The 10 greatest and most visited music concerts of all time

Music concerts are the primary driving force of the contemporary music industry. According to a study by Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PWC), the live music industry will be worth $31 billion on a global scale in 2022 with an annual growth rate of 3.3%. there is no better way to experience an artist’s talent and creativity than watching and listening as they perform live in front of your eyes. Thousands of people attend music festivals or concerts to see their favorite musician live. There are so many incredible music festivals that people come to experience from all over the world. Here is the list of the 10 biggest and most attended worldwide music concerts of all time

1. Copacabana New Year’s Eve Concert 1994-1995

Held between December 31, 1994, and January 1, 1995, at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the Copacabana New Year’s Eve Concert is a legendary music festival that was attended by almost 3.54 million people. The concert was spread throughout 4 kilometers long beach. Many songs and stories were written about the long-spread concert later. British rock singer Rod Stewart marveled at the audience with an incredible performance at the concert. This was his free New Year’s Eve concert that was able to attract a crowd of 3.5 million people that year.

2. 850th Anniversary of Moscow Concert

Attended by : 3.5 million people

Location: Moscow State University in Moscow, Russia
Date: September 6, 1997
Artist: Jean-Michel Jarre

Moscow is one of the biggest and oldest cities in the world. It was a week-long festival at the city’s 850th anniversary in 1997. The main attraction of the festival was on September 6th with French composer and performance artist‘s concert on the great campus of Moscow State University. His performance attracted a crowd of nearly 3.5 million that day. He was the only non-Russian musician invited to perform at the festival. His performance became one of the most-watched performances in the history of global live performances.

3. Copacabana New Year’s Eve Concert 1993-1994

Attended by : 3.0 million people

Location: Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: December 31, 1993 – January 1, 1994
Artist: Jorge Ben Jor

The Copacabana beach in Brazil is itself a great location for live performances. Even before Rod Stewart broke the record of attracting the highest number of audiences of all time, Brazilian singer Jorge Ben’s concert at the same location was visited by nearly 3 million attendees. His free New Year’s Eve Concert was held from December 31, 1993, to January 1, 1994. Not just Brazilians but fans from all around the world came to see him perform live.

4. Bastille Day Concert 1990

Before the Bastille Day Concert in 1990, the La Defense district in Paris was mostly known as a business district. But after the Jean-Michel Jarre concert held on July 14th1 1990, the location became well-known as a big concert site. July 14th is Bastille Day, a French national holiday that honors the French revolution that happened in the 18th century. Jean-Michel Jarre made the memorable for not only the French people but fans around the world with his extraordinary concert that attracted nearly 2 million visitors who attended the free concert.

5. Monsters of Rock Concert

Monster of Rock music festival is an annual rock and heavy metal music event that has been in existence since 1980 and until it ended in 1996. The biggest name in the genre of rock and heavy metal is performed each year in the festival. Though the first show was held in England, the festival used to be held in worldwide locations. The most attended one was held in Moscow on September 258th, 1991. Though there was political mayhem going on in the collapsing Soviet Union, the concert still attracted 1.6 million people who were in dire need of distraction.

6. Live 8 Concert, A Bigger Bang Tour Conce

There is a tie between the number 6 spot between the Live 8 concert and A Bigger Bang Tour concert. The Live 8 concert was held in the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia in the United States of America on July 2nd, 2005. The number of attendees at the concert was 1.5 million. The biggest names at the festival were Stevie Wonder, Adam Levine, Will Smith, and many more.

A Bigger Bang Tour Concert also had 1.5 million visitors from all around the world. The concert was held in the most popular music festival spot, the Copacabana Beach in Rio De Janerio on February 18th, 2006. The Rolling Stone was the main attraction of the concert.

7. Rendez-Vous Houston Concert

The Rendez-Vous Houston Concert is at the number 7th spot with a record 1.3 million music lovers attending the show. It was held in Downtown District in Houston on April 5, 1986. It was a live performance concert by musician Jean Michel Jarre. For many years it held the record of being the largest outdoor rock concert of all time in the Guinness Book of Records with 1.3 million attendees.

8. Paz Sin Fronteras Concert II

Paz Sin Fronteras Concert or peace without borders is a series of free outdoor concerts founded by the Colombian singer Juanes accompanied by other international artists. The second concert in the series took place in Plaza de la Revolucion in Havana, Cuba on September 20, 2009. Nearly 1.1 million music lovers attended the festival. Various artists as well as Juanes himself performed in the concert.

9. Bastille Day Concert 1979, Independence Day Concert 1990, A.S. Roma 2001 Italian Championship Victory Concert

There is another tie among the Bastille Day Concert 1979, A.S. Roma 2001 Italian Championship Victory Concert, and Independence Day Concert 1990 for the 9th spot with each having 1 million attendees. The main attractions were Jean-Michel Jarre, Antonello Venditti, and The Beach Boys respectively.

1o. Statue of Liberty Weekend Concert 1986

Last but not least on the top 10 list is the Statue of Liberty Weekend Concert held on July 5th in 1986. It took place at Central Park in New York City in the USA. It was attended by around 800,000 people. The New York Philharmonic Orchestra put on an amazing show in that year’s concert.