What is the largest indoor concert attendance in the United States?

Answer 1

Top 15 largest concert crowds:

1. Queen, Sydney [2,000,273]
2. Monsters Of Rock festival, Moscow headlined by AC/DC, Tushino Airfield [1,600,000+] (**)
3. Peace without Border Concert, (2nd edition) Havana sep 20, 2009 [1,500,000] (***
4. Rolling Stones Feb 2006 at Copacabana Beach [1,500,000]
5. Garth Brooks in Central Park [980,000] (****)
6. New York Philharmonic in Central Park [800,000]
7. Steve Wozniak's 1983 US Festival [670,000]
8. Summer Jam at Watkins Glen [600,000+]
9. Isle of Wight Festival [600,000]
10. Tokio Hotel in Paris, France [500,000+]
11. Simon & Garfunkel in Central Park [500,000]
12. Genesis, Turn It on Again: The Tour in Rome [500,000]
13. Toronto SARS Benefit [450,000]
14. Woodstock 1969 [400,00]
15. Rock in Rio 1985 headlined by Queen and Iron Maiden [300,000]

Jean-Michel Jarre performed 4 concerts over 1,000,000 people:

1979 - Guinness Book of Records entry for the biggest concert ever (La Concorde):[1,000,000]

1987 - New Guinness Book of Records entry for the biggest concert ever (Rendez-Vous Houston):[1,500,000]

1990 - New Guinness Book of Records entry for the biggest concert ever (Paris La Defense: A City in Concert): [2,000,000]

1997 - New Guinness Book of Records entry for the biggest concert ever with 3.5 million watching at Moscow's 850th anniversary

(*) The first item on the list seems to be genuine, making Rod Stewart's Copacabana gig the biggest ever concert, with 3.5 million spectators.

Stewart was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. On 31st December on the same year he played in front on 3.5 million people on Copacabana Beach in Rio. This became and still is the largest audience for a gig ever. It has been noted, however, that it was also New Year's Eve.

(**) September 28th 1991, Metallica appeared as Special guests of Monsters Of Rock tour in Moscow, Tushino Airfield. Bands included AC/DC, Metallica, E.S.T., Black Crowes, Pantera. Legend has it that the President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev personally invited the band to play at the concert.

(***) Peace without Border Concert held at Revolution Square, in Havana, featured 15 artists from six countries, including Colombian rocker Juanes, Puerto Rican tropical music star Olga Tañon, Spanish pop singer Miguel Bose, plus Cuban singer song-writter Silvio Rodriguez, hip-hop trio Orishas, Van Van orchestra and others.

(****) In May of 1998, the New York Fire Department officially announced the final attendee numbers for Garth Brooks in Central park at 980,000 people.

Answer 2

: The largest crowd at a rock concert in the USA happened on July 28th, a Saturday, in 1973 in Watkins Glen, NY with 600,000 in attendance. The headlining bands were The Grateful Dead, The Band, and The Allman Brothers Band. This dwarfed the concert that happened in Woodstock, NY in 1969 by 64,000 people.

woodstock NY estimated at 500,000 people!

Answer 3

The largest One day rock festival in America is held In Kansas City Missouri. This one day event is put on by KQRC 98.9 The Rock. It is held on the site of the only World War One monument in America. This event has drawn crowds in excess of 50,000 (fifty thousand) and features two stages and fifteen bands. In the recent years has seen bands like Sevendust, Korn, Buckcherry, Saliva, Rev Theory, Stone Temple Pilots, Godsmack and many more. The most amazing thing is the tickets only cost 19.98$ for registered Rockaholics presale and 29.98$ for the general public. All food and beverages cost 5 bucks or less. free parking.

Answer 4

It would depend on your taste in music. Summerfest in Milwaukee is a huge festival every summer centered during 4th of July. The festival itself lasts for 11 days with a different headliner each night. The festival also features several smaller stages.

Answer 5

Metallica, AC/DC and Pantera in Moscow 91, 1.6 million people

Answer 6

Rod Stewart's Copacabana Beach concert in 1994 was the largest rock concert in history. Thirty-five million people showed up to hear him play at the Copacabana Beach Resort in Brazil.

Answer 7

Jnauary 20th, 2009. Barak Obama's inaugaration will draw over 2,000,000 people, the largest crowd of people ever assembled in one place.

Answer 8

Superdome in New Orleans...It still holds the world record for an audience at an indoor concert – the 87,500-strong crowd at the 1981 Rolling Stones concert.

Answer 9

Queen Argentina 131,000

Answer 10

Garth Brooks