Freestyle Kings Live, the freestyle motocross and BMX spectacle, comes to the DHL Stadium in Green Point on Saturday November 9, at 6pm.
This tour brings together some of the biggest names in the sport, with the American Ronnie Mac and Australian trio Robbie Maddison – the modern-day Evel Knievel – and FMX World Champions Rob Adelberg and Pat Bowden all in the line-up, and all enjoying their first visit to South Africa. These international visitors will be joined by local FMX hero, Dallan Goldman.
Says Adelberg: “We all like to push the limits in everything we do and if we want to do something we just do it!” Madison, who has leapt, on his dirt bike, onto the top of the replica Arc De Triomphe in Las Vegas as well as modifying it to be able to realise his “Pipe Dream” – riding down the tube of a wave in the ocean – adds, “Action is the antidote! We cannot wait, with the best action sports stars on the planet, to show South Africa what Freestyle Kings Live is all about.”
Bowden believes, as all top athletes do, that total commitment is needed to reach the heights they achieve. “I believe in ‘Full Sends Only’,” he says. “If you’re all in and committed to the successful outcome, then that’s a ‘full send’ – and that’s what life is all about.”
And Goldman knows his home country is a fantastic place to perform, saying, “I’ve been so lucky. My dirt bike has taken me all over the world over my 15-year career, but there is no better crowd to perform in front of than the South Africans. They are crazy for BMX and FMX, and they haven’t had a chance to see an international touring act in a long time. Freestyle Kings is a two-hour, non-stop night of thrills and spills for the whole family. We will sell you the whole seat, but you only need the edge!”
Freestyle Kings promoter and former professional FMXer Josh Hannah said: “South Africa has long been known as the home of action sports, with the craziest fans on the planet. When I started the Freestyle Kings Tour in 2021, it was always a goal of mine to take it to South Africa, and now it’s happening, I cannot wait to entertain the South African fans with the biggest and best action sports shows that are taking FMX and BMX to new heights”.
Tickets for Freestyle Kings Live cost from R350 to R600 through Ticketmaster. A VIP meet and greet and walk around the course for R1000 per person is available, but patrons must also buy a show ticket. There is a 20% discount on groups of 20 and more valid for the top two prices. Contact Jill Somers between 9am and 5pm on 079 218 1658 or email sales@showtime.co.za for details.
No babies in arms, children under 3 years or unaccompanied minors allowed.
One lucky Southern Mail reader can win a set of four tickets to Freestyle Kings Live at the DHL Stadium on Saturday November 9. To enter, email your name, surname and phone number to entertain.ccn@acm.co.za before midnight on Thursday October 24. Put “Freestyle Kings competition” in the subject line.
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