Lots And Lots Of People
A few notes: For this list we will be looking at attendance numbers for ticketed concerts only. That means no free shows. Along with paid ticketed concerts, this list will also only focus on single-artist concerts—so, no music festivals.
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42: Grateful Dead (September 3, 1977)
Attendance: 107,019
City: Englishtown, New Jersey
Venue: Raceway Park
Title: Terrapin Station Tour
This was the first ticked single-artist concert to hit the 100,000 attendance mark.
41: Ed Sheeran (March 2, 2023)
Attendance: 108,000
City: Melbourne, Australia
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground
Title: +–=÷× Tour
This ongoing tour is Ed Sheeran's fourth—and is scheduled to finish up on September 8, 2025 in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Digital Elysium, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
40: Ed Sheeran (March 3, 2023)
Attendance: 110,000
City: Melbourne, Australia
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground
Title: +–=÷× Tour
WarrenKennethD, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
39: Michael Jackson (November 11, 1993)
Attendance: 110,000
City: Mexico City, Mexico
Venue: Estadio Azteca
Title: Dangerous World Tour
This was Jackson's second world concert tour and this November 11th show in Mexico City was the final show on the tour, which began in Munich, Germany on June 27, 1992.
Daniele Dalledonne, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
38: Michael Jackson (November 9, 1993)
Attendance: 110,000
City: Mexico City, Mexico
Venue: Estadio Azteca
Title: Dangerous World Tour
Jackson had an impressive run in Mexico City.
Daniele Dalledonne, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
37: Michael Jackson (November 7, 1993)
Attendance: 110,000
City: Mexico City, Mexico
Venue: Estadio Azteca
Title: Dangerous World Tour
36: Michael Jackson (October 29, 1993)
Attendance: 110,000
City: Mexico City, Mexico
Venue: Estadio Azteca
Title: Dangerous World Tour
In all, the tour was attended by 3,500,000 people around the world.
35: Michael Jackson (October 31, 1993)
Attendance: 110,000
City: Mexico City, Mexico
Venue: Estadio Azteca
Title: Dangerous World Tour
34: George Strait (June 15, 2024)
Attendance: 110,905
City: College Station, Texas
Venue: Kyle Field
Title: The King at Kyle Field
Strait certainly was the king at Kyle Field that day.
Carol M. Highsmith, Wikimedia Commons
33: Pink Floyd (September 7, 1994)
Attendance: 115,000
City: Prague, Czech Republic
Venue: Strahov Stadium
Title: The Division Bell Tour
This was Pink Floyd's final concert tour.
32: Ceca (June 15, 2002)
Attendance: 120,000
City: Belgrade, Serbia
Venue: Marakana
Title: Decenija Tour
Svetlana Veličković (Ceca) is one of the most successful Serbian artists of all time.
31: Michael Jackson (September 20, 1996)
Attendance: 120,000
City: Warsaw, Poland
Venue: Bemowo, Airport
Title: HIStory World Tour
30: Madonna (November 6, 1993)
Attendance: 120,000
City: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Venue: Maracanã Stadium
Title: The Girlie Show
Concerts on this tour were divided into different thematic sections: Dominatrix, Studio 54, Weimar Cabaret, and an encore.
29: Queen (August 9, 1986)
Attendance: 120,000
City: Stevenage, England
Venue: Knebworth Park
Title: The Magic Tour
This was the final show of the tour and it was the last time lead singer Freddie Mercury performed live with Queen, prior to his passing five years later.
28: The Rolling Stones (July 25, 1982)
Attendance: 120,000
City: Leeds, England
Venue: Roundhay Park
Title: The Rolling Stones European Tour 1982
Mondadori Portfolio, Getty Images
27: Queen (March 21, 1981)
Attendance: 120,000
City: São Paulo, Brazil
Venue: Estádio do Morumbi
Title: The Game Tour
This tour was the first time Queen played in South America.
Unknown author, Wikimedia Commons
26: Vasco Rossi (May 20, 2022)
Attendance: 120,000
City: Trento, Italy
Venue: Trentino Music Arena
Title: Vasco Live Tour 2022
Vasco Rossi, AKA Vasco—is a provocative and controversial Italian singer-songwriter and poet.
Ciancaphoto Studio, Getty Images
25: Ceca (June 17, 2006)
Attendance: 120,000
City: Ušće Park
Venue: Belgrade, Serbia
Title: Idealno Loša Tour
Kavkaz13, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
24: Robbie Williams (August 3, 2003)
Attendance: 125,000
City: Stevenage, England
Venue: Knebworth Park
Title: 2003 Tour
This was the third of three consecutive shows at Knebworth Park. The three shows brought in 375,000 people—and was hailed as the "biggest music event in British history".
Rach, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
23: Robbie Williams (August 2, 2003)
Attendance: 125,000
City: Stevenage, England
Venue: Knebworth Park
Title: 2003 Tour
22: Robbie Williams (August 1, 2003)
Attendance: 125,000
City: Stevenage, England
Venue: Knebworth Park
Title: 2003 Tour
21: Oasis (August 11, 1996)
Attendance: 125,000
City: Stevenage, England
Venue: Knebworth Park
Title: (What's the Story) Morning Glory? Tour
Oasis performed in front of 250,000, over two consecutive nights at Knebworth Park. The gig holds the record for the largest ever ticket demand—with nearly 3 million (1 in 20 people) ticket applications.
20: Oasis (August 10, 1996)
Attendance: 125,000
City: Stevenage, England
Venue: Knebworth Park
Title: (What's the Story) Morning Glory? Tour
19: Michael Jackson (September 7, 1996)
Attendance: 125,000
City: Prague, Czech Republic
Venue: Letná Park
Title: HIStory World Tour
18: Michael Jackson (September 11, 1988)
Attendance: 125,000
City: Liverpool, England
Venue: Aintree Racecourse
Title: Bad World Tour
The Bad World Tour was Jackson's first ever solo concert tour.
Zoran Veselinovic, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
17: The Rolling Stones (August 5, 1995)
Attendance: 126,742
City: Prague, Czech Republic
Venue: Strahov Stadium
Title: Voodoo Lounge Tour
This tour was the band's first tour without bassist Bill Wyman. With grosses of $320 million, the Voodoo Lounge Tour became the highest grossing of any artist at that time.
16: Madonna (August 29, 1987)
Attendance: 130,000
City: Paris, France
Venue: Parc de Sceaux
Title: Who's That Girl World Tour
Madonna's first world tour.
15: Helene Fischer (August 20, 2022)
Attendance: 130,000
City: Munich, Germany
Venue: Neue Messe München
Title: Rausch Live - Die Tour
Fischer has had the best-selling album of the year in Germany five times: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2018.
Fred Kuhles, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
14: Queen (March 20, 1981)
Attendance: 131,000
City: São Paulo, Brazil
Venue: Estádio do Morumbi
Title: The Game Tour
Express Newspapers, Getty Images
13: Robbie Williams (August 9, 2003)
Attendance: 135,000
City: Dublin, Ireland
Venue: Phoenix Park
Title: 2003 Tour
12: Kiss (June 18, 1983)
Attendance: 137,000
City: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Venue: Maracanã Stadium
Title: Creatures of the Night Tour/10th Anniversary Tour
This was the band's first tour with guitarist Vinnie Vincent—who had replaced Ace Frehley.
Jamiecat*, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
11: U2 (September 20, 1997)
Attendance: 150,000
City: Reggio Emilia
Venue: Aeroporto di Reggio Emilia
Title: PopMart Tour
The PopMart Tour spanned five legs and 93 shows.
Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
10: Roger Waters (July 21, 1990)
Attendance: 150,000
City: Berlin, Germany
Venue: Potsdamer Platz
Title: Roger Waters’ 1990 Concert At The Berlin Wall
The concert took place on vacant space between Potsdamer Platz and the Brandenburg Gate—this location was part of what used to be known as "no man's land" during the time of the Berlin Wall.
Roeske, Robert, CC-BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
9: Ceca (June 28, 2013)
Attendance: 150,500
City: Belgrade, Serbia
Venue: Ušće Park
Title: Poziv Tour
Damjan Savic, Wikimedia Commons
8: Bruce Springsteen (July 19, 1988)
Attendance: 160,000
City: Berlin, Germany
Venue: Radrennbahn Weissensee
Title: Tunnel of Love Express Tour
This tour featured the last full-length shows Springsteen would play with the E Street Band for 11 years.
Uhlemann, Thomas, CC-BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
7: Luciano Ligabue (September 10, 2005)
Attendance: 165,264
City: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Venue: Aeroporto di Reggio Emilia
Title: Campovolo
Italian singer-songwriter Ligabue's song Certe Notti (Certain Nights) was voted "Italian song of the 1990s" in a poll held by a popular music magazine.
Giorgio Nicodemo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
6: Frank Sinatra (January 26, 1980)
Attendance: 175,000
City: Rio de Janeiro
Venue: Maracanã Stadium
Title: Frank Sinatra Live
This was the largest concert ever—at the time.
5: Tina Turner (January 16, 1988)
Attendance: 180,000
City: Rio de Janeiro
Venue: Maracanã Stadium
Title: Break Every Rule World Tour
This show still stands as the largest paying concert audience by a female artist.
Granada Television International, Tina Live from Rio (1988)
4: Paul McCartney (April 20, 1990)
Attendance: 184,000
City: Rio de Janeiro
Venue: Maracanã Stadium
Title: The Paul McCartney World Tour
This was McCartney's first tour under his own name and this show in Rio was—at the time—the largest stadium crowd in the history of rock and roll.
3: Glay (July 31, 1999)
Attendance: 200,000
City: Chiba, Japan
Venue: Makuhari Messe
Title: Glay Expo'99 Survival
Glay were the first to hit the 200,000 audience mark.
[email protected], CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
2: Bijelo Dugme (June 28, 2005)
Attendance: 220,000
City: Belgrade, Serbia
Venue: Belgrade Hippodrome
Title: 2005 Tour: Sarajevo, Zagreb, Belgrade
Bijelo Dugme is widely considered to have been the most popular band ever to exist in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
1: Vasco Rossi (July 1, 2017)
Attendance: 225,173
City: Modena, Italy
Venue: Parco Enzo Ferrari
Title: Modena Park 2017
Vasco held this concert to celebrate his 40 years in music—and it broke records.
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