Another Guitar Hero Guiness World Record

Two Guitar Hero players rock out to Guns ‘n Roses’ ‘Welcome To The Jungle’ in front of 9,600 fans, setting a new Guiness record for “Largest Audience for a Videogame Performance”.

The new record was set at the Give It A Name festival in  Earls Court, London, England this past Sunday May 11.

The two gamers, Renos Georgiou, 16, and Lyndon Jones, 15, won the chance to perform while at the Atticus clothing stand earlier in the day.  They played a co-op of ‘Welcome To The Jungle’ on expert.

Renos and Lyndon performed on the main stage ahead of headliner 30 Seconds to Mars. 

Guinness World Records’ records manager Gareth Deaves was on hand to adjudicate and issue Guinness World Record certificates cementing the achievement.

“Seeing two Guitar Hero players, rocking the 9,600 plus people in Earls Court was a genuine jaw-on-the-floor moment, illustrating how far we’ve come as a franchise,” said Ian McClellan, senior brand manager, Guitar Hero

Now 9,600 is a lot of people, but could that really be a record?  We’re going to do some research to see if that number hasn’t been bested in the past at some Guitar Hero gaming competition.

Related Links:
Give It A Name Festival
Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition 2008