X Games Austin 2016 Reveals Sport Disciplines and Music Lineup
By: Caryn Robbins Mar. 24, 2016
X GAMES will return to Austin, Texas, for its third and final year at the Circuit of The Americas from June 2- 5, 2016 to feature an all-encompassing youth culture experience, including world-class ACTION SPORTS competition, musical performances, interactive festivals and more. This year's musical performances will include blink-182, G-Eazy, All Time Low and Logic, who will take center stage at the Austin360 Amphitheater. X GAMES Austin 2016 will also feature the return of BMX Street, Moto X Best Trick, Moto X Freestyle and Women's Skateboard Park. Tickets will be available for purchase beginning today, March 24 at www.xgames.com.
For the first time at X GAMES summer events, medalists from X GAMES Austin 2015 who have sport disciplines returning in 2016 will receive an early invite to compete in the X GAMES Austin 2016 event. The first full round of invited athletes will be announced March 29. X Games Austin 2016 Sport Disciplines SKATEBOARD BMX MOTO XBig Air Big Air Best Trick
Big Air Skateboard / BMX Doubles Big Air Skateboard / BMX Doubles Best Whip
Park (M & W) Dirt Harley-Davidson Flat-Track Racing
Street (M, W & Ams) Park Freestyle
Vert Street QuarterPipe
Vert Step Up
X Games Austin 2016 Music Friday, June 3 Logic: Born Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, hip hop artist Logic is finding success with his sophomore album, The Incredible True Story. Released in November 2015, the album debuted at number three on the Billboard Top 200 and topped the R&B/Hip-Hop chart. Heavily influenced by Frank Sinatra, Logic released his first mixtape Young, Broke, and Infamous in 2010. Signing with Visionary Music Group following his mixtape release, Logic released one mixtape per year, until signing with Def Jam Records in 2013 and releasing his debut album Under Pressure at number four on the Billboard Top 200. Logic is currently beginning The Incredible World Tour in support of his latest album. For more information please visit mindoflogic.com.
G-Eazy: Bay area rapper, G-Eazy is as dapper as he is driven. Raised in Oakland, California, his recently released sophomore album When It's Dark Outon RCA debuted at number one on Billboard's R&B/Hip Hop Charts and is now certified RIAA Gold. His smash single from the album "Me, Myself, and I" with Bebe Rexha is currently at number seven on Billboard's Hot 100 and is certified platinum. He just completed the first leg of his 35 date sold out When It's Dark Out Tour and is gearing up for the second leg including international dates starting on March 29th. At the start of his career, G-Eazy enrolled in Loyola University New Orleans' music industry program, where he crafted a series of buzz-generating mixtapes, culminating in his 2011 breakout, Endless Summer. After graduating in 2012, G-Eazy produced, wrote and recorded his full-length debut album, Must Be Nice¸ which landed at number three on the iTunes Hip Hop chart, independent of a label. In 2014 he dropped his major label debut album, These Things Happen, landing at the top of Billboard's Hip-Hop/R&B and Top Rap album charts. For more info please visit http://www.g-eazy.com/.
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