NEW
YORK (Dew Action Sports PR/
Offspring Official Website) - The Dew Action Sports Tour, the
first-ever, season-long multi-sport professional tour in action sports,
announced its music lineup for the Panasonic Open in Louisville,
Kentucky. The music stage schedule includes multi-platinum recording
artist The Offspring, Crossfade, and opening acts
Acceptance and The
Exies.
The Offspring, who have sold over 34 million records
worldwide, will headline the evening music festivities on Saturday,
June 11. The
Offspring have provided the Dew Action Sports Tour rights
to the new single, "Can't Repeat," from their upcoming Greatest Hits
album. The song will become the official Dew Action Sports Tour theme
song for the inaugural 2005 season. Opening for The
Offspring will be
pop-punk sensation Acceptance, who have been chosen as one of AOL's
Breakers for 2005.
On Friday, June 10, the music stage will
feature South Carolina-based rock group Crossfade. Their debut,
self-titled album currently sits at No. 45 on Billboard's top 200
albums charts, and is selling approximately 20,000 units every week.
Crossfade's hit single, "Cold," is the No. 1 most played song of all
time on Active Rock Radio. The band has appeared on the
Tonight Show
with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'Brien and Jimmy Kimmel Live.
The
opening act on Friday evening will be The Exies. The Exies' single,
"Ugly," off their latest release, Head For The Door, was a top 10 hit
at Rock Radio. The Exies have appeared on WB's "The Mountain," MTV2,
FUSE, The Late Late Show, and will be on tour this summer with Motley
Crue.
"Action sports and music go hand-in-hand, and fans will
get a chance to see the best of both for the price of a single ticket
to the Panasonic Open," said Wade Martin, general manager, Dew Action
Sports Tour. "These talented artists will cap off Friday and Saturday's
competitions with music that will appeal to all of our fans."
Concert
admission is included in the daily $12 ticket price for the Dew Action
Sports Tour's Panasonic Open. Four-day passes for the entire June 9-12
Panasonic Open are available for only $35. The music stage will be on
the grounds of the event's festival village, within the Kentucky Expo
Center, and will be easily accessible from all skateboard, BMX and
freestyle motocross competition venues. Tickets are available at
Ticketmaster locations, ticketmaster.com, and the Kentucky Expo Center
box office. Friday and Saturday evening concerts are scheduled from
9-11:00 p.m.
Friday, June 10 Saturday, June 11
Headliner:
Crossfade The Offspring
Opening Act: The Exies Acceptance
Owned
by NBC Universal and Clear Channel Entertainment - Motor Sports, the
Dew Action Sports Tour debuts in June 2005, and consists of five major,
multi-sport events with a cumulative points system, the biggest
competitive purse in action sports and a $1 Million Bonus Pool based
upon year-end standings. NBC and USA Network will combine for 32
original hours of exclusive Dew Action Sports Tour coverage - the
largest combined network and cable commitment in action sports. Each
tour stop will feature competitions in skateboarding (park and vert),
BMX (park, vert, and dirt) and freestyle motocross. At season's end,
the Tour will award champions in the six combined disciplines of
skateboarding, BMX and freestyle motocross with the Dew Cup. Key
lifestyle elements at each Tour event's festival village will include
live cutting-edge music, video gaming, and interactive courses.
