Sonic The Hedgehog fans will be able to experience two different concert tours in the near future as part of the 35th anniversary celebrations.
Over the weekend, Sonic composer Jun Senoue appeared onstage with his band The Sonic Adventure Music Experience and, according to reports, confirmed an official ‘Sonic 35th Anniversary x Sonic Live’ tour will take place later this year. Further details will be announced in the near future.
Senoue first contributed music to 1993’s Sonic The Hedgehog 3 and went on to serve as sound director for 1998’s Sonic Adventure. He’s worked on a majority of Sonic games ever since.
At the Sonic Music Experience concert in Tokyo, @crush40 and @Ohtanitter announced a Sonic 35th Anniversary x Sonic Live concert series that will celebrate Sonic's music history. More details, and locations/dates, yet to come! #SonicNews
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In 2000, Senoue teamed up with singer Johnny Gioeli to create rock group Crush 40, who have contributed a lot of fan-favourite anthems to the Sonic franchise. Crush 40 have put on several concerts in Japan and released two live albums, but have never done a full tour.
However, the future of Crush 40 is uncertain. At the end of 2024, Gioeli sued Sega for more than $1million over ownership of ‘Live And Learn’ but the lawsuit was dismissed last year.
Last month, Gioeli announced he would be heading out on a Crush 40 world tour to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Sonic. Over the weekend, he officially confirmed ‘The Speed Of Sound Featuring Johnny Gioeli’ tour but revealed the run of dates are “fan events” and not anything to do with Sega.
“For the first time ever, Johnny of Crush 40 is hitting the road for a full-scale world tour with a full band, and this isn’t just a concert… it’s an experience. By fans for the fans,” explains the official website. The first show will take place in Los Angeles this December with further shows in “Canada, the USA, South America, England, Scotland, Poland, Norway, Mexico and more” still to be announced.
“I’ve wanted to do this for the last couple of years. I want to bring these characters to life and have an immersive experience. I want to bring the audience inside the game. It’s going to be like seeing a movie,” Gioeli said in an interview with All Things Nintendo, describing the run of shows as his “last hurrah”.
In January, Sega confirmed it would be celebrating Sonic The Hedgehog’s 35th anniversary throughout 2026 with fan meet-ups, exclusive partnerships featuring limited merchandise, museum pop-ups and art exhibits, live concert celebrations and a brand-new narrative podcast.
In other news, Conan O’Brien is being mocked for a “cringe” Oscars joke that saw him speaking Gen Alpha slang over footage of viral mobile game Subway Surfers.
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