1. Rod Stewards' concert at the Copacabana Beach in 1994 fairly took a place in the Guinness Book of Records since 3.5 million people attended. The performance was in New Year’s Eve and it was the largest live concert.
2. In 1981, Simon and Garfunkel’s concert in the Central Park drew 500,000 people. The concert was free and shown on television by HBO.
3. The Woodstock festival may be the most known festival of all time. During the four- day experience in 1969 it is said that 400,000 people attended.
4. The Beatles – live at the Ed Sullivan show can also be listed in the top most crowded concepts. On their first North American tour in 1964 more than 50,000 people applied for tickets.
5. The Rolling Stones performance in Rio de Janeiro in 2006 drew 1.5 million people.
6. In the Monsters of Rock concert in Moscow, Russia in 1991, 1.6 million people gathered to watch Metallica, AC/DC and The Black Crowes.
7. In 1983, 670.000 people attended Steve Wozniak’s festival in California. Among the performers were the Motley Crue, U2 and David Bowie.
8. Another great rock concerts in terms of attendance and performers was the Isle of Wight Festival. 600,000 people were there to watch the Doors, Leonard Cohen, the Who among others. It was also Jimi Hendrix’s last live performance.
9. The Summer Jam of 1973 at Watkins Glen held 600,000 people for bands like the Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers.
10. 450,000 people attended the Toronto SARS Benefit in 2003, to save money for foundation for the SARS disease. Some of the artists were the AC/DC and the Rolling Stones.
