The Grind 2008

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The Grind 2008

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Sunday April 6, 2008 This event will feature professional wake boarders competing in a rail jam for major awards, along with live music by over 6 alternative rock bands, great food, graphite artist exhibits, custom boat accessories by numerous vendors, wakeboard accessories, wakeboard instructional sessions, a showcase of the latest wake board boats, and much more. Get ready for another great boating season and enjoy some high flying shows and great music. We will also have Skateboarding competitions by pro athletes, skateboarding gear, and a street bike show. Location: MLK and Congress Ave. Time: 11am to 10pm Price: $10 general Admission (5 and under free with an adult) ALL AGES SHOW ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE

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Bands: Mickey Avalon EVE6 Fair To Midland Girl in a Coma The Vanished

SEE: the 160 foot water tank set-up in downtown Austin for wakeboarding demonstrations and a rail jam competition by professional wakeboarders!

MEET: local & professional wakeboarders, wakeskaters, and skateboarders competing in a head to head competition throughout the day. Contact us for interview opportunities!

SHOP great food, icy cold beverages, graphite artist exhibits, 150 vendors from the extreme sports industry including wakeboards, custom boat & wakeboard accessories, wakeboard instructional sessions, the latest wakeboard boats, and much more!

WHERE: Downtown Austin, Texas at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr Blvd and Congress Avenue, in the shadow of the State Capitol across from the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum.

Vendors

All vendors are invited to participate
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The Music!

Did we mention this is a music festival? We'll have live music throughout the day.

The MUSIC: Non-Stop Alternative Rock! (Additional bands to be added.)

NOTE: Band schedules sometimes change.

At press time the following bands have been confirmed:

MICKEY AVALON

EVE6

FAIR TO MIDLAND

GIRL IN A COMA

THE VANISHED

SCENES AND SIRENS

BK AND MR. E

Additional bands to be added! Please contact us for interview opportunities!

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:

9:00 to 9:45pm - Mickey Avalon

8:30pm to 9pm - Wakeboard Finals and awards

7:30 to 8:30pm - EVE 6

6:50 to 7:30pm - Rail Jam Finals

5:50 to 6:50pm - Fair to Midland

5:10 to 5:50pm - Skateboard Finals & Street Demo

4:10 to 5:10pm - Girl In A Coma

3:30 to 4:10pm - Rail Jam Semifinals

2:30 to 3:30pm - The Vanished

1:50 to 2:30pm - Skateboard Semifinals & Street Demo

12:50 to 1:50pm - Scenes and Sirens

12:10 to 1:00pm - Rail Jam Quarterfinals

11:10am to 12:10pm - BK and Mr. E

9:30am to 11:30am - Wakeboard Event Qualifiers

8:30am to 9:30am - Rail Jam Practive

EVE6

The Music!

Sports

Under360 is at it again!! Kicking off the season with an extreme sports and music festival, in conjunction with Roadway Productions, 360 Wakeboard Club, and 101x this event promises to be the biggest of the year. Featuring a huge water-filled tank, competitors take to the water to compete in a rail jam showing off their best tricks. This is action sports up-close & in-your-face and it’s as exciting for the riders as it is for spectators.

The wakeboarding exhibition will feature Local & Professional Riders such as Keith Lidberg, Gabe Lucas, Tom Fooshee, Bret Little, Billy Garcia, Brett Hickey, Mitch Bergsma, Jesse Landry and many others competing head-to-head in a Rail Jam. These riders are looking to take it to the next level as they will compete for over $1500 including the $1000 Boardstop First Place Prize.

Not to be outdone, the skateboard competition will include $1250 in prize money, as skaters manual, kickflip and nollie heelflip the < href="http://redbullmannymania.com" class="style3">Red Bull Manny Mania street setup.

An addition to the event this year is the freestyle street bike demo. Sit Back and prepare to be entertained by Team Stunters a.k.a. "Those Crazy Texans" featuring Big Scott, Matt Lindamood, Zach Shockey, and Crazy Mike King as they take you for the ride of your life.

Combine the rail jam with a skateboard competition, freestyle street bike demo, music, great food, graphic artist exhibits, custom boat and wakeboard accessories, wakeboard instructional sessions, a showcase of the latest wake board boats, and much more, you’ve got what is quickly becoming the ultimate extreme sports festival.

Boardstop.com and Wakeboarder.com will host a riders' area with food and beverages. Riders will be able to relax in a Lovesac under the Red Bull tent and chow down on some food from Wahoo's.

Sports

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