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N THE 1ST OF June
2014, Nitro Circus
Live wrapped its
record-breaking
Australian tour at
Melbourne’s Rod
Laver Arena. Sixteen semi-trailers
hauled 250 tonnes of equipment
and travelled nearly 7,500 km
to bring the world’s largest live
touring act of 150 cast and
crew to 4 cities across Australia.
Over 150,000 fans turned out
to witness the world famous
action sports spectacle, with four
sold-out shows in Brisbane; four
sold-out shows in Melbourne;
three sold-out shows in Sydney;
and the biggest ever Australian
show in Perth with over 20,000
tickets sold.
“This tour has been two years
in the making and we couldn’t
have been more amazed with
the results from our first show,”
said Nitro Circus Live CEO, Mike
Porra. “Nothing comes close to
the energy of a Nitro Circus crowd
- and with the stadium completely
sold out, the fans went absolutely
nuts.”
The Australian tour was also the
official unveiling of a stunning
all-new show and the first time
worldwide that a new multi-million
dollar set was seen by enthralled
Nitro Circus fans. For the first time
in Nitro Circus Live history, the
show went ‘retro’, with the entire
performance choreographed and
styled as a 1920s, Barnum &
Bailey big-top style circus.
“We’ve been lucky enough to
bring the show to Perth a few
times now and the crowd never
disappoints,” said Pastrana on
the opening stop of the tour. “The
team has been working so hard
to pull this new show together
and we couldn’t have hoped for a
better start to the tour.”
Fans were blown away by the
spectacular pyrotechnics (over
2 tonnes of explosives were
used during the tour); detailed
choreography (including the ‘Nitro
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