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2009 World Tour Chicago
Official Press Release
Games Pros and The Used in Concert During The
ASA Action Sports World Tour's Return to Chicago
Tickets go on sale Friday, February 27th
LOS ANGELES (February 24, 2009) - ASA Entertainment (ASA) is excited to announce
that the
ASA Action Sports World Tour, one of the industry's oldest and most elite action sports
competition circuits, will return to Chicago for the first time in over a decade. On May
1st the ASA Action Sports World Tour will visit the Sears Centre Arena with a one-day
competition featuring the world's top X Games pros in Skateboard, BMX and Freestyle
Motocross (FMX). As the third stop on the 2009 Tour, this event offers a chance for the
competing athletes to gain the valuable ranking points necessary for qualification into
the season-ending Action Sports World Championships and for fans in the Windy City to see
these amazing aerial artists live for the first time after a 12-year absence.
Tickets to the ASA Action Sports World Tour's Chicago stop go on sale
Friday, February
27th at 10 a.m. via all Ticketmaster outlets,
Ticketmaster or the Sear Centre's Box
Office, or call 1-800-745-3000 to charge tickets by phone. Advance ticket prices are $20
for adult and $10 for children's general admission seats, $35 for reserved Club seats and
$60 for reserved premium floor seating, which give fans an up close and personal view of
all of the action and a private meet-and-greet with the pros. Each ticket includes the
best of Skateboarding, BMX and freestyle motocross, as well as a full concert from
The
Used.
For three hours, fans will witness intense competitive action between the sport's top pros
such as 2008 X Games and LG Skateboard Vert World Champion
Pierre-Luc Gagnon (Montreal,
Canada), X Games Skateboard Vert Champion
Bucky Lasek(Baltimore, Maryland), former
Skateboard World Champion
Sandro Dias (Sao Paulo,
Brazil), BMX star
Mike Spinner(Oceanside, New York), X Games BMX Gold Medalist
Daniel Dhers (Caracas, VZ), and Chicago's
own star,
Koji Kraft. Revving up the intensity will
be the Freestyle Motocross pros whose
back-flips and whips will leave spectators on the edge of their seat.
As part of this action-packed event,
The Used will take to the Maxell Music Stage
for a
full concert featuring their latest and greatest hits.
The Used is a high-energy
alternative rock band from Orem, Utah who has achieved both Gold and Platinum status
worldwide after releasing their debut self-titled album, "The Used" in 2002.
Each ASA Action Sports World Tour event is televised nationally on a variety of networks,
including, CBS Sports, Spike, VERSUS, Fox Sports Net and FUEL TV. International fans also
enjoy the action in more than 180 countries around the globe. Please stay tuned to
actionsportstour.com for the
tour's 2009 television
schedule.
For more ticket information or details about the ASA Action Sports World Tour Chicago stop
please visit
actionsportstour.com or contact
Denise
M. Abbott, ASA Director of Media Relations & Marketing at 310 410 3020 ext. 309 or via
email at
abbott@asaent.com.
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About ASA Entertainment:
Founded in 1994, ASA Entertainment, LLC is an action sports event, television and
content production agency focused on creating and executing customized, turn-key marketing
programs that range in scale from grassroots to global. ASA's events, featuring
skateboarding, freestyle BMX, inline skating, free-skiing, freestyle motocross,
snowboarding and music, are broadcast domestically on CBS, Spike, VERSUS, FUEL TV and Fox
Sports Net, and distributed during 937 hours of programming to more than 1 billion HH
globally via our 32 international broadcast partners. ASA's productions span the spectrum
from large, international competitions such as the LG Action Sports World Championships to
amateur contests, lifestyle and branded entertainment events, demonstrations, exhibitions
and mobile tours. As one of the most established organizations in action sports, ASA
Entertainment strives to develop premium content around the fastest growing sector of
American sports. ASA Entertainment is a member of the Omnicom Group. For more
information, visit
asaentertainment.com or
actionsportstour.com.
Media Contacts:
Denise M. Abbott
ASA Entertainment
310 410 3020 ext.309
abbott@
asaent.com
