“And there it was. A behemoth staring me in the eyes as I strung my first chord. A roar like no other erupted from the endless horizon ahead. Like the roar of a dragons wrath. This was the first time I felt afraid of who I was. I think we all felt that way. Nothing in this felt natural. To have this much power almost seems magical. I have no idea how this happened. They told us we were the first men in history to do this. How could this be possible? They’re all here to see us. Seven short years ago, I was nothing. I was a fucking run away. Yesterday, I stood on a stage with my best friends in front of 8.1 million people screaming my name. It makes me think, the devil loves music. Have I struck a chord with someone down there? That’s the only thing that keeps me up at night. No, I’m not complaining. You’ll never hear me complain about fame. But, I think any man would feel a type of way after an ordeal like last night. I still haven’t slept and we go again tonight. This all just seems too surreal to be true.”
- Akivia Wolf, 1998.
The Great Plains, Huskala.
‘This Won’t Last Forever World Tour’

June 7, 1998, Akivia (band) made history yet again. The Great Plains of Huskala are a seemingly endless and flat horizon that stretches for miles upon miles between the valley of Green Hills. Just 20 minutes away from Station Square. This patch of land was used for concerts and festivals throughout the years, but none could fill these plains to capacity quite like Akivia (band) did in 1998. Approximately 8.4 million people attended the concert, which had become the highest grossing and biggest attendance for any band, artist, singer or performer in history. Not only did Akivia (band) perform for the afternoon/evening with this attendance, they also performed a second night at The Great Plains which accumulated 8.9 million people on the second night.

It was an immensely controlled crowd, no deaths, no injuries. The Huskalian Army had the event under control and kept close eyes on the crowd, giving out supplies from food and water, pathways for people to walk so nobody was enclosed within the huge pits. Helicopters also patrolled the Plains with many soldiers and officers on standby to grab anyone from the crowd if they needed.

Artist: Odu