Using a TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik M 80 vocal mic and a Gibson J-45 acoustic guitar, Alex Carlin performed for 32 hours, earning him the new Guinness World Record for “Longest Concert by a Solo Artist.”
The extended show took place at the Pub Bourbon Street, Radomsko, Poland, and broke the previous record of 27 hours, 3 minutes and 44 seconds by the French-Canadian known as “Gonzales” in Paris.
By the end of his show, Carlin had performed 500 songs, including the entire Beatles catalogue, which took only 12 hours. “Around hour 12 things were getting difficult – my head felt like it was exploding and I had dark thoughts about what later hours could feel like if it was already bad like that. But soon things started getting better and better.”
“In fact, by the moment I was beating the 27-hour record I felt great, and the last five hours were quite easy. The last hour I was feeling very strong, playing Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Metallica and my song ‘No Sleep Only Rock and Roll’ – high-energy stuff. I was amazed that I could still sing those kinds of vocals at the 32nd hour.”
