{"id":402674,"date":"2026-07-17T20:59:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T20:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/402674\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T20:59:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T20:59:12","slug":"rock-and-roll-out-for-transformers-the-movie-40th-anniversary-live-concert-at-san-diego-comic-con-2026-update-july-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/402674\/","title":{"rendered":"Rock and Roll Out for “Transformers: The Movie” 40th Anniversary Live Concert at San Diego Comic-Con 2026 [UPDATE July 17]"},"content":{"rendered":"

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[UPDATE July 17]<\/p>\n

The hits just keep on comin\u2019.<\/p>\n

Reigning Phoenix Music and Hasbro have just announced that the legendary Sebastian Bach, formerly the lead singer of Skid Row and currently the lead singer of Twisted Sister, will participate in the Transformers: The Movie 40th Anniversary Celebration of Life Concert. This event, on July 23 in San Diego at the House of Blues, is part of Hasbro\u2019s \u201cApology Tour,\u201d a playful, year-long campaign the movie and acknowledging the moment fans still haven\u2019t quite recovered from.<\/p>\n

The concert will focus on music from the movie performed live by Knights of Unicron with appearance by\u00a0 Stan Bush, Vince DiCola, and more.<\/p>\n

The concert also features Cold Slither, who returns to the stage after last year\u2019s live debut at Comic-Con, bringing their loud and rebellious sound straight from the world of G.I. Joe; and Jem And The Holograms, featuring original singer Britta Phillips.<\/p>\n

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[UPDATE July 16]<\/p>\n

As the Apology Tour rolls closer and closer, a whole wardrobe\u2019s worth of tour merchandise that you\u2019ll be able to purchase at the event. Tickets for this show at the House of Blues, San Diego, are still available<\/a>. Let\u2019s take a look:<\/p>\n

Cold Slither San Diego Tour Shirt<\/p>\n

Transformers Apology Tour San Diego Tour Shirt<\/p>\n

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Jem & the Holograms San Diego Tour Shirt<\/p>\n

Knights of Unicron Tour Shirt<\/p>\n

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Transformers The Movie Apology Tour San Diego Concert Poster<\/p>\n

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For a generation of fans, The Transformers: The Movie wasn\u2019t just a Saturday morning cartoon on the big screen. It was a rite of passage\u2026 and also a little traumatuzing, due to the death of an iconic character. Now, 40 years later, Hasbro is returning to the scene of the emotional damage with what they\u2019re describing as an official \u201cApology Tour\u201d, as first reported by Billboard<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, July 23 at 8pm, San Diego Comic-Con attendees can head to the House of Blues for The Transformers: The Movie 40th Anniversary Celebration of Life Concert, an evening dedicated to the music of the beloved 1986 animated film. They\u2019ll be treated to a mix of power ballads, metal anthems, and synth-heavy score selections that helped make the movie as memorable as it was heartbreaking \u2014 with a special appearance by Stan Bush, the voice behind the immortal anthem \u201cThe Touch,\u201d will be taking the stage.<\/p>\n

Tickets are on sale now<\/a> for $53.50 for general admission, or $105 for VIP (which includes early entry, exclusive merch, a private viewing area, and a gift bag of curated items).<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to be part of The Transformers: The Movie 40th Anniversary Celebration of Life Concert and to celebrate this incredible film with the fans who have kept its spirit alive for four decades,\u201d Bush said in a statement to Billard. \u201cIt means so much to me that the music, especially \u2018The Touch,\u2019 still connects with people in such a powerful way. This anniversary is a tribute to the lasting impact of the movie, the memories it created, and the amazing Transformers community that has embraced these songs for 40 years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bush won\u2019t be the only legendary name rolling out for the event. The concert will be led by Knights of Unicron and feature music from The Transformers: The Movie: The Soundtrack: The Reformatted Edition, a reimagined version of the original soundtrack that arrives on streaming platforms and limited-edition vinyl on July 24.<\/p>\n

Fans can also look forward to appearances by Vince DiCola (composer for the film), Britta Phillips (original singing voice of Jem), and Cold Slither (the Cobra rock band that made its real-world debut at Comic-Con last year). Additional guests are expected to be announced closer to the event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[UPDATE July 17] The hits just keep on comin\u2019. Reigning Phoenix Music and Hasbro have just announced that…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":402675,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[157236,93,157346,74,76,75],"class_list":["post-402674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-exclusives","tag-featured","tag-offsite","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=402674"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402674\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/402675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=402674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=402674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=402674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}