Croatian artist aims for world’s largest ticketed gig

Marko Perković Thompson sold 281,774 tickets to a show at the 47-hectare Zagreb Hippodrome in less than 24 hours

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Croatian artist Marko Perković Thompson could break the world record for the largest paid-for concert with his upcoming show in Zagbreb. The 58-year-old sold 281,774 tickets to his 5 July show at Zagreb Hippodrome, a horse racing track in the Croatian capital spanning 47 hectares.

Tickets went on sale last Friday (28 March) and sold out in less than 24 hours, with 130,000 flying off the shelf in less than six hours.

The concert will reportedly be the largest paid-for concert in history, breaking the record…

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