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Lots o' fun planned for home opener

June 15, 2004 - Canadian Football League (CFL)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers News Release


WINNIPEG, MB – There will lots o' fun for Winnipeg Blue Bombers fans at this Thursday's home opener against the Ottawa Renegades.

The game – which starts at a special time of 8:00 p.m. CDT – features a guaranteed 50/50 draw of $50,000. Game sponsors The Casinos of Winnipeg present the pre-game party with Doc Walker, who will perform a 45-minute set that starts at 6:45 p.m. Doc Walker will also sing the National Anthem prior to kickoff and sign autographs at half-time.

Gates open at 6:00 p.m. and the first 4,000 people through those gates will receive thundersticks. Fans are encouraged to arrive early to get their thundersticks and to see the launch of the new Blue Bombers song "Time 4 Action", as written and performed by Grammy Award nominee Fresh I.E. The Winnipeg rapper will unveil the new theme song with the help of the Labatt Blue Lightning Dance Team 15 minutes before kickoff.

The Pacific Extreme Team from Australia will perform at half-time. Following the game there will be a fireworks display courtesy of Manitoba Hydro Power Smart.

There are many places for fans to get their tickets to this exciting home opener. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers Ticketmaster Box Office is open from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Fans can visit all Winnipeg Safeway locations to purchase game-day tickets.

Fans can purchase tickets by calling 204-780-3333, by visiting the Ticketmaster website at www.ticketmaster.ca or by visiting any of the following Ticketmaster centre locations in Manitoba:

WINNIPEG LOCATIONS

Winnipeg Football Club Box Office – 1465 Maroons Road

Answers Info Booth – University of Manitoba

Campaign Outfitters – #15-584 Pembina Highway

Garden City Shopping Centre – Customer Service Desk

McPhillips Street Station Casino – Lottery Booth

Polo Park Shopping Centre – Customer Services Centre

Joe Daley's Sportscards – 666 St. James Street

Courts of St. James IGA – 2727 Portage Avenue

Main Street IGA – Main Street & Jefferson Avenue

St. Vital Shopping Centre – Compucentre

Club Regent Casino – Ticket counter in the Link

Ticketmaster Head Office – 580-500 Portage Avenue

Lombard Lottery Centre – Lombard Concourse

Centennial Concert Hall – 555 Main Street

CanWest Global Park – 1 Portage Avenue East

Health Sciences Centre – HSC ticket booth

BRANDON LOCATION

Keystone Centre – 1175 Eighteenth Street

Hours of operation for these locations can be viewed by visiting http://www.ticketmaster.ca/h/tcentres/mb.html.

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