NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New York – Toronto – Detroit – Indianapolis (Indy 500) – Kansas City – Santa Fe – Las Vegas – Los Angeles
Friday May 25th – Thursday May 31st
It's Gumball time again as celebrities and supercars converge on Times Square to participate in the annual Gumball 3000 Rally!
On Friday 25th May over 100 amazing vehicles will set off from Times Square on a 3000 mile journey from ‘sea to shining sea’ across North America all the way to the finish line in Los Angeles in just 7 days. Closing roads and city centres the route incorporates Niagara Falls, Toronto, Detroit (for lunch at the General Motors HQ), Indianapolis (in time to watch the Indy 500), St. Louis, Kansas City, Santa Fe, the Grand Canyon, and Las Vegas before crossing the finish line on Hollywood Blvd on Thursday 31st May.
The Gumball brings its own unique brand of entertainment to each city, hosting incredible car displays, music concerts and VIP parties with a line up of stars and cars that is unsurpassed!
Participants this year include non other than David 'The Hoff' Hasselhoff, hip hop legends EVE, UGK’s Bun B, DJ Clark Kent and DJ Drama; skateboard tastemakers Stevie Williams and Terry Kennedy; Nike BMX pro Nigel Sylvester; along with the notorious cast from MTV’s Dirty Sanchez and The Dudesons!
Legendary artist Futura 2000, together with acclaimed film maker 13th Witness will be filming the event for a very unique documentary that will be released later in the year.
The entry grid is a "who's who" of the international social scene, where celebrities rub shoulders with Sheikhs, entrepreneurs, oil tycoons, and dot com billionaires, but if the line up of stars doesn't get your attention then the cars are certain to get you revved up!
The incredible line up includes multi million dollar Bugatti Veyrons, McLarens, Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Rolls Royces, Bentleys, Aston Martins, Jaguars, and Porsches, along with several vintage, wacky and interesting vehicles from the last 6 decades of motoring!
Schedule
THURSDAY 24th MAY
City: New York
VIP Party: 1OAK Club
Red carpet arrivals: 11-12PM
What's happening:
Official Launch Party
Exclusive Performance from EVE
FRIDAY 25th MAY
City: New York
Location: Times Square
Time: 9AM
– 1PM
Press Photocall: 11AM – 12PM
What's happening: RALLY
STARTS! Celebrities, Gumballers and car display. Start flag drops at
12PM midday
City: Niagara Falls
Location: Skylon
Time: 7-9PM
What's happening: Celebrities, Gumballers and car display
City: Toronto
Location: Bloor Yorkville
Time: 10.00PM - Midnight
What's happening: Celebrities, Gumballers and car display
VIP Party: Maison Mercer, Toronto
Red Carpet Arrivals: 11:30PM
SATURDAY 26th MAY
City: Detroit
Location: General Motors Headquarters
Time: 11.30AM - 3.00PM
What’s happening: Celebrities and cars visit GM HQ
City: Indianapolis
Location: Monument Circle
Time: 6-10PM
What’s happening: Celebrities, Gumballers and car display
VIP Party: Sensu, Indianapolis
Red Carpet Arrivals: 9.30PM
SUNDAY 27th MAY
City:
Indianapolis
Location: Indy 500
Time: All day
What's
happening: Celebrities, Gumballers and car display at Indy500
MONDAY 28th MAY
City: St Louis
Location: Gateway Arch
Time: 2-5PM
What’s happening: Celebrities, Gumballers and car display
City: Kansas City
Location: Intercontinental
Time:
8-10PM
What's happening: Celebrities, Gumballers and car
display
TUESDAY 29th MAY
City: Topeka
Location: Heartland Park
Time:
11.30AM-2.00PM
What's happening: Gumballers test their supercars to the limit at the Heartland Park Topeka Speedway
City: Santa Fe
Location: Plaza
Time: 9-11.30PM
What’s happening: Celebrities, Gumballers and car display
WEDNESDAY 30th MAY
City: Las Vegas
Location: The Cosmopolitan
What’s happening: Celebrities, Gumballers and car display
VIP Party: Spearmint Rhino, Las Vegas
Red Carpet Arrivals: 10.30pm
THURSDAY 31th MAY
City: Los Angeles
Location: Hollywood Boulevard
Time: 7-10PM
What’s happening: FINAL STOP! Celebrities, Gumballers and car display
VIP Party: The Roosevelt
Red Carpet Arrivals: 10PM
What’s happening: Finishing party at The Roosevelt!
For more information go to
www.gumball3000.com and follow 'Gumball 3000' on Twitter and Facebook
EDITOR NOTES:
Gumball 3000 was created in 1999, when founder Maximillion Cooper invited 50 friends to take part in a 3000 mile drive and party around Europe. The vision was to create a lifestyle brand that could combine elements of the music, film, fashion and sports industries. Over a decade later, and things have certainly grown, with crowds of over a million people attending the rally last year in Europe, a televised and online audience that reaches over 60 million in over 100 countries!
Described by Vanity Fair Magazine as ‘the most rock ‘n’ roll car rally ever staged’ famed for its outlandish exploits and celebrity participants. The event has attracted many stars including David Hasselhoff, Darryl Hannah, Johnny Knoxville, Snoop Dogg, EVE, Jamiroquai, Swizz Beatz, Bun B, Cypress Hill, Travis Barker, Xzibit, Adrien Brody, Idris Elba, Tyson Beckford, and action sports legends Tony Hawk, Travis Pastrana, Bucky Lasek, Matt Hoffman, Dave Mirra, and Carey Hart amongst others.
Having evolved from an underground rally into a global entertainment and lifestyle brand, there are now 7 companies within the Gumball 3000 Entertainment Group. Valued at over $200m by Forbes the group includes Gumball 3000's own clothing label, films, music, events, and licensing divisions. Retailing its own clothing brand and multiple licensed products worldwide including Puma (footwear), Veho (video cameras, headphones and speakers), Nixon (watches) and Hasbro toys (Top Trumps and Monopoly).
The annual rally has become a week long festival hosting music concerts, action sports demos, art exhibitions and spectacular car shows. Gumball 3000 promotes safe driving, works with several charities, is supported by authorities and Governments and is sponsored by global blue chip companies.
Gumball 3000 continues to successfully combine cars, music, art and entertainment to create its own lifestyle and culture.
LINKS:
http://www.gumball3000.com/TOUR
http://www.youtube.com/gumball3000
http://www.facebook.com/gumball3000
http://www.facebook.com/officialmaximillioncooper
http://www.twitter.com/gumball3000
http://www.twitter.com/mrgumball3000