Home Depot Center News

Los Angeles, CA – October 28. The first-ever World Record Summit (WRS) (www.worldrecordsummit.com) a celebration of music, celebrity and action sports world records, will take place April 17, 2011 at The Home Depot Center in Carson, California, it was jointly announced by AEG and World Record Summit, LLC, who have partnered to present the event. This multi-dimensional event allows internationally renowned action sports athletes the opportunity to conceive, design and execute a world record in their individual disciplines, and presents this live show in a music-fueled, celebrity-driven festival presentation simulcast to domestic pay-per-view audiences and international Internet viewers. Tickets to the event will go on sale in early 2011.

Event co-creators Andy Dylan and Scott Moore have put together an all-star team of advisors for WRS including Business Affairs Advisor and Production Attorney Lee Kolligian, a former sports agent who represented superstars such as Muhammad Ali, Keyshawn Johnson and Sugar Shane Mosely, among many others, Grammy-winning and Oscar-nominated music producer Glen Ballard, who will produce original work and advise on the WRS music lineup, and The Sexton Company (www.sextonco.com) whose partners, Tim Sexton and Matt Walden will bring their extensive pop-culture, event and movement-building expertise to the project, as well as providing “green” strategy and implementation services. Anchoring the team is 30-year Hollywood veteran executive Jim Wiatt, who has guided the project in an advisory role since its inception.

Day-of-show festivities include two hours of fan interaction with celebrities, athlete safety clinics, autograph signings, live music and more prior to the 2-hour PPV event. Immediately following the main event is a VIP after party and an environmentally-themed benefit concert.

“WRS as a property and an event will appeal strongly to a demo that also really cares about the environment. Giving the main musical event of the day an environmental theme and providing a fund-raising platform for this worthy cause shows that Scott and Andy really get it” said Sexton Company founding partner, Tim Sexton.

Dylan and Moore issued a joint statement on the unprecedented level of support for the new venture. “The advisory team at WRS is a collection of luminaries in the industry that we are very proud to have onboard. The expertise and passion they bring, coupled with the addition of AEG as a production partner, make WRS a new force in sports entertainment that will provide fans with the content they crave for years to come.”

“WRS has built a unique event, showcasing today’s action sports culture, combining elite athletes and competition with celebrities, music and entertainment ,” added Scott Hanley, Vice President, AEG Sports & Events. “AEG is looking forward to working with Dylan, Moore and their team as we make preparations for next year’s event at The Home Depot Center.”

WRS will announce the lineup of athletes scheduled to participate in the coming weeks, which promises to be a who’s who of the action sports world.

About World Record Summit, LLC:

World Record Summit is the next major brand in sports and entertainment production, bringing the worlds of music, celebrity and action sports world records together in a festival of annual shows beginning in 2011. Founded by Andy Dylan and Scott Moore, WRS is set to become the leading authority in the action sports world records community. For more information, please visit www.worldrecordsummit.com.

About The Home Depot Center:

The Home Depot Center is southern California’s home of world-class competition and training facilities for amateur, Olympic, collegiate and professional athletes. The $150 million, privately financed facility was developed and is operated by AEG Facilities on a 125-acre site on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) in Carson, California. The Home Depot Center features an 8,000-seat tennis and boxing stadium, a 27,000-seat stadium for soccer, other athletic competitions and outdoor concerts, a 10,000-seat facility for track & field and a 2,450-seat indoor Velodrome for track cycling. The Home Depot Center is home to two Major League Soccer teams, the Los Angeles Galaxy and Chivas USA. Named an Official U.S. Olympic Training Site, The Home Depot Center is also home of the United States Tennis Association’s (USTA) High Performance Training Center, the national team training headquarters for the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) and Athletes’ Performance, an international training center for elite and professional athletes. For more information, please visit www.homedepotcenter.com.

About AEG:

AEG is one of the leading sports and entertainment presenters in the world. AEG, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Anschutz Company, owns or is affiliated with a collection of companies including over 100 facilities such as STAPLES Center, Best Buy Theater (New York), Sprint Center, (Kansas City), Mercedes Benz Arena (Shanghai), Wukesong Arena (Beijing, China), Acer Arena (Sydney, Australia), The Globe arena (Stockholm, Sweden), O2 World arena (Berlin, Germany) and The O2 arena and entertainment district (London, England); sports franchises including the Los Angeles Kings (NHL) and two MLS franchises in addition to overseeing privately held management shares of the Los Angeles Lakers (NBA). AEG has created L.A. LIVE, a 4 million square foot / $2.5 billion downtown Los Angeles sports, residential & entertainment district featuring Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE and Club Nokia, a 54-story, 1001-room convention “headquarters” destination (featuring The Ritz-Carlton and JW Marriott hotels and 224 luxury condominiums – The Residences at The Ritz Carlton – all in a single tower), the Regal Cinemas L.A. LIVE Stadium 14, “broadcast” facilities for ESPN, along with entertainment, restaurant and office space and developed The Home Depot Center in Carson, California designated as an "Official U.S. Olympic Training Site" by the United States Olympic Committee that includes major facilities for soccer, tennis, track & field, cycling and other sports. AEG Sports owns and operates a variety of events and tours and AEG Live is the world’s second largest concert promotion and touring companies.

Contact:

For World Record Summit
Valerie Michaels, Media Relations
323-860-7946
valerie@citypublicity.com

For The Home Depot Center
Alison Groendal Salcedo
310-630-2032
asalcedo@homedepotcenter.com

For AEG
Michael Roth
213-742-7155
mroth@aegworldwide.com