01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
Tony Hawk skates in U.N. Plaza, says S.F. will be featured in his next video game
Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk recently took a spin of San Francisco's newly refurbished U.N. Skate Plaza and left inspired.
'If you build it, we will come… do vert tricks (and sloppy kickflips) on banks & curbs,' Hawk posted on Instagram, along with footage of himself performing tricks such as a rock ' n' roll and boardslide through the space.
An off-camera voice can be heard cheering Hawk on with remarks such as 'Yeah, dude' as he and fellow professional skateboarder Kevin Staab take turns shredding up the course.
The clip, shared on Tuesday, April 29, was set to the song 'Dean's Dream' by the rock band the Dead Milkmen.
'Fun fact: SF — and this song — will be in the new @tonyhawkthegame,' Hawk added.
The influential skater's new video game, 'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4,' will drop on July 11, marking the latest installment in his highly regarded 'Pro Skater' series from the early 2000s. A revamped version of the two games, originally released in 2001 and 2002, it follows the full remaster of 'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2,' which came out in 2020.
'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4' is expected to feature various AEG-managed and owned venues such as Los Angeles' El Rey Theater, which is hosting Tony Hawk Pro Skater Fest on May 8. The event, which fans can tune into via livestream, will celebrate the game's launch and is expected to feature performances from artists on its soundtrack such as rappers Danny Brown and Lupe Fiasco as well as rock band Adolescents.
Full details about the San Francisco level in the video game, which Hawk hinted at in his recent post, have yet to be disclosed. But he seemed to be doing his due diligence researching the city. He even made a stop at Flour + Water Pizzeria 's first-ever standalone pizzeria at Mission Rock, and posted a Boomerang of his pepperoni pizza to Instagram on Tuesday.
