X Games 2022 returns to action sports’ birthplace of Southern California this week to host the world’s best Skateboard, BMX and Moto X athletes, competing for X Games gold July 20-24 on ESPN, ESPN2, ABC and – for the first-time ever – streaming live on ESPN+.

This summer’s X Games will showcase more than 15 hours of live action sports content, and welcomes the debut of two new disciplines – Skateboard and BMX MegaPark – and a new venue from 5-time X Games gold medalist Elliot Sloan’s SloanYard, streaming live exclusively on ESPN+.

All X Games 2022 competitions will be available live on ESPN+. Fans can sign-up for ESPN+ any time at ESPN.com, ESPNPlus or on the ESPN App.

Fans can also consume behind-the-scenes X Games content on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat. On TikTok, fans can discover and stay tuned in to the X Games action by checking out #XGames and using the hashtag in their own content for a chance to be featured.

In addition to the content on ESPN’s U.S.-based media platforms, X Games 2022 will be televised globally in 192 countries and territories to more than 500 million homes.

X Games 2022 Telecast & Streaming Schedule:

For information on how to watch internationally, including livestream schedule for select countries, please click HERE.

Additional information X Games 2022 is available at XGamesUpdates.com for fans or on ESPNPressRoom.com  for media only, with more information regarding a virtual media hub forthcoming. For photos, please visit ESPNImages.com.

**Due to COVID-19 health and safety precautions, X Games 2022 will be a spectator-free event. The full X Games 2022 schedule, current list of invited athletes, up-to-date tune-in information and other FAQs are available on xgames.com.**

X Games 2022 will return to Southern California – hosting BMX and Moto X competitions from two unique Monster Energy athlete training facilities at Slayground and SloanYard, as well as Skateboarding at California Skateparks’ Training Facility from July 20-24.

New to this year’s event, five-time X Games skateboard gold medalist Elliot Sloan and his backyard playground, the “SloanYard,” become new hosts of X Games 2022, debuting the first and only MegaPark ramp at X Games. Axell Hodges’ motocross compound will again host five Moto X disciplines with the addition of BMX Dirt joining the mix at the “Slayground” this year. The CATF will once again host Skateboard and BMX Street competitions; however, the BMX riders will join the Skateboarders at the CATF this year for Park competitions.

“I grew up watching X Games – to have it at my house is a dream come true and I don’t think 13-year-old me would’ve ever believed it,” said Sloan. “Creating ‘The SloanYard’ and MegaPark took a very long time and to see it all come together and be included in X Games is so awesome. Thanks to ESPN and Monster Energy for the opportunity and to Skatelite for re-sheeting all the ramps!”

All X Games 2021 and X Games Chiba 2022 gold medalists with returning disciplines will receive automatic invites to this year’s summer event. For the current list of invited athletes, please visit XGamesUpdates.com.

X Games 2022 Venues

“SloanYard”

One of the gnarliest backyard ramp setups in the world, “SloanYard”, is the brainchild of 13-time X Games medalist Elliot Sloan. Sloan created the first and only MegaPark ramp by adding an additional return gap and quarterpipe to the existing mini Megaramp. This will be the debut of the Skateboard and BMX MegaPark disciplines at X Games. His yard also includes a 100-foot Vert ramp, which will host Skateboard Vert and Vert Best Trick competitions.

“Slayground”

Growing up just outside the surf and skate mecca of Encinitas, California, X Games Moto X medalist Axell Hodges’ “Slayground” originated at his childhood home. Though the property has always included a racetrack, Hodges’ Slayground is now a full motocross compound complete with steep turns, quarterpipes, kicker ramps, wallrides, manual pads and massive dirt jumps. The third and latest installment of Hodges’ Slayground video part series was filmed entirely at the compound. Slayground will play host to Moto X disciplines and will add a BMX Dirt course for 2022.

CATF

The CA Training Facility is the first and only high-performance training center developed for skateboarding. CATF features both a full-sized concrete Street and Park courses created by the designers of X Games Street and Park courses. The CATF will be home to BMX and Skateboard Street, BMX Park, Dave Mirra’s Park Best Trick and Skateboard Park competitions.

X Games 2022 Sport Disciplines

More than 15 hours of the best X Games 2022 competitions will air July 22 – 24 on ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPN+ and the ESPN App. All competitions will stream live on ESPN+ and be available on @XGames YouTube. X Games content will also be presented across the globe through international syndication partners.

X Games 2022 will be closed to the public with no spectators in attendance.

Additional information on X Games will be forthcoming and available on XGames.com for fans or on www.ESPNPressRoom.com for members of the media.

It has been decided that the three-day pattern of “X Games Chiba 2022 Presented by Yogibo” will be broadcast on NTV, BS Nippon Television, CS Nippon Television, and Hulu on all dates!

In addition to reporting mainly on Japanese athlete participation competitions on NTV and BS Nippon Television, CS Broadcasting Nittele G + and Hulu will deliver a complete broadcast of all competitions that will be held over a three-day period.

Enjoy all the powerful play, including BMX Flatland, Men’s Skateboard Bart, Moto X and other competitions unique to the X Games.

<Broadcast Schedule>
■ Terrestrial Nippon Television (Kanto Local)
April 22 (Fri) 27: 10-28: 10 * Midnight April 23
“X Games Chiba 2022 DAY 1”
Skateboarding Women’s Park Qualifying / BMX Flatland Final other

April 23 (Sat) 15: 00-17: 00
“X Games Chiba 2022 DAY 2”
Skateboarding Women’s Park Final / BMX Park Final, etc.

April 24 (Sun) 15: 00-16: 55
“X Games Chiba 2022 DAY 3”
Skateboarding Men’s Street Final / Women’s Street Final

■ BS Nippon Television
April 23 (Sat) 19: 00-20: 54
“X Games Chiba 2022 DAY 2”

April 24 (Sun) 12: 30-14: 00
“X Games Chiba 2022 DAY 3”

Sunday, April 24th 18: 00-19: 30
“X Games Chiba 2022 Highlights”

■ CS Broadcasting Nittele G + * Complete broadcast of all schedules
April 22 (Friday) 12: 30-21: 30
“X Games Chiba 2022 DAY 1”

April 23 (Sat) 12: 00-19: 30
“X Games Chiba 2022 DAY 2”

April 24 (Sun) 11: 00-17: 30
“X Games Chiba 2022 DAY 3”

■ Hulu delivery * Complete delivery of all schedules
April 22 (Friday) 12: 30-21: 30
“X Games Chiba 2022 DAY 1”

April 23 (Sat) 12: 00-19: 30
“X Games Chiba 2022 DAY 2”

April 24 (Sun) 11: 00-17: 30
“X Games Chiba 2022 DAY 3”

* Broadcast contents may change due to weather conditions.

X Games Aspen 2022 welcomes fans back to Buttermilk, January 21-23, 2022, in Aspen, Colorado. This year, X Games Aspen will feature Ski and Snowboard competitions from Friday through Sunday. Each day will open with a marquee Slopestyle event and end with nightly SuperPipe competition under the lights.

Daily competitions include:

Friday, January 21
Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle
Women’s Ski Big Air
Special Olympics Unified Snowboard & Ski
Snowboard Knuckle Huck
Women’s Ski SuperPipe Men’s
Snowboard SuperPipe

Saturday, January 22
Women’s Ski Slopestyle
Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle
Women’s Snowboard Big Air
Men’s Ski Big Air
Men’s Snowboard Big Air
Women’s Snowboard SuperPipe

Sunday, January 23
Men’s Ski Slopestyle
Ski Knuckle Huck
Men’s Ski SuperPipe

*The full X Games Aspen 2022 competition schedule along with the initial list of invited athletes is available on www.xgames.com

ESPN submitted a special request permit to Pitkin County, CO to allow X Games Aspen to get the green light. The permit request details having a fenced-in area and no more than 500 people at the event. The 500 people will include athletes and event support. Buttermilk Mountain will only have skiing and snowboarding X-Games events and no motorsports.

The event permit request requires several specific COVID-19 specific procedures. These include COVID-19 testing available on-site and three-layer masks only to be removed when eating and drinking.

In 2020, most professional sporting events have not had spectators. With X-Games being no different in 2021, we will have to see if this impacts athlete performance. 12-time X-Games medalist Henrick Harlaut often compares his skiing to music. He looks at competition as the live performance and his ski movies as an album. Will live coverage on ESPN be enough to support athletes or will athletes struggle without the audience?

The permit request will go through several local agencies to ensure it is safe. First, the permit will have to get approval from the Pitkin Board of County Commissioners on December 15th. The permit will also be reviewed by the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office and the Pitkin County Community Development Department. In addition to county-level approval, the permit will also have to be approved by the Colorado Department of Health and Environment. It was submitted to the state on November 30th for approval.

X Games Aspen is a major source of revenue for the Aspen Valley and hosting it on ESPN, ESPN 2, and ABC will likely help some of the economic loss. In the past, more than 100,000 spectators have traveled to the Aspen Valley to watch this event.

If the permit is approved, the events will occur from January 29-31, and the event permit would be valid for 6 full days. Since this will be a fenced-off event, skiing and riding will continue to be open to the public at Buttermilk Mountain. It is possible a reservation system will be enacted for these days.

Courtesy of snowbrains.com visit here for more info for X Games.

Cassidy Jarrell is tightening up his DJ skills and rehabbing an ankle from a March injury. Alex Ferreira is studying for his business degree and training dryland.

Aspen freeskiers, including the aforementioned U.S. pro team members, aren’t sitting around waiting to hear details of how the 2010-21 competition season, including the X Games, will look.

Because the organizers still don’t know how or if the 2021 X Games Aspen, scheduled for Jan. 28-31, will fly this year.

“We think it would be powerful to pull off an event of this caliber in this, our 20th year, but only if it can be done safely and thoughtfully,” said John Rigney, Aspen Skiing Co. senior vice president, on Wednesday.

“Right now we are focused on putting together the essentials of an incredible athletic event, and we’ll address other potential additions as the situation evolves,” he said. Those additions could include the concerts that have grown in popularity over the years, sometimes overshadowing the athletics.

Would organizers consider a spectator-less X Games, as it’s often been called the perfect made-for-TV event anyway? Rigney didn’t say.

“We are working with ESPN and Pitkin County, looking into options to provide a safe event that provides elite winter sports athletes the typical world-class competition venues at Buttermilk and gives skiing and snowboarding fans worldwide an amazing viewing experience. We will be flexible and fluid with our new reality as the safety of the athletes, staff, spectators and the community will remain our top priority,” he said.

Asked if the organizers considered outright canceling X Games this year amid all of the COVID-19 restrictions, Rigney said, “We’ve been lucky, as for two decades X Games has played a pivotal role in globally marketing Aspen Snowmass to a highly sought-after younger demographic. X is an integral part of our brand, fills the resort each January and always provides tons of vitality and excitement in the sports we love.”

World Cup halfpipe and park

More clarity for the FIS World Cup freeskiing season is expected to come into focus later in September when the ski federation convenes Sept. 30 — Oct. 2. for its fall meetings.

“That will determine much of the World Cup season,” said Andrew Gauthier, the U.S. Team’s marketing and communications director for freeski and snowboard.

“As a national governing body we are looking to FIS for guidance,” he said.

Currently, World Cup freeski events in the U.S., at Copper Mountain, Colorado, and Mammoth Mountain, California, remain on the schedule.

The ski federation’s decisions won’t directly impact how the X Games operates.

“As an independent event, we have no affiliation with FIS,” said Danny Chi, ESPN spokesman.

Chi said, “We continue to closely monitor COVID-19 developments as we evaluate the upcoming event season. The safety of the athletes, staff and spectators remain our top priority.”

The Dew Tour’s Summit County stop this season is also unconfirmed. The tour event for skiers and riders stopped at Copper Mountain Feb. 6-9, but has not decided what a return to snow during the pandemic would look like .

“In partnership with Copper and POWDR, we are in ongoing discussions to bring Dew Tour back to Copper in 2021,” said vice president and general manager Courtney Gresik.

Staying on the continent

Last month, FIS announced that all alpine World Cup races in North America — Killington, Vermont, Beaver Creek, Colorado and Lake Louise, Alberta — would be canceled for this season and the alpine ski tour concentrated in Europe to reduce travel during the pandemic.

That kind of a decision is not anticipated to happen to the freeskiing/riding tour, as many of the sports top athletes and venues are in the Western U.S., including the popular Buttermilk superpipe.

“We do feel there is an opportunity to feature freeski and snowboard World Cup events in North America this season,” said U.S. Skiing’s Andrew Gauthier.

“There could be efficiencies as it relates to the presence of non-FIS sanctioned, elite-level events that may be held in North America, resulting in a cluster of competitions that reduces travel and caters to the bubble concept,” he said.

Gauthier reiterated, “U.S. Ski & Snowboard is working closely with the International Ski Federation [FIS] and our domestic freeski and snowboard World Cup venues to determine what the 2020-21 competition season could look like.

Cassidy Jarrell’s best run last year was under the lights at X Games, having received a last-minute invitation as an alternate, a dream for anyone but especially for Aspen’s hometown boy.

While recovering from injury, Jarrell missed a U.S. Ski Team summer camp at Timberline, Mt. Hood, and will also not travel to Switzerland, beginning Sept. 19 for the next on-snow camp at the Saas-Fee Stomping Grounds Park.

The 20-year-old athlete and Aspen native said he’s had time to think about tricks he wants to work on this season and “getting my run back.”

Tuesday’s snow fired up Jarrell for the season and if he had been 100% health-wise, would have likely joined friends making some September turns.

“There’s still a lot of uncertainty but I’m doing my best to prepare for a full competitive season,” Jarrell said.

He will continue to work with Peter Olenick, 2010 X Games gold medalist and coach/director of the P.R.O. team and foundation. Olenick suffered a blow through the pandemic, losing the Korean athletes he has been coaching because of travel restrictions. This season Olenick will continue to work with skier Tristan Feinberg of Aspen.

Alex Ferreira, the 2018 Olympic silver medalist in halfpipe, was unavailable for an interview Wednesday, “as he is focusing all of his time and energy into training and school,” according to the U.S. Team’s Gauthier. Ferreira is bound for the training trip to Switzerland, which includes a quarantine period in Austria.

Younger athletes down the pipeline, including those with Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club, will need to wait a little while longer to see what their winter holds.

“As with much of the world, we are unsure of what the next few months will bring,” said Katie Houser, AVSC’s director of communications and marketing.

“We will make the most of the direction we receive from Aspen Skiing Co. and our sports’ governing bodies in regards to both hosting and traveling to events.

“As always, our priority is the health and safety of our athletes. We feel incredibly fortunate to have the resources that we do right here at home to provide world-class training regardless of potential travel limitations,” she said.

Courtesy of Madeleine Osberger

She is interim editor of the Aspen Daily News. She can be reached at madski@aspendailynews.com or on Twitter @Madski99

The star of women’s snowboarding, California’s Chloe Kim isn’t expected to compete this week at X Games Aspen. The five-time gold medalist, including four in Aspen, will miss the contest for the first time since her rookie run in 2014 as she’s opted to sit out the entire season to focus on her studies at Princeton.

This means there is an opening for someone else to take the spotlight at Buttermilk. While Kim is gone, many other stars return, such as Jamie Anderson and Anna Gasser, so there isn’t much to fret about. Here’s what to look for in the women’s snowboarding competitions at X Games Aspen 2020:

BIG AIR

Finals: Thursday, 9 p.m.

2019 podium: Laurie Blouin (gold), Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (silver), Jamie Anderson (bronze)

The field of eight is led by Anderson, who needs only two more Winter X Games medals to match the all-time mark held by halfpipe legend Shaun White, who won 18 over his career. Shockingly, all five of Anderson’s gold medals have come in slopestyle; she’s only medaled in big air at X Games twice, getting bronze in both 2018 and 2019.

Now, Anderson did win big air silver at the 2018 Winter Olympics, so she is certainly capable of taking the crown at X Games. Her competition Thursday will include reigning Olympic gold medalist Anna Gasser, however. The Austrian star won big air Aspen gold in 2018 and silver in 2017 but sat out the 2019 competition because of injury.

Reigning X Games Aspen big air champ Laurie Blouin of Canada is back to defend her title, as is last year’s silver medalist, New Zealand teen Zoi Sadowski-Synnott. The 2020 field also includes a trio of Japanese riders, led by Reira Iwabuchi, who won silver in 2018. Rounding things out is American Julia Marino, who has seven X Games medals between Aspen and Norway, including Aspen slopestyle gold in 2017.

SLOPESTYLE

Finals: Saturday, 11 a.m.

2019 podium: Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (gold), Hailey Langland (silver), Enni Rukajarvi (bronze)

The slopestyle field includes some of the same stars from big air, such as Anderson, Gasser, Marino and Sadowski-Synnott. This has long been an event owned by Anderson, so she should be the favorite despite stiff competition. Anderson is the two-time reigning Olympic slopestyle champion, if that means anything.

Of course, Sadowski-Synnott is the reigning X Games champion and one of the sport’s rising superstars. The only reason Sadowski-Synnott even competed in slopestyle last year — it was her first time at X Games — was because Anderson pulled out after a gnarly crash in big air two days earlier. The Kiwi stepped in as the alternate and ended up winning the contest.

Langland and Rukajarvi both are back looking for a return to the podium. Langland won big air gold in Aspen in 2017, although she’s not competing in the event this year. Finland’s Rukajarvi is an X Games veteran with five total medals, including slopestyle gold in 2011 as an X Games rookie.

SUPERPIPE

Finals: Saturday, 8:45 p.m.

2019 podium: Chloe Kim (gold), Queralt Castellet (silver), Cai Xuetong (bronze)

Again, there is no Chloe Kim, and that’s significant as she currently is the unquestioned best female halfpipe rider in the world, and probably ever. Kim won X Games Aspen gold the past two years, her last defeat at Buttermilk coming when she won bronze in 2017. That winter it was Elena Hight, now retired from the halfpipe, who won gold. China’s Cai Xuetong won her lone silver that year.

So, whoever wins gold on Saturday will be a fresh face atop the X Games Aspen podium. California’s Maddie Mastro should be the unquestioned favorite, as she’s pushed women’s halfpipe snowboarding nearly as much as Kim in recent years (see above video of her at the U.S. Open last year). Mastro’s Aspen bronze in 2018 is her lone medal here, but chances are she adds to it this week.

Steamboat native Arielle Gold, a two-time silver medalist in Aspen, will be in the mix, as will Spain’s Queralt Castellet, the reigning X Games silver medalist, and Xuetong. The rest of the field is made of relative newcomers who will be looking to make a quick name for themselves with the spotlight on them for the first time.

The waiting game is about over. Back for the 19th consecutive year at Aspen’s Buttermilk Ski Area, ESPN’s annual Winter X Games will get underway next week with the best skiers and snowboarders set to strut their stuff.

Even without legend Shaun White and rising Japanese sensation Ayumu Hirano, the contests should be a smorgasbord of raw talent. Here’s what to look for in the men’s snowboarding competitions at X Games Aspen 2020:

SUPERPIPE

Finals: Thursday, 8 p.m.

2019 podium: Scotty James (gold), Yuto Totsuka (silver), Danny Davis (bronze)

The 15-man field will be about one guy, who is the unquestioned favorite coming in: Scotty James. The likeable Australian is dominating the sport like few have. The last time he lost a meaningful competition? Go back to the 2018 Winter Olympics, won by White with Hirano finishing second and James third. James has won everything under the sun since then, from the U.S. Open to the world championship to, yes, X Games.

He’s the reigning champ here in Aspen, that gold going with the one he won here in 2017. Hirano won X Games Aspen gold in 2018, when James finished second. White, as expected, is not here in 2020, nor is Hirano, who hasn’t competed in Aspen since winning gold two years ago. Quite frankly, James might not have much competition to keep him from a third Aspen gold medal on Thursday night.

His closest challenger is likely to be Japan’s Yuto Totsuka, the rising 18-year-old star who won silver last year behind James. With wins last spring at the Mammoth Grand Prix and a World Cup in Calgary — James didn’t compete in either — Totsuka has firmly established himself as the second-best halfpipe snowboarder over the past two years. Certainly if and when Hirano, who at 21 already has a pair of Olympic silver medals, and White decide to show up again, the hierarchy will be reset.

Steamboat’s Taylor Gold, who won X Games bronze in 2017, and two-time gold medalist Danny Davis are back, as is White’s protégé, the 19-year-old Toby Miller out of California. But in reality, it’ll be a showdown between James and Totsuka this week in Aspen for that gold medal. Everyone else is competing for bronze.

SLOPESTYLE

Finals: Saturday, Jan. 25, 1:45 p.m.

2019 podium: Mark McMorris (gold), Rene Rinnekangas (silver), Mons Roisland (bronze)

Unlike the superpipe, this is a competition that has a handful of potential winners. At the top of the list has to be Canadian superstar Mark McMorris, whose 17 combined Winter X Games medals are tied for second behind only White’s 18. McMorris has won X gold eight times, including slopestyle gold in 2019.

His toughest competition might be fellow Canadian Max Parrot, a 10-time X Games medalist (six gold) who overcame a bout with cancer last year to return to Aspen. Also competing is reigning Olympic gold medalist Red Gerard. The Summit County teen seems to be the future of the sport, although he’s yet to snag an X Games medal in three tries. His best finish in Aspen was fourth in 2018.

Norway’s Marcus Kleveland is a contender as well. He’s twice won X Games Aspen gold in slopestyle (2017, 2018) before sitting out last year after shattering his kneecap. He’s back, healthy and obviously knows how to win here.

There are plenty of other household names competing, like Rene Rinnekangas (silver in 2019), Mons Roisland, Stale Sandbech and Sebastien Toutant. And don’t forget about Silverthorne’s Chris Corning, a former Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club athlete. More of a big air specialist, this will be Corning’s third trip to X Games Aspen.

BIG AIR

Finals: Saturday, Jan. 25, 8 p.m.

2019 podium: Takeru Otsuka (gold), Mark McMorris (silver), Sven Thorgren (bronze)

Like in slopestyle, McMorris and Parrot have to be the favorites. They’ve dominated this event far too long not to be. Not to mention, last year’s champ, Japan’s Takeru Otsuka, isn’t competing. Toutant, Kleveland, Rinnekangas, Thorgren and Roisland all are, however, so it should be a good show.

All eyes should be on Corning, though. Health issues derailed his first two X Games Aspen competitions, so maybe his luck will change this year. He also struggled at the 2018 Olympics, but has otherwise dominated big air competitions everywhere else. His quad cork 1800 has become his staple, and if he lands that here at X Games he’ll likely win gold. Only 20, Corning will have has day in the sun soon enough.

BONUS EVENTS

On top of bringing back knuckle huck (Sunday, Jan. 26, 6:30 p.m.) for a second year, X Games has added two new snowboarding events for 2020 in superpipe best trick and a rail jam. Knuckle huck, which is where the riders toss themselves off the “knuckle,” or rounded part, of the big air jump, was a big hit last year. It was won by Fridtjof “Fridge” Tischendorf. He’s back, as is Kleveland, who will compete in the event he inspired for the first time.

The superpipe session (Friday, 9:30 p.m.) currently has eight riders, including James, Davis and Totsuka, so it should be stellar. The competition will be a 20-minute jam session with the riders getting to throw down their best single trick.

The rail jam (Sunday, Jan. 26, 1:30 p.m.) isn’t quite as star-studded, but does currently include Thorgren, Rinnekangas and Craig McMorris, Mark’s older brother and current X Games TV personality. Another jam session, riders will take to the rails on the slopestyle course and skip the jumps.

Of course, X Games wouldn’t be complete without the Special Olympics Unified snowboarding and skiing races Thursday morning that get everything started. Aspen’s own Chris Klug, an Olympic bronze medalist in alpine snowboarding, is always a contender.

Today X Games announced the musical lineup for X Games Aspen 2020, the world’s top winter action sports, music and festival experience, taking over the iconic base of Buttermilk Mountain, January 23-26. The 2020 winter edition will further its 23-year legacy of providing a home for the world’s best athletes positioned alongside a top-tier billing of urban and electronic musical talent.

The X Games Aspen 2020 music lineup (by-day) is as follows:

Friday, January 24
Rae Sremmurd

Saturday, January 25
ILLENIUM
Alesso

Sunday, January 26
Bazzi

Leading the X Games Aspen 2020 lineup is Grammy nominated producer and electronic music titan Alesso. Over the years the Swedish star has collaborated with chart topping acts like Calvin Harris, Usher, David Guetta, Sebastian Ingrosso, OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder, and more, while delivering a bevy of genre bending solo work. These accomplishments have seen him takeover some of the festival circuit’s biggest stages at Coachella, Tomorrowland, Electric Daisy Carnival, and Creamfields just to name a few.

Larger than life hop-hop duo Rae Sremmurd will make their X Games Aspen debut this January with their high energy antics and certified platinum trap anthems. Brothers Slim Jxmmi and Swae Lee rose to fame by way of their breakout single and subsequent cultural touchstone ‘No Flex Zone’ under the Ear Drummer Records banner. The track earned them instant status amongst hip-hop royalty with remixes from Nicki Minaj and Pusha-T and co-signs from the likes of Kim Kardashian, Justin Timberlake, Juicy J and more.

Diverse musical programming continues with melodic bass producer ILLENIUM. Leading the live electronic music renaissance with adeptness for creating aural arrangements that vary in style, complexity, and emotional depth, ILLENIUM has developed a new sphere in which sound design can be crafted and experienced. This dedication to pushing sonic boundaries is put on full display in his live show, which incorporates keyboards, drum pads, and cutting-edge lighting and visuals, all of which combine to create an immersive experience. The show has touched down at globally renowned events like Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, EDC, Decadence, Electric Forest, Paradiso, Coachella and many more. Last month, ILLENIUM’s third full-length album ASCEND dominated charts, capturing the premiere spot on Billboard’s Top Dance Albums Chart and iTunes Top Dance Albums Chart.

R&B/Pop superstar Bazzi will round out the X Games Aspen 2020 lineup with his captivating lyricism and infectious melodies. One of the biggest breakout artists as of recent, Bazzi catapulted into mega-status with his massive #1 hit “Mine,” now certified three-times platinum. Bazzi solidified his spot as music’s most promising newcomer with his follow-up hit “Beautiful” featuring chart-topping singer/songwriter Camila Cabello. Both tracks are found on Bazzi’s breakthrough debut album, ‘COSMIC,’ which has been streamed more than three billion times.

In conjunction with X Games, Belly Up Aspen will host ILLENIUM on Wed., Jan. 22, Alesso on Fri., Jan. 24, Rae Sremmurd on Sat., Jan. 25 and Bazzi on Sun., Jan. 26. X Games weekend marks 15 years of live music at the iconic venue.

Featured on Rolling Stone Magazine’s list of “BEST CLUBS IN AMERICA,” Belly Up Aspen is a 450 capacity music venue at the base of Aspen Mountain. Booking over 300 live concerts a year, they’ve featured musical talents such as LCD Soundsystem, The Chainsmokers, The Killers, Kygo, Snoop Dogg, Martin Garrix, Phoenix, Wiz Khalifa, Calvin Harris, Justice, The Raconteurs and many more. Tickets for all Belly Up Anniversary Weekend Shows available at 2 p.m. on Fri., Sept. 27 at bellyupaspen.com.

Tickets for X Games Aspen 2020 offer fans a unique experiential fusion of globally leading action sports competition and world-class musical offerings at the GEICO Music Stage. While admission to the action sports competitions and festival village are free to the public, tickets to X Games musical performances start at just $25. Fans wanting to experience all four days of action sports and music, an all-music GA ticket is available for $120. Fans purchasing before Dec. 5 will have the opportunity to access the best ticket-price options.

X Games also offers several premium options for fans looking for added amenities, an up-close experience, heated viewing and more.

For the premium action sports viewing experience – the XIP Pass – grants access to the exclusive XIP tower at the base of the SuperPipe. The XIP tower offer guests complimentary gourmet food, beer and wine and the best views of the competitions at X Games Aspen. XIP pass holders will also be treated to athlete meet and greets, a private tour of the SuperPipe and a limited-edition piece of merchandise. The four-day XIP pass will also include Diamond Club music access, while daily XIP passes will grant GA access to the day’s concerts.

For the premium music experience, the Diamond Club provides fans access into the Diamond Club Lounge with deluxe accommodations in addition to heated, elevated viewing at the music stage. This pass grants expedited access into the music venue and access to a private cash bar.

X Games has teamed up with Aspen Ski Company to offer a limited number of College X Pass + Music. College students with a valid student ID have the opportunity to enjoy X Games competition, skiing and snowboarding at ASC’s famed mountains and – new to this year’s pass – X Games Music for just $200. College X Pass holders will receive GA access to all four concerts at Buttermilk Mountain, as well as a two-day lift ticket valid at any of Aspen’s four mountains.

Source: http://www.xgames.com/aspen/