Performances of show business stars sometimes turn into grandiose projects worth millions of dollars. It takes months of hard work to organize such shows, but grateful fans then remember this holiday for years.
We have collected in one ten the most ambitious concerts in history... Among them are performances by rock stars, and the show of modern pop idols.
10. Concert of the duet "Simon and Garfunkel", New York, 1981
This incredibly successful duo featured a mixture of styles as diverse as gospel, rock and folk. The recording of the grandiose concert in Central Park, which was attended by 500 thousand spectators, then turned into a "live" album. The concert kicked off a year-long world tour.
9. Tokio Hotel concert in Paris, 2010
The concert of the German group "Welcome to the Humanoid-City" attracted over half a million spectators. The show was held in support of the "Humanoid" album. The highlight of the show was the fact that it was held at the Eiffel Tower.
8. Festival "Isle Of Wight", England, 1970
The number of participants in this festival is only slightly less than 600 thousand people. The speakers included The Who, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, The Taste, Ten Years After and other musicians.
7. Rock Festival "Summer Jam at Watkins Glen", New York, 1973
With an audience of more than 600 thousand spectators, the festival got into the Guinness Book - at that time it was an unsurpassed success. Among the speakers were popular rock bands of those years - the Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers, Dead.
6. Festival "The US Festival", 1983
This festival was sponsored by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. The number of viewers exceeded 600 thousand. M? Tley Cr? E, Triumph, Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Scorpions performed at the festival.
5. Garth Brooks concert, New York, 1997
This free concert took place in Central Park and attracted 980,000 spectators. The popular country musician has sold over 123 million albums, breaking Elvis Presley's record in 2001.
4. Concert "World without Borders", Havana, 2009
The concert took place on the eve of the International Day of Peace. The show was attended by Juanes, Silvio Rodriguez, Miguel Bose and other famous Latin performers. The audience for the concert exceeded 1.5 million.
3. Tour The Rolling Stones "A bigger bang tour", 2005-2007
The concert tour earned the legendary band $ 558 million and was named one of the most successful in history. The most ambitious concert of the tour took place in Rio de Janeiro and attracted one and a half million viewers.
2. Festival "Monsters of Rock", Moscow, Tushino, 1991
The show took place after the historic August putsch. The festival was attended by "AC / DC", "Pantera", "Metallica", "Black Crowes" and the Soviet metal band E.S.T. According to various estimates, the number of festival viewers was up to 1.6 million.
1. Rod Stewart concert, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, 1994
This concert brought together an unheard of audience - 3.5 million people. The show took place on New Year's Eve on the beach. The 49-year-old rocker performed the most famous hits to an enthusiastic ovation from a multimillion audience.