Remember how much fun we had last year? Well this year, our own Ben Kelly will be on the entire month long extravaganza updating skateboarding.transworld.net daily...
ZUMIEZ COUCH TOUR 2007...IT'S GOT LEGS!
CATCH A LEG AT ONE OF 12 CITIES ACROSS THE U.S.
Geoff Rowley, Eric Koston, Rick Howard, Mark Appleyard, Andrew Reynolds, Chad Muska, Kenny Anderson, Rodrigo TX, Nick Dompierre, Arto Saari, Tosh Townend, Darrell Stanton, Leo Romero, Senses Fail, Saves the Day, The Bled, A Static Lullaby, and many more!
Everett, WA, May 1, 2007- Zumiez Inc., a leading specialty retailer of action sports related apparel, footwear, equipment, and accessories, announces the seventh annual Zumiez Couch Tour. A dozen legs of the tour kick off June 2nd in Puyallup, WA. The Zumiez Couch Tour 2007 presents skateboarding demonstrations by pros Eric Koston, Andrew Reynolds, Chad Muska, Geoff Rowley, Mark Appleyard, and many more. The Zumiez Couch Tour 2007 also offers up live music performances by bands including Senses Fail, Saves the Day, A Static Lullaby, The Bled, Jamie Lynn's band Kandi Coded, and Mike Vallely's band Revolution Mother.
Catch a leg of the tour in one of 12 cities near you with skate demos from Adio, C1RCA, Element, eS, Emerica, Flip, Lakai, Vans, and Volcom. Admission to tour stops is free and includes sampling and giveaways from Zumiez Couch Tour 2007 promotional partners Jones Soda, Spy Optic, Skullcandy, TransWorld SKATEboarding, and Boost Mobile, LLC, a lifestyle-based telecommunications brand focused on offering premium Pay-As-You-Go wireless phones and services to the youth market. Tour stops will also feature autograph sessions with featured skate teams, an interactive festival area, legs, and Couch.
New this year, Zumiez introduces the first annual Zumiez 'Best Foot Forward' Amateur Skate Contest Series, presented by Boost Mobile. The 'Best Foot Forward' series is an invite-only jam format Am contest that will give up-and-coming skaters a leg up. A local contest will take place at each leg of the Zumiez Couch Tour 2007. The winner from each tour leg will be flown to the final leg in San Jose, CA on July 1 to compete in the 'Best Foot Forward' Finals. From there the three top skaters will be invited to compete at the Hometown Heroes Finals as part of the 4th annual Etnies Goofy vs Regular weekend in Orange County, CA.
The Zumiez Couch Tour legacy continues...
Zumiez Couch Tour 2007 Schedule
DateLocationLineup
June 2South Hill Mall in Puyallup, WAVolcom skate team, Totimoshi, and Kandi Coded
June 3Clackamas Town Center in Portland, ORVolcom skate team, Totimoshi, and Kandi Coded
June 6Fiesta Mall in Mesa, AZLakai skate team, The Bled, and Lydia
June 9Windhaven Plaza in Plano, TXElement skate team, The Bled, and Revolution Mother
June 12Deptford Mall in Deptford, NJeS skate team, Senses Fail, and Revolution Mother
June 14Monmouth Mall in Eatontown, NJC1RCA skate team, Senses Fail, and Revolution Mother
June 16The Marketplace in Rochester, NYVans skate team, Senses Fail, and Revolution Mother
June 20Spring Hill Mall in W. Dundee, ILAdio skate team, Senses Fail, and From Autumn to Ashes
June 23Maplewood Mall in Maplewood, MNAdio skate team, Senses Fail, and From Autumn to Ashes
June 26The Shops at Northfield Stapleton in Denver, COFlip skate team, A Static Lullaby, and Dear and the Headlights
June 28Layton Hills Mall in Layton, UTFlip skate team, A Static Lullaby, and Dear and the Headlights
June 30GREAT MALL, 432 Great Mall Drive, MILPITAS CA 95036, 408-956-9410. Emerica skate team, Saves the Day, and Dear and the Headlights
PARTICIPATING SKATE TEAMS
VolcomGeoff Rowleey, Mark Appleyard, Aaron Suski, Darrell Stanton, Nick Dompierre, Caswell Berry, Collin Provost, Brandon Westgate, Danny Cerezini, Grant Taylor
LakaiEric Koston, Rick Howard, Mike Carroll, Cairo Foster, Rob Welsh, Brandon Biebel, Alex Olson, Guy Mariano, Marc Johnson
ElementMike Vallely, Tosh Townend, Chad Muska, Darrell Stanton, Tony Tave, Nyjah Huston, Dallas Rockvam
eSNyjah Huston, Rodrigo TX, Rick McCrank, Justin Eldridge, Bobby Worrest, Danny Garcia
C1RCAAdrian Lopez, Colt Cannon, Jon Allie, Peter Ramondetta, Tony Tave, Windsor James, Sierra Fellers, Dennis Durrant, David Reyes, Julian Davidson, Danny Cerezini
VansTony Trujillo, Johnny Layton, Omar Hassan, Steve Caballero, Jon Goemann, Nick Trapasso , Andrew Allen, Scott Kane
AdioKenny Anderson, Nick Dompierre, Steve Nesser, Ed Selego, Ernie Torres, Joey Brezinski, Chris Roberts, Brian Sumner, Anthony Schultz, Chris Troy
FlipGeoff Rowley, Arto Saari, Mark Appleyard, Lance Mountain, Rodrigo TX, Bob Burnquist, David Gonzales, Eric Fletcher
EmericaAndrew Reynolds, Heath Kirchart, Leo Romero, Brian Herman, Kevin 'Spanky' Long, Ed Templeton, Braydon Szafranski, Brandon Westgate, Marquis Preston, Austin Stephens, Aaron Suski, Chris Senn, Ben Gilley
