A world record for the longest non-stop concert has been set in the city of Omi in Japan, where hundreds of musicians aged from 6-96 came together to perform a 182 hour gig with breaks of no more than five minutes between acts, and during which around 2000 different songs were played.
The performances began on the evening of 23 Mar, and continued without a hitch despite the fact that a major earthquake hit during the course of the event. Organisers praised the musician who was playing when it hit, saying: "This pianist was amazing. The whole place was shaking quite badly but she went right on playing. Even an earthquake couldn't stop us".