 On June 8, 2017 Russian hip-hop artist Timati gave a free concert in the square, which was attended by more than 40,000 people.On October 6, 2019 the Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren performed at the square as an opening act of the World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT).On April 24, 1965 large demonstrations took place in the square and elsewhere in Yerevan to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.