Largest attendance for simultaneous rock concerts
Who
Live 8
What
1000000 people
Where
United Kingdom (London)
When

The largest live audience for a simultaneous rock concert is an estimated one million people for Live 8 held at concert venues around the world in 10 cities, including London, Philadelphia, Paris, Berlin, Johannesburg, Rome and Moscow on 2 July 2005. source bbc online: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/4645823.stm

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