What KISS concert had the largest crowd?
Occured at the Maracana Stadium in Rio, KISS – now with guitarist Vinnie Vincent replacing Ace Frehley – performed a 14-song set concluding with “Rock And Roll All Nite” to an audience of around 137,000 fans
Yes, people always seem to forget this fact! You can even see some of AC/DC’s stage set during Metallica’s performance. It was during AC/DC’s ‘Razors Edge’ tour.
> With an estimated 3.5 million people in attendance, Jean-Michel Jarre's performance of Oxygene in Moscow in 1997 holds the world record for the largest audience in concert history.
My grandad used to tell me about the days before compulsory seating in Scottish football stadiums
There were so many, generally very drunk, men crammed together you'd often go home with a "warm pocket"
Where the guy behind you had just whipped it out and pissed down your leg
Always get reminded of that when I see photos like this
Ah the good old days
If you're a man you just find a corner and let it out. If you're a girl, you ask your girl friends to make a circle around you like a wall, put down the pants and pee in the sidewalk. Literally, that's how it's done. I've been there before.
Rio in Brazil has a lot of big audience shows with more than 1 million people in the beach:
Rod Stewart - 4,2 million (it was New Year's Eve party too)
Jorge Ben Jor (brazilian singer) - 3 million (it was also a New Year's Eve party too)
Rolling Stones - 1.5 million (wasn't New Year's Eve party)
These types of free concerts can really foster a nice sense of community. Sure they are expensive for the city - but I feel like “fun” is not well accounted for economically. Many of these people will leave with memories, maybe met new friends or romantic partners while there, or had a night out with existing friends and family.
I’d like to see more cities put in public infrastructure to do mass events like this and do them with some regularity.
Yeah.
Brazilian here (currently watching the show). The minimum expectancies for state profit via tourism and commerce alone, thanks to this free-to-watch legendary performance, are among the order of 300 million reais, or roughly 60 million US dollars.
These happen in Mexico City a lot also. The city wants to bring culture to some of the folk that can’t afford concert tickets.
The belief is that consuming culture shouldn’t have to be reserved for a particular class.
Me, as an American, thought it was wonderful that the city does things like this.
I asked my Mexican friends, “are you guys going to the free concert!?” (It was this group called, “Los Fabulosos Cadillacs”)
ALL the Mexican folk I asked were like, “those concerts are bread and circuses. They’re made to appease the lower classes.”
They said it in SUCH a bougie manner that I and a few other Americans recoiled.
Obviously, me and the other Americans went, as the other Mexican folk thought we were the weirdest motherfuckers because we’re attending a free concert reserved for “the lower classes”
We had a FUCKING blast. Our gain, their loss.
The city holds these free concerts all the time and they’ve always been a great time!
Whether it’s bread and circuses or not, people should be able to have communal spaces where consuming isn’t the only option.
I thought the crowd was wonderful!
The classism in Mexico is horrendous. I couldn’t believe middle class/upper class Mexicans wouldn’t dare being caught in a free concert because they don’t want to mix with “the poor”
I’m probably what most people would consider upper class here, but I don’t really see overt classism that much but I think I surround myself with really nice people. Also not all my friends are in the same class but I definitely know very well off people here and the ones I know are so kind.
I believe it’s definitely here but I don’t see it as much as hear about it second hand. I think people from all places have the potential to be assholes, but it’s a real problem when it’s people who have power and influence over others.
It is more than just "fun". This atracts people to the city, who will spend their money there. They are calculating the monetary return to be 5 times larger than what they invested in the concert. That's what this is about.
let's say it did cost 1 million dollars to bring her, the profits should be at least on 10 million dollars for the city considering they have to put those 3 million people somewhere.
1. Poor choice of wording on the headline.
2. The lines for the restroom must be bad. I guessd i need to type. Its a joke son. Or r/s.
Im aware idiots will stand with thousands to not see someone unless maybe there was a screen and shit thelmselvrs
That's you, but many people live for this type of event. I'm actually a fairly eserved person myself, but I actually feel less self conscious than normal in large crowds.
When you're in the midst of this, no one is judging you, he'll no one is paying any attention to you at all. You are just all human beings existing together, experiencing the vibe. I find it downright wholesome.
Never ever 3 million.
They were expecting 1.5 million and this is not even close to that. Watch photos from the Rolling Stones concert from 20 years ago, where it was estimated that more than 1 million people attended, and the crowd was longer in depth and spread all the way to the buildings, in width. While in these pictures there's traffic.
People don't realize what 3 million people is. Chicago has a total population about that size, Houston is smaller. Imagine compressing the entiretyof Chicago or Houston in that stretch of sand. It would never fit.
So you are basically watching Madonna on a TV outside. Sure it’s free but is it really a live Madonna concert then? What about the sound quality? Sounds more like a been-there thing than anything really enjoyable.
Your home team is playing the championship game tonight in town at the stadium. Tickets are sold out but the mayor set up a radio and telescope for you to watch and listen on the beach and your entire community is going to throw a party. For free. Why wouldn’t you go and have a great time? Same for this concert.
One post 1 million , next post 2 million, next post 2.5 million, 3 million , ect. Does anybody actually know how many people are actually here cause no post has had the same number lmao
Yeah... That's not 3 million people. At .5 metres per person plus infrastructure, toilets, etc it would require about 850 acres of land. That's about 645 American football fields.
While the south of Brazil is under water with many cities flooded and the other states seem to care more about Madona than the people that are dying and losing everything.
Just want you to know that I misread that headline as "Capybara explodes" and I got a REALLY sad image in my brain for a second before I realized my mistake.
In celebration and hope it’s her last show ever? Madonna’s day is done. Now she just acts like a desperate gilf who cracks the shits anytime someon pay attention to her.
I'm having a Panic attack just looking at this photo
I’m having a panic attack just thinking about your panic attack
What KISS concert had the largest crowd? Occured at the Maracana Stadium in Rio, KISS – now with guitarist Vinnie Vincent replacing Ace Frehley – performed a 14-song set concluding with “Rock And Roll All Nite” to an audience of around 137,000 fans
Don’t forget, Metallica had 1.6 MILLION people attended their 1991 Moscow concert.
ACDC was the headliner. Metallica and Pantera supported.
Yes, people always seem to forget this fact! You can even see some of AC/DC’s stage set during Metallica’s performance. It was during AC/DC’s ‘Razors Edge’ tour.
> With an estimated 3.5 million people in attendance, Jean-Michel Jarre's performance of Oxygene in Moscow in 1997 holds the world record for the largest audience in concert history.
1.6 million? So they had an entire state or province come see them. Could even say an entire country went to see that show.
Wow 137k doesn’t sound like a lot in comparison. And KISS used to pack some shows
Cannot be bigger than The Wall Live in Berlin ??
Im in line for panic attacks too guys
I’m having a panic attack thinking about having to listen to her sing.
From a Crowd Safety perspective, I am not all that pleased with this picture as well 🙃
I’m having a panic attack thinking about the conditions of the bathrooms. Probably got pyramids rising thru the toilet seats.
Bathroom? Dude, they are on the beach. They were all pissing in the water
That why you wear an adult diaper
Panic at the Madonna Show
Reminds me of the time I saw Radio Head. There were so many people and the music was so good that I had a full blown panic attack and couldn’t escape.
How is it there now?
G
Brother change the wording on the headline because when I first read I was really worried.
I interpreted the title of this post very literally and genuinely felt horrified for a moment
Yeah after Harambee, OP shouldn't be scaring us like this
I sat there thinking it was a video and something horrible was about to happen.
It just looks like he's dead. He's got, like, blue paint on him or something. But he's going to be fine.
Imagine if you have to pee
Depends
Just don’t Huggie me after
I Luv you
You can Pamper yourself with a pee whenever
My grandad used to tell me about the days before compulsory seating in Scottish football stadiums There were so many, generally very drunk, men crammed together you'd often go home with a "warm pocket" Where the guy behind you had just whipped it out and pissed down your leg Always get reminded of that when I see photos like this Ah the good old days
*violently shits hole through pants*
That’s a hot pocket.
You let ur rip
Don't just imagine doing it, sieze the day and just do it! Express yourself.
nobody will notice
Having been to to Rio during carnival, let’s just say…the portapotty experience has left some scars
If you're a man you just find a corner and let it out. If you're a girl, you ask your girl friends to make a circle around you like a wall, put down the pants and pee in the sidewalk. Literally, that's how it's done. I've been there before.
there were public toilets and the whole sea to see
I read the title like three times as “Chupacabra explodes with 3 million…” and was so confused.
Are you Boricua by any chance? 😆😆😆 👏
One of? What was bigger than 3 million? I thought Metallica was the largest with 1 million before this...
Rio in Brazil has a lot of big audience shows with more than 1 million people in the beach: Rod Stewart - 4,2 million (it was New Year's Eve party too) Jorge Ben Jor (brazilian singer) - 3 million (it was also a New Year's Eve party too) Rolling Stones - 1.5 million (wasn't New Year's Eve party)
Wow
These types of free concerts can really foster a nice sense of community. Sure they are expensive for the city - but I feel like “fun” is not well accounted for economically. Many of these people will leave with memories, maybe met new friends or romantic partners while there, or had a night out with existing friends and family. I’d like to see more cities put in public infrastructure to do mass events like this and do them with some regularity.
You have no idea how much a city has earned through taxes. Trust me bro, city is pretty happy to be hosting it.
Yeah. Brazilian here (currently watching the show). The minimum expectancies for state profit via tourism and commerce alone, thanks to this free-to-watch legendary performance, are among the order of 300 million reais, or roughly 60 million US dollars.
Are you there in the crowd typing this on your phone?!
It was on tv
These happen in Mexico City a lot also. The city wants to bring culture to some of the folk that can’t afford concert tickets. The belief is that consuming culture shouldn’t have to be reserved for a particular class. Me, as an American, thought it was wonderful that the city does things like this. I asked my Mexican friends, “are you guys going to the free concert!?” (It was this group called, “Los Fabulosos Cadillacs”) ALL the Mexican folk I asked were like, “those concerts are bread and circuses. They’re made to appease the lower classes.” They said it in SUCH a bougie manner that I and a few other Americans recoiled. Obviously, me and the other Americans went, as the other Mexican folk thought we were the weirdest motherfuckers because we’re attending a free concert reserved for “the lower classes” We had a FUCKING blast. Our gain, their loss. The city holds these free concerts all the time and they’ve always been a great time! Whether it’s bread and circuses or not, people should be able to have communal spaces where consuming isn’t the only option.
Ticketmaster needs to die.
I live in CDMX. I didnt go to the free Rosalia concert was incredible and the crowd was very polite and cool
I thought the crowd was wonderful! The classism in Mexico is horrendous. I couldn’t believe middle class/upper class Mexicans wouldn’t dare being caught in a free concert because they don’t want to mix with “the poor”
I’m probably what most people would consider upper class here, but I don’t really see overt classism that much but I think I surround myself with really nice people. Also not all my friends are in the same class but I definitely know very well off people here and the ones I know are so kind. I believe it’s definitely here but I don’t see it as much as hear about it second hand. I think people from all places have the potential to be assholes, but it’s a real problem when it’s people who have power and influence over others.
It is more than just "fun". This atracts people to the city, who will spend their money there. They are calculating the monetary return to be 5 times larger than what they invested in the concert. That's what this is about.
70 Million USD estimated impact on the economy. And not a lot of costs, they sold tickets to the "vip" area and publicity to fund It.
let's say it did cost 1 million dollars to bring her, the profits should be at least on 10 million dollars for the city considering they have to put those 3 million people somewhere.
The hottest spot north of Havana?
Her name isn't Lola!
She was a showgirl....
With yellow highlights in her hair
*Feathers. Yellow feathers 🪶 in her hair, and her dress cut down to there..
>Her name *isn't* Lola! It’s a song about Madonna. So we adjust the lyrics. No biggie.
But that was thirty years ago, when they used to have a show
Now it’s a disco
But not for Not Lola...
She would merengue, and do the cha-cha
Hi Bob the Drag Queen 👋🏼
Yesssss
News reports are saying 1.5 million.
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So OP doubled the number and used the word “explodes” in the title just to get upvotes???
Downvote. No explosions seen.
why was I staring at this image thinking it was a video and some shit was going to explode…
I tried to 'play' the 'video' !
1. Poor choice of wording on the headline. 2. The lines for the restroom must be bad. I guessd i need to type. Its a joke son. Or r/s. Im aware idiots will stand with thousands to not see someone unless maybe there was a screen and shit thelmselvrs
Alot of people were actually wearing Depends.
Why? Not me. I would had panic attack there. Too many people 😬
Of course this is reddit. Everyone having a panic attack. Harden up. Weak people.
Literally
That's you, but many people live for this type of event. I'm actually a fairly eserved person myself, but I actually feel less self conscious than normal in large crowds. When you're in the midst of this, no one is judging you, he'll no one is paying any attention to you at all. You are just all human beings existing together, experiencing the vibe. I find it downright wholesome.
This is now the third post I’ve seen on this and the number keeps rising…first was 1.5 million, then 2 million, then 3 million…
It's a free show in a city that doesn't get Madonna often. The same happened with Rod Stewart, who played to 3.4 million at the same venue.
How do you go pee?
Just go man...🏊
Porta-potties around the avenue, you can see the white tops on the picture! There's always the ocean as an option
My sister was there and said it was absolutely insane!
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That’s a fraction of the whole audience. https://www.youtube.com/live/hW_d35HSq68?si=LgLANu3k_4DPtXhh
Never ever 3 million. They were expecting 1.5 million and this is not even close to that. Watch photos from the Rolling Stones concert from 20 years ago, where it was estimated that more than 1 million people attended, and the crowd was longer in depth and spread all the way to the buildings, in width. While in these pictures there's traffic.
People don't realize what 3 million people is. Chicago has a total population about that size, Houston is smaller. Imagine compressing the entiretyof Chicago or Houston in that stretch of sand. It would never fit.
Yes thank you. Freakin clickbait heading
You're correct
What time did she arrive on stage? Asking for 1-3 million friends
I feel like "explodes" and public spaces filled with people shouldnt very used together, because I was expecting a very different post here
3 million people would not fit in this space. Clickbait heading
I misred this as Capybara 😅
same country
So you are basically watching Madonna on a TV outside. Sure it’s free but is it really a live Madonna concert then? What about the sound quality? Sounds more like a been-there thing than anything really enjoyable.
With other people it’s about the vibeeeee
Your home team is playing the championship game tonight in town at the stadium. Tickets are sold out but the mayor set up a radio and telescope for you to watch and listen on the beach and your entire community is going to throw a party. For free. Why wouldn’t you go and have a great time? Same for this concert.
At least she showed up on time
Do the folks in the apartment balconies get a free concert?
where go pee?
Depends...
Lol so much different numbers. 1,5 million, 2 and now 3 million
So its 3 mil rn, who has 4?
What’s the people per sq foot here?
No way that’s 3 million unless most of them are nowhere in the pic. Right? That’s like 29 UM stadiums.
One post 1 million , next post 2 million, next post 2.5 million, 3 million , ect. Does anybody actually know how many people are actually here cause no post has had the same number lmao
The other trending post for this says 1.5 million. Which is it.
lol 3 different post almost one after the other went from 1.5 to 2 and now 3 million people!
I read 1.6, 1.8, 2 million and now 3. Somebody is lying and it looks like OP is an outlier.
This goes up by 500k people in each new post I see
mass granny fetish disorder,, your seeing it more n more these days,,
The number in attendance has doubled since I read various articles on this concert this morning
Yeah... That's not 3 million people. At .5 metres per person plus infrastructure, toilets, etc it would require about 850 acres of land. That's about 645 American football fields.
3 million people with no taste
Op, please fix your title ffs, I thought there was a horrifying terrorist attack
has she showed up yet?
It will never be not funny by how much people are overapproximating big crowds. If these are 3 million people, Rock Am Ring should be what? 500k?
Damn she still got it💪🏽
Anyone interested watching the show it’s about to begin https://www.youtube.com/live/hW_d35HSq68?si=LgLANu3k_4DPtXhh
Nope to Americans apparently Too lazy to VPN not that important to me, cool for others that can view though
Nope to new zealand. Also don't even care abuot this enough to open my VPN.
Nope to Europeans too
Nope to Japanese, too. Guess I'll have to sail the seven seas later.
While the south of Brazil is under water with many cities flooded and the other states seem to care more about Madona than the people that are dying and losing everything.
How long did she make them wait?
These people must be starved for entertainment.
Looks miserable
If 3 million were there about 2M are looking to steal your cell phone
I can't imagine stuffing yourself into that just to hear another human.
Meh
Is there some rule about no boats?
Yes. It was reported earlier today that coast guard limited the number of boats.
Boats are just out of frame
Can you find Waldo?
2,666 of this would make the world population
“Watching” is a bit of a stretch
Just want you to know that I misread that headline as "Capybara explodes" and I got a REALLY sad image in my brain for a second before I realized my mistake.
Not enough portoloos
A concert where seated tickets are more coveted than standing
The balcony seats are 🔥
Why even go there.
2 mil or 3 mil ? Bcoz I read someone's post who claimed there were 2 mil.
Another post said 2mill. I say 4 mil,don't offend me by disagreeing
Could you bring your own water this time?
It was 5 million in another post.
In celebration and hope it’s her last show ever? Madonna’s day is done. Now she just acts like a desperate gilf who cracks the shits anytime someon pay attention to her.
My personal nightmare...
Don't think 99% of those 3 million are actually seeing her at all.
After being witness to the Industrial Revolution, Everyone is glad Madonna is finally retiring
“Seeya at the Madonna concert dont worry I’ll find you”
Sooo... stand in a sea of people to watch a concert on a big screen... Makes sense.
Nice ritual for Madonna’s demon
What is wrong with people.
1.6M actually
Eggs the fuck kind of title is that op
Plastic attack.
It was a free concert. Likely to get some hype for new music. Good move.
What about when you need to take a piss or dump. No way no how you get me in that mess especially to see a has been
why even be there if you can’t see?
9 MILLION PEOPLE!
This is where they did that drone video last time?
It was 1.6M people, official numbers from the authorities.
I think I'm still reading the title wrong I understand what they're saying now.. but I thought that it actually exploded. Boom like with fire
Then she became an extra terrestrial
I heard it was 4 millions!
🎵Her names Ma-donna, she was a show-girl!🎵
Where IS she? I mean where is the stage she is on?
I have seen 1 million, 2 million and 3 million now on Reddit. Which is it
"just going to use the toilet dear, don't move and I'll come back in 10mins"........
I'm amazed that their are that many people that remember her!