Gates open at 1pm
1pm – 2:45pm BMX Park Prelims
3:30pm – 5pm BMX Dirt Prelims
5:30pm – 6pm BMX Street Jam
6:30pm – 8pm BMX Dirt Finals
9:30pm – 11:30pm Lupe Fiasco Concert at Chicago Theater
Saturday, June 27
Gates open at 11am
12:30pm – 2pm BMX Park Finals
2:30pm – 4:30pm BMX Vert Prelims
6:30 – 8pm BMX Vert Finals
Beyond the competitions, the Nike 6.0 BMX Open will feature a live musical performance and a daily Festival Village with interactive events, athlete autograph signings and games. Just one of many interactive booths, NERF will be hosting a regional dart tag tournament that gives kids between eight and 17 the chance to win a trip to the Dew Tour’s PlayStation Pro, October 15-18 to compete in the NERF Dart Tag World Championship.
Chicago-native Lupe Fiasco will headline the music stage for the Dew Tour’s first stop, with the concert taking place at 9:30pm on June 26 at the historic Chicago Theater. Opening for Fiasco is British MC Lady Sovereign.
Entering its fifth year, the Dew Tour is the most watched and attended action sports property in the world. Attendance for the 2008 Dew Tour totaled nearly 275,000 and an average of 49 million viewers tuned in via NBC, USA, MTV and MTV2. 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.
The complete 2009 Dew Tour schedule is as follows:
Event Date Location
-Nike 6.0 BMX Open June 26-27 Chicago, Ill.—Grant Park
-Wendy’s Invitational Aug. 13-16 Portland, Ore.—Rose Quarter
-Toyota Challenge Sept. 17-20 Salt Lake City, UT—EnergySolutions Arena
-PlayStation® Pro Oct. 15-18 Orlando, Fla.—Amway Arena