On November 29th/30th, the German capital will not only attract international art, fashion and music, but also the world’s best action sports activists. At that very weekend there will be skateboarders and BMXers with the highest titles and aspirations to compete and conquer at the internationally renowned T-Mobile Extreme Playgrounds, taking part at the Velodrom. The prices will be awarded in both BMX (street & vert) and skateboarding (street & vert, too). The most anticipated and thrilling BMX-duel on the street course will be the one between Ryan Guettler (Australia) and Daniel Dhers (Venezuela). Dhers, two times winner of the X-Games, just won the AST Dew Tour in Florida last weekend; he’ll bring along American Rob Darden (3rd at the X-Games 08) to the Street Session. Vert-wise, BMXer Francisco Zurita from Chile wants to take the trophy to his home country. Newly confirmed US pro Zack Warden will surely complicate that enterprise. Not to mention Chad Kagy, who placed 2nd at the AST Dew Tour and Simon Tabron (3rd place AST Dew Tour) from Great Britain. 
Sweden sent its best skate punk band No Fun At All in order to provide some decent sound surrounding. Founded in 1991 in a nordic hicksville named Skinnskatteberg, the five boys, namely Ingemar Jansson (vocals), Mikael Danielsson (bass), Steven Neuman (guitar), Kjell Ramstedt (drums) und Krister Johansson (guitar) created a completely new and intense mix of punk rock songs. They were inspired by their personal heroes like Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and Black Flag. Kicking ass to the beat of their own drums, they entered the “Punk Hall Of Fame” only to split up in 2001. Now it’s 7 lucky years later and No Fun At All are getting ready to get on stage again – which will happen at the Street Session in Berlin! The Offspring haven’t been on stage for five years now. But now’s the time for them to rock again, too, and altogether with Sugarplum Fairy, their Swedish rock-cohorts. Everybody, get ready for three hours of rock’n’rage! Info and tickets: t-mobile-playgrounds.de
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