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AST Dew Tour, the world’s premier
season-long action sports tour, today announced that
premium seating tickets (Action Zone and Reserved
Seating) to the 2008 events will be available for
purchase beginning Tuesday, April 1. The fourth season
of the AST Dew Tour kicks off June 19 in Baltimore,
Maryland.
For
all AST Dew Tour events, an Action Zone ticket is
available for $100 each day, Friday-Sunday, for
children and adults. The Action Zone ticket provides
access to priority reserved seating for all finals
competitions on purchased day, as well as official
merchandise, a behind the scenes tour, 20% off merchandise
coupon, Fast Pass Access into venues and interactive
areas, along with a 12 month subscription to one
TransWorld Magazine (TransWorld Motocross, TransWorld
Skateboarding or Ride BMX). The Reserved Seating
ticket is available for $35 each day, Friday-Sunday,
for children and adults, and guarantees a reserved
seat for all finals competitions on purchased day.
With
the advanced purchase of any AST Dew Tour ticket,
Friday through Sunday, fans will receive a free
ticket to the qualifying competitions being held
on Thursday of each event. Tickets to the Thursday
qualifying competitions are not for sale. General
admission tickets will go on-sale April 28th. Tickets
will be available at Ticketmaster, Ticketmaster.com,
and select Ticketmaster retail outlets for all events
(with exception of the Wendy’s Invitational).
A complete breakdown of ticket availability follows:
Panasonic
Open, June 20-22, Baltimore: Tickets will
be available at Ticketmaster.com or by phone at
(410) 547-SEAT.
Right
Guard Open, July 18-20, Cleveland: Tickets
will be available at Ticketmaster.com, at any Ticketmaster
Retail Location, including select Macy's and Giant
Eagle stores, or Charge-By-Phone at (216) 241-5555.
Wendy’s Invitational, August
22-24, Portland, Ore.: Tickets will be available
at Rose Quarter Box Office, participating Safeway
and TicketsWest locations, by calling (877) 789-ROSE,
or at ComcastTIX.com.
Toyota
Challenge, September 12-14, Salt Lake City:
Tickets will be available at Ticketmaster.com or
by phone at (801) 325-SEAT.
PlayStation®
Pro, October 17-19, Orlando: Tickets will
be available at Ticketmaster.com or by phone at
(407) 839-3900.
The
complete 2008 AST Dew Tour schedule is as follows:
Event
Date Location
Panasonic
Open June 19-22 Baltimore, Md.—Camden
Yards Sports Complex
Right
Guard Open July 17-20 Cleveland, OH—North
Coast Harbor
Wendy’s
Invitational Aug. 21-24 Portland, Ore.—Rose
Quarter
Toyota
Challenge Sept. 11-14 Salt Lake City, UT—EnergySolutions
Arena
PlayStation®
Pro Oct. 16-19 Orlando, Fla.—Amway
Arena
Entering
its fourth year, the AST Dew Tour is the most watched
and attended action sports property in the world.
Attendance for the 2007 AST Dew Tour totaled nearly
300,000 and an average of 41 million viewers tuned
in via NBC and USA each year. The top athletes in
the world will take part in this year’s Tour,
all competing for the highly coveted Dew Cup that
will be awarded in Orlando at season’s end
to champions in each of the six disciplines. The
2007 Dew Cup winners include Nate Adams
(Freestyle Motocross), Jamie Bestwick
(BMX Vert), Ryan Nyquist (BMX Dirt),
Daniel Dhers (BMX Park), Shaun
White (Skateboard Vert) and Ryan
Sheckler (Skateboard Park).
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