The crowd of 45,000 at George Wassouf's homecoming concert in Latakia
Live Concert · Latakia

George Wassouf, back inLatakia after ten years.

The Sultan of Tarab returned to his home city—and the city answered.

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The story

A homecoming, scaled up.

When tickets outran the plan, the production grew with them.

6,500

The capacity the concert was first planned for.

45,000

The capacity it grew to, driven by demand.

10 years

Since the artist last performed in Latakia.

Capacity, planned against built

Nearly seven times the first plan, because the demand was there.

Credits

City · Latakia
Artist · George Wassouf
Production · Agafi Events + Experiences

After a decade away, George Wassouf came home to Latakia. The concert was planned for 6,500 people; demand turned it into a night for 45,000.

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The night, in frames.

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