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Prizes to be Won – Yo Gabba Gabba! Launches Cool Tricks Contest

YO GABBA GABBA! LAUNCHES COOL TRICKS CONTEST

Winners To Receive VIP Family 4-Pack And Their Cool Trick Featured At Kia Motors Presents Yo Gabba Gabba! LIVE!: There’s A Party In My City!

GRAND PRIZE WINNER TO RECEIVE 5 DAY ALL-EXPENSE PAID FAMILY VACATION

Miami, FL — (August 18, 2010) Hello friends! YO GABBA GABBA! announces the launch of the Cool Tricks contest which provides an opportunity for fans across North America to show-off their unique talents.  Gabba fans are invited to upload a :30-:60 second video demonstrating their Cool Trick to win the opportunity to receive a VIP Family 4 Pack and have their winning video played during intermission at the KIA Motors Presents YO GABBA GABBA! LIVE!: THERE’S A PARTY IN MY CITY! show closest to their hometown. All participants are also automatically entered into a sweepstakes where one lucky fan will receive a five night trip for four to the Caribbean or Mexico.

In addition, each winner will also receive $100 worth of organic baby food, toddler, and lunchbox snacks and two “Party In My Lunchbox” Yo Gabba Gabba! Live! concert t-shirts from Revolution Foods and Plum Organics. Grand prize includes roundtrip air, Junior Suite accommodations, and all meals to a choice of Palladium Hotels & Resorts.
To enter the contest, participants must upload their video to Facebook at http://facebook.yogabbagabbalive.com.  Winners are determined by public vote in each tour market. So be sure to get all your friends and family to vote for you!

Cool Tricks begins on Wednesday, August 18 at 10AM EST and winners will be notified and announced prior to the show date in each local market.  The entry period for the grand prize sweepstakes will end on Sunday, Dec 12.  See official rules at http://facebook.yogabbagabbalive.com. Cool Tricks is a popular segment on the television series where children and adults show off their special talent or skill (gymnastics, cup stacking, breakdance move, etc.).  Celebrities such as Tony Hawk performing a skateboard move and Rhys Darby doing the robot have appeared on Cool Tricks.

Heading back on the road, KIA Motors Presents YO GABBA GABBA! LIVE! THERE’S A PARTY IN MY CITY! will make stops in 60 cities at top theaters, arenas and amphitheaters across North America starting on August 27 in Bethel, NY and ending in Dallas, TX on December 12.  Featuring music, singing, dancing and animation, KIA Motors Presents YO GABBA GABBA! LIVE! THERE’S A PARTY IN MY CITY! is an interactive experience that offers audience members of all ages the opportunity to witness their favorite characters come to life.  Joining the characters on stage will be hip-hop legend Biz Markie to teach kids how to beat box with “Biz’s Beat of the Day.”  Special guests will join the party on stage for the Super Music Friends Show and Dancey Dance segments.

For complete tour, ticket, and VIP package information, visit www.yogabbagabbalive.com.

DATE     CITY     VENUE       CONTEST END
Friday, August 27, 2010     Bethel, NY     Bethel Woods     Aug 25, 2010
Saturday, August 28, 2010     Bristow, VA     Jiffy Lube Live     Aug 26, 2010
Sunday, August 29, 2010     Philadelphia, PA     Mann Center for the Performing Arts     Aug 27, 2010
Tuesday, August 31, 2010     Gilford, NH     Meadowbrook US Cellular Pavilion     Aug 29, 2010
Thursday, September 02, 2010     Albany, NY     Times Union Center     Aug 29, 2010
Friday, September 03, 2010     Buffalo, NY     Artpark     Aug 30, 2010
Saturday, September 04, 2010     Toronto, ON     Molson Canadian Amphitheatre     Aug 31, 2010
Wednesday, September 08, 2010     Edmonton, AL     Northern Jubilee     Aug 29, 2010
Thursday, September 09, 2010     Calgary, AL     Southern Jubilee     Aug 30, 2010
Saturday, September 11, 2010     Vancouver, BC     Queen Elizabeth Theatre     Sept 1, 2010
Tuesday, September 14, 2010     Regina, SK     Brandt Centre     Sept 4, 2010
Wednesday, September 15, 2010     Winnipeg, MB     MTS Centre Theatre     Sept 5, 2010
Saturday, September 18, 2010     London, ON     John Labatt Centre     Sept 8, 2010
Sunday, September 19, 2010     Ottawa, ON     Scotiabank Place     Sept 9, 2010
Tuesday, September 21, 2010     Rochester, NY     Auditorium Theatre     Sept 11, 2010
Wednesday, September 22, 2010     Burlington, VT     Flynn Theatre     Sept 12, 2010
Friday, September 24, 2010     Portland, ME     Merrill Auditorium     Sept 14, 2010
Saturday, September 25, 2010     Boston, MA     Wang Theatre     Sept 15, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010     Providence, RI     Providence PAC     Sept 18, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010     Wallingford, CT     Oakdale Theatre     Sept 19, 2010
Thursday, September 30, 2010     Pittsburgh, PA     Benedum Center for the Performing Arts     Sept 20, 2010
Saturday, October 02, 2010     New York, NY     Radio City Music Hall     Sept 22, 2010
Tuesday, October 05, 2010     Hershey, PA     Hershey Theater     Sept 25, 2010
Wednesday, October 06, 2010     Cleveland, OH     State Theatre at PlayhouseSquare     Sept 26, 2010
Friday, October 08, 2010     Detroit, MI     Fox Theatre     Sept 28, 2010
Saturday, October 09, 2010     Chicago, IL     Chicago Theatre     Sept 29, 2010
Monday, October 11, 2010     Louisville, KY     The Palace Theatre     Oct 1, 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010     Indianapolis, IN     Murat Theatre     Oct 3, 2010
Friday, October 15, 2010     Richmond, VA     Landmark Theater     Oct 5, 2010
Saturday, October 16, 2010     Greensboro, NC     War Memorial Auditorium     Oct 6, 2010
Sunday, October 17, 2010     Charlotte, NC     Ovens Auditorium     Oct 7, 2010
Tuesday, October 19, 2010     Chattanooga, TN     Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Auditorium     Oct 9, 2010
Wednesday, October 20, 2010     Huntsville, AL     Von Braun Center     Oct 10, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010     Nashville, TN     Jackson Hall – Tennessee PAC     Oct 11, 2010
Saturday, October 23, 2010     Atlanta, GA     Fox Theatre     Oct 13, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010     Jacksonville, FL     Moran Theatre at Times Union Center     Oct 17, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010     Kissimmee, FL     Silver Spurs Arena     Oct 19, 2010
Saturday, October 30, 2010     Tampa, FL     St. Pete Times Forum     Oct 20, 2010
Sunday, October 31, 2010     Miami, FL     AmericanAirlines Arena     Oct 21, 2010
Tuesday, November 02, 2010     Columbia, SC     Township Auditorium     Oct 23, 2010
Wednesday, November 03, 2010     Knoxville, TN     Tennessee Theatre     Oct 24, 2010
Friday, November 05, 2010     Tulsa, OK     BOK Center     Oct 26, 2010
Saturday, November 06, 2010     Kansas City, MO     The Midland     Oct 27, 2010
Sunday, November 07, 2010     Denver, CO     1st Bank Center     Oct 28, 2010
Tuesday, November 09, 2010     Salt Lake City, UT     Maverick Center     Oct 30, 2010
Friday, November 12, 2010     Spokane, WA     INB Performing Arts Center     Nov 2, 2010
Saturday, November 13, 2010     Seattle, WA     Tacoma Dome     Nov 3, 2010
Sunday, November 14, 2010     Portland, OR     Memorial Coliseum     Nov 4, 2010
Monday, November 15, 2010     Eugene, OR     Hult Center     Nov 5, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010     Sacramento, CA     Memorial Auditorium     Nov 8, 2010
Saturday, November 20, 2010     San Francisco, CA     Bill Graham Civic Auditorium     Nov 10, 2010
Friday, November 26, 2010     Los Angeles, CA     Nokia Theater     Nov 16, 2010
Sunday, November 28, 2010     San Diego, CA     San Diego Sports Arena     Nov 18, 2010
Saturday, December 04, 2010     Phoenix, AZ     Dodge Theater     Nov 24, 2010
Tuesday, December 07, 2010     El Paso, TX     Abraham Chavez Theater     Nov 27, 2010
Thursday, December 09, 2010     San Antonio, TX     Freeman Coliseum     Nov 29, 2010
Friday, December 10, 2010     Houston, TX     Hobby Center     Nov 30, 2010
Saturday, December 11, 2010     Austin, TX     Cedar Park Center     Dec 1, 2010
Sunday, December 12, 2010     Dallas, TX     Dr Pepper Arena     Dec 2, 2010

For More Information on S2BN, Wildbrain or Yo Gabba Gabba, go to www.YoGabbaGabbaLive.com

For information on Revolution Foods and Plum Organics go to www.revolutionfoods.com and www.plumorganics.com

About Kia Motors America
Kia Motors America (KMA) is the marketing and distribution arm of Kia Motors Corporation based in Seoul, South Korea.  KMA offers a complete line of vehicles through more than 700 dealers throughout the United States.  For 2009, KMA recorded its 15th consecutive year of increased U.S. market share and recently achieved its best quarter of sales ever.  Kia Motors subscribes to a philosophy of building high value, high quality, safe and dynamic vehicles.  Kia Motors prides itself on producing vehicles that are exciting and enabling and evoke the Kia tagline “The Power to Surprise.”
Kia Motors America is the “Official Automotive Partner of the NBA.”  Information about Kia Motors America and its full vehicle line-up is available at its Web site – www.kia.com.  For media information, including photography, visit www.kiamedia.com.

Caitlin McNamara, Rogers & Cowan
E: cmcnamara@rogersandcowan.com

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