:: Guns N' Roses to play the 2010 Sydney Telstra 500

By: Carmine Pascuzzi

Rock stars Guns N’ Roses will join the high octane charged V8 Supercar Championship Series to combine for a one-off East Coast concert at New South Wales’ premier sporting and entertainment event, the Sydney Telstra 500, at Sydney Olympic Park this December.

V8 Supercars Australia confirmed it is bringing the famous rockers Down Under this December to headline the heart-thumping ride that is the Sydney Telstra 500. The street race was the biggest single event in NSW in 2009, its inaugural year, when 184,000 walked through the gates.

Guns N’ Roses will be joined by fellow American great Tony Hawk, widely regarded as the world’s greatest skateboarder, at the Sydney Telstra 500 as a great coup for the youth and skate markets. Hawk will have daily shows on Saturday and Sunday at the skate complex at Sydney Olympic Park.

Public tickets are now on sale through Ticketek
Prices range from just $91 for a Saturday only ticket including an entire day of action and the Saturday night concert at ANZ Stadium, or a three day pass from just $156, representing incredible value for money. The concert is FREE with any Saturday ticket.

Guns N’ Roses have sold more than 100 million albums worldwide and will headline the Sydney Telstra 500. Last year’s one-show only Cold Chisel concert attracted just under 50,000 fans to ANZ Stadium with Guns N’ Roses already tipped to fill the famous arena.

Skate master Hawk had already heard about the Sydney Telstra 500 before deciding to perform at the event. “I can't wait to skate the Monster Vert Ramp as part of the Sydney Telstra 500 V8 Supercar race at Sydney Olympic Park. It is one of the biggest ramps in the world and its unique design makes for great demo skating. I can't wait to get back there in December!”

The Sydney Telstra 500 is the Grand Final of the V8 Supercar Championship Series and is set to deliver even more excitement and explosive action on and off the track in 2010 as the V8 Supercars deliver the Greatest Show on Wheels. In 2009, more than 184,000 people raced by day and rocked all night during three days of non-stop entertainment and the streets of Sydney Olympic Park will once again ignite from Friday December 3 to Sunday December 5 as V8 Supercars push the limits at the season’s final battle.