Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk has announced a UK and Ireland speaking tour that will hear him discuss his sporting and entrepreneurial successes.
An Evening With Tony Hawk kicks off at Dublin’s Citywest on June 29, 2022 before heading to Manchester’s O2 Apollo on July 30 and London’s Palladium on July 31.
Tickets go on sale this Friday (January 28) at 9am from here and here. Those wanting to attend the Dublin show can purchase tickets here. VIP packages will also be available.
Fans will be able to hear first-hand memoirs from Hawk’s career, from pushing boundaries as a skateboard pro to founding the The Skatepark Project (FKA Tony Hawk Foundation), which has given away more than $10million to over 600 US skatepark projects.
He will also touch upon his work for 900 Films, a TV, film and commercial production company.
Hawk is perhaps best known for becoming the first skater to ever complete a 900 vert skateboarding trick. Following his record-breaking 1999 achievement, he partnered with Activision to launch Tony Hawkās Pro Skater, now a billion-dollar video game franchise.
An Evening with Tony Hawk UK and Ireland tour dates:
JUNE
Friday 29 āĀ Dublin Citywest
JULY
Saturday 30 ā Manchester O2 Apollo
Sunday 31 ā London Palladium
In other news, last year HawkĀ joined a host of early ā00s pop-punkers for a rendition of Swedish bandĀ Millencolinās āNo Cigarā from the originalĀ Pro Skater 2 soundtrack. The Pro Skater video game franchise is celebrated for its soundtracks, which helped influence a generation of music fans.
Hawk sings on the cover in which Mikey Hawdon of Fairmounts, Darrin Pfeiffer of ex-Goldfinger fame and pro skater Steve Caballero back him instrumentally. Millencolinās own Nikola Sarcevic plays bass ā watch the cover here.
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