Nitro Circus Live makes history in Johannesburg
35,000 fans fill FNB Stadium for a sold out show to cap off
first ever South African Tour
Johannesburg – 23 February, 2014 – Nitro Circus Live (www.nitrocircuslive.com), the world’s most exciting, adrenalin-charged, live action-sports show, capped an unbelievably successful inaugural South African Tour on Saturday, when it performed its biggest and most spectacular show of all time, with a 35 000 sell out performance at FNB Stadium, Soweto, South Africa.
Following two sell-out shows in Cape Town and Durban, the team hit the Highveld and performed for the record breaking crowd, with the 35,000 fans smashing through the previous Nitro Circus Live record number of 28,000 tickets sold at the Arnhem, Netherlands show in 2012.
Nitro Circus Live CEO Mike Porra said, “We have been absolutely blown away by the response we’ve had to our show here in South Africa. We have been touring the globe with Nitro Circus Live for the last 4 years, but to come to a brand new market, sell out all three shows, and put on our highest selling event of all time – it’s been truly amazing. We can’t wait to come back.”
The Nitro Circus 40 strong elite cast of the world’s best action-sports athletes brought the stadium down, with death-defying dangerous stunts in freestyle motocross (FMX), BMX, skate and a host of crazy contraptions that no sane person would ever consider riding, all launched with precision and skill off the famous 50-foot high Nitro Gigant-A-Ramp.
Fans saw everything from kids’ trikes, snow skis, tandem bikes and razor scooters, through to shopping trolleys, and a Barbie car off the Gigant-A-Ramp. A highlight of the tour was the spectacular BASE jump by NCL athlete Erik Roner, from the top of the 350 foot arch at Moses Mabhida Stadium, the likes of which has never before been attempted The show also featured South Africa’s very own Nick de Wit who stamped his signature mark on the tour.
Some of the highlights of the show included wheelchair athlete Aaron ‘Wheelz’ Fotheringham landing a perfect frontflip for the first time ever on the African continent, and James Foster also landing a South African first ever triple backflip on a BMX bike. American skateboarder Beaver Fleming stomped a world first double finger flip backflip, bringing the 35k strong crowd to their feet.
The Johannesburg event brings to a close an outrageously successful first South African Tour, with over 80,000 people packed into stadiums across the country’s three major cities. Judging by the reaction of the fans, with rousing standing ovations at the completion of each show, and an astounding response on social media nationwide, it won’t be long before the world’s greatest live action sports show returns to South African soil to thrill with their jaw-dropping performances.
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About Nitro Circus Live
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Nitro Circus Live makes history in Johannesburg
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