NBC Sports Group will kick off the 10th Anniversary of the Dew Tour with the Dew Tour Beach Championship, June 25-29 in Ocean City, Md. One of four stops on the 2014 Dew Tour schedule, the Dew Tour Beach Championship will feature the world’s best athletes in BMX and amateur surf competitions, with live musical performances by Cage the Elephant, SKATERS, GRiZ and heRobust.
Fans can expect to see BMX Park Champion
Ryan Nyquist, nine-time BMX Vert Champion and
Jamie Bestwick return to Ocean City to defend their titles. A BMX legend, Nyquist continues to out-perform competitors half his age, taking home multiple Dew Tour BMX titles in both park and dirt over recent years. The dominant name in BMX vert since the inception of the Dew Tour a decade ago, Bestwick will look to maintain his place atop the podium once more. A complete list of competing athletes can be found at DewTour.com.
In addition to the competitions, the Tour will feature free live
concerts on the beach starting Friday night with Cage the Elephant, a rock brand hailing from Bowling Green, Ky. best known for their singles “Shake Me Down” and the breakout single “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked.” Opening for Cage the Elephant is SKATERS. Fresh from his #PowerInNumbers Tour, DJ-producer GRiZ will headline Saturday evening’s concert on the beach, with opening act heRobust.
The Dew Tour Beach Championships is a free event and open to the public. Ocean City Quick Pass and VIP Passes are available at DewTour.com, Ticketmaster.com and the Ocean City Convention Center Box Office. Ocean City Quick Pass options include a Friday Day Pass for $20, a Saturday BMX Park Pass for $20 and a Sunday Skateboard Bowl Pass for $20. For the first time, VIP Passes are also available for $200 per day.
The complete schedule of events for the Dew Tour Beach Championships is as follows: Wednesday, June 25th
– Gates Open at 2:00 PM 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Shop Am Street Session 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Unlock the Bowl
Thursday, June 26th
– Gates Open at Noon 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Skateboard Vert Semi-Final 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM Am Surf Shop Final
Friday, June 27th
– Gates Open at Noon 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM BMX Park Semi-Final 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM Skateboard Street 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Skateboard Bowl Semi-Final 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM Beach Concert Featuring SKATERS and Cage the Elephant
Saturday, June 28th
– Gates Open at Noon 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM BMX Park Final 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM BMX Street 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Skateboard Vert Finals 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM Concert featuring heRobust and GRiZ
Sunday, June 29th
– Gates Open at Noon 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Skateboard Bowl Final 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM BMX Vert Finals
The 2014 Dew Tour will be presented on NBC, NBCSN and DewTour.com/live on the NBC Sports Live Extra platform. Dew Tour’s dedicated digital platform will stream live competitions and bring consumers exclusive Dew Tour action, interviews and behind-the-scenes access on desktops, mobile device and tablets.
TV Schedule NBC Saturday, June 28 1 PM – 3 PM ET LIVE Dew Tour: Ocean City NBCSN Sunday, June 29 1 AM – 2:30 AM ET Dew Tour: Ocean City
NBC Sunday, June 29 2 PM – 4 PM ET LIVE Dew Tour: Ocean City
NBCSN Sunday, June 29 11:30 PM – 1 AM ET Dew Tour: Ocean City
NBCSN Saturday, July 5 11 PM – 12 AM ET Dew Tour: Best of Ocean City
NBCS Sunday, July 20 1 PM – 2 PM ET Dew Tour: Best of Ocean City
DEW TOUR ON NBC SPORTS LIVE EXTRA: NBC Sports Live Extra— NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets — will provide live comprehensive streaming coverage of “Dew Tour Live presented by Quiznos” via “TV Everywhere,” the media industry’s effort to make quality content available to authenticated customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.
For desktops, NBC Sports Live Extra can be accessed at NBCSports.com/liveextra. The NBC Sports Live Extra app for mobile devices and tablets is available at the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, and on select Android handset and tablet devices within Google Play.
Coverage will live stream to PCs, mobile devices and tablets through NBC Sports Live Extra, and to the digital platforms of participating cable, satellite, and telco services, via “TV Everywhere,” which is available on an authenticated basis to subscribers of participating MVPDs.
The complete 2014 Dew Tour schedule is as follows: Event Date Location Dew Tour Beach Championships June 25-29 Ocean City, Md.
Toyota City Championships Aug. 16-17 Portland, Ore.
Toyota City Championships Sept. 20-21 House of Vans – Brooklyn, N.Y.
iON Mountain Championships Dec. 11-14 Breckenridge Ski Resort – Breckenridge, Colo.