PICS: 50,000 fans attend largest concert since start of pandemic in New Zealand

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AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Singer Matiu Walters grinned as he gazed out over 50,000 damp but delirious fans and said those magic words: “So, what’s up Eden Park?”

While much of the world remains hunkered down, the band Six60 has been playing to huge crowds in New Zealand, where social distancing isn’t required after the nation stamped out the coronavirus. The band’s tour finale on Saturday night was billed as the largest concert in the world since the pandemic began.

Check out photos from the concert, here:

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Fans cheers as New Zealand band Six60 perform at Eden Park in New Zealand on Saturday

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New Zealand is free of social-distancing restrictions after stamping out the spread of COVID-19

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Only 26 people have died of the coronavirus in the nation of 5 million, according to Worldometer

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Saturday’s set by the five-piece band included powerful cameos by military musicians ahead of the nation honoring its war dead on Sunday

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Fans found it a surreal experience to be surrounded by so many people after she spent last year living through endless lockdowns

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Saturday's event was the first-ever concert at Auckland's Eden Park

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The band has been touring across the county with large crowds in attendance