Vans BOWL-A-RAMA Bondi 2012 - Bondi Beach, Feb 25th
VANS BOWL-A-RAMA BONDI 2012 - BONDI BEACH - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH
BATTLE FOR THE TITLE!
International skateboarding legend and teen prodigy hit Australian shores with something to prove.
Action sports fans all over the world are gearing up to witness one of the biggest skateboarding legends of all time; Steve Caballero (US) & one of the most heralded teen prodigies Pedro Barros (BRAZIL) battle it out to defend their respective titles at one of skateboarding’s biggest professional bowl contests and week of cultural festivals in Australasia, Vans Bowl-A-Rama™ Bondi 2012.
Original Bones Brigade member Steve Caballero will be defending his fifth Masters title on Saturday the 25th of February, against the backdrop of one of Sydney’s most iconic beaches, Bondi, in a competition that has hosted him four times previously. Cab is out to prove yet again, that this title and a share of $80,000, one of the biggest prize purses yet, belongs to him.
“Steve Caballero has been pro for over 30 years and he has been at the top of professional skateboarding the whole time. There are not many, if any, professional athletes in any sport that can say that. Having a skater of his stature come back this year to compete for his 5th title in a row is a great honour for us and a fantastic opportunity for everyone who has ever been a fan of his and skateboarding.” Frontside Events director – Chad Ford.
Also vying for a large piece of the overall prize purse is Brazilian Pedro Barros. This 16-year-old continues to beat some of the world’s best pool skaters, since winning the Pro-Tec Pool Party in May 2011 as well as the Vans Bowl-A-Rama™ Bondi and Bowl-A-Rama™ Wellington. He finished 2011 as the #1 bowl skater on the World Cup Skateboarding series and has something big to prove to riders who are almost double his age.
Other confirmed riders competing on the day include Bucky Lasek, Rune Glifberg, Sam Beckett & Pat Ngoho. For the first time ever there will also be Australian wild card entries who earned their spot at the newly launched Hurley Australian Bowl-riders competition (ABC™) hosted at Bar Beach Empire Skate in Newcastle over the Australia Day long weekend.
“We have worked very hard to ensure that Australia has a place on the international stage with Vans BOWL-A-RAMA™ Bondi and now we are there we want to ensure that it works hard for Australian skaters. We now have a clear pathway for Australian riders to literally come from nowhere and earn their way onto the international tour and make a living by qualifying through Hurley ABC and going on to compete at Vans BOWL-A-RAMA™ Bondi.” Frontside Events director – Chad Ford.
Officially sanctioned by the World Cup Skateboarding, Vans Bowl-A-Rama™ Bondi celebrates the culture of skateboarding by offering a week of festivities in the lead up to the competition on the Saturday. All listed side events are open to the public, so for your chance to get amongst the action and rub shoulders with the biggest skateboarding talent in the world, save the date for Vans Bowl-A-Rama™ 2012!
Official webcast link, if you can’t make it to Bondi, watch all of the action on the day here: http://www.bowlarama.com.au/bondi/live.htm
Fuel TV will be broadcasting the event LIVE on Saturday 25 February from 5pm to 7pm. An event replay will be shown on Sunday 26 February from 8am.
Official Roster of Events:
Tuesday Feb 21st
7pm – Tic Taco Art Show at Beach Burrito
Wednesday Feb 22nd
9pm – Vans/Steve Cab Party at White Revolver
Thursday Feb 23rd
4pm – SDS Broken Bones demo at Warringah Mall
7:30pm – SDS Broken Bones Party/Corbin Harris Party at Beach Road Hotel
Friday Feb 24th
5pm – 9pm – Love and Guts at Beach Road Hotel
9pm – Love and Guts After Party at Beach Road Hotel
Saturday Feb 25th
BOWL-A-RAMA Competition Day at Bondi (updated schedule at http://www.wcsk8.com/)
9pm – Official BOWL-A-RAMA After Party at Beach Road Hotel
Sunday Feb 26th
Rain Day if needed
BOWL-A-RAMA VIDEOS FROM 2010 AND 2011
LOVE AND GUTS ART SHOW
In collaboration with VANS BOWL-A-RAMA™, Love and Guts will be hosting an art exhibition at the Beach Road Hotel on Friday, February 24th.
Love and Guts has joined forces with the official VANS BOWL-A-RAMA™ Festival on the shores of Bondi Beach, to bring art, culture, and professional skateboarding to Sydney. As Steve Caballero fights to defend his 5th title, from Australian, Corbin Harris, and Brazilian, Pedro Barros, Love and Guts will be hosting an art exhibition at the Beach Road Hotel to promote the local skate scene and artistic culture before Saturday’s big event.
In an effort to best display the artwork, the venue has been changed from Bucklers Canteen to the more accommodating, Beach Road Hotel. The art show will be held on Friday, February 24th, starting at 5:00pm and ending at 9:00pm, at which time the afterparty will commence upstairs.
Love and Guts began when art enthusiasts, Steve Olson, Lance Mountain, and Pat Ngoho combined forces to create a collective of art and skateboarding. Beginning with a series of smaller exhibitions in the States in 2007, the collective has gained popularity and moved to an international platform.
Joining up with Oakley, the collective has made an international imprint and artwork from all over the world can now be seen at Love and Guts exhibition, Empty Culture.
The discovery of the backyard swimming pool was a milestone in the progression of skateboarding, and the boys at Love and Guts have created an exhibition solely documenting the feat that pushed skateboarding into a new frontier.
Heat spells and droughts are a natural occurrence in sunny California, but it was an absurdly long drought in the early 70’s that forced home-owners to empty pools and fill skateboarder’s minds with creativity and a desire to push physics to the test with only their skateboarders and seemingly endless imagination.
Moving into the skateboarding that we think of today, its obvious that pools are the archetype that inspires skatepark design, contests and progression, as we know it.
In succession with VANS BOWL-A-RAMA™, Love and Guts has established this art exhibition to promote the pursuit of Backyard Pool Skating and the culture that it entails. Love and Guts will attempt to pay homage to this accidental marriage between skateboarders and the backyard pool, as artists express their ideas and creativity through this matchless channel.
Save the date for Love and Guts art exhibition, Empty Culture, at the Beach Road Hotel, in partnership with the official VANS BOWL-A-RAMA™ festival, and become part of the family!
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WIN-A-RAMA
The prize pack includes:
Bowl-A-Rama – x2 VIP tix, official merch, signed deck and meet & greet with a skater
Vans shoes, hat and tee
A session with Mountain Dew Australia’s new addition Nathan “Jimmy” Beck before he heads off packing around the world to try his hand, PLUS a long lasting stash of Dew for the winner + friend, 2 Mountain Dew hats, a Mountain Dew water bottle, Mountain Dew deck for wall signed by Renton + Jimmy
Huawei Vision handset
Tech Deck display case, 96mm boards, Build-A-Park, P-Rod Skate Lab (S and L), Wood Comp Series + special editionTony Hawk 900 deck
x2 VIP tix to the Surf Dive ‘n’ Ski Broken Bones party with drinks (18+ only)
FUEL TV AUSTRALIA hat, keyring, beanie and skatedeck
The entire Fudge Urban range
Pro Tec stickers and helmet
Terms and Conditions are here.
Who’s going to BOWL-A-RAMA 2012? This is going to be so sick! 
We’re going to run a promo soon with 5 VIP passes and afterparty tickets to be won! Stay tuned.
wtf tickets, u need tickets to bowlarama now?
go down to the bowl any day and session with jimmy…. pointless prize.
You don’t need tickets. The VIP passes get you into the VIP stand. Plus entry to the extra events / afterparty.
afterparty being the beach road? gets pretty crazy.
wanted to be there this year, havnt been in 2 years now. stuck in canada…
Not too sure but I will find out. I’m in the same boat, unfortunately I’ll be in Canada and missing the event again. I’m making it a huge priority to be there next year.
vip tickets get you dranks at the comp?
getting hard to sneak those seccas
Hell yeah I’ll be there!
I’ll be watching for that promo too. I wouldn’t say no to having a drink with those guys!
Also… how good is this Pedro kid! I saw him for the first time at the Big Day Out. There were loads of awesome skaters but he was the only skater comparable to Tony Hawk. And he was even doing shit that no one else was.
Im jealous you can go Andy! should be sick.
OFFICIAL ROSTER OF EVENTS
Tuesday 21st February: Tic Taco Art Show
An exhibition of skateboarding photography held at Bondi’s Beach Burrito, 72 Campbell Parade Bondi Beach.
Kicking off at 7pm.
Wednesday 22nd February: Vans Team Store Signing
An opportunity for fans to meet and greet their favourite Vans riders at Vans Galeries, The Galeries Victoria, Shop RG203, Ground Floor Level 500 Georgie Street Sydney
From 4pm - 5pm
Vans Bowl-A-Rama Bondi 2012 Party
In celebration of Steve Caballero’s anniversary with Vans held at White Revolver, Corner of Curlewis & Campbell Parade Bondi Beach
From 8pm
Thursday 23rd February: SDS Broken Bones Demo
A skate demo presented by SDS featuring some of the most notable skate talent skating at Vans Bowl-A-Rama Bondi 2012 including Rune Glifberg, Sergie Ventura, Bucky Lasek & Steve Caballero
SDS, Warringah Mall
From 3:30pm
SDS Broken Bones Party, featuring Corbin Harris pro board launch
Celebrating SDS and Corbin Harris pro board launch with sounds from The Faders and Red Coats, held at The Beach Road Hotel, 71 Beach Road Bondi
From 7:30pm - late
Friday 24th February: Love and Guts Art Show | Empty Culture
A collection of art by local and international skaters, held at The Beach Road Hotel, 71 Beach Road Bondi
From 5pm
SLAM Skateboarder of the Year Awards
The annual skateboarder of the year awards makes its debut as part of the Vans Bowl-A-Rama Bondi week of events, held at The Beach Road Hotel, 71 Beach Road Bondi
From 9pm
Saturday 25th February: Vans Bowl-A-Rama Bondi 2012
The world’s best skaters battle it out for over $80k, Bondi Beach Skatepark
From 9am - 7pm
Also broadcast live on Fuel TV from 5pm - 7pm
Vans Bowl-A-Rama Bondi 2012 official after party
Celebrating the event as a whole, featuring Los Capitanes, held at The Beach Road Hotel, 71 Beach Road Bondi
From 8pm - late
Sunday 26th February:Vans Bowl-A-Rama Bondi 2012 official Wrap Party held at The Bucket List, Bondi Pavillon Bondi Beach
From 8pm - late
LIVE WEBCAST: http://www.bowlarama.com.au/bondi/live.htm
There will also be a live broadcast from 5pm to 7pm on Fuel TV.