Go Skateboarding Day, June 21st

What Went Down?

ABOUT THE TOUR

Starting in 2000, the Zumiez Couch tour has grown from four stops to twelve, stopping in major markets across the US. This 9th year of the tour will hit up 12 locations, kicking the tour off in Seattle where Zumiez began in 1978.

The Zumiez Couch Tour partners with the best brands in the industry to bring pro skate demos, autograph signings and an onsite experience the customer will never forget. The free event is all about giving back to our customers… It is filled with live performances by top bands, an interactive festival with a ton of free giveaways, and is never too far from the Zumiez shop.

In 2007, Zumiez kicked off the Zumiez Best Foot Forward Am Contest. The BFF not only highlights amateur skateboarding in a jam-style competition on a national level, but also gives the spotlight to local up-and-comers everywhere. This year, the Zumiez Best Foot Forward Am Contest is presented by Monster Energy.

PARTNERS:

This year we hooked up a top list of tour partners including: Monster Energy, The Official Energy Drink of the Zumiez Couch Tour, as well as Chipotle, Matador, New Era, Skullcandy, Transworld SKATEboarding, and Vestal.

SKATE TEAMS:

This year we are welcoming back Lakai, Enjoi, C1RCA, and Volcom. New to the tour are Toy Machine, Fallen, KR3W, and Almost.

Adio, Baker, DC, DVS, Element, Emerica, eS, Etnies, Flip, and Vans have all joined the Zumiez Couch Tour in previous years, as well as moto brands Metal Mulisha and Fox FMX.

Over the past 8 years of the tour, the tour has had an impressive list of riders: Andrew Reynolds, Arto Saari, Bam Margera, Braydon Szafranski, Brian Herman, Cairo Foster, Caswell Berry, Chad Muska, Christian Hosoi, Daewon Song, David Gonzalez, Dustin Dollin, Ed Templeton, Eric Koston, Erik Ellington, Geoff Rowley, Guy Mariano, Heath Kirchart, Jake Duncombe, Jamie Thomas, Jim Greco, Kevin ‘Spanky’ Long, Lance Mountain, Leo Romero, Mark Appleyard, Mike Carroll, Nick Dompierre, Nick Trapasso, Rick Howard, Rob Dyrdek, Ryan Sheckler, Shane Cross, Sierra Fellers, Shaun White, Steven Caballero, Terry Kennedy, Tony Trujillo, and more to come.

BANDS:

Check out our line-up at a tour near you: ASG, A Static Lullaby, Birds of Avalon, Closure in Moscow, Emery, Kandi Coded featuring Jamie Lynn, Revolution Mother featuring Mike Vallely, Silverstein, and The Bled.

Previous bands include Alkaline Trio, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Bayside, Cky, Coheed & Cambria, Saves The Day, Senses Fail, Sum 41, De La Soul, Alien Ant Farm, Tsunami Bomb, and more!

For more info, check http://www.zumiez.com/sites/couchtour09/