Pitbull gave a heartfelt thanks to all “the baldies” who got here alongside to final evening’s BST Hyde Park live performance, setting a document for the most important gathering of individuals carrying bald caps within the course of.
1000’s of followers descended on London’s Hyde Park final evening (July 10) donning bald caps, aviators, and leather-based jackets within the spirit of Mr Worldwide. Forward of his efficiency, concertgoers gathered by the principle stage to be formally counted, and it was later confirmed that the document had been set at 22,141 bald cap wearers, one thing he described as a “blessing” and an “honour”.
Having later taken to the Nice Oak Stage to play hits together with ‘Don’t Cease The Get together’, ‘Worldwide Love’, ‘I Really feel Good’ and extra, he took a second to thank the followers who emulated his fashion.
“I’m simply taking all of it in,” an emotional Pitbull advised the gang. “It’s laborious for me to say I’m speechless. However all I can consider proper now could be what my household went by means of to ensure that me to have the ability to be somebody free.
“An immigrant household out of Cuba. To have the ability to pursue my dream and be on the stage like this, characterize with all of the baldies around the globe. That is priceless. There’s no approach I can say thanks. There is no such thing as a phrases I can say what I really feel proper now.”
I like London. There are bald cap Pitbull lookalikes in every single place!!! I hope they get the Guinness World Report. pic.twitter.com/co7KWNplhx
— 🖤 (@KmoonlightS) July 10, 2026
LOOK AT ALL THOSE BEAUTIFUL BALD CAPS 🙌
The second we counted EVERY BALD-E for our GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title try 😎 pic.twitter.com/UPF0qONETj
— BST Hyde Park (@BSTHydePark) July 10, 2026
WE DID IT BALD-E’S!!! 🏆🌎
We formally set the @GWR title for the most important gathering of individuals carrying bald caps at 22,141… DALEEE! @BSTHydePark @LiveNation @AEG_Presents @BBCR1 @gregjames @jackremmington pic.twitter.com/fUfJZoFgdE
— Pitbull (@pitbull) July 10, 2026
Actually Mr Worldwide 🌎
Pitbull followers are as soon as once more donning their bald caps, this time in an try to interrupt a world document. pic.twitter.com/NaChqyXVmE
— Biggest Hits Radio Information (@GHRNewsUK) July 10, 2026
SPOT PITBULL IN THE CROWD OF BALD-E’S 🔥 pic.twitter.com/Q4EMbwdLLY
— BST Hyde Park (@BSTHydePark) July 10, 2026
I’m coming in your job @pitbull pic.twitter.com/KCXk2N95PZ
— kesha (@KeshaRose) July 10, 2026
“And it goes to indicate you in case you imagine it, you dream it, you’ll be able to obtain it. We need to say thanks. You recognize why, Baldies? ‘Trigger we motherfucking did it! So not solely are we right here to congratulate, we’re right here to rejoice.”
Elsewhere on the gig, he was joined by particular visitor Kesha – additionally in a bald cap for the event – to carry out their hit ‘Timber’ collectively for the primary time in 13 years. It comes after re-credited Kesha on the tune, following backlash after her identify being faraway from the 2013 video.
Pitbull additionally paid tribute to his English “baldies” with a canopy of Oasis‘ ‘Wonderwall’, now a staple of England’s World Cup video games. “Being right here I assumed, what was the easiest way to characterize you all,” he defined. “And a superb pal of mine stated, I believe it’s best to do that document. So, let’s not simply speak about it, let’s do it…”
BBC Radio 1 Breakfast presenter Greg James and TikTok creator Jack Remmington kickstarted the record-setting thought final 12 months, after the latter posted a video suggesting the document ought to be tried at BST, whereas James helped get Pitbull on board.
Beforehand, one of many largest crowds to put on bald caps at Pitbull’s exhibits was at his sold-out exhibits at The O2 in London final 12 months. Footage of the audiences quickly went viral, and led to followers at different tour dates doing the identical.
The exhibits have been as a part of the European leg of his ‘Get together After Darkish Tour’, the place he was joined by Lil Jon. On stage at The O2, he addressed the gang and thanked them for getting dressed up for the occasion.
“Now I wanna say a particular thanks to everyone who got here out with bald caps right here tonight,” he stated on the time. “It’s superb to see, and it’s superb to really feel.”
When Pitbull was confirmed for BST Hyde Park, he was additionally introduced as a part of the line-up for the new Roundhay Competition in Leeds. Each can even be headlined by Lewis Capaldi subsequent summer time as a part of his UK and Eire headline tour.