The Dew Tour, the world’s premier season-long action sports tour, begins the first event of the season on Friday, June 26 in Grant Park, adjacent to the Taste of Chicago. The Dew Tour comes to Chicago for the first time in its five-year history for the Nike 6.0 BMX Open, a BMX park, dirt and vert event. The five-city tour also includes stops in Boston, Portland, Ore., Salt Lake City and Orlando.

The athlete roster includes the who’s who in the BMX world, highlighted by four-time Dew Cup champion Jamie Bestwick, BMX park legend Dave Mirra and superstars Daniel Dhers and Nike 6.0 athletes Dennis Enarson and Mike Spinner. In addition to the park, vert and dirt disciplines, the Nike 6.0 BMX Open will also feature a street specialty competition with Garrett Reynolds, Van Homan and Sean Sexton adding to the impressive roster of athletes.


Nike 6.0 and Jack Link's Matador athlete, Dennis Enarson


The schedule of events is as follows:

Friday, June 26 - Gates open at 1pm

1pm – 2:45pm BMX Park Prelims

3:30pm – 5pm BMX Dirt Prelims

5:30pm – 6pm BMX Street Jam

6:30pm – 8pm BMX Dirt Finals

9:30pm – 11:30pm Lupe Fiasco Concert at Chicago Theater



Saturday, June 27 - Gates open at 11am

12:30pm – 2pm BMX Park Finals

2:30pm – 4:30pm BMX Vert Prelims

6:30 – 8pm BMX Vert Finals


Beyond the competitions, the Nike 6.0 BMX Open will feature a live musical performance and a daily Festival Village with interactive events, athlete autograph signings and games. Just one of many interactive booths, NERF will be hosting a regional dart tag tournament that gives kids between eight and 17 the chance to win a trip to the Dew Tour’s PlayStation Pro, October 15-18 to compete in the NERF Dart Tag World Championship.

Chicago-native Lupe Fiasco will headline the music stage for the Dew Tour’s first stop, with the concert taking place at 9:30pm on June 26 at the historic Chicago Theater. Opening for Fiasco is British MC Lady Sovereign.

Entering its fifth year, the Dew Tour is the most watched and attended action sports property in the world. Attendance for the 2008 Dew Tour totaled nearly 275,000 and an average of 49 million viewers tuned in via NBC, USA, MTV and MTV2. The top athletes in the world will take part in this year’s Tour, all competing for the highly coveted Dew Cup that will be awarded in Orlando at season’s end.

The complete 2009 Dew Tour schedule is as follows:

Event                                                Date                 Location

Nike 6.0 BMX Open                            June 26-27         Chicago, Ill.—Grant Park

Skate Open,                                     July 24-25           Boston, Mass.—TD Banknorth Garden

ISF Skateboarding World Championships 

Wendy’s Invitational                            Aug. 13-16         Portland, Ore.—Rose Quarter

Toyota Challenge                                Sept. 17-20        Salt Lake City, UT—EnergySolutions Arena 

PlayStation® Pro                               Oct. 15-18          Orlando, Fla.—Amway Arena