Telekom Extreme Playgrounds ready for Berlin takeoff: Line-up of riders complete, Trashmonkeys complete band line-up! By Press Release.

Nov 11, 2010

Written by Bart de Jong

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44 professional athletes and 14 full blown musicians make the Telekom Extreme Playgrounds the „place to be“! More than $80.000 are in the purse for the street and vert competitions of skaters and BMX riders. BMX street ripper Mark Webb (UK) and vert luminary Rune Glifberg (DEN) are among the last riders to complete the rider lineup. In between all the ripping, three live acts deliver the right amount of festival flavour. Following the already confirmed bands BoySetsFire and Panic! At The Disco, the Bremen-based indy institution called Trashmonkeys completes the musical lineup. Tickets are going quick. The Telekom Extreme Playgrounds will be broadcasted live on MTV on December 5th at 8pm, followed by a Sport1 special on December 11th at 11.15am.

The BMX Street field is completed by British lunatic Mark Webb, who is joining last year’s winner Harry Main (UK) and street legend Ryan Nyquist (USA). The vert department is looking forward to see title holder Vince Byron (AUS), his fellow Aussie Steve McCann

and last year’s runner-up Francisco Zurita (CHI).

Confirmed Riders

BMX Street
Harry Main (UK)
Mark Webb (UK)
Ryan Nyquist (USA)
Dennis Enarson (USA)
Michael Beran (CZ)
Gary Young (USA)
Alessandro Barbero (ITA)
Ben Hennon (UK)
Bruno Hoffmann (GER)
Alex Coleborn (UK)
Markus Braumann (GER)

Ondra Slez (CZ)
Janek Wentzky (GER)
Mattis Hansen (GER)

BMX Vert
Vince Byron (AUS)
Francisco Zurita (CHI)
Steve McCann (AUS)
Austin Coleman (USA)
Zack Warden (USA)
Jan Valenta (CZ)
Zach Shaw (UK)
Benjamin Kopp (GER)

Musically, a cult-laden name completes the line-up of the successful action sports series as well. They have been compared to huge bands like The Strokes or The Hives before – the Trashmonkeys, who have been synonymous with melodic indie garage rock since their inception in 1998. Their groundbreaking releases “The Maker” (2004) and “Favourite Enemy” (2006), including the hit record “Attitudes In Stereo”, made them a name across the rest of the world. Their actual release “Smile” dropped in 2009, featuring the single “Give That To Me” and a new band member. Opening up, they will be warming up stage and crowd for BoySetsFire and Panic! At The Disco!

Ticket sales for the Telekom Extreme Playgrounds have already begun. Tickets are available for 25 Euros (plus fees), or as 5-friends-ticket for 100 Euros (plus fees) on www.telekom-playgrounds.de and at your local box office.

Informations: www.telekom-playgrounds.de