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Gothenburg, Sweden (June 13, 2007) Live Nation Motor Sports’s Europe division announced today the tour’s largest show to date in Europe, as over 49,300 fans packed into Sweden’s Ullevi Stadium for the biggest Monster Jam® event ever in Europe.
“This is an amazing start to what will be an amazing tour,” said Magnus Danielsson, Senior Director of European Events, Live Nations Motor Sports. “In our first ever show at Ullevi we set an attendance record for not only the largest show in Sweden but also what may be the largest show of the 2007 tour. The fans turned out for the pit party too, as over 15,000 enthusiastic fans got autographs and pictures with their favorite trucks and drivers.”
Jay Sietsma, EMA Promoter added “We’re thrilled Sweden has became the largest show on the European tour. Because of our success in Sweden, I’m excited to announce the action won’t stop with this show; to accomodate the capacity crowds we’ve added a second stop in Stockholm at the Globen Arena in November. Between these two events, we hope to entertain 90,000 Monster Jam enthusiasts in Sweden this year.”
Highlighting the impressive ten-truck line up was the spectacular Saturday night freestyle of the world’s most celebrated freestyle champion, Maximum Destruction. Tom Meents, who is becoming a global superstar, managed - for the first time ever - to complete the most amazing Monster Jam feat ever - a perfectly executed backflip in a four ton monster truck! Not only did he do a backward summersault down a 20 foot ramp after completing the entire 360 degree rotation, Meents landed the truck on all four tires and drove away!
”So unbelievable even I can’t believe it,” screamed the seven-time Monster Jam World Finals champion, Tom Meents. ”Gothenburg thank you for an incredible day and night. I can’t wait to see you all in Stockholm!”
Monster Jam® Europe Schedule
September 28-29 Arnhem, Holland Gelredome
October 6-8 Antwerp, Belgium Antwerps Sportpaleis
October 27 Cardiff, UK Millennium Stadium
November 9-10 Stockholm, Sweden Globen Arena
November 16-18 Helsinki, Finland Hartwall Areena
In 2006, Monster Jam Europe enjoyed record setting audiences, selling out over half of the 33 live performances. Last year alone, they entertained nearly 250,000 fans and, in the past three years, amazed nearly 650,000 live event attendees! Off the track, Monster Jam has an even larger fan base via their in-home TV audience, with an amazing 40+ million households tuning in.
Monster Jam is one of the best known touring entertainment brands in both North America and Europe. It is a giant among family shows in the US and Canada, selling nearly 3.5 million tickets annually in more then 250 of the premiere sporting stadiums and arenas in those countries. And, in only four years, Monster Jam has become a staple of the arena and stadium business in Europe.
For more information on Monster Jam Europe, log onto www.MonsterJamOnline.com, where fans can find weekly show results, event photos, tour updates and ticket information. For media requests, please contact Kenna Conway. All other inquires should be directed to Magnus Danielsson.