…Early-Bird campaign closes out with more than 4,000 session
tickets sold and sell outs in Grand and Gold Slam reserved seating
sections at Stampede Park venues
CALGARY (Wednesday, June 21, 2006)
–The
longest day of the year is being used to release the schedule for the
longest-running major skateboarding event in the world: The Slam City
Jam North American Skateboard Championships, scheduled for August 25-27
at Stampede Park in Calgary.
“What better way to announce our plans for Slam City Jam than to
do so on ‘Go Skateboarding Day’ and on the first day of
summer, the longest day of the year?” asked Kleo Landucci, President
of Slam City Jam, a premiere event on the World Cup of Skateboarding
since 1994 and the world’s longest-running skateboarding event. “We’re
pleased to be announcing a jam-packed schedule of skateboarding,
music and lifestyle that spans Street and Vert competitions,
live MCs and music and interactive entertainment and exhibits
at our SK8 Expo. Slam will be an extra long weekend for our fans in
Calgary.”
Organizers
released the competition schedule for the three-day event
in a media conference held at Shaw Millennium Park, one of the
largest skate parks in Canada and an appropriate venue for Go Skateboarding
Day, an industry-wide celebration marking the international growth and
development of skateboarding.
There will be six sessions of skateboarding,
beginning Friday, August 25th, at 10 a.m. That day includes
the finals of the DC Nationals, Canada’s amateur skateboarding championships,
the Es Game of Skate and a special appearance by international
skateboarding icon Tony Hawk on Friday night. Matinee sessions
will begin each day at 10 a.m., with the Evening sessions slated for 4
p.m. starts. The championship finals in both Street and Vert will take
place on Sunday, August 27th.
Showcasing the lifestyle and culture of skateboarding
will be the focus of the SK8 Expo held at the Round-Up
Centre from 10a.m. to 9 p.m. all three days. Full details on
the music line up and featured MCs will be announced
in the coming weeks.
International “Go Skateboarding Day” also
marked the final day to purchase Early-Bird Three-day SERIES
tickets and a draw to win 10 personal meetings with Tony Hawk. Landucci
announced that the first phase of the Calgary event campaign ends
today with more than 4,000 session tickets and more than 700
three-day SERIES tickets sold. The Grand Slam and Gold Slam reserved seating
sections are fully sold out, although great seats and reserved
seating remain for Silver Slam and Bronze Slam sections at
the Calgary Corral.
“We’re very pleased with the response we’ve
received here in Calgary and we look forward to working this summer with
local skate parks, skate shops and the community at large to ensure we
stage a great debut event at Stampede Park and showcase the best in skateboarding,
music and lifestyle,” said Landucci. “We’re
inviting everyone who loves skateboarding and action sports
to come together for a great weekend in Calgary.”
Landucci acknowledged the intimate venues at Stampede
Park (the Calgary Corral with its capacity for under
7,000 and the Round-Up Centre with its capacity for
3,800) combined with the special appearance of Tony Hawk
and the expected strong list of entries lured by
more than $100,000 USD in prize money to give Slam City Jam
a strong start to its ticket-selling campaign for this year’s
event.
“With eight weeks still to go before Slam hits
Stampede Park, we have already sold more advance tickets
than we did last year in Vancouver,” said
Landucci. “That’s partly due to the appeal of
Tony Hawk, partly due to the strong list of entries
who have made Slam an annual habit over the years and partly
due to the atmosphere fans expect at such intimate venues
as the Corral and the Round-Up Centre. But it’s also
a tribute to the growing skateboarding community
in Calgary and the can-do attitude that makes events
here so successful.”
Special Early-bird pricing continues
until 9 p.m. Mountain Time tonight for purchases
made at www.ticketmaster.ca and over the phone at Ticketmaster.
Fans buying Early-Bird SERIES Tickets at Ticketmaster will be subject
to only 6 % GST, with event organizers picking up the extra
point on all sales between now and June 30th.
Early-bird
pricing offers up to 33% savings on regular admission. Three-day
SERIES Tickets sold beginning tomorrow, June 22nd, will offer 20% savings
on regular admission and priority access to see Tony Hawk’s
Grand Jam Crew, Friday night August 25th.
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