Abu Dhabi, UAE Thursday January 21, 2010
Abu Dhabi Beaches and Flash Entertainment are thrilled to announce Wakestock Abu Dhabi
4th - 6th March 2010. Wakestock Abu Dhabi will be the first stop on the 2010 WWA World
Wakeboard Series with the richest Prize purse in the sport of $50,000. As an official stop on
the world series event, the competition will contribute points towards the world’s rankings en-
suring the best Wakeboarders’ worldwide attendance. We invite you to a rocking weekend
of world class Wakeboarding, music and entertainment.
Already confirmed, huge names are, current WWA World
Series Champion Phillip Soven, WWA Wakepark Champion
Nick Davies, Us National Champion Adam Errington, cur-
rent World Champion and King of Wake Champion Aaron
Rathy, European Champion and four times Wakestock UK
winner Dan Nott, and the legend Parks Bonifay.
Wakestock’s spectacular history includes musical performan-
ces from Talent such as Mark Ronson, Dizzee Rascal, Pen-
dulum, Calvin Harris, N*E*R*D, Groove Armada, The Streets,
Carl Cox, Pete Tong, Duffy and the Happy Mondays. Wa-
kestock Abu Dhabi will feature live music from the hottest
regional and international Acts during the Wakestock Event
starting Thursday 4th March through and including Satur-
day 6th March 2010.
This latest exciting addition to the Abu Dhabi Sports Event
Calendar is the next chapter in the development of the Abu
Dhabi Corniche and the delivery of the Municipality’s vision
as the “Ultimate Beach Experience”. The Corniche has alrea-
dy seen tens of thousands of people for the Flash Event ‘Ya-
salam”. The World Class Entertainment for free ahead of the
inaugural Formula 1 Etihad Airway Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
World’s Top Wakeboarders Confirmed
for Wakestock Abu Dhabi 4th-6th March 2010
John Lickrish, Managing Director, Flash Entertainment said:
“We are extremely proud to be hosting Wakestock, the sport’s most illustrious title here in Abu
Dhabi and even more so to have had the event formally recognised as the first official stop of
the WWA World Pro-Series Tour. Wakestock Abu Dhabi will go a long way to focusing inter-
national attention on just how much Abu Dhabi has to offer.”
The competition will take place just off Abu Dhabi Public Beach on the Corniche and will
feature three massive custom-built floating rails specifically designed for the event. The use
of the rails combined with the calibre of riders already confirmed will provide an awesome
and amazing spectacle with some radical and breath taking tricks inspiring residents and
visitors into the world’s fastest growing water sport.
Mark Durston, Wakestock Founder and CEO, said:
“Abu Dhabi’s Corniche, and the Public beach in particular, is without a doubt one of the most
amazing urban beaches I have ever seen. From Lulu Island to the backdrop of the city itself,
and the beautiful blue waters of the Arabian gulf, I cannot
imagine a more perfect setting for this fantastic
sport and music event.”
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