The Offspring, Social Distortion, others sign on for extreme-sports tour
BySep 9, 2002 10:00 PM
Skateboarding star Tony Hawk has created a tour during which the music--from acts like The Offspring and Social Distortion--plays second fiddle to extreme sports.
Skateboarding star Tony Hawk has created a tour during which the music--from acts like The Offspring and Social Distortion--plays second fiddle to extreme sports.
Hawk’s 20-city “Boom Boom HuckJam Arena Tour 2002,” runs in October and November. Musical acts include The Offspring (Oct. 10-13), Face to Face (Oct. 17-20), Devo (Oct. 24-26), CKY (Oct.30-Nov. 3), Social Distortion (Nov. 7-11) and Good Charlotte (Nov. 14-17).
At the core of the event, however, are skateboarders, BMX bikers and motocross riders, who will perform on a Hawk-designed million-dollar ramp system. Performance artists will mingle with the crowds, and pyrotechnics will surround the performance area.
A series of all-star athletes have signed up for the tour. Among them will be Mat Hoffmann, the winner of the lifetime achievement award at the 2002 ESPN Action Sports and Music Awards. Hoffman created the series of bicycle stunts that serve as a qualifier to the X Games.
Also appearing is BMX biker Dave Mirra, who has won more X Games medals than any other athlete; and Carey Hart, known to music fans as the boyfriend of singer Pink. Hart landed the first backflip on a motorcycle at the 2000 Gravity Games.
Others include: skateboarders Andy Macdonald, Bucky Lasek and Lincoln Ueda; BMX bikers Kevin Robinson and John Parker; Motocross athletes Clifford Adoptante, Mike Cinqmars, Ronnie Faisst and Dustin Miller.
Hawk became a pro skateboarder at age 14 and has since won or placed at nearly every major contest. He retired from competition in 1999, at age 31.