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I was just browsing through information on Wikipedia on the old & new Wembley Stadiums, and came across this information:
Acts who played at 1923 Wembley Stadium (before it got demolished):
* Michael Jackson (16 times)
* The Rolling Stones (12 times)
* Madonna (8 times - 3x Who's That Girl Tour, 3x Blond Ambition Tour & 2x Girlie Show)
* U2 (8 times)
* Genesis (they had four sold out shows in a row in early July 1987)
* Bon Jovi (5 times) (they had three sold out shows in a row from 23 June to 25 June 1995) and were the last band to play there in 2005.
* Tina Turner (7 times, who had two sold out concerts recorded during her Twenty Four Seven Tour for the live tour DVD in the year 2000)
* The Animals (2 times, once 1965 performing 3 songs at the NME Poll Winners Concert and the other on December 31, 1983, during their reunion tour, which was released as "Rip It To Shreds!" in 1984)
* Oasis (2 times, who recorded their video and album "Familiar To Millions" at Wembley)
* The Cure (who recorded tracks for their Pictures of You single)
* Bob Dylan
* Billy Joel
* Aerosmith
* KISS
* Bruce Springsteen
* Prince
* Celine Dion
* Queen (whose concert on 12 July 1986 during the "Magic" tour was recorded for a live album)
* Freddie Mercury tribute
* Electric Light Orchestra
* Cliff Richard
* Crosby Stills Nash and Young
* ABBA
* Bee Gees
* Guns N' Roses
* Status Quo
* Elton John
* The Beach Boys
* The Eagles
* Van Halen
* INXS
* Pink Floyd
* Metallica
* Bros
* Megadeth
* Simple Minds
* The Spice Girls
Bon Jovi were the last musical act to play at the old Wembley before it was closed, and they were scheduled to be the first band to play at the new Wembley Stadium, with concerts on June 10, 2006 and the following day. However, due to the delays in the construction of the new stadium, the concerts were moved to the National Bowl in Milton Keynes.
Michael Jackson's record
During Michael Jackson's Bad Tour in 1988, seven sell-out concerts were staged at Wembley which included five in a row, and two at a later date. Each concert had an attendance of 72,000 people. According to the Guinness Book of World Records Jackson set a new world record with 504,000 people attending the seven total concerts. These seven concerts were highly anticipated and created huge media attention. A further five sell-out concerts followed in 1992 during his Dangerous Tour and his three shows in 1997 during his HIStory Tour brought total tickets sold to over 1 million. Until the demolition of the 1923 stadium, this record had not been beaten.*
*I wonder who's beaten the record
Acts who played at 1923 Wembley Stadium (before it got demolished):
* Michael Jackson (16 times)
* The Rolling Stones (12 times)
* Madonna (8 times - 3x Who's That Girl Tour, 3x Blond Ambition Tour & 2x Girlie Show)
* U2 (8 times)
* Genesis (they had four sold out shows in a row in early July 1987)
* Bon Jovi (5 times) (they had three sold out shows in a row from 23 June to 25 June 1995) and were the last band to play there in 2005.
* Tina Turner (7 times, who had two sold out concerts recorded during her Twenty Four Seven Tour for the live tour DVD in the year 2000)
* The Animals (2 times, once 1965 performing 3 songs at the NME Poll Winners Concert and the other on December 31, 1983, during their reunion tour, which was released as "Rip It To Shreds!" in 1984)
* Oasis (2 times, who recorded their video and album "Familiar To Millions" at Wembley)
* The Cure (who recorded tracks for their Pictures of You single)
* Bob Dylan
* Billy Joel
* Aerosmith
* KISS
* Bruce Springsteen
* Prince
* Celine Dion
* Queen (whose concert on 12 July 1986 during the "Magic" tour was recorded for a live album)
* Freddie Mercury tribute
* Electric Light Orchestra
* Cliff Richard
* Crosby Stills Nash and Young
* ABBA
* Bee Gees
* Guns N' Roses
* Status Quo
* Elton John
* The Beach Boys
* The Eagles
* Van Halen
* INXS
* Pink Floyd
* Metallica
* Bros
* Megadeth
* Simple Minds
* The Spice Girls
Bon Jovi were the last musical act to play at the old Wembley before it was closed, and they were scheduled to be the first band to play at the new Wembley Stadium, with concerts on June 10, 2006 and the following day. However, due to the delays in the construction of the new stadium, the concerts were moved to the National Bowl in Milton Keynes.
Michael Jackson's record
During Michael Jackson's Bad Tour in 1988, seven sell-out concerts were staged at Wembley which included five in a row, and two at a later date. Each concert had an attendance of 72,000 people. According to the Guinness Book of World Records Jackson set a new world record with 504,000 people attending the seven total concerts. These seven concerts were highly anticipated and created huge media attention. A further five sell-out concerts followed in 1992 during his Dangerous Tour and his three shows in 1997 during his HIStory Tour brought total tickets sold to over 1 million. Until the demolition of the 1923 stadium, this record had not been beaten.*
*I wonder who's beaten the record