About White Air Extreme Sports & Music Festival
White Air 2009 18-20 September
White Air September 18th-20th 2009
White Air is Europe's largest Extreme Sports and Music festival and we're back for another year of hardcore action in a new venue - White Air is now based at the world-famous Madeira Drive in Brighton on a fantastic site accommodating over 40 sports and music arenas and events on water, land, air and beach! The live stage will feature Doves, Biffy Clyro, The Cribs, White Lies, British Sea Power... with more announcements soon. Meanwhile, Europe's largest action sports arena will showcase the amazing White Air freesports park, covering multiple sports with top level competitions in BMX freestyle & flatland, Skateboard street, ramps and slalom, Mountain Board, Inline, Streetboard, Mtn Trials Bike & freestyle and Parkour and the stunning arts of Street Dance, B Bop, Graffiti Jams and park Djing, which will create the focal point for the urban sports.
The beach will also be packed with action sports and entertainment including the world’s very best High Divers throwing themselves into a 12ft deep pool from 90 ft, the Mixed Martial Arts village, Volleyball, new action sports such as Slackline and Ropeboarding, and the sea will be occupied by Thundercats, Jetskis, Windsurfing Freestyle and Racing Championships, Surfing, Kitesurfing on the White Air slider park, Wakeboards, Paddle Boards, Sailing, Canoes, Aquathlon, the tough Brighton Triathlon, Aquathlon, the 56 miles off road race starting in London and finishing at White Air in Brighton and the Marines fast support landing craft. Look to the sky you’ll see the incredible Red Arrows and RAF Falcons, and the awesome Chinook helicopter displays - this years elemental White Air festival covers Air, Water, Earth and Fire!
Look to the sky you’ll see the incredible Red Arrows and RAF Falcons, and the awesome Chinook helicopter displays!
The history behind White Air
White Air was founded in 1997 by extreme sportsman Nigel Howell. Starting as a wind and surf-based event due to the attraction of the UK's superb beaches, it has rapidly expanded and now is the most prestigious international festival on the calendar involving some 40 sports on water, land, beach and in the air - combined with arts, music fringes, and extensive entertainment including the awesome Live Stage which features 2 huge nights of music on the beach front with top level groups each year. 2009 promises to be White Air's biggest year so far: you'd be mad to miss this extreme extravaganza!
Have a Go!...taste the sports at White Air
Whilst at White Air why not take time out to learn about the sports and how to get started. Some 5000 people tried sports last year so why not join them for White Air. There will be chances to try the gear from various manufacturers but also the chance to learn the art of Mountain Boarding and ride the hill, join in the Skate clinics, Parkour and the art of free running, Thundercat Powerboats, Paragliding, Winddisc, or learn the basics of Kitesurfing, Windsurfing and Surfing, have a go on the Mountain Bike trials course, introductory in Land Yachting, or even to have a go at Paddle Surfing, try the Aqua Skipper, Paramotoring, Flyjumping, Land Windsurfing and the Camtrike! And if you still have the energy why not try and climb the wall!. If you fancy something less energetic why not try out our Graffitti workshop, the Freequay Tent or Digital Dj Mixing with the top pro's!
Turn on your blue tooth.....and keep in touch whilst at the festival
Simply turn on your bluetooth whilst at White Air and you will receive free text updates on the latest competitions and information
Natural Arena
Natural Arena
The event site itself is a superb natural arena, being both superb for the various disciplines on and off the water, the competitors and spectators, and general all round infrastructure. Over the years White Air has progressed into a multi-sport event. With its routes firmly in the watersport competitions the events have expanded to the exciting land based disciplines and it now attracts 100,000 viewing audience daily, 50,000 spectators in the main village over 3 days plus 2 live music evenings and the White Air after party nights!
Windsurfing Racing, Freestyle Windsurfing, Kitesurfing, Stand Up Surfing, Thundercats, Surf Kayak Racing and Jet Ski Freestyle, make up the extreme sports on the water, with more added every year. 2009 will see the addition of more sailing races and dingys and an aquathon is on the cards.
World High Diving Championships will be added as part of the ongoing White Air freesports park and you will even be able to 'have a go'.
Whilst Skate, BMX, Mountain Boarding and Mountain Biking, and Parkour have added greatly to this huge extreme sports competition enabling top action not only on the water but now just as much on the land as well. 2009 will also see the extension of MX and Flatland BMX!
The live stage is expanded with two big evenings and massive headline acts!
White Air has built its reputation around top class competition combined with a friendly competitor and spectator atmosphere. The variety of live music day and night and the great parties on the weekend are all part of this unique event. The event now attracts some 500 competitors. The policy has always been that whatever the weather there will be action either on the land, on the water, or both!
Brighton Site Layout - Zoom TO Google Earth - Brighton Beach
More Information
For more infomation on White Air, the events, ramps/multi-sport park, trade shows, TV and sponsorship please contact;
White Air event management;
EMAIL : info@whiteair.co.uk
