Largest free concert attendance
The current largest free concert attendance record is 3.5 million people, held by Rod Stewart, set on December 31, 1994. Last checked October 9, 2026.
3.5
million people
Rod Stewart
- Holder
- Rod Stewart
- Record
- 3.5 million people
- Exact figure
- About 3.5 million people (crowd estimate)
- Location
- Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Date set
- December 31, 1994
- Last checked
- October 9, 2026
Sources
- Billboard Canada Lady gaga copacabana beach rio concert record breaking
- Stereogum Lady gaga breaks record for highest attended concert by a female artist rio de janeiro police foil bomb plot
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