Monster Jam heads Downunder

America's spectacular Monster Jam monster truck tour is heading to Australia this October but you'll have to move smartly – tickets are selling fast

Monster Jam madness is about to hit Australia in October, with the five-tonne trucks to perform in Melbourne (twice), Sydney and Adelaide between October 4 and 18.

This will be Monster Jam's first true 'tour' Downunder, following on from a successful one-off Sydney appearance in October last year in front of 55,000 spectators.

Among the star performers in Australia – trucks, not drivers – are 'Grave Digger', 'El Toro Loco', 'Max-D', and 'Madusa'. The custom-built trucks cost $250,000 each, are up to four metres tall and four metres wide, and are powered by octane-injected engines producing up to 2000hp. They sit atop enormous hand-carved tyres that take 50 hours to cut and are more than 1.7 metres high. Despite their size, the trucks can accelerate from 0-100km/h in under three seconds.

The bodies are genuine works of art, with airbrushed logos and creative paint jobs, and a host of appendages like the giant mohawk atop the cab of Mohawk Warrior, or the midnight black, razor sharp teeth of the Monster Mutt Rottweiler.

The performances will feature two sessions: racing, where trucks compete in head-to-head combat; and freestyle motocross.

The Australian tour dates are as follows:

>> Saturday, October 4, AAMI Park, Melbourne. Show times: 2:00pm**and 7:00pm

>> Saturday, October 11, AAMI Stadium, Adelaide. Show time: 7:00pm**

>> Saturday, October 18, ANZ Stadium, Sydney. Show time: 7:00pm**

** indicates shows preceded by 'Party in the Pits' – $15 entry, booked in advance with show ticket. 'Party in the Pits' starts at 10:00am in Melbourne and 2:00pm in Adelaide and Sydney.

Ticket prices range from $25 for children and $40 for adults. For the Sydney and Melbourne shows contact www.ticketek.com.au/monsterjam or 132 849, and for Adelaide it’s www.ticketmaster.com.au/monsterjam.

For more information on Monster Jam, visit www.monsterjamonline.com.au.

Monster Jam heads Downunder

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