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Simple Session is celebrating its 15 year anniversary! Prepare for the best of BMX and skateboarding on April 18-19th 2015 in Tallinn.

Simple Session – the biggest youth event in Estonia!

To celebrate the anniversary and salute the 15 years history of the legendary series, Simple Session will move to the brand new and awesome Tondiraba Arena in Tallinn, Estonia.

15 years ago, Simple Session was just a local competition with a handful of skaters and BMX riders. But since then Simple Session has grown year by year and worked its way up to become one of the biggest and best contest in the world of BMX bikes and skateboarding. With a brand new huge contest course that never fails to impress, laid-back vibe, massive media coverage and biggest names in the business, it has become one giant party that keeps on trying to stand for everything that is real about BMX and skateboarding.

Over the years, Simple Session has hosted most of the top BMX and skateboard athletes of the world. Each year the line-up tops the previous and this year some of the most unbelievable riding is about to happen, firing up the biggest BMX and skateboarding party of the year. Expect some very insane action that has to be seen to be believed from 180 top athletes from all over the world. The unforgettable contest will be followed by unstoppable after parties and make up one never-to-be-forgotten festival experience.

Dates in detail:
The main event: Sat-Sun April 18-19
Practice sessions: Thu-Fri April 16-17
Parties and side events: Thu-Sun April 16-19
Open session: Mon April 20

Summary:

  • Simple Session hosts 180 World class BMX riders and skateboarders from 30+ countries, among them 10-15 best skateboarders and BMX riders from Finland
  • Simple Session has 10 000 spectators
  • Simple Session has World best announcers Zach “Catfish” Yankush, Darryl Nau and Dave Duncan
  • Simple Session park is designed by worldknown skatepark Designer Nate Wessel and built by Sessionramps
  • Simple Session prize purse is 24 000 USD
  • LIVE webcast on Red Bull TV, Apple TV and X Box
  • Media coverage (web and print) on most of the skate/BMX publications
  • Open skatepark day visits 300 kids

Get in on the action and don’t miss Simple Session’s 15 year anniversary celebration!

Tickets and festival passes are available through Ticketpro

Some of the athletes visited Simple Session:

Skateboarding: Greg Lutzka, Ryan Sheckler, Austyn Gilette, Ryan DeCenzo, Kelvin Hoefler, Tim Zom, Leticia Bufoni, Gard Hvaara, Phil Zwijsen, Manny Santiago, Peter Ramondetta, Bastien Salabanzi, Mike Vallely, Chris Haslam, Chris Pfanner, Madars Apse, Austen Seaholm, Johnny Layton, Ali Boulala, Nassim Guammaz, Ryo Sejiri, Kurtis Colamonico, Tom Penny and many others

BMX: Drew Bezanson, Ryan Nyquist, Gary Young, Chase Hawk, Harry Main, Mark Webb, Kyle Baldock, Kevin Peraza, Dave Mirra, Garrett Reynolds, Dennis Enarson, Ty Morrow, Tommy Dugan, Aaron Ross, Chad Kerley, Dan Lacey, Nigel Sylvester, Corey Martinez, Josh Harrington, Pat Casey and many others

Eniz Fazliov from Finland has the most podium finishes in skateboarding contest in Simple Session history!

New website opening in 2 weeks - www.simplesession.net!


More information:

Mario Kalmre

+372 5214701

mario@session.ee

www.simplesession.net

www.facebook.com/simplesession

www.twitter.com/simplesession

www.vimeo.com/simplesession

www.youtube.com/simpelsession 

Simple Session 2014 BMX trailer: https://vimeo.com/82606857

Simple Session 2014 Skate trailer: https://vimeo.com/82893176

Photos: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/221303/photos.zip

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