BronyScot Announces 2015 Date and Location!

Sit back, put on your See You Jimmy Hat and crack open a fresh can of Irn Bru, we’ve got a convention to announce!

BronyScot will be returning to Edinburgh’s Grosvenor Hilton Hotel on Saturday 21 November 2015.

The BronyScot Team have been working hard to make sure 2015 is better than ever! We will have more space, with every nook booked and a team brimming with original ideas.

BronyScot, as ever, is all about the fandom. 2015 will see the return of some of our favourite performers from 2014 - with some surprises thrown in!

We’re able to announce the return of Scandinavia's top export Injustrial, the voice-shifting John Willow and unmistakable artwork from Mad Munchkin and Twigileia. If that didn’t satisfy you, we can throw in the broad-ranging skills of Sketchy Sounds and street beat icon One Wing Pegasus.

If that raft load of talent wasn’t enough, The BronyScot team can announce the return of Rock Nessie. We are putting the finishing touches on our exact plans with the event, but we will let you know as soon as these are firmed up.

Tickets are on sale soon so get ready to saddle up and hit the Highlands.

We’re making sure our new website is perfect. Check back during the week when it’ll be ready and full of everything you’ll need to know about the convention. Found at www.brony.scot or www.bronyscot.org.uk

You can also follow us on twitter @BronyScot or like us at Facebook.com/bronyscot

Check out last years event over on our YouTube channel.

Heyoo!

Heyoo! After reading through George's article where he introduces himself, tells his story of how he came to be the brony writer we know and love, I have to say I was touched. It was some deep stuff. It also inspired me to write my own little thing.
So here's my own introduction! It won't be a weekly thing like he has planned, but I feel as though I should tell my own story too.

Voting Opens for Question at SDCC MLP Panel!

Post by My Little Pony.

For the last few days the MLP Official Social Media pages have been collecting questions to be asked at the staff panel happening at SDCC this weekend. The following show staff we be appearing on that panel: Cathy Weseluck, Andrea Libman, Tara Strong, Jayson Thessien, Daniel Ingram and Meghan McCarthy. Though i'm sure they'll be answering a ton of questions from fans attending SDCC, only one will be chosen too be asked out of those suggested on the social media sites. Currently they're holding a vote to see which question out of four will be the one we choose to ask.

So go ahead and vote over on the Official MLP Facebook page. I'm going with B, because Discord and Celestia is clearly the OTP!

BUCK/Mareplay Sponsorship Keyring Design Released!

Any of you guys getting the 20% cooler or even the Celestia tier tickets for BUCK next month? Well they've just posted the design for their keyrings that will be given to all holders of those ticket tiers. The keyring shows their logo but with the manticore replaced with Mareplay's OC, since these are sponsorship keyrings after all. Britty and Star Streamer are looking adorable!

These are exclusive by the way, so you'll only be able to grab one if you buy one of those ticket tiers, sadly they won't be available to purchase at the convention.

BronyScot Announces Rock Nessie and First Wave of Musicians!

Art By Amy Methven

Well we know you’ve all been waiting for it! Now announcing the most anticipated event at BronyScot, Rock Nessie! Taking place on the evening of the Saturday, the main hall of the Hilton will transform into a lively party where for the next couple of hours a fantastic selection of musicians from the fandom will perform.

Rock Nessie is the perfect place to let down your hair and celebrate all what it means to be brony to the beat of great music.

PonyCons Application hits the App Store!

Wah! I'm pretty impressed here. Wasn't expecting this tonight! So a few guys over on the twitter have made a damn nifty iOS application that lists ALL pony conventions in the world, past and upcoming. It has links to all of their websites and social media and even gives you the ability to check by show guests and see what cons they have previously gone to and will be going to next!

This is some great stuff. I'd highly recommend checking it out just for the sheer interest of it. Seeing the little pins on the world map showing each con is pretty special.

Check it out in the appstore here!

BronyScot Opening Ticket Sales on Thursday 15th May!

Now for the second most exciting announcement of this month, you know after the big Pokémon reveal and all. We know you've all been waiting for this and the wait is almost over. Yes, you heard that right! We are to be releasing tickets to BronyScot 2014 on Thursday the 15th May at 7:30pm. They'll be available on our website over at www.bronyscot.org.uk.

All tickets grant you access to both the Saturday and Sunday, they also include the party on the Saturday night. Get your tickets quick for a tasty discount with the Early Bird Tier, for only £29. After that they'll be £35.

There's also Nessie's Treasure Trove Tier, which has a bunch of extra goodies for anyone who's wanting to give a little extra to make the event successful! For £99 you'll get entry to the con, entry to the party, exclusive t-shirt, a badge set and art print.

Vendor tickets will also be on sale, so for you guys who are eager to sell your wares at BronyScot make sure you check the ticket page over on our site this coming Thursday for the full scoop.

BronyScot Announces Mareplay UK as Sponsor!

Yes, I had to make Super Smash Bros. reference there, it was the will of Sakurai.

BronyScot are pleased to announce they are now officially sponsored by Mareplay UK, the largest UK retailer of My Little Pony Merchandise! Be sure to check out their stall in the vendor hall. They'll also be hosting a raffle of epic proportions during the convention where a ton of great prizes will be up for grabs.

Check out Mareplay's website to see all the awesome stock and be sure to add them over on Facebook for all the latest updates.

BronyScot Now Accepting Volunteer Applications!

Something I know many of you have been waiting for! BronyScot, Scotland's first Brony Convention are now accepting applications for their volunteer team. Head over to the website to check out the roles and fill out the simple form. Becoming a volunteer is a great way to get involved with the community and will help make the event fully enjoyable for all.

Fill out your Application Here!

Crystal Fair Annouces Daniel Ingram

So the Finnish Brony Con, that's been several years in the making and is happening just short of a couple of months have announced MLP's music wizz, Daniel Ingram. This is the first convention he's ever been to outside of the US, and as far as I aware he's quite the elusive one with Hasbro denying him from attending cons last year.

If you aren't already going to Crystal Fair, this surely this has to sway you to swim across the pond, battle the Frenchies and walk across Europe, because missing Daniel Ingram is simply not an option.

Check out their official press release after the break!

BronyScot Venue and Date Announced!

On behalf of the BronyScot Events Committee I am proud to be making the announcement that BronyScot 2014 will be held at The Hilton Grosvenor Hotel in the wonderful City of Edinburgh. The event will be taking place over the weekend of the 11th and the 12th of October. We’re extremely excited about the venue for numerous reasons. It is in the heart of the city, just down Princes Street and close to Haymarket Station. It’s very easy to get to from pretty much anywhere in the city. A short 15 minute walk from Edinburgh Waverley Station, or next to no time via bus or tram.

It’s a great venue, with a main hall that can seat three hundred people, that then leads out into a bustling vendor area. Then there are plenty of large breakaway rooms which will house all sorts of fun activities during the event. On the evening the main hall will be used for a wicked party where a great range of some of the best musicians the fandom has to offer will play late into the night.

Keep your eyes peeled on our website as we’ll be updating it with a bunch of important information in the coming weeks, such as examples of hotels you could stay at and different transportation methods to the City and Venue. We’ll also detail cheap parking locations for you guys driving to the event. Plus other stuff like money saving tips, boring stuff like convention rules and awesome stuff like information on volunteer and vendor applications.

If you’re not already, follow our Facebook and Twitter Pages for all the updates and banter!

We hope you can join us for Scotland’s first brony convention!

BUCK 2014 Dates, Venue and Ticket Info Announced!

BUCK has released their dates, venue and tickets have gone on sale. Now I know Birmingham was being thrown about for the last few months but for you midlanders I have to apologise, BUCK'll be in Manchester again on August 23rd - 24th.

This year they'll be heading across the road to Manchester Central, where the Summer Sun Celebration was held last year and MCM Manchester is held. It's a bigger venue that's for sure, I do love Bridge Water but I guess if you want the con to expand you do need to shift over to larger event spaces. I feel we'll be seeing many more vendors this time around as well.

BronyScot: Surprise Nessie Plush!

So, we had just finished a meeting, a few of us had gone to bed, thinking everything was over and done with for the day. When suddenly! We get sent this!! Made by the incredible Greig McGingle! A Nessie plushie! With scarf and all. We really can't get over how amazing this is, it's so well made, it's also his first ever plush, which really speaks a lot for his skill at this craft!

What's even better, Greig's going to donate the plush to our charity auction taking place whilst the event is happening. What a legend! Sadly he doesn't have a Deviant Art profile we could link to!

BronyScot updates it's image and Logo!

BronyScot, the upcoming convention in Edinburgh, Scotland, has just announced a new brand and logo~! Designed by the wonderful Katie Ferguson (remember, the winner from our banner contest??!). I love it, and so does the rest of the committee. It's unique, modern and of course, very Scottish.

To go along with the new logo, Katie also drew a fantastic high detail Nessie, the convention's mascot! Check out her Deviant Art here!

Nessie's creator, Darren, should totally have some sort of story written up for her at some point soon. We'll have to keep poking him.. with haggis.

BronyScot Social Media!

Hello! Guess this is not exactly a new update, have pushed this already over on the UKoE! But definitely need to spread the BronyScot social pages more! We got about 45 likes over on the Facebook page within a few or so, which is quite a good feat! But that's certainly not enough! Especially with the large amount of people who took our survey!

So here goes! Follow, share, spread the word!

Facebook Page
Google+ Page
Twitter
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Website: Coming soon!
UKoE Thread

What not to miss in August!

Might as well change the name of August to Pony month or something. (10 bits to whoever makes a good August Pony pun..) But yes, we've got so much happening in the terms of conventions and gatherings this month it's going to a blast!

Check below for all the epic dates to add to your dairy of what not to miss in August!

A week until Galacon!

Well, in just a weeks time a bunch of us will be leaving the UK and travelling to Germany! No no, it's not just for the chocolate and ale. It's for the one and only Galacon! With a ton of show guests, both from America and Europe and some truly amazing community guests, Galacon is set to be brilliant. We'll be suiting up in formal dress for the evening Gala, which'll be good since i've missed wearing suits during this crazy summer heat.

I'll try my hardest to cover the convention in it's fullest! I'm not sure what the Internet situation is going to be like, hopefully the hotel will have a cheap enough connection! If not, expect an update during the following Wednesday!