On 13 July 2002, Fatboy Slim performed the second of his free, open air concerts on Brighton Beach, named The Big Beach Boutique II, Although organisers expected a crowd of around 60, 000 people, the event instead attracted an estimated 250, 000 who crammed the promenade and beach between Brighton's piers.

The 2006 Daytona 500 attracted the sixth largest average live global TV audience of any sporting event that year with 20 million viewers.

The event to date, attracted the most spectators in the sport's short history.

Over the last few years, MSO has been flourishing both at its satellite events and at the main event in London, which attracted almost 800 entries in 2011.

And in 2010, despite bad weather conditions, the Taiwan gay parade " Out and Vote " attracted more than 30, 000 people, making it the largest such event in Asia.

In 2007, Shepton Mallet came to international attention when Westcountry Farmhouse Cheesemakers broadcast the maturation of a round of Cheddar cheese called Wedginald, an event that attracted more than 1. 5 million viewers.

One of his notable later successes was the 2nd Immopar Rapid Tournament in 1991, a weekend event which attracted a huge amount of prize money.

The event attracted a crowd of more than 75, 000 of all colors and was a sensation with a national radio audience of millions.

By the second year, the event added a men's great legs contest and a bikini contest that attracted contestants from all over California.

When the full report was published in 2004, it was recommended that Hyde Park be used as a " savannah "; though this move has attracted some concern that the Hyde Park event may overshadow the original street carnival.

This event attracted international condemnation, and is remembered as the Waco Horror.

On the 17th August 2011, to remember the 75th anniversary of Lorca ´ s assassination and to celebrate his life and legacy, this event included dance, song, poetry and dramatic readings and attracted hundreds of spectators.

In the years since 17, 000 to 20, 000 tickets are consistently sold, an increase over the first Parade Ball held in 1980 at the Paddington Town Hall, a BYO event which attracted 700 guests.

The festival attracted more than 100, 000 attendees in 1984, and the city estimated 200, 000 visitors at the 1990 event.

The 2008 event attracted an estimated 5, 000 people over a two day period.

Special events are scheduled throughout the summer, such as the KaBoomFest fireworks on July 3, which attracted as many as 150, 000 spectators at its 51st annual event in 2010.

Johnstown also hosts the annual Thunder in the Valley motorcycle rally during the fourth week of June ; the event has attracted motorcyclists from across the Northeast to the city of Johnstown since 1998.

The event attracted national media who were interested in recording the visit of an international dignitary to a small western town.

In October 1938, Taylor attracted particular controversy by a speech he gave at a dinner held every October to commemorate a protest by a group of Oxford dons against James II in 1688, an event that was an important prelude to the Glorious Revolution.

Hollywood stars and foreign dignitaries were attracted to the Stampede ; Bob Hope and Bing Crosby each served as parade marshals during the 1950s, while Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip made their first of two visits to the event as part of their 1959 tour of Canada.

Until after World War II when airing of sporting event on radio and television became common, matches between schools attracted a larger crowd.

The event has also regularly attracted demonstrations, notably the K Foundation and the Stuckists, as well as alternative prizes to assert different artistic values.

The Ox Ridge Hunt Club sponsors this annual June event, which has attracted up to 16, 000 spectators and 1, 300 equestrians, some from as far away as California and Europe.

In 2007 this event attracted over 200 boats.

The last event attracted over 100 ' lone protesters ' at the same time.

The decision was controversial because some who felt that Hunt's weight of 280 lb ( 125 kg ), over 80 lb more than Silva, as well as Silva's performance in rounds two and three, had not been sufficiently considered by the judges in their decision ; Randy Couture and Bas Rutten, both being commentators at the event, expressed disagreement with the judges decision.

Rich earned $ 280 for the event plus $ 5 per autograph.

An estimated 280 stores were set up in the 2008 event.

" The dukes, Wenceslas and Albert of Saxony and Lüneburg and Duke Bernard of Brunswick of Lüneburg allow the council of the town of Lüneburg to add the 30 marks of the lot which Lord Ludolf von Tzellenstede undertook to pay on the town's behalf on 13 April next, and the 150 marks of the lot which he also agreed to pay on the following 25 December, as well as the 100 marks of the lot the council paid on behalf of Lords Ordenberg and Siegfried Bock, i. e. 280 marks of the lot and the interest due to be added to the pledge for the castles of Bleckede and Hitzacker and the taxes from Lüneburg and Hitzacker, in the event that the lords do not repay the council on the said days, and vow also not to relieve the council from the pledges before they have repaid the sum pledged and the above money.

Sixty-nine cars started the selection event that would show which entrants would be allowed to start the main event, the race from Paris to Rouen.

The winner of each event receives a World Series of Poker bracelet and a monetary prize based on the number of entrants and buy-in amounts.

The 2006 edition of the event had more than 70 parade entrants.

The event features dozens of marching bands, over 150 floats and hundreds of horses with entrants from around the world, and combines western themes with modern.

A New Year's Eve event in Houston, TX held on 31 December 2010 had over 100 Illuminated entrants, it is titled Gloworama, produced by Art Cars of Houston LLC-their events are limited to illuminated vehicles only.

" The May 11 event attracted 10, 000 spectators, 15 pachyderm entrants, a telegram from Richard M. Nixon, and worldwide news coverage.

The event regularly attracts over 50, 000 entrants, making it ( as it has been every year since 1981 ) the UK's biggest road race, with only the London Marathon coming close to challenging it for numbers of participants.

At the 2009 WSOP $ 40k No Limit hold ' em event, Raymer placed third out of 201 entrants and won $ 774, 927.

He actually underestimated how popular it would become: in 1973, he dared to speculate that someday the tournament may have 50 or more entrants ; the 2006 main event alone had 8773 entrants.

Citing the fragility of their cars and the dangers of the banking, the major British factory teams of the day — Lotus, B. R. M., and Cooper, all boycotted the event, leading to a cobbled together field of private entrants and Formula 2 cars.

Seven days of regularity trials decided the entrants, and one of the two Delage specials was wrecked in the rain on the fifth ; nevertheless, Ménard, the other works driver, came second in the event, behind a Sizaire-Naudin.

The largest timed running race in the world, the event attracts more than 80, 000 entrants who start in staggered groups based on previous running times and early entry.

The 2008 convention held by the organization, featuring Luxembourgish entrants Corinne Hermès and Marion Welter, as well as the Portuguese entrant of the 2008 contest Vânia Fernandes, received major media attention within the country, with RTL reporting twice on the event, and were present to interview Hermès.

The Manx Grand Prix is a separate motorcycle event for amateurs and private entrants that uses the same Snaefell Mountain Course in late August and early September.

A scheduled R / C event at the 1937 National Aeromodeling Championships attracted six entrants: Patrick Sweeney, Walter Good, Elmer Wasman, Chester Lanzo, Leo Weiss and B. Shiffman, Lanzo winning with the lightest ( 6 pounds ) and simplest model plane, although his flight was rather erratic and lasted only several minutes.

The 2005 championships had over 3, 000 entrants and is currently the world's biggest indoor rowing event and Britain's biggest mass-participation indoor sporting event.

This event is very popular with more than 3, 000 entrants entering into it.

: The first event of the season, the Monaco meeting, from April 2 to 16, ... is without precedent quantity of entrants in yachting history ; beginning with an exhibition of all types of motor-boats, lasting four days, after which three days afloat were allowed for preparations, the races began on April 9 and continued for the following week.

January 2003 saw the event go international, attracting a field of 122 entrants and a $ 1, 200, 000 prize pool.

It has grown significantly since its inaugural race in 1982 – the 2009 event attracted a total of 50, 000 entrants for all competitions ( including the ‘ half ’ and 10k ) in 2009 ; the upper limit established by the organisers.

Rather than a fixed schedule of one race per weekend with most entrants appearing at every event, the Grand National schedule included over sixty events in some years, often with two or three on the same weekend, and occasionally with two races on the same day in different states.