Major concerts

The shows that moved the people. 73 points on the WW9 Atlas, oldest first, each with its source.

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• Philadelphia Museum of Art1876 · Art museum in Pennsylvania, United States12 1,500,000 Various Philadelphia Museum of Art Philadelphia Live 8 July 2, 2005https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Museum_of_Art
• Carnegie Hall1891 · Concert venue in Manhattan, New Yorkhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnegie_Hall
• Apollo Theater1914 · Entertainment venue in Manhattan, New Yorkhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Theater
• Hollywood Bowl1922 · Amphitheater in Los Angeles, Californiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Bowl
• Tushino Airfield1931 · Airport in Moscow13 1,500,000 Tushino Airfield Moscow Monsters of Rock September 28, 1991https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tushino_Airfield
• Newport Jazz Festival1954 · Music festival in Newport, Rhode Island, UShttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport_Jazz_Festival
• Monterey Jazz Festival1958 · Annual music festival in California since 1958https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monterey_Jazz_Festival
• The Beach Boys1961 · American rock band (placed at Hawthorne)19 1,000,000 The Beach Boys Philadelphia Museum of Art Philadelphia Independence Day July 4, 1985https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beach_Boys
• The Rolling Stones1962 · English rock band (placed at London)21 126,742 The Rolling Stones Great Strahov Stadium Prague Voodoo Lounge Tour August 5, 1995https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones
• Bob Marley and the Wailers1963 · Jamaican reggae band (1963–1981) (placed at Kingston)60 100,000 Bob Marley and the Wailers San Siro Milan Uprising Tour June 27, 1980https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Marley_and_the_Wailers
• Pink Floyd1964 · English rock band (placed at London)32 115,000 Pink Floyd Strahov Stadium Prague The Division Bell Tour September 7, 1994https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd
• Grateful Dead1965 · American rock band (1965–1995) (placed at Palo Alto)44 107,019 Grateful Dead Raceway Park Englishtown Terrapin Station Tour * September 3, 1977https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grateful_Dead
• Harlem Cultural Festival1967–1969 · Music festival (placed at Mount Morris Park Historic District)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlem_Cultural_Festival
• Monterey International Pop Festival1967 · Three-day concert in California in 1967https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monterey_International_Pop_Festival
• Madison Square Garden1968 · Multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City, U.S.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden
• Altamont Free Concert1969 · 1969 music festival in northern Californiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altamont_Free_Concert
• Woodstock1969 · 1969 music festival in Bethel, New York, UShttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock
• Queen (band)1970 · British rock band (placed at London)18 131,000 Queen Estádio do Morumbi São Paulo The Game Tour March 20, 1981https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_%28band%29
• The Concert for Bangladesh1971 · 1971 benefit concerts in New York City (placed at Madison Square and Madison Square Park)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Concert_for_Bangladesh
• AC/DC1973 · Australian rock band (placed at Sydney)45 105,000 AC/DC RCF Arena Reggio Emilia Power Up Tour May 25, 2024https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC/DC
• Kiss (band)1973 · American rock band (placed at New York City)16 137,000 Kiss Maracanã Stadium Rio de Janeiro Creatures of the Night Tour June 18, 1983https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_%28band%29
• The Alfee1973 · Japanese rock band (placed at Minato)59 100,000 The Alfee Odaiba Tokyo Sweat & Tears Tokyo-Bay Area August 3, 1986https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Alfee
• Bijelo Dugme1974–1989 · Bosnian/Yugoslav rock band (placed at Sarajevo)4 220,000 Bijelo Dugme Belgrade Hippodrome Belgrade Turneja 2005 * June 28, 2005https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bijelo_Dugme
• U21976 · Irish rock band (placed at Dublin)14 150,000 U2 Aeroporto di Reggio Emilia Reggio Emilia PopMart Tour September 20, 1997https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2
• Reggae Sunsplash1978 · Reggae music festival in Jamaica (placed at Montego Bay)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggae_Sunsplash
• Frank Sinatra1980 · American singer and actor (1915–1998) (placed at Hoboken)9 175,000 Frank Sinatra Frank Sinatra Live * January 26, 1980https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Sinatra
• Live Aid1985 · 1985 benefit concerthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Aid
• Rock in Rio1985 · Brazilian music festivalhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_in_Rio
• Luna Sea1986 · Japanese rock band (placed at Kanagawa Prefecture)57 100,000 Luna Sea Tokyo Big Sight Tokyo 10th Anniversary Gig May 30, 1999https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_Sea
• Madonna1987 · American singer and songwriter (born 1958) (placed at Bay City)20 130,000 Madonna Parc de Sceaux Paris Who's That Girl World Tour August 29, 1987https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna
• Aintree Racecourse1988 · Horse racing venue in Liverpool, England23 125,000 Aintree Racecourse Liverpool Bad World Tour September 11, 1988https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aintree_Racecourse
• Bruce Springsteen1988 · American musician and songwriter (born 1949) (placed at Long Branch)11 160,000 Bruce Springsteen · E Street Band Radrennbahn Weissensee East Berlin Tunnel of Love Express Tour July 19, 1988https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen
• Glay1988 · Japanese rock band (placed at Hakodate)5 200,000 Glay Makuhari Messe Chiba Glay Expo'99 Survival * July 31, 1999https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glay
• Tina Turner1988 · Singer-songwriter and actress (1939–2023) (placed at Brownsville)8 180,000 Tina Turner Break Every Rule World Tour * January 16, 1988https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Turner
• Lepa Brena1990 · Yugoslav singer (born 1960) (placed at Tuzla)24 122,000 Lepa Brena Vasil Levski National Stadium Sofia Great Bulgarian Tour July 24, 1990https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepa_Brena
• Paul McCartney1990 · English musician and songwriter (born 1942) (placed at Walton Hospital)7 184,000 Paul McCartney Maracanã Stadium Rio de Janeiro The Paul McCartney World Tour * April 20, 1990https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_McCartney
• Roger Waters1990 · English musician and songwriter (born 1943) (placed at Great Bookham)15 150,000 Roger Waters Potsdamer Platz Berlin Live in Berlin July 21, 1990https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Waters
• Jazz at Lincoln Center1991 · American nonprofit organizationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_at_Lincoln_Center
• Lollapalooza1991 · American annual music festival (placed at Grant Park)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lollapalooza
• Jorge Ben1993 · Brazilian musician (placed at Rio de Janeiro)3 3,000,000 Jorge Ben Copacabana Beach Rio de Janeiro New Year's Eve in Copacabana * December 31, 1993https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Ben
• Essence Festival of Culture1994 · Annual cultural festival (placed at New Orleans)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essence_Festival_of_Culture
• Rod Stewart1994 · British singer-songwriter (born 1945) (placed at London)1 3,500,000 Rod Stewart Copacabana Beach Rio de Janeiro New Year's Eve in Copacabana * December 31, 1994https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Stewart
• Black Eyed Peas1995 · American pop music group (placed at Los Angeles)18 1,000,000 Black Eyed Peas Ipanema Beach Rio de Janeiro New Year's Eve December 31, 2006https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Eyed_Peas
• Michael Jackson1996 · American singer and songwriter (1958–2009) (placed at Gary)22 125,000 Michael Jackson Letná Park Prague HIStory World Tour September 7, 1996https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson
• Diante do Trono1997 · Brazilian contemporary Christian music band (placed at Belo Horizonte)7 2,000,000 Diante do Trono Campo de Marte Airport São Paulo Quero Me Apaixonar July 12, 2003https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diante_do_Trono
• Jean-Michel Jarre1997 · French musician (born 1948) (placed at 4th arrondissement of Lyon)2 3,500,000 Jean-Michel Jarre Moscow State University Moscow 850th Anniversary of Moscow September 6, 1997https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Michel_Jarre
• Coachella1999 · Annual music and arts festival in Indio, California, UShttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coachella
• Coldplay1999 · British rock band (placed at London)34 111,989 Coldplay Narendra Modi Stadium Ahmedabad Music of the Spheres World Tour January 26, 2025https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coldplay
• Woodstock '991999 · 1999 music festival in Rome, New York, U.S.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock_%2799
• Antonello Venditti2001 · Italian singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1949) (placed at Rome)8 1,800,000 Antonello Venditti Circus Maximus Rome AS Roma 's 3rd Serie A Victory June 24, 2001https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonello_Venditti
• Bonnaroo2002 · Music festival in Tennessee, U.S.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnaroo
• Monumental Axis2002 · Avenue in Distrito Federal, Brazil16 1,200,000 Ministries Esplanade Brasília Nos Braços do Pai July 13, 2002https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monumental_Axis
• Robbie Williams2003 · English singer (born 1974) (placed at Stoke-on-Trent)17 135,000 Robbie Williams Phoenix Park Dublin 2003 Tour August 9, 2003https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Williams
• Luciano Ligabue2005 · Italian singer-songwriter (born 1960) (placed at Correggio)10 165,264 Luciano Ligabue Aeroporto di Reggio Emilia Reggio Emilia Campovolo September 10, 2005https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luciano_Ligabue
• Shakira2007 · Colombian singer-songwriter (born 1977) (placed at Barranquilla)56 100,000 Shakira Giza Plateau Cairo Oral Fixation Tour March 28, 2007https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakira
• Ceca (singer)2013 · Serbian pop-folk singer (born 1973) (placed at Žitorađa)13 150,000 Ceca Ušće Park Belgrade Poziv Tour June 28, 2013https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceca_%28singer%29
• Fyre Festival2017 · 2017 fraudulent music festivalhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fyre_Festival
• Indio Solari2017 · Argentine musician (1949–2026) (placed at Paraná)6 190,000 Indio Solari Predio La Colmena Olavarría Olavarría 2017 March 11, 2017https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indio_Solari
• Ricky Martin2017 · Puerto Rican singer (born 1971) (placed at San Juan)55 100,000 Ricky Martin Zócalo Mexico City One World Tour November 25, 2017https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Martin
• Vasco Rossi2017 · Italian singer-songwriter and poet (placed at Zocca)3 225,173 Vasco Rossi Parco Enzo Ferrari Modena Modena Park 2017 * July 1, 2017https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasco_Rossi
• Astroworld Festival crowd crush2021 · 2021 crowd disaster in Houston, Texas, UShttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astroworld_Festival_crowd_crush
• Garth Brooks2022 · American country singer (born 1962) (placed at Tulsa)49 102,000 Garth Brooks Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge The Garth Brooks Stadium Tour April 30, 2022https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garth_Brooks
• Helene Fischer2022 · German singer (placed at Krasnoyarsk)19 130,000 Helene Fischer Neue Messe München Munich Rausch Live – In München 2022 August 20, 2022https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helene_Fischer
• Ed Sheeran2023 · English singer-songwriter (born 1991) (placed at Royal Halifax Infirmary)42 110,000 Ed Sheeran Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne +–=÷× Tour March 3, 2023https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Sheeran
• Harry Styles2023 · English singer, songwriter, and actor (born 1994) (placed at Redditch)53 100,000 Harry Styles RCF Arena Reggio Emilia Love On Tour July 23, 2023https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Styles
• Hua Chenyu2023 · Chinese singer and songwriter (placed at Shiyan)51 100,000 Hua Chenyu Beijing National Stadium Beijing 2023 Mars Concert Tour September 9, 2023https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hua_Chenyu
• George Strait2024 · American country music singer (born 1952) (placed at Poteet)36 110,905 George Strait Kyle Field College Station The King at Kyle Field June 15, 2024https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Strait
• Lady Gaga2025 · American singer, songwriter and actress (born 1986) (placed at Lenox Hill Hospital)5 2,100,000 Lady Gaga Copacabana Beach Rio de Janeiro Todo Mundo no Rio ‡ May 3, 2025https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Gaga
• Zach Bryan2025 · American singer-songwriter (born 1996) (placed at Okinawa Prefecture)33 112,408 Zach Bryan Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor Big House September 27, 2025https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zach_Bryan
• Calvin Harris2026 · Scottish DJ (born 1984) (placed at Dumfries)10 1,600,000 Calvin Harris Consolação Street São Paulo Skol Carnival Block February 8, 2026https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_Harris
• Kanye West2026 · American rapper and producer (born 1977) (placed at Atlanta)31 118,000 Kanye West Atatürk Olympic Stadium Istanbul Ye Live Concert Tour May 30, 2026https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanye_West
• Ultimo (singer)2026 · Italian singer-songwriter (born 1996) (placed at Rome)2 250,332 Ultimo Piazzale Giovanni Paolo II Rome La Favola Per Sempre July 4, 2026https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimo_%28singer%29
• The FillmoreHistoric music venue in San Francisco, Californiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fillmore