May 15, 2010, Collingwood, ON, Canada:  WAKESTOCK – the world’s premiere wakeboarding festival and Canada’s biggest wake, action sports and music festival returns to Collingwood, Ontario for three days of boarding, bands and bikinis including Canada’s only WWA World Series pro wakeboard and wakeskate event.

BANDS ANNOUNCED: Hip hop legends Public Enemy and Canada’s preeminent post-hardcore band Alexisonfire will headline WAKESTOCK! Two truly amazing live acts performing on Wakestock’s Monster Energy main stage. This is the most incredible headline combo in Wakestock’s 13 year history!

ALSO announced are the chart-topping Crash Kings plus indie faves USS featuring special guest Canadian Hip Hop legend Maestro Fresh Wes;  plus Hollerado; and KO! Stay tuned for more bands and DJs tba!

WAKESTOCK is the world’s premiere and longest-running wakeboarding festival, part of the WWA Wakeboard World Series featuring the planet’s best wakeboarders and wakeskaters. The Billabong Pro
Wakeboard and Malibu Boats Pro Wakeskate finals and take place Sunday August 8 featuring the new Malibu VLX Wakesetter, the official towboat of Wakestock.

Wakeboarder of the Year and Wakestock 2009 Champion Aaron Rathy of Canada will be back to defend his title against young gun sensations Harley Clifford and Bob Soven and past Wakestock champions Rusty Malinoski, Phillip Soven and many more! 

Five-time Wakestock Wakeskate Champion Brian Grubb will return to defend his title against the biggest names in wakeskating.

Wakestock also features Canada’s largest Amateur Wakeboarding Championship showcasing the
country’s best up-and-coming riders and debuting the new 2010 Axis wake boat.

PLUS the Wakestock wake and action sports marketplace with tons of shopping deals, Miss Wakestock bikini contest, skateboard park, film premieres, legendary parties, new expanded wakeboard spectator viewing and much, much more.

EARLY BIRD TICKETS including a three-day festival pass are on sale now at www.Ticketmaster.ca.

Wakestock 2010 – three days of boarding, bands and bikinis presented by Monster Energy,

in conjunction with Coors Light, Billabong, Malibu Boats, Schick, 102.1 the Edge, and SBC Wakeboard, Skateboard, and Surf Magazines. Wakestock takes place August 6-8 at Millennium waterfront park in Collingwood – Ontario, Canada’s action sports playground destination just 1.5 hours north of Toronto.

Wakestock 2010 Schedule
Friday August 6 – Wakestock Amateur Championship, Pro Practice & Family Day
Saturday August 7 – Wakestock Pro Wakeboard and Wakeskate Qualifications; Live Bands
Sunday August 8 – Wakestock Pro Wakeboard and Wakeskate Finals; Live Bands

For more info: www.Wakestock.com.

About Wakestock: The world’s largest, longest standing and original wakeboarding, action sports & music festival, Wakestock pioneered the genre with it’s ground-breaking establishment in 1998 in Bala, Muskoka, Canada! There have been many imitators around the world in recent years, but none come close to the original, real deal!

Wakestock™ is owned and produced by SBC Events Inc, an independent Canadian production company specializing in action sport & youth lifestyle marketing, in association with SBC Media Inc., publisher of Canada’s leading action sports magazines and websites. “Wakestock™”, “Wakestock World Series™”, “Wakestock Festival™” and “Wakestock Action Sports & Music Festival™” are trademarks of SBC Media Inc. in Canada, the United States and/or other countries.