Rose Quarter - Event Detail

2008 Tour of Gymnastics Superstars

Friday, 9/26/2008 7:30 PM tickets

Location: Rose Garden
Ticket Prices: $79.50, $49.50, $39.50 & $29.50;Plus applicable service charges.
Stage:

Gymnastics Powerhouses Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin, Chellsie Memmel and Paul Hamm Plus the Men and Women of Team USA to Unite After Beijing for the 2008 Tour of Gymnastics Superstars

Television Special and 36 City Tour to Bring the Country’s Greatest Gymnasts
to Portland for a Sports and Music Extravaganza that Pairs Spectacularly Choreographed Gymnastics Routines with Music from the Disney Music Group

Also included is a live performance by Buena Vista Records’ Artists KSM who will perform their new hit and show theme song, “Hero in You”

Just back from China, the country’s most celebrated gymnasts including reigning World Champion Shawn Johnson, 9-time World Championship medalist Nastia Liukin, 2005 All-Around World Champion Chellsie Memmel, and Olympic medalist Morgan Hamm will join Paul Hamm, Shannon Miller, Blaine Wilson and the U.S. gymnastics team for The 2008 Tour of Gymnastics Superstars. A nationally televised special airing on MyNetwork TV on September 19th from 8:00-10:00pm (EST) will kick off the two month trek across the United States bringing world class gymnastics and music from Disney’s hottest young recording artists to an arena near you.

The 2008 Tour of Gymnastics Superstars will offer fans a unique opportunity to see some of their favorite gymnasts perform live in an extraordinary sports and music extravaganza. In addition to medal-worthy athletic routines the show will feature songs from the Walt Disney Records’ Disney Girlz Rock 2 CD and live performances from teen sensations KSM. KSM recorded the show’s theme song, “Hero in You,” a new pop/rock anthem written and produced by Matthew Gerrard and Robbie Nevil of “High School Musical” fame. KSM’s debut album is set for release in 2009.

“I am honored to be representing the U.S. this summer and hope to have the U.S. on the podium but I am also looking forward to coming back from China and going out each night to have fun performing for my fans who have supported me since I started competing” said reigning World Champion Shawn Johnson.

“I have travelled the world competing and now I have the chance to share my love and passion for gymnastics with millions of fans all over the US,” said Nastia Liukin, 9 time World Championship Medalist. Promoting the sport I love so much has always been one of the reasons I started as a young girl. I hope my fans are as excited to see me on the Tour as I am to see them.”

Paul Hamm recently had to resign his position on the team to recover from multiple injuries but he continues training and looks forward to the opportunity to get back out there and do what he loves. Hamm will be reunited with his teammates from China and fans will get a chance to see them do what they do best.

From early September through mid-November, these gymnastics superstars will be taking the nation by storm. Tour dates and ticket on-sale dates are listed below. All dates and times are subject to change.

The 2008 Tour of Gymnastics Superstars is sanctioned by USA Gymnastics, the national governing body of gymnastics in the United States.

For more information visit www.gymnasticssuperstars.com

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