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28/02/2023 via Bored Panda

29 Of The Biggest Concerts Ever That Rocked The History Of Music

#3 Jean Michel Jarre At State University Of Moscow (1997) – 3.5 Million Attendees

In 1997, Moscow celebrated its 850th anniversary. To celebrate a grand occasion like this, an equally grand performance was required, one that would offer not only music but also a visual spectacle. And since one of the pioneers of electronic music, Jarre, was quite popular in Russia, he was invited to do the honors. His performance at the State University of Moscow attracted the second largest concert attendance of all time, with 3.5 million attendees in the audience.

#5 Jean Michel Jarre At La Défense (1990) – 2.5 Million Attendees

Each concert by Jean-Michel Jarre mesmerizes you with its scale. No wonder a lot of his performances draw huge audiences. The one at La Défense in 1990 was dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the French Revolution and included all the usual elements like a laser show, fireworks, projections onto surrounding buildings, and of course, great electronic music. With 2.5 million people in the audience, the concert set a world record at that time.

#10 Jean Michel Jarre At Rendez-Vous Houston (1986) – 1.5 Million Attendees

This concert was set as a celebration of three different events: Texas celebrating its 150th anniversary, NASA celebrating its 25th anniversary, and the Challenger shuttle launch. The Challenger disaster had the entire nation mourning the deaths of their heroes; however, Jean-Michel Jarre, whose astronomer friend Ron McNair died aboard the Challenger, still gave a breathtaking performance, for which the entire city of Houston was turned into one massive stage.

#13 Jean Michel Jarre Bastille Day (1979) – 1 Million Attendees

Even back in 1979 when he was just starting out, Jean-Michel Jarre knew how to gather crowds. During his first open-air performance at the Bastille Day celebrations, he attracted 1 million people, and the performance entered the Guinness World Records as the largest at the time. From that point on, everyone knew that Jarre would be an incredible performer for years to come.

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No mention of Concert for Tolerance? There were 1.25 million people there, which is more than La Concorde.

With 3.5 million spectators, the artist who brought together the largest audience in concert in the world is... French!

The largest concert in the world took place in Moscow in 1997. And, surprise, the artist these spectators came to see is French!

The "great master of electronics"

This author, composer, performer and producer, who sold more than 60 million records worldwide, stole his record from Rod Stewart in 1997, attracting more than 3.5 million people for his concert in Moscow. A record never equaled before.
It is obviously Jean-Michel Jarre, great master of electronics according to the nickname he was given in China and a lover of gigantic sound and light shows at the time. In 1979, Jean-Michel Jarre had already set the world record for the greatest concert of all time, with one million fans in Paris, then broke his own record twice: in Houston in 1986 when he performed in front of 1.5 million fans, then again in Paris with 2.5 million spectators in 1990.

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I think it's easy to take for granted the numbers JmJ achieved with the Cities in Concerts.
JmJ is the only electronic musician that can stand shoulder to shoulder with the largest Rock bands in history.
JmJ has enormous respect from the likes of the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney a close buddy of JmJ.