The Freestyle Kings Live action sports theatrical spectacular is set to explode in 2026 with a six country, 50 show World Tour, which will descend onto Mars Stadium on Sunday 15 February, for a night Ballarat will never forget.
Billed as a fun for all ages, family friendly show, Freestyle Kings Live features the best riders on the planet across Freestyle Motocross and BMX and is headlined by the first family of action sports, the modern-day Evel Knievel Robbie Maddison, and his two sons 14-year-old Kruz, and 11-year-old Jagger. Whilst Robbie is the face of the Freestyle Kings brand, his two sons are its future.
"At 43 years old, it is no secret that I am closer to the end of my freestyle motocross career then I am to the start. My accomplishments on a dirt bike have been beyond my wildest dreams, but by far my greatest achievement is watching my three boys share the same passion I have for this sport, and to see them push through the nerves and perform in sell out shows across the globe. They are little showmen at heart, and whilst I might be a bit bias, I think it's the favourite part of the show for the crowd," Robbie Maddison said.
"For us he is just Dad. We weren't alive for his first big jumps, but he always shows us on Youtube and tells us how cool he used to be," Kruz joked.
"Mum comes to all our shows, she is our biggest cheerleader although she is probably more nervous than us when it comes to our turn to jump in the show," Jagger added.
It's not just the Maddison family transcending onto Mars Stadium, with 20 times X-Games Gold Medallist and current back-to-back freestyle motocross World Champion Rob Adelberg leading an all-star international FMX and BMX crew.
"I'm from Regional Victoria and my dirt bike has taken me all over the world for the last 20 years, and I can tell you, there is no better crowd to ride in front of than in places like Horsham. Make no mistake, this is the best riders on the planet, who will be throwing down tricks that need to be seen to be believed," Adelberg said.
City of Ballarat, Cr Tracey Hargreaves said Council was proud to support the event via its Tourism Events Grant Program.
"We cannot wait to host the Freestyle Kings next February. Ballarat has a great track record for staging world class events and for us this is another opportunity to showcase what we have to offer," she said.
"I know there will be plenty of attention when this talented group of death-defying thrill seekers comes to our city."
Freestyle Kings Promoter Josh Hannah said whilst at first glance, it would seem an odd decision to include Ballarat on the Freestyle Kings World Tour, regional Australia is at the very forefront of its thinking when it comes to live events.
"Regional Australia has a deep affinity and love for all things dirt bike and BMX, so it just made sense for us to take this tour to areas that wouldn't traditionally get this type of world class entertainment," he said.
"Whilst we have our rider line up come in from across Australia and the USA, we source everything else locally in Ballarat, from food and beverage, to ushers, security, machinery and everything else needed to pull off a show like this. We obviously get a lot out of these shows, but we like to think we give a lot back to a regional centre like Ballarat."
Tickets to Freestyle Kings Live in Ballarat will go on sale 28 August via Ticketek.
