What's The Biggest Crowd You Have Ever Been Part Of?

[ENIAM NAM]

Football would have to be the wembly play off final.

Non-football is 100,000 at the 1984 olympics in Los Angeles on the day Mary Decker fell.

[PoC]

hamburg away last year

[mr_nool]

I saw Inter-Udinese in -93. San Siro was far from full, but there were still around 55,000 people there. 43-44,000 at COMS is a much better experience, though.

[walshawblue]

Maine road city v scum in the fifies ans sixties 63000 plus
Wembley 69 10000 cup final
knebworth for the rolling stones 200000+
hyde park for the stones 2000000+

pope visit to Manchester heaton park 1 million est

[Ted Hughes]

Led Zeppelin Knebworth. At least twice as many in as the official figures probably more. Some of the security estimated 250- 300,000 for the 1st concert. 2nd concert seemed empty by comparison even though it was sold out. Almost a deadly crush on way in people starting to pass out & my feet were off the floor for half the time until I got in.

Football wise 100,00 Wembley several cup finals. Many of my family were at Maine Rd when the record crowd was reached, said that was something to behold. My biggest crowd at Maine rd was (I think) 67,000 (correct me if I'm wrong) v rags when the North stand was built & still standing? Been in 1 or 2 of about 63,000 there too if I remember right.

[Blue Since 76]

Thought the biggest Eastlands crowd was against Liverpool last season at New Year, as there was no segregation? Anyway, my biggest game at Eastlands has to be either that or Chelsea last season or whatever other game has been the biggest.

Not sure for Maine Rd, as the crowds pre-premier league were dropping away and post that, the capacity was never more than low 40s.

Biggest for any match has to be the 99 play off final, unless there was more at the Full Members Cup Final.

Most City fans I've ever been part of has to be the promotion game at Blackburn in 2000. My estimate was 6.4M, with even more outside the ground.

[City1970]

>>>Home (maine Road) - 1989 5 - 1 Scum. Fantastic atmosphere, never been betterd anywhere, at any time. Stood at the back of the Kippax at the start of the gaem, by the Time Hinch had scored, I was right at the front.

43,246 for that game. I bet you've been in bigger crowds than that at Maine Rd.

I probably have, but none jump out at me like this one does.


>>>Away - Scum pit - 1990 1 - 1. Ian brightwell special, ensured a draw. Never seen so many rags leave the place after Brighty scored.

>>>Proving the lie that the Swamp has been sold out every game since Adam was a small boy, just 40,247 on that day. I can remember being shocked at seeing great swathes of empty teracing on the Stretford End (which wasn't that big in the first place) And if you were at the first of those derbies, you surely saw a much larger exodus of Filth than cleared off when Bobby beat Slippery Jim all ends up with that glorious screamer.
I bet you've been in loads of bigger crowds than that one too. You have brought up some lovely memories but not really answered the question. Go and stand in the corner!

I dont go to an awful lot of away games, not as many as I should, anyway. I used to go away all the time in the 80's, but since, the kids came along, its really put the stop on that avenue of pleasure. But I think this was the biggest i have been too.

[simon12]

1.25M for the New Years celebration 1999 at Sydney Harbour.

Thats showing off.
Wembley 81 I was only 12 quite overwhelming at the time. Only been to the shithole once mid 80`s 1-1 draw. Had a ticket in the rag end, told a copper I was a blue and he put me in the away end. Would never happen now. I refuse to go to the swamp now unless everything is free as I don`t want to service their debt. Hamburg away as well for me.

[john@staustell]

1981. My ticket was middle of Spurs end. No trouble though, despite my blue gear.

[BlueinBosnia]

Home to Liverpool for the mostest boringest 0-0 draw a couple of seasons back around christmas for city.

Others:

Real Madrid 4: 2 Barcelona, 2005
Turkey 1, BiH 0, 2007

Concerts:
Stereophonics, Morfa Stadium, Swansea
Deep Purple, Sarajevo

Rugby:
Scarlets v Northampton, Twickenham
Cambridge v Oxford varsity match, Twickenham

[Twobob]

Football (home) - The Sell out against Hamburg I think, although we've sold out a few times so unless we sneak more in I aint goinna top these.

Away - unfortunatly at the Scum I think ...

None-Football - Ricky Hatton at Eastlands, aint got a clue how many were there but it was heaving!!

Concert - U2 in Croke Park this Summer, must have been 88-90K

[Goaters 103]

1981 cup final, 100,000 and also went to the 88 final (liverpool v wimbledon) as a guest of the guernsey fa (don't ask) - also 100,000.

Biggest gate of any event I've been at was 102,000 plus for the Rose Bowl game on Jan 1st 1994 - Michigan vs Washington.

[King Kev]

Thought the biggest Eastlands crowd was against Liverpool last season at New Year, as there was no segregation?

There were 47321 at Eastlands for our home game with Liverpool on 30 Dec 07, but there were 10 more there for the visit of Chelsea last year.

[Burt]

100,000 at Wembley for the 76 League Cup win is my biggest ever:o)

[blackburnblue]

For any City match; City v Wolves 1974 League Cup Final, Wembley 1974; 100,000
At Maine rd; City v Burnley 1960 league match; 66,000
Away match; Everton v City 1966 FA Cup 6th round replay; 61,000.

[ericx]

Saturday 5th May Birmingham v Manchester City Wembley 100,000
24th April 1946 England v Scotland Maine Road 70,000

[lets all have a disco]

Townley Car Park. 2.9 million.
Wembley 99
Glastonbury watching the chemical brothers.

[john68]

The biggest crowd ever at Maine Rd without a shadow of a doubt is still increasing at every conversation.
It is the fucling several 100,000 that say they were part of the 8,000 crowd who were at our lowest attendance.

Apart from the obvious 100,000 at Wembley for a variety of Cup Finals, 63,000 was quite usual at maine Rd for the derby.

[BlueinBosnia]

Thought the biggest Eastlands crowd was against Liverpool last season at New Year, as there was no segregation?

There were 47321 at Eastlands for our home game with Liverpool on 30 Dec 07, but there were 10 more there for the visit of Chelsea last year.

I think more seats were sold for the 'Pool game, but hospitality/corporate isn't included in that figure, which is where the Chelsea game beat it.
Does anyone know the box/corporate capacities by any chance?

[Renato_CTID]

Nou Camp in May 1989 for AC Milan-Steaua Bucarest final of Coppa Campioni: we were exactly 107.025 people in that windy unforgettable night!