AURORA Concert

A true artistic collaboration with acclaimed Norwegian singer known for hits: 'Runaway', 'Cure for Me', 'Running with the Wolves' and Frozen II's, 'Into the Unknown'. AURORA took center stage, guiding concert-goers through this unprecedented musical journey.

## Description

The **AURORA Concert** (also referred to as **The Musical Voyage**) is a special event that first occurred **December 8, 2022 at 20:30 PST (UTC-8)** and lasted approximately **50** minutes. Utilising the Festival Tech feature, *Sky* delivered a revolutionary musical journey where players can feel the wave of emotions from thousands of other players on the same screen, at the same time.

The AURORA Concert then repeated every 4 hours starting at **midnight 00:00 PST (UTC-8)** through to **January 2, 2023**.

For the occasion, the Coliseum received numerous transformations throughout the Season of AURORA, resulting in the stage turning into a nighttime scene.

After the last Quest of the Season of AURORA, players were invited to "reserve" their seat in the Coliseum and attend the event at the announced date and time.

Players had the ability to chat with players in the same group or row and new  Expression emojis were available at the bottom of the screen for the duration of the event:  Waving Light,  Heart,  Happy, and  Cry.

## Limited Cosmetics

Once the Concert finished, new IAP cosmetics were available for players to purchase from the Mannequin Shop that appears in the Coliseum after completing the first Quest. Free trial Spells of these collaboration IAPs (excluding the Wings of AURORA) were available to collect from the Sleepy Traveler's boat at the Coliseum. All Seasonal IAPs offered for the AURORA collaboration were available until the Season ended **January 2, 2023 at 02:00 PST (UTC-8)**.

Please note that since all these items were part of a limited collaboration, they will not be available once the Season is over and are not scheduled to return in future years. (Prices below are in USD, with actual costs varying depending on region/currency.)

### To The Love Outfit

> ***"Live every page of life unapologetically."***
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The To The Love Outfit is a peach dress with a gold corset, resembling the outfit worn by AURORA in the "Giving In To The Love" music video. This Outfit was introduced as a *limited-time offer* in 2022 for $9.99 from the Mannequin Shop in the Coliseum for the duration of the Season. It became available **December 8 at 17:00 PST (UTC-8)**, during the countdown to the Concert's debut. It later returned in 2023 for the AURORA Encore Concerts. (Since these are part of a limited collaboration, they are not scheduled to return in future years.)

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### Giving In Cape

> ***"See the fire inside made known."***
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The Giving In Cape is a transparent sparkly red cape with white feathers at the shoulders, resembling the cape worn by AURORA in the "Giving In To The Love" music video. This Cape was introduced as a *limited-time offer* in 2022 for $14.99 from the Mannequin Shop in the Coliseum for the duration of the Season. It became available **December 8 at 17:00 PST (UTC-8)** during the countdown to the Concert's debut. It later returned in 2023 for the AURORA Encore Concerts. (Since these are part of a limited collaboration, they are not scheduled to return in future years.)

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### Wings of AURORA

> ***"Both immediate and timeless. Allows AURORA's breathtaking performance to reappear in the Coliseum of Triumph for you and friends you're holding hands with."***
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The Wings of AURORA is a transparent sparkly gold cape resembling butterfly wings and the Season's symbol. This Cape was introduced as a *limited-time offer* in 2022 for $24.99 from the Mannequin Shop in the Coliseum for the duration of the Season. It became available after completing all Seasonal Quests and attending the Concert. It later returned in 2023 for the AURORA Encore Concerts.

This item gives the wearer and the friends they hold hands with a special ability to view the Concert in one of its six time slots, even after the Season ended. The option to replay the Concert is enabled in the Expression Menu from anywhere in Sky; simply open the Emote Submenu with the item equipped and select the Cape's icon to be teleported to the version of the Coliseum prepared for the Concert. The pre-Concert activities are available before the start of the show, too. (Since these are part of a limited collaboration, they are not scheduled to return in future years.)

Wings of AURORA IAPWings of AURORA iconWings of AURORA frontWings of AURORA interiorWings of AURORA backWings of AURORA exterior
## Seating Arrangements

Each seat has a unique number and once you have chosen your seat, you are automatically teleported to that seat upon entering the Coliseum.

4176 seats are available but the number of attendees is unlimited. Of the seats available, 4 rows of them (rows 519-522) are VIP seats, only usable when the white candles behind the seats are lit up. These are located in front of the two Prop-filled side rooms and are shaped like sofas.

## The Introduction

At **00:00**, the Concert starts with the crowd cheering and clapping. The atmosphere is full of excitement and the camera pans around the Coliseum to show many ghost figures; all players attending the Concert. Then, the AURORA Guide, enveloped in a colorful sphere, glides across the Coliseum and onto center Stage.

A large memory sphere expands and covers the entire Coliseum.

## First Performance: Exhale Inhale

The players are then individually teleported to a new void area and standing on a rock surrounded by dark water.

Glowing particles merge, forming a light and it begins to sing "Exhale Inhale" by AURORA, pulsating with each note. (See Lyrics)

En en en hm, en en hm
En en hm, en en en hm
En en hm, en en hm
En en hm, en en hm
En en hm

I was a moving thing
Before I was a human being
I was the ice before it melts
I was the tree before it fell

My dear, come near
Do you understand what is happening?

Crawl beneath the earth
To feel the hunger and the thirst
If you could fly and be the bird
Then you would see the forest burn

My dear, come near
Do you understand what is happening?

(Em-mmm-mmm-mmm)
Who's calling me? For the emergency
(Em-mmm-mmm-mmm)
Who's listening? To the sirens singing

We are stood and somehow calm
Within the madness of the storm

With no solution for the scared
Tasting pollution in the air
My dear, come near
Do you feel my hand? It is there

(Exhale) Inhale (Exhale) Inhale
(Exhale) Inhale (Exhale) Inhale
(Exhale) Inhale (Exhale) Inhale
(Exhale) Inhale (Exhale) Inhale

(Em-mmm-mmm-mmm)
Who's calling me? For the emergency
(Em-mmm-mmm-mmm)
Who's listening? To the sirens singing

(Em-mmm-mmm-mmm)
Take from our world no more
(Em-mmm-mmm-mmm)
(Em-mmm-mmm-mmm)
Take from our world no more
(Em-mmm-mmm-mmm)
Em-mmm-mmm-mmm)
(Em-mmm-mmm-mmm)
Take from our world no more
(Em-mmm-mmm-mmm)
(Em-mmm-mmm-mmm)
(Em-mmm-mmm-mmm)

A black tree grows from the water. The light lands on the tree and purple particles emerge from the tree, like leaves. Then when the leaves fall off, the light transforms into a glowing bird and flies to perch on a rock.

Mantas jump out of the water in the background. The light exits the shell of its bird form, which gets consumed by an emerging darkness plant. Briefly transforming into a manta, the light abandons its shell, which turns into a manta-shaped darkness plant.

A large flock of birds converge at the light. The light ascends and turns the sky green and with a flash of lightning, AURORA appears in a green outfit under the rain.

As AURORA slowly raises her hands, the light exits her body and flies towards the player, bursting into blue specks of light. Five Ancestor spirits suddenly appear behind you, standing around you in a circle. They all ascend and the large rock under you rises from the water and above the clouds.

A flock of birds surrounds the light. As the camera zooms out, everything looks out of focus and it is revealed that we were inside the colorful sphere. The scene fades to black.

### Intermission 1

AURORA emerges from her colorful sphere and as the crowd cheers, she gracefully floats down onto the stage. She is wearing a small blue butterfly cape and the Runaway Outfit.

AURORA:

* "Hello Friends! I'm so happy to be here with you!"
* "Look at you! We are all here together!"
* "Let's all call to each other!"

Players are invited to honk loudly all together.

* "Oh, how pretty you are!"
* "I see you!"
* "The natural world is our guiding light. Let's follow it now…"

AURORA welcomes the Running Wayfarer, who walks onto the stage from the Temple. They kneel and present a dark but sparkly sphere with their hands. AURORA activates the sphere and it expands to cover the entire Coliseum.

## Second Performance: Runaway

Players are collectively transported to a deep blue underwater cavern, swimming around as colorful knifefish.

Glowing particles merge to form a light and the song "Runaway" by AURORA starts. (See Lyrics)

I was listening to the ocean
I saw a face in the sand
But when I picked it up
Then it vanished away from my hands
I had a dream I was seven
Climbing my way in a tree
I saw a piece of heaven
Waiting, impatient, for me

And I was running far away
Would I run off the world someday?
Nobody knows, nobody knows
And I was dancing in the rain
I felt alive and I can't complain

But now take me home
Take me home where I belong
I can't take it anymore

I was painting a picture
The picture was a painting of you
And for a moment I thought you were here
But then again, it wasn't true
And all this time I have been lying
Oh, lying in secret to myself
I've been putting sorrow on the farthest place on my shelf, La-di-da!

And I was running far away
Would I run off the world someday?
Nobody knows, nobody knows
And I was dancing in the rain
I felt alive and I can't complain

But now take me home
Take me home where I belong
I got no other place to go
Now take me home
Take me home where I belong
I got no other place to go
Now take me home
Take me home where I belong
I can't take it anymore

But I kept running for a soft place to fall
And I kept running for a soft place to fall
And I kept running for a soft place to fall
And I kept running for a soft place to fall

And I was running far away
Would I run off the world someday?

But now take me home
Take me home where I belong
I got no other place to go
Now take me home
Take me home where I belong
I got no other place to go

Now take me home, home where I belong
Now take me home, home where I belong
Now take me home, home where I belong
Now take me home, home where I belong
I can't take it anymore

A school of triangular angelfish appears and groups together to propel the light out of the water, into a rainy night. The light explodes into sparkles. Players, now butterflies, follow the light gliding across the surface of water with mantas alongside us, jumping in and out of the water and splashing.

The light finally reaches land after a brief flight through the clouds. A queue of spirits guided by birds are walking towards what looks like a past vision of the Isle of Dawn– a once flourishing land, full of vegetation.

The spirits climb the main rock formation with the light waiting at its extremity. A small kid, the first to reach the top, extends their hand towards the light. All the spirits are now kneeling or praying to the light.

The light bursts again into a shower of sparkles and many boats appear, rescuing the group to take them home where they belong.

A single bird (you) flies over the boats, past the Isle Elder standing in the doorway of the Temple, into the clouds leading to Prairie. The other players all join you as birds, looking at the mountain in the distance. The scene fades to black.

### Intermission 2

We return to the Coliseum, with AURORA now dressed in the green outfit, with the crowd clapping their hands.

AURORA:

* "It gives me hope to see the world so connected."
* "You have beautiful voices - can you all harmonize with the same call?"

Players are once more invited to honk loudly all together.

The Orbit credit song "Constellation" by AURORA and Vincent Diamante starts to play.

* "I'm so happy to be here with you."
* "It's ok, you can cry."

Players are now invited to use the Cry emote.

* "We must take care of each other. We are stronger together."

AURORA welcomes the Mindful Miner, who walks onto the stage from the Temple. They kneel and present a dark but sparkly sphere with their hands. AURORA activates the sphere and it expands to cover the entire Coliseum.

## Third Performance: All is Soft Inside

Players are collectively transported to the Underground Cavern in Forest, floating as colorful jellyfish.

A light emerges from the darkness and the song "All is Soft Inside" by AURORA starts. (See Lyrics)

I don't know why
But I feel down
You need to know
I can't go on
I was a rose
I was an animal
Don't let me change
Don't let me go

All around is stone
All is soft inside

All that I know
Lies within emotion
Words remain unspoken
Lead me through the dark
All that I see
Came to me in colours
Lasted for a moment
Leads me through the dark
All that I know

I need it all
I don't know where to begin
I carry more than you see
My dreams are bigger than me
Please bring me light
I bear a shadow
I call them back to me
So they could feed me

All is stone
And all is soft inside

All that I know
Lies within emotion
Words remain unspoken
Lead me through the dark
All that I see
Came to me in colours
Lasted for the moment
Lead me through the dark
All that I know
All I know

Did you know
That we're all
Turning softer inside?
We can save
What is pure
If the hearts can collide
All that I've ever known
Is the universe is wild
Is the universe is wild

The light wanders around the cave, circling around looking for an exit. Logs block the only pathway out and the light crashes into the blocked passage to emerge into the large hollow Underground Cavern. All the jellyfish follow.

The cave is full of minerals and we are shown the memories of miners collecting them. Memories of jellyfish flee from the excavation.

The light makes its way across the cave. We see a worker falling off a cliff while their teammates helplessly look over the edge, while a jellyfish positions itself under the falling worker, saving them a certain fate.

The light then ascends the central, tallest rock structure in the cave, revealing more minerals and jellyfish all the way up. At the summit, the three spirit miners seem to be expressing their gratitude to the surrounding jellyfish.

The scene fades to white and then back to black. Players are now flying through the clouds of the purple sky in the Starlight Desert. Along the way up, large Royal jellyfish join and float amongst players. As we look to the round full moon, the scene fades to black.

### Intermission 3

We return to the Coliseum, with AURORA now dressed in the orange dress, with the crowd clapping their hands and a bright glowing sphere illuminates AURORA from behind. The ground floor of the Coliseum is flooded with water.

AURORA:

* "Creatures of light are so beautiful!"

The camera pans back and two Mantas fly around in the Coliseum over the crowd.

AURORA:

* "Call to them when they fly near!"
* "Look at that!"
* "Hehehe… Yes!"

* "And remember, you are all warriors of light."

AURORA welcomes the Warrior of Love, who walks onto the stage from the Temple. They kneel and present a dark but sparkly sphere with their hands. AURORA activates the sphere and it expands to cover the entire Coliseum.

## Fourth Performance: Warrior

Players are collectively transported to a new area where they are flying as mantas towards an island covered in clouds and the Eden mountain can be seen afar. Underneath, the once flat ocean surface becomes interrupted by the mounds of snow and large rock formations.

As the song "Warrior" by AURORA starts (see lyrics), players are led into a tunnel of clouds alongside some spirit mantas and emerge to the other side where spirit boats use cannons to launch nets to capture mantas.

I fall asleep in my own tears
I cry for the world for everyone
And I build a boat to float in
I'm floating away

I can't recall the last time
I opened my eyes to see the world as beautiful
And I built a cage to hide in
I'm hiding I'm trying to battle the night

Let love conquer your mind
Warrior warrior
Just reach out for the light
Warrior, warrior
I am a warrior, yeah yeah yeah
Warrior, warrior
I am a warrior, yeah yeah yeah
Warrior, warrior of love

I stand behind the wall of people and thoughts mind controlling
And I hold a sword to guide me
I'm fighting my way

I can't recall the last time
I opened my eyes to see the world as beautiful
And I built a cage to hide in
I'm hiding I'm trying to battle the night

Let love conquer your mind
Warrior warrior
Just reach out for the light
Warrior warrior
I am a warrior, yeah yeah yeah
Warrior, warrior
I am a warrior, yeah yeah yeah
Warrior, warrior of love

Underneath darkened skies
There's a light kept alive
Let love conquer your mind
Warrior warrior
Just reach out for the light
Warrior warrior
I am a warrior, yeah yeah yeah
Warrior warrior
I am a warrior, yeah yeah yeah
Warrior, warrior of love

Warrior of love
Warrior of love

Flying through the clouds, players witness the unfortunate events surrounding the capture of many mantas by the spirits. Boats head towards the ruins carrying nets full of mantas.

Cages with mantas are piling up on the walls of the ruins along the way.

A flock of mantas free the imprisoned mantas by breaking the cages and they all fly free to freedom with the players to the vast horizon. The camera zooms out to show the intense light beam emitted from the Eden mountain with the freed mantas flying towards it and the scene fades to black.

### Intermission 4

We return to the Coliseum, with AURORA now dressed in the green outfit with the crowd clapping their hands. The huge sphere is now higher behind AURORA, but cycles between glowing red, white, and blue.

AURORA:

* "That was so liberating!"
* "Chant with me to build our strength".

Players are once more invited to honk loudly all together.

* "Thank you all very much!"
* "Thank you so much for all the love!"

AURORA now starts to send the Coliseum emotes to the crowd, one by one.

* "Even if we lose hope, we cannot let our light fade away."

AURORA welcomes the Seed of Hope, who walks onto the stage from the Temple. They kneel and present a dark but sparkly sphere with their hands. AURORA activates the sphere and it expands to cover the entire Coliseum.

## Fifth Performance: The Seed

Players are collectively transported in the clouds as birds once again. The hallway of clouds leads to a wide open space.

A light emerges from the clouds and the song "The Seed" by AURORA starts. (See Lyrics)

Just like the seed
I don't know where to go
Through dirt and shadow I grow
I'm reaching light through the struggle
Just like the seed
I'm chasing the wonder
I unravel myself
All in slow motion

You cannot eat money, oh no
You cannot eat money, oh no
When the last tree has fallen
And the rivers are poisoned
You cannot eat money, oh no
You cannot eat money, oh no
You cannot eat money, oh no
When the last tree has fallen
And the rivers are poisoned
You cannot eat money, oh no, oh, no

Suffocate me
So my tears can be rain
I will water the ground where I stand
So the flowers can grow back again
Cause just like the seed
Everything wants to live
We are burning our fingers
But we learn and forget

You cannot eat money, oh no
You cannot eat money, oh no
When the last tree has fallen
And the rivers are poisoned
You cannot eat money, oh no
You cannot eat money, oh no
You cannot eat money, oh no
When the last tree has fallen
And the rivers are poisoned
You cannot eat money, oh no, oh, no

Feed me sunlight, feed me air
Feed me truth and feed me prayer
Feed me sunlight, feed me air
Feed me truth and feed me prayers

You cannot eat money, oh no
You cannot eat money, oh no
When the last tree has fallen
And the rivers are poisoned
You cannot eat money, oh no
You cannot eat money, oh no
You cannot eat money, oh no
When the last tree has fallen
And the rivers are poisoned
You cannot eat money, oh no, oh, no

The light begins to emit lightning. The white clouds give way to dark clouds in a large cyclone. A meteor shower begins to fall from the sky in the form of cyan streaks of light into the cyclone.

Players that approach the eye of the storm where the light is hovering are struck by meteors, removing their light, turning them black, and causing them to fall.

A red beam is then emitted from the center of the cyclone.

The clouds turn white once more and the meteors stop. However, it is not long before the meteor shower starts back up again. The light emits electricity and the bird-players are now sucked into the cyclone and propelled into the green polluted air of the Battlefield in the Golden Wasteland. The light slowly descends through the cyclone as streams of meteors scatter across the land.

Falling to the ground, players transform into butterflies and find themselves in the bowels of a massacre between spirits and even some mantas. The bright cyan streaks of the meteors continue to strike the ground, exploding. As we move forward towards the Temple, more bodies pile up as more spears and shields collide.

At the end, the camera zooms to the top of the stairs where one lonely soul is kneeling with their sword stuck in the ground in front of them, surrounded by the dead. The scene fades to black.

## Sixth Performance: Through the Eyes of a Child

The players are then individually teleported to the desolated battlefield after the massacre.

A butterfly emerges from the darkness and the song "Through the Eyes of a Child" by AURORA starts. (See Lyrics)

World is covered by our trace
Scars we cover up with paint
Watch them preaching sour lies
I would rather see this world through the eyes of a child
Through the eyes of a child

Darker times will come and go
Times you need to see her smile
And mothers' hards are warm and mild
I would rather feel this world through the skin of a child
Through the skin of a child

When a human strokes your skin
That is when you let them in
Let them in before they go
I would rather feel alive with a childlike soul
With a childlike soul

As the lone butterfly, players fly over moments of suffering and grief, frozen in time after the end of the war. We pass by a statue of two survivors kneeling and crying over a fallen spirit. Stone statues of other fallen spirits are partially buried in the sand and in the water. Then, we flutter past statues of a survivor carrying the dead in their arms, another kneeling over a dead manta, and a child curled up alone.

At the end of the battlefield, another butterfly joins and together they dance above the dark waters, reflecting the light of a moon. The butterflies merge into the light once again. Two mantas circle around the light which causes all players, in the shape of butterflies, to be reunited again.

The swarm is drawn to what appears to be a sunrise. As players move forward, a giant glowing yellow spirit with golden wings, in the shape of AURORA gets on her feet and slowly turns around. AURORA, opens her arms and transforms all butterflies into Sky Kids, comforting all the players after the tragedy they just witnessed.

All the players follow AURORA into the sky, under the warm glow of the sun through the clouds.

## Orbit

Now in a blue dress, the giant AURORA and all players fly towards Orbit in the starry space, flying with all the Spirits of Sky and other Light Creatures. "The Light Beyond" by AURORA and Vincent Diamante can be heard in the background. When we reach the end of Orbit, the scene fades to white.

## Last Performance: Queendom

The camera pans to show the Eden mountain and the outside of the Coliseum. Then the camera focuses on all the glowing sketches added to the walls of the Coliseum.

The light descending slowly from the sky into the Coliseum. AURORA’s large spirit reappears flying over the crowd and the song "Queendom" by AURORA starts. (See Lyrics)

The underdogs are my lions
The silent ones are my choir
The women will be my soldiers
With the weight of life on their shoulders

Drink until you’ve had enough
I'll drink from your hands
I will be your warrior
I will be your lamb

Till queendom come
Till queendom come
My queendom come
My queendom come

The sea waves are my evening gown
And the sun on my head is my crown
I made this queendom on my own
And all the mountains are my throne

Drink until you've had enough
I'll drink from your hands
I will be your warrior
I will be your lamb

Till queendom come
Till queendom come
My queendom come
My queendom come

My queendom come
My queendom come

I hunt the grounds for empathy
And hate the way it hides from me
With care and thirst I have become
You have a home in my queendom
You have a home in my queendom
You have a place in my queendom
You have a home..

Till queendom come
Till queendom come
My queendom come
My queendom come
My queendom come
My queendom come

My queendom come
My queendom come
My queendom come

Players can now stand up from their seats and gather around AURORA. The Coliseum bustles with energy as the spotlights are shining about and the space is filled with mantas, royal jellyfish, birds, and butterflies.

At different instances of the song, players are pulled towards AURORA and then thrown across the Coliseum like rainbow confetti.

At the end of the song, the camera zooms out to show the whole Coliseum and Eden mountain in the background. AURORA’s giant spirit floats above the Coliseum and can be seen surrounded by all the Sky Kids.

## Final Screen

AURORA:
"Always remember, our lights shine brighter together…"

The final screen shows you how many players shared the AURORA concert experience with you.

You experienced this Musical Voyage alongside ### others like you.

## Post-concert Activities

After the concert, all pre-concert activities are still available to players, with the exception that the Bonfires and Campfire Snack Kits are missing. On top of these, players can also find AURORA inside the sound bath after the concert. AURORA is seen in the form of sparkles, idly standing and swinging her arms. She will offer a hug when a player approach her, and speaks after the hug: "Thank you so much for the love! You are so beautiful. And remember to give some of that love to yourself too." Players can hug her multiple times, but she will not repeat her dialogues.

Player can leave the Coliseum by sitting on a meditating spot on the stage to return to Home, or enter either Valley Temple or Village of Dreams via the normal entrances. When attempting to leave, a prompt asking if the player want to "Leave AURORA's Musical Voyage?" appears, with the reminder "You will be able to return while the voyage is still underway."

If a player chooses to stay in the Coliseum after the concert, the sky will turn from night to day at 15 minutes after end of concert, and the game will force the player to return to Home with a fade-to-white screen at 45 minutes after end of concert.

## Trivia

* The creatures and colors of mural patterns around the seating areas roughly corresponds to the realms where the season quests take place:
	+ Cyan fish: Isle of Dawn
	+ Blue jellyfish: Hidden Forest
	+ Red mantas: Valley of Triumph
	+ Green crabs: Golden Wasteland
* During New Year, AURORA starts the first intermission of concert by saying "Happy New Year!" and "I LOVE this time of year!" before inviting players to call to each other.
* The concert repeats more frequently at every 2 hours during the last day of the season.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 All in-app purchase prices are specified in US dollars. Regional pricing may vary depending upon local taxes and exchange rates.