{"id":232006,"date":"2026-06-30T17:57:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T17:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/232006\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T17:57:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T17:57:16","slug":"sonic-live-in-concert-will-celebrate-35-years-of-the-iconic-video-game-franchise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/232006\/","title":{"rendered":"Sonic Live in Concert will celebrate 35 years of the iconic video game franchise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fans of Sonic the Hedgehog can celebrate the iconic video game franchise&#8217;s 35th anniversary when Sonic Live in Concert comes to the Miller Theater on Thursday, March 18.<\/p>\n<p>The show pairs live performances with video from the games, featuring a live ensemble, rock musicians and vocalists performing songs from across the franchise. The setlist includes fan favorites from the original Sega Genesis games as well as music from newer titles.<\/p>\n<p>The concert also celebrates the work of longtime Sonic composers Jun Senoue and Tomoya Ohtani. Scenes from throughout the series will be shown on screen as the musicians perform, creating a concert experience that spans 35 years of Sonic games.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are now on sale and range from $63 to $130, including fees.<\/p>\n<p><a data-original-title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ensembleartsphilly.org\/tickets-and-events\/ensemble-arts-philly-presents\/sonic-live-in-concert\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sonic Live in Concert<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thursday, March 18, 2027 | 7 p.m.<br \/>Miller Theater<br \/>250 S Broad St.<br \/>Philadelphia, PA 19102<br \/>Tickets: $63 &#8211; $130<\/p>\n<p>This content was generated by PhillyVoice Media Events, not by the newsroom staff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fans of Sonic the Hedgehog can celebrate the iconic video game franchise&#8217;s 35th anniversary when Sonic Live in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":232007,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[20157,16981,13517,69,71,70,100303],"class_list":["post-232006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-concerts","tag-miller-theater","tag-performances","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-sonic-the-hedgehog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232006","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=232006"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232006\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/232007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=232006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=232006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=232006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}