The Millencolin Open
Posted 01/27/2009 by Vans UK
Sweden's biggest annual skateboard contest is arranged by the Swedish punkrock band Millencolin in their hometown Örebro. This years edition will go down 13th to 15th of February. Great parties every night with live music and DJ's and a Skateboard Expo always makes it a packed party weekend!
This year is the seventh edition of the event. Mika Edin, Love Enroth, Wieger Van Wageningen, Lewis Marnell, Mark Baines, Foppa Forsberg, Steve Forestner and Chris Astrom are just a few well known international names that's entered the contest over the years. The event is always very well covered by magazines, web, newspapers and tv stations.
The contest is open for both amateurs and pro's to compete in the divisions junior, senior and girl. Qualifications starts friday 13 at 2pm. Semi finals followed by finals starts saturday 2pm. Sign up at the counter before the contest or do it before online at www.tacky.se.
Backyard Babies and Bullet are performing live at the friday party at Club 700.
DJ's Stockholm Beat Connection and Kuba are playing hip hop and dance music and Giftorm Sound System got the rock bar going at Frimis saturday night.
This years Expo is called Boutique Fresh Skate Bazar and will be open saturday and sunday at Kulturhuset very close to the contest. The venue is a theatre with balconies where skateboard companies and distributors display and sell their products. An 8 step staircase with ledges is set up down the stage and a Best Trick contest will finish the weekend there sunday at 3pm.
millencolinopen.com
myspace.com/millencolinopen
