the X Games and Street Session winner in 2007 for BMX vert. X Games winner in 2008, Pierre Luc Gagnon for halfpipe skateboarding as well as Street Session’s winners in 2007, European champion Alex Mizurov (skateboard) and Alessandro Barbero (BMX). With the necessary portion of rock ‘n’ roll and punkrock, provided by three packed live concerts, the Street Session will attract Thousands of action sports and festival fans. Due to the spontaneous postponement of the LG Action Sports World Championships 2008 in Seattle, the former date (1st/2nd November) has been rescheduled to make sure that the world’s best riders will be in Berlin – and they will! Tickets now available! They formed 24 years ago and are still raging. The Offspring, with classics like “Self Esteem“, are a save bet when you want to have the audience to lose control within seconds. The singer cut off his
dreadlocks a long time ago and he doesn’t need to tell his granny anymore that he’s sick, just to go on tour with the band. Anyway, you can’t label Dexter Holland and his men a ‘fun combo’. They pack their messages in between the lyrics or deliver them straight in your face. All for the sake to make this world a better place. If you want typical southern californian punkrock - these boys are the cult band! Their album “Smash” is the best sold indie album of all times and with over 45 million records sold, The Offspring are the most successful punk band ever! Each of their long players placed easily into Top 10 spheres in different countries. They let five long years pass by, until they released ”Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace“. During the festival summer of 2008 they proved the world that they’re not about to quit. The Offspring’s live gigs make faces happy and t-shirts wet. Together with two other top acts they will make the audience go nuts at the Street Session. 
Top-notch entertainment on stage as well as on the street parcours and the halfpipe. Following the tradition of the legendary Münster Masterhip, the Street Session established itself as the only World Cup of Skateboarding event in Germany! Same superlative procedure as last year – Berlin’s Velodrom will host the best of the best in BMX and skateboarding (November 29th/30th). The Italian Alessandro Barbero, and Morgan Wade from the US will show street skills on the hightest level. For BMX vert, the following riders have confirmed: X-Games winner 2007, Kevin Robinson, X-Games Asia winner 2006, Chad Kagy, (both from the US) and the trick crazy Street Session winner in 2008, Simon Tabron (UK). Prior to the Street Session, the best national pros and rookie riders can qualifiy at the following events.
BMXers: Local Support Street Challenge in Emmering, close to Munich, 27th September. As there will be no open qualification in Berlin, these are the only possibilities to take part at the T-Mobile Extreme Playgrounds and to compete against the international stars at the Street Session.
Actually, what are the T-Mobile Extreme Playgrounds? Well, it’s the forum for the best and the most extreme of sports and music – brought to you in a way never seen and felt before. The main initiators of the T-Mobile Extreme Playgrounds are Andy Zeiss (rebeljam), Achim Kujawski (BMX pro) and Lars-Oliver Vogt (Nice Productions GmbH). The two action sports insiders and the renowned festival expert had been working on a concept for their own event series that provided the sound on stage that the action sportsmen have in their ears. So, while the riders are showing their extraordinarily best on their little and big wheels, the music amps them up. T-Mobile Extreme Playgrounds are the proof for a concept that was done from the scene for the scene. The Playgrounds have been showing for two years now that it is possible to get the best BMX, mountainbike, wakeboard and skateboard riders together, to add an incredible live program and to attract thousands of action sports fans. Bands like Mando Diao, Good Charlotte, Pennywise and the Hives have paved the way. The last two events were sold out. So you better get your tickets as soon as possible! The tickets for the finals and the concerts on Sunday, 30th November are available for 19 Euro plus charges at the pre-sales. Smart spenders can buy the 5-friends-ticket at all official booking offices, which gets one person in for free, i. e. 76 Euros + charges. Each ticket includes a free ride to the event and back with the BVG. On Saturday, November 29th, tickets will be only available at the box office and cost 5 euros.
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