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Ozomatli to Play Free Live Show
at the 2006 AVP Toyota Hermosa Beach Open
Presented by Bud Light
Grammy Award-Winning Los Angeles band will showcase songs from Street
Signs and new songs from the forthcoming album, currently untitled
LOS ANGELES - June 5, 2006 - AVP Pro Beach Volleyball
Tour, Inc., has
announced that Los Angeles-based band Ozomatli will play a free concert
from 6:00-7:30 p.m. PDT on Friday at the Hermosa Beach Pier as part of
the AVP Toyota Hermosa Beach Open presented by Bud Light.
The AVP Hermosa Beach Open is the fifth stop on the 2006 AVP Crocs Tour
and the third event in Southern California. The festivities, taking
place on the north side of the Hermosa Beach Pier, kick off with the
qualifier from 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Friday. The main draw starts at 9 a.m. on
Saturday followed by the main
draw and finals on Sunday. FSN will
broadcast the women's final live on FSN Prime Ticket Sunday at 3 p.m.
PDT, with the men's final to follow.
"We are thrilled to have Ozomatli, one of today's hottest bands, kick
off the weekend action at the Hermosa Beach Open," said Leonard Armato,
Tour CEO. "We pride ourselves on providing first-class entertainment
both on and off the court to our fans. Ozomatli has a huge following
around Los Angeles and we
look forward to again providing our fans with
the great mix of sport and entertainment that the AVP and Ozomatli
offer."
Ozomatli's acclaimed, two-time Grammy Award-winning album "Street Signs"
is the band's latest release. It mixes the band's trademark blend of
hip-hop and Latin styles with a newfound Middle Eastern flavor. The
album also features collaborations with MC Chali 2na, of Jurrassic 5,
Hassan Hakmoun, the Moroccan sintir master, violinists Les Yeux Noir,
and The
Prague Symphony.
Many top professional beach volleyball athletes will play Hermosa,
including Misty May-Treanor, Kerri Walsh, Karch
Kiraly, Mike Lambert,
Stein Metzger, Holly McPeak, Elaine Youngs, Rachel Wacholder, Dain
Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana.
Other activities at the 2006 AVP Toyota Hermosa Beach Open presented by
Toyota include: Crocs AVP Serve, Pass, Hit Interactive Area; Jose Cuervo
Cabana; Xbox Gaming Oasis; Herbalife Sampling Booth; Paul Mitchell
Cut-a-thon; Nature
Valley Granola Bars Sampling Booth; Wilson SpeedZone;
Liftoff Sampling Booth; iJoy Interactive Display Area; Barefoot Cellars
Display; Nautica Product Tent.
About AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, Inc.
AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, Inc. is a lifestyle sports entertainment
company focused on the production, marketing and distribution of
professional beach volleyball events worldwide. AVP operates the
industry's most prominent
volleyball tour in the United States, the AVP
Crocs Tour.
Featuring more than 200 of the top American men and women
competitors in the sport, AVP will hold 16 AVP Crocs Tour events
throughout the United States in 2006. In 2004, AVP athletes
successfully represented the United States during the Olympics in
Athens, Greece, winning gold and bronze medals, the first medals won by
U.S. women in professional beach volleyball.
For more information,
please log onto: avp.com.
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