AST Announces General Admission Tickets On Sale For 2008 Right Guard Open In Cleveland - New York – The AST Dew Tour, the world's premier season-long action sports tour, announced that general admission tickets to the Right Guard Open in Cleveland are
AST Announces General Admission Tickets On Sale For 2008 Right Guard Open In Cleveland
New York – The AST Dew Tour, the world's premier season-long action sports tour, announced that general admission tickets to the Right Guard Open in Cleveland are available for purchase beginning Monday, April 28. A limited number of premium-seating tickets (Action Zone and Reserved Seating), which went on sale April 1, are still available. The Right Guard Open is the second of five events on the 2008 tour and will be held at Cleveland's North Coast Harbor, July 17-20. Returning for its second year, the event will feature the greatest talent in skateboarding, BMX and freestyle motocross, and is one of two stops to host Open Qualifier competitions.
General admission tickets are available each day for $15, adults and $7.50, children. 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 the Right Guard Open. Tickets to the Thursday qualifying competitions are not for sale. 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.
Limited quantities of the Reserved Seating ticket are available for $35 each day, Friday-Sunday, for children and adults, and guarantees premium reserved seating for all finals competitions on purchased day. Limited quantities of Action Zone tickets for the Panasonic Open are 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 percent 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 purchase of a three day ticket is also available: Action Zone 3-day pass for $250, a $50 savings; Reserved Seating 3-day pass for $90, a $15 savings; and General Admission 3-day pass for $35, a $10 savings.
The following are the scheduled days for competition finals at the Right Guard Open (complete spectator schedule will be announced at a later date):
Friday, July 18th - BMX Dirt Final, FMX Exhibition, Concert Saturday, July 19th - SKB Park, SKB Vert, and BMX Vert Finals Sunday, July 20th - BMX Park Final and FMX Exhibition
*Schedule is subject to change
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).
About AST
The Action Sports Tour (AST) is the recently created umbrella brand and organization of the world's most prestigious action sports events. Currently the AST consists of two national tours, one international event and an amateur series: AST Dew Tour (debuted in 2005), AST Winter Dew Tour (debuting in 2008), AST China (debuting in 2008), and Free Flow Tour (debuted in 2005). The AST properties are home to over 300,000 spectators each year and broadcast in 100 countries and 280 million homes worldwide. The AST Dew Tour consists of five major, multi-sport events spanning across the country, with a cumulative points system, a $2.5 million competitive purse – the largest in action sports – and an additional $1 million bonus pool. Each event features skateboarding (park and vert), BMX (park, vert, and dirt) and freestyle motocross. At seasons end, the overall point's leaders in the six disciplines are crowned year-end champions and awarded the prestigious Dew Cup. Key lifestyle elements at each Tour event include the Festival village, specialty competitions, and live cutting edge music. The AST Dew Tour partners include Mountain Dew (tour title sponsor); and Panasonic, Right Guard Xtreme, Wendy's, Toyota and PlayStation® (event title sponsors). Associate partners include Ball Park, Mongoose®, and Verizon Wireless.
About NBC Universal
NBC Universal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Formed in May 2004 through the combining of NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment, NBC Universal owns and operates the No. 1 television network, the fastest-growing Spanish-language network, a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks. NBC Universal is 80%-owned by General Electric, with 20% controlled by Vivendi Universal.
