Tuesday, June 3

2003 Zumiez Couch Tour

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(May 16th, Everett, WA): Zumiez, the leading youth lifestyle specialty retailer, is set to introduce the 2003 Zumiez Couch Tour early this summer featuring skateboarding demos by the Element, C1RCA, and DVS pro teams (one team per stop), live music from popular bands including CKY and The Starting Line, the famous Zumiez Couch and much more.

The Zumiez Couch Tour, scheduled for six stops in June and July, is expected to draw upwards of 15,000 spectators over the course of the events. Five of the six events will take place in the mall parking lots of Zumiez store locations, where an expert street course and a music stage will be set up. Element team riders scheduled to appear are Bam Margera, Colt Cannon, Tosh Townend, and Jake Rupp. C1RCA riders appearing include Chad Muska, Jamie Thomas, Mark Appleyard, Chris Cole, Colt Cannon, Caswell Berry and Peter Ramondetta. The DVS pro riders will be announced soon.

There will also be live music including bands and DJs CKY (NJ), Muska Beatz (CA & CO), Instant Winner (WA), Allister (IL) and The Starting Line (IL) along with breakdancers and other entertainment at various tour stops. There will be scheduled autograph signings from the pro riders, product giveaways from tour sponsors, limited edition tour t-shirts and stickers, Xbox demo kiosks for spectators to test out the latest games and compete for prizes, and a custom t-shirt shop.

The 2003 Zumiez Couch Tour is sponsored by Element, C1RCA, DVS, TransWorld Skateboarding Magazine, Xbox, and Spy Optic. The tour and demos are free to everyone, with the exception of the CKY concert in NJ. Tickets for the concert portion of that event are $6.50 and are available online at www.zumiez.com.

Zumiez Couch Tour Schedule:

Sunday, June 1 | 12:00pm – 6:30 pm | Westfield Shoppingtown Southcenter, Tukwila, WA | featuring the Element Skate Team, Instant Winner, Five Good Reasons and The Rebelz

Saturday, June 7 | 12:00pm – 6:00pm | RexPlex, Elizabeth, NJ | featuring the Element Skate Team and CKY

Saturday, June 14 | 12:00pm – 5:30 pm | GreatMall of the Bay Area, Milpitas, CA | featuring the C1RCA Skate Team and Muska Beatz

Saturday, June 21 | 12:00pm – 5:30 pm | Southwest Plaza, Littleton, CO | featuring the C1RCA Skate Team and Muska Beatz

Saturday, July 28 | 12:00pm – 5:30 pm | Layton Hills Mall, Layton, UT featuring the DVS Skate Team

Saturday, July 12 | 12:00pm – 5:30 pm | Spring Hill Mall, West Dundee, IL featuring the DVS Skate Team, The Starting Line, and Allister

Zumiez was founded by Tom Campion in 1978, beginning with a single store in Northgate Mall in Seattle, WA. The more than 100 Zumiez stores feature lifestyle brands for young men and juniors that center on snow, surf, and skate products. The product mix includes apparel, footwear, and related accessories including skateboard and snowboard specific hardgoods. Stores are currently operating in Washington, Oregon, California, Montana, Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Alaska, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, and New York. Zumiez also offers a wide product selection on its award-winning e-commerce website at www.zumiez.com.

* For more information visit www.zumiez.com