List of most-attended concerts
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The following is a list of the most-attended concerts in history, including ticketed concerts with at least 100,000 tickets sold and free concerts with at least one million attendees. The list excludes concerts that are part of music festivals. The first concert to sell at least 100,000 tickets was by Grateful Dead at Englishtown Raceway Par in 1977, with 107,019 tickets sold. Currently, Marko Perković Thompson holds the record for the concert with the most tickets sold, held in 2025 at the Zagreb Hippodrome, with 485,430 tickets sold. Additionally, Michael Jackson held 11 concerts with at least 100,000 tickets sold, Robbie Williams held four such concerts, and Queen and the Rolling Stones each held such concert three times. The attendance numbers of free concerts are exaggerations. The first free concert to attract at least one million attendees was by Jean-Michel Jarre on Place de la Concorde in 1979. Currently, Rod Stewart holds the record for the free concert with the highest attendance, held on New Year's Eve 1994 on Copacabana Beach, attracting over 3.5 million attendees. Additionally, Jean-Michel Jarre held a total of 5 free concerts with over a million attendees. Madonna and Lady Gaga are only female artists to have held such concert, each did so once, with Gaga holding the female attendance record.