Arenacross is going global in 2018. In addition to its seven-round UK indoor motocross race series and freestyle extravaganza, there is to be a world tour involving four destinations across Belgium and Germany.
The UK-arm of the tour will take in some of the country’s leading concert arenas across six cities, namely Manchester, Newcastle, Birmingham, Belfast, Sheffield and London.
The world tour then goes into a double-header at the Ethias Arena in Hasselt, Belgium, a country that is widely acknowledged as the home of European motocross with many of the world’s leading riders and teams based there, and ends at the Esprit Arena in Dusseldorf, Germany, a 50,000-seater, complete with retractable roof.
AX promoter Matt Bates said. “This is most certainly the first step of many in our expansion of the AX brand and race series and I couldn’t be more excited about the new countries and venues. Europe has become the new leader in motocross, so why shouldn’t we now start our climb to the top of the indoor world. I believe we undoubtedly have the ability to create great shows, develop incredible talent and most importantly, sell tickets!”
The Arenacross Tour 2018;
Saturday 6th January, Manchester Arena, Manchester
Saturday 13th January, The Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle
Saturday 20th January, The Genting Arena, Birmingham
Friday 26th January, The SSE Arena, Belfast
Saturday 27th January, The SSE Arena, Belfast
Saturday 10th February, Sheffield Arena, Sheffield
Saturday 17th February, The SSE Arena, Wembley
Friday 3rd March, Ethias Arena, Hasselt, Belgium
Saturday 4th March, Ethias Arena, Hasselt, Belgium
Saturday 10th March, The Esprit Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany
Tickets go on sale on 26 September.