Event & Arena News

COLUMBUS, OH - The 2008 Monster Jam crushes its way into Nationwide Arena on Friday, January 4 and Saturday, January 5 for three super-charged shows. Weighing 10,000 pounds and charged with 1,600 horsepower, these Monster Trucks provide a spectacle of rock and roar unequalled in the motor sports industry. In addition to Monster Jam mayhem, other show highlights include high-flying freestyle motocross riders performing daredevil displays of aerial acrobatics. Tickets are on sale now at the Nationwide Arena Ticket Office and through Ticketmaster.

Monster Trucks scheduled to appear include Grave Digger, Superman, Captain's Curse, Safe Auto, Avenger and Brutus. Truck lineup is subject to change.

Fans are invited to see these world-class machines up close and meet their drivers down on the track at the Built Ford Tough Pit Party prior to the Saturday afternoon show. Guests must have a ticket to the 2 p.m. show and a pit pass to have access to the track from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. When purchasing tickets for the 2 p.m. show using Ticketmaster, click the Ticketfast option to receive a free pit pass for each ticket purchased. Pit Passes will also be available for free at Central Ohio Tuffy Service Centers three weeks prior to the event.

Show Times
Friday, January 4 - 7: 30 p.m.
Saturday, January 5 - 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.

Advance tickets are $17 ($19 day of show) for adults and $6 ($8 day of show) for kids 12 and under. A limited number of Gold Circle Seats are also available for $21 ($23 day of show). Prices do not include facility fee.

Tickets may be purchased at the Nationwide Arena Ticket Office, at all Ticketmaster ticket centers, online at www.ticketmaster.com and by phone at (614) 431-3600. Tickets are also available at the FSN Ohio Blue Line locations at Chiller Dublin, Chiller Easton, Chiller North and The Mall at Tuttle Crossing.

For more information about upcoming events at Nationwide Arena, visit www.NationwideArena.com or call (614) 246-2000. Nationwide Arena, home of the Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL) and the Columbus Destroyers (AFL) and the Ohio Junior Blue Jackets (USHL), is an SMG-managed facility. Headquartered in Philadelphia, SMG provides facility services to more than 195 venues controlling over 1.5 million entertainment seats worldwide.

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