The Harmony Skateboards have hit the road already this morning on a 5 day tour. Look out for Joe Gavin, Taylor Oakley, Danny Jack, Ali Drummond, Jak Pietryga, Pablo Aresu, Tony Da Silva and Vaughan Baker at the following spots.
Friday 9th Sept – Mile End Park Jam
Saturday 10th Sept – Ipswich Park Jam
Sunday 11th Sept – Colchester streets
Monday 12th Sept – Norwich Eaton Park Jam
Tuesday 13th Sept – Harlow Park Jam
We have some good news for you regarding Halloween today. Last year’s Crossfire Halloween Massacre event didn’t happen due to a back injury, but this year we are back with an absolute banger to celebrate 10 years of Crossfire.
Expect 3 rooms full of party chaos including very special guests held at a venue in South London! A limited 100 cheaper £8 earlybird tickets have now sold out. Standard advance tickets can be found here but be quick as these are selling fast. Click here for the facebook page for all info. Please put the date of Friday October 28th in your dairy and we will see you there.
We are stoked to hear today that the hard working guys at Sidewalk Magazine have completed their full length video this week and have also announced UK premieres. The video itself will have sections from all of the UK’s upcoming talent including Ben Raemers, Harry Lintell, Conhuir Lynn, Nicky Howells, Barney Page, Tom Harrison and Sean Smith, alongside Mark Baines, Nick Remon, Ben Nordberg, Chris Jones, Denis Lynn and appearances from many, many more.
Get your tickets for these sorted as soon as possible as these first viewings are only 2 weeks away.
Saturday 17th September – CUC, Liverpool. 7pm. Pre-premiere session at New Bird from 4pm. Contact www.lostartshop.co.uk for further info
Thursday 22nd September – Prince Charles, London. 6pm. Limited tickets available from www.slamcity.com soon.
Saturday 1st October – T13 Skatepark, Belfast. Pre-premiere jam TBC – keep an eye on the www.bogginzine.com forum for updates.
There will be many more around the UK, so stay tuned to Sidewalk for details. Share these details on your facebook page from the link above.
Ealing Skatepark is finally open thanks to Freestyle finishing the build. The official opening jam event has been confirmed for Sunday 18th September and can be found north of Ealing Broadway, next to the Gurnell Leisure Centre on Ruislip Rd East and the nearest tube station is Perivale. Click here for google maps information and log the postcode, W13 0AL. All info about the day that will run from 10am can be found on the flyer below.
Deathgrips are heading to the UK this month and you should not miss this as this project has been one of the most anticipated for a while. Check the dates and the new video for Known For It. Contender for new artist of the year here in the end of year polls for sure.
Sept 25 London(ATP presents)@XOYO
Sept 27-Manchester@ Islington Mill
Sept 28-Leeds(VICE presents) @Nation of Shopkeepers
Sept 29-Glasgow@ Captain’s Rest
The much documented XC Skatepark in Hemel Hempstead will officially open with a skate jam that is planned for Sunday 18th September. Expect a big turnout from the UKs best skaters and get this one in your diary now.
The South of the UK will be congregating at Shoreham’s concrete bowls this Sunday 4th September for the annual Ham Jam. £1000 prize money will be up for grabs from 10am so get down there if you fancy a day of gnar. For more info, go to www.boardriders.co.uk
The annual comp at the The House Skatepark in Sheffield has been announced for Saturday 17th September. This year they have raised the bar on the prize money to £1000 for first place in the pro comp, £500 for second and £250 for third so expect a big turnout.
The day that costs just £6 kicks of at 10am with comps for under 12s, under 16’s plus 16s and over is looking to be one not to miss, so get down there and support what they have planned.
The Essex skate scene is gearing up for the launch of the annual Lords of the Swords road trip and video competition. The event was started in Chelmsford by AJ Martin and Luke MacDuke to create a scene video and has morphed into a much bigger get together inpired by Thrasher’s King of the Road series.
Competitions aside though, Lords of the Swords is most importantly having a laugh with your mates. Last year’s winners managed feats of bravery, that included catching a sizeable snake under an Essex flyover and (failed) attempts to ride sheep!
All videos will be premiered at Park DX in Colchester on the 16th of September and the top 5 posted online here at Crossfire for the public to choose who should win. The Lords will then be knighted on the 18th September in Hooga Bar in Chelmsford alongside a mini ramp session and copious amounts of liquor. Look out for the videos next month and get voting!
VANS have confirmed their invited teams and skaters to the VANS European Downtown Showdown that will take place in Old Spitalfields Market on 20th August this month in London. 50,000 euros will be up for grabs to the teams involved below.
If you cannot make it to the event, which is FREE to attend, don’t worry, as you will be able to watch it live on the internet from the Vans website.
To celebrate this event,VANS have given us some Rowley SPV’s, a limited edition, signed, art print and apparel so click here to pick up some free stuff!
CONFIRMED TEAMS ARE:
Blind Europe
Chris Oliver, Sam Beckett, Sewa, Javier Pares
Element Europe
Ross McGouran, Guillaume Mocquin, Phil Zwijsen, Nassim Guammaz
Antiz
Hugo Liard, Sam Partaix, Aaron Sweeney
Cliché
Charles Collet, Lucas Puig, Flo Mirtain and Daniel Espinoza.
Yama Skateboards
Muki Rustig, Ferit Batir, Dustin Vollnach
Blueprint
Danny Brady, Mark Baines, Jerome Campbell, Tom Knox
Almost
Willow, Michael Sommer, Michael Wright, Daryl Dominguez, Youness Amrani
Alis Skateboards
Flex O’ Connor
Superdead Skateboards
Eddie Belvedere, Harry Lintell, Nick Remon, Awadh Mohammed
Palace Skateboards
Chewy Cannon, Rory Milanes, Lucien Clarke, Olly Todd
Death Skateboards
Dan Cates, Boots, Adam Moss, Moggins