For decades, artists have pushed sound systems far beyond safe limits and turned music into a full-body experience. Sound is measured in decibels (dB), a logarithmic scale where every increase of 10 dB represents a sound that’s roughly ten times more intense.
Anything above 120 dB can risk damaging your hearing, and at 130dB, the sound is comparable to a jet engine at close range and transcends into something that you can physically feel. Shockingly, some of the concerts on this list have actually hit that level and been so loud that they have caused physical damage to the stadium.
Intrigued? Click through the gallery to remember the loudest concerts in music history.