Summer of Sonic SUCCESS!

We did it!

We are all still recovering from the biggest Summer of Sonic we have EVER hosted, and we sincerely hope that you all very much enjoyed your time at the event! Once again, we want to extend a massive thank you to all who have backed the project; we have been stunned by the generosity and enthusiasm of you all, and we definitely feel it’s thanks to your backing we were able to put together our most professional event to date.

Summer of Sonic in the Media

The event has garnered much interest, and has since featured as a BBC Newsbeat article including an interview with Svend, and a Vice Magazine article. We even made it into this month’s Sonic-themed edition of Retro Gamer! Our tech-wizards are still busy sorting through the hours upon hours of footage taken during the day, and we hope to eventually present to you some amazing videos so you can relive the event to your heart’s content.

In the meantime, you can check out the entire Jam with Jun set on the Sonic Show’s channel!

Backer Rewards

Rewards have been marked to “sent” on all tiers with the exception of the SONIC CHAOS. Please can you all mark your rewards as received!

SONIC CHAOS backers: we will start sending out your rewards from next month – stay tuned for a survey heading your way very soon!

Once again, the Summer of Sonic team would like to thank you all for your support!

Stay Sonic!

Adam, Svend & the Summer of Sonic Team

Livestream! Schedule! Floor Plan! Merchandise!

Hi gang

We’re almost there! The big day is tomorrow, and everyone at the Summer of Sonic staff is scrambling to set up our biggest show yet! We wanted to make sure you had all of the final details we wanted to share with you before the event starts.

Tickets

A final reminder, to please make sure you register and activate your tickets at http://hub.summerofsonic.com/ – without a valid ticket, you may be refused entry and we do not want that! Once registered on-site, you can print off your ticket or load up a mobile version so we can scan your barcode at the door. It’s incredibly easy to do and doesn’t take very long. Please make sure you do this! If you have any problems, please contact support@summerofsonic.com.

Livestream!

We will be recording the entire day’s events – both on the main ‘Sonic’ Stage and on the smaller ‘& Knuckles’ Stage, so we can keep a snapshot of everything that happens on the day. But the main area surrounding the ‘Sonic’ Stage will also be streamed live – so if you cannot make it to Summer of Sonic in person, you can see all of the main activity from the comfort of your own home.

You can watch the livestream on YouTube here, or on Twitch here. We will also include an embedded video on the Summer of Sonic website

A note for those who are attending Summer of Sonic: You will be entering an event that will feature live recording that will both be stored on tape and streamed in an unmoderated fashion over the internet. By attending Summer of Sonic, you consent to be included in any and all broadcasts produced by Summer of Sonic, both live and recorded. If you do not wish to be seen on our livestream or recordings, you should contact a member of Summer of Sonic staff once entering the venue. Further details can be found in our Terms and Conditions of entry included on your ticket.

Schedule!

We have a lot going on during the day, so let us give you some advance warning so you can plan around all the activities we have.

Sonic Stage:
10:00 – Doors open
10:40 – 10:45 – Countdown
10:45 – 11:00 – Introduction / Welcome
11:15 – 11:45 – Mike Pollock Q&A
12:00 – 12:30 – Never Mind the Buzzbombers
13:45 – 14:15 – Jam With Jun
14:45 – 15:30 – Yuji Naka & Takashi Iizuka Q&A
15:30 – 15:45 – Happy Birthday Sonic
15:45 – 16:00 – Sonic Jump Event
16:00 – 16:10 – Art Contest Winners
16:15 – 16:45 – Cosplay Contest Finalists
17:00 – 17:15 – Summer of Sonic Signoff
17:15 – 18:00 – Club Sonic
18:00 – 19:00 – Crush 40 Performance
19:00 – Convention Ends

& Knuckles Stage:
11:15 – 11:45 – Sonic Community Panel
12:30 – 13:00 – Sonic the Comic Q&A
15:00 – 16:00 – Cosplay Contest Entrants
16:00 – 16:30 – History of Summer of Sonic

Signing Desk:
11:00 – 12:00 – Yuji Naka and Takashi Iizuka
13:30 – 14:15 – Mike Pollock
14:30 – 15:30 – Jun Senoue and Johnny Gioeli
16:00 – 17:00 – Yuji Naka and Takashi Iizuka

If you are holding a VIP Ticket, you will be allowed access to a backstage meet and greet session with a number of our special guests! This will take place from 12:45 – 13:15. We will collect VIP guests who wish to participate in this session from the Signing Desk at 12:40. Please do not be late!

Floor Plan!

This floor plan will be included in your Summer of Sonic 2016 programme, but we thought it would be nice for you to see it before the day so you know ~~where Sonic Mania is and you can rush to it~~ where everything is and don’t get lost on the day itself.

Merchandise!

Yes, as with previous years you will be able to visit our grand merchandise stand at Summer of Sonic 2016, courtesy of our friends at Sonic Merchandise. There will be a large range of branded products for you to buy and walk home with, so feel free to have a look! We may also have some cool Sonic clothing that you can take a sneak peek at…

Upon entry to Summer of Sonic 2016, you will also receive a goodie bag which will include a programme for the day’s events and a couple of freebies. Use the bag to dump all of your purchased goods into so you don’t have to carry a mountain around with you on the day!

We can’t wait to see you guys on the day! Take care, and we’ll see you soon!

Svend, Adam and the Summer of Sonic Team

Sonic Jump Fever Crowd Event and Sonic Dash Extreme at Summer of Sonic!

Hi everyone! We have a couple of special follow-up announcements related to our awesome guests at Hardlight today.

SONIC JUMP FEVER STAGE EVENT – ‘EVERYBODY JUMP’

Hardlight’s producer of Sonic Jump Fever, James Booth, will hit the stage to excite the Summer of Sonic Crowd and show you something really cool. To see what it is, you’re going to have to do three things:

Make sure you install ‘Sonic Jump Fever’ onto your iOS or Android mobile device. Bring this device with you to Summer of Sonic.
Play and complete the tutorial section of ‘Sonic Jump Fever’ before you attend Summer of Sonic.
When Hardlight come on stage at Summer of Sonic, the crowd will need to open up the ‘Sonic Jump Fever’ app and work together to JUMP at the same time! This will then kick off a competition where the winner will get exclusive SEGA goodies!

Be sure to come prepared!

SONIC DASH EXTREME

Not only will Hardlight be bringing two of their star producers, but they will also be bringing with them a Sonic Dash Extreme arcade pod, which will be available for visitors to play. Try and beat each other’s high score – but form an orderly line and play nice with others!

Not long to go now until the big day! See you there!
Svend & Adam

Introducing Our Final Guest…

What kind of Sonic the Hedgehog convention would we be without inviting the big man himself? That’s right, at Summer of Sonic 2016 you’ll get the chance to meet and get a photo with the one true blue blur, Sonic the Hedgehog!

You will find Sonic wandering around the show floor at various times of the day; the following times are subject to change but if you want to find him then this is your best bet:

10:15 – 10:55
11:30 – 12:10
13:30 – 14:10
16:30 – 17:10

Sonic will also be on stage for a special birthday celebration at 15:30, so be sure you don’t miss that! We’re only a couple of days away, and we can’t wait to see you all on Saturday!

Svend & Adam

VERY IMPORTANT: TICKET RELEASE UPDATE

Hi everyone!

You might be following us on social media (on Twitter we’re @summerofsonic, on Facebook our Page URL is /summerofsonic/), where we have made announcements on this already, but just in case you didn’t see them – we have released our tickets for the Summer of Sonic 2016!

Access your ticket for entry to Summer of Sonic, by logging into our hub site at hub.summerofsonic.com and visiting the Your Ticket page. You’ll also find more information on visiting SoS on the site.

You will need to do this in order to gain entry to the show. If you cannot produce your ticket on the day, you might not be allowed in, so it is very important that you sort this out at your earliest convenience. Tickets can either be printed off, or you can activate it online and log in on the day using a mobile device for our door staff to scan.

If you haven’t been able to get into your account yet, you can reset your password at https://hub.summerofsonic.com/auth/password/reset – please feel free to contact us at support@summerofsonic.com if you’re having trouble.

Thanks for your patience on this one – it’s been a long rough road, but we’re finally here!

See you on Saturday!
Svend, Adam and Ian

Fans Represented at Summer of Sonic: Artist Alley and Animations!

Hello, one and all, another announcement today, two in fact.

As is tradition with Summer of Sonic, we reached out to community artists of both animation and traditional/digital art.

This year will see the return of BoozermaN, as he returns with his traditional Summer of Sonic animation. Sonic Paradox also return with a never before seen short, as well as Frobman offering us a new animated short as well. This isn’t all, as we also have some unannounced animations that will be being shown, some for the first time at this years Summer of Sonic. These videos will take place sporadically throughout the day, so make sure you keep your eyes peeled for when they are released!

Also keeping with Summer of Sonic tradition, we will be seeing the return of featured fan artists this year. Joining notable names from the past is Miles Arquio, a Summer of Sonic veteran and previous art contest winner, as well as two artists who have highlighted Weston Super Sonic in Rebecca Wallduck and Kimmy Paris. All these artists will be situated in the art corner, and we encourage you to visit these artists over the course of the day and say hello!

Keep ’em peeled for more announcements as we get ever closer to Summer of Sonic on August 6th!

See you soon!

Pete “TitansCreed” Nethercote