Hungarian musicians set Guinness World Record for longest concert
1/7/2008 17:06
Hungarian musicians performed non-stop for 216 hours at a summer resort on
Lake Balaton to set a Guinness World Record for the longest concert, Hungarian
News Agency MTI reported yesterday.
The concert was part of the Balatonfured
Guitar Festival.
The attempt to set the new world record started on June 21.
More than 1,000 musicians of all ages in 350 groups lined up to take the stage
by turns for days and nights. The youngest among them was just seven years
old.
Besides classical guitarists, jazz, Latin, flamenco and rock musicians
also performed at the concert.
The new record was set at 3 pm local time
(1300 GMT) yesterday.
The last time Hungarians set a world record for the
longest concert was on July 1 last year, with a performance lasting 192 hours at
the same venue. It was later beaten by Canadian musicians with a 200-hour
performance.
Xinhua
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