On November 20 and 21 2009, Quicksilver staged an event that was a totally atypical experience, combining skateboard, music and artistic discovery in the Nave of the Grand Palais. World skateboard star, Tony Hawk, accompanied by some of the world's top ramp-riders (Andy MacDonald, Jean Poster, Kevin Staab, J, Jesse Fritsch and Sergie Ventura) demonstrated their virtuosity on the evening of Saturday November 21 on Europe's biggest skate ramp, erected in the Nave.
To crown this very singular meeting of sport and architecture, a concert by an internationally famous rock group was scheduled for November 21 as a prelude to the Tony Hawk Show.
A gigantic street area was set aside for amateur and professional skateboarders from the Paris region for two whole days. Competitions and demonstrations by the cream of the Quicksilver Team: street skating with Dominik Dietrich, Ross Mac Gouran, and Manuel Margreiter; ramp skating with Sascha Muller, Pete King and Sam Bosworth, not to forget the outstanding presence of skate stars Christian Hosoi, Omar Hassan, Javier Mendizabal and Daniel Cardone..., and free initiation by pros from the Quicksilver team.
At the same time, Quicksilver invited leading exponents of urban art forms like André (Mr A.) to exhibit their work.
The Tony Hawk Show drew a total audience of 20,000 over two days. The world skateboard star set the Nave on fire!
