satelite and Jarred from Subway Sub Sandwiches in Moscovich. He’s such a multi grained talented guy! See kiddies it pays to eat healthy. Healthy food= healthy Minds, bodies and ideas. Lol did Subway sponsor that concert? Rumors have it Jarred went on a wild rampage in Moscow and threw lettuce at the audience because they couldnt understand his mumbled broken Canadian french! Jarred dont you know your supposed to speak English! Everyone in the master Universe does! Duh! Lol for those about to speak French we salute you…with our middle finger.
Leon says
July 29, 2012 at 1:43 amyeah, the moscow concert with acdc, was a record of its time. 2mill was estemated
Brice says
September 7, 2012 at 4:50 amWait, where the hell is Rockfest ’91 at Tushino Airfield? There was well more than 700,000 people at that concert with Pantera and Metallica.
Malgefor says
November 19, 2012 at 6:12 pmBullshit, Metallica has the second biggest concert in Moscow with 1.8 million people!
Soendoro Soetanto says
January 3, 2013 at 10:57 pmReally big concerts. Wow…
Dustin says
February 13, 2013 at 11:42 pmGenesis played to 500,000 people in 2007 in Rome at the Circus Maximus. I was there, insane to see that many people in one place- even crazier was that they went to see Genesis…. This list sucks…
Kira says
April 9, 2013 at 11:05 amWhere is Queen? over 2 million in Sydney. What about Rock in Rio 1985?
Dungpit says
April 18, 2013 at 8:34 amThe photo you have for the Isle of Wight festival is of the current one at Seaclose in Newport, not the 1970 event in the countryside of the Island (locality:Afton).
This Blog Rules Guest says
April 21, 2013 at 8:27 pmI’ll check into it (maybe no digital versions of the 1970 concert available?!)
This Blog Rules Guest says
April 21, 2013 at 8:30 pmWe need a version 2 on this one 🙂
John says
July 10, 2014 at 3:21 pmJean Michel Jarre made 4 mega concert with more than 1 million people