Burleigh Keg Jump 2023

Annual Skateboarding Invitational.
Join us for the biggest celebration of craft beer and skateboarding in Australia. Saturday, August 19th 2023. Ticketed event, all ages.

With over 700 eager on-lookers in attendance, a line-up of the best elite, industry level street skateboarders from around the country headed to the Burleigh Taphouse on Friday, June 24th for Burleigh Keg Jump 2022.

The night kicked off with the best trick session, featuring a fresh stock of skate obstacles including a hubber, rails and a pallet of Burleigh Brewing beer. For each trick deemed, the ‘best’ by esteemed judging panel; Sean Holland, Trent Fahey, Leigh Bolton and Izy Mutu – the skaters earned an envelope containing $100 cash and a carton of Burleigh beer to take home. Not bad!

After sinking some tricks (and for the crowd, cold craft beers!), it was time for the skaters to line up for the famous main event – Burleigh Keg Jump.

One by one, keg by keg and eventually, with a single skater left standing… Dani Campbell confirmed his win by jumping and landing an INSANE 14 Burleigh kegs – smashing the previous record of 11 kegs he shared with previous winners, Sam Atkins and Nixen Osbourne.

Dani scored himself a cool $2000 cash in prize money, the renowned Burleigh Golden Growler Trophy, Burleigh beer for a year and an exclusively brewed beer named in his honour at the Burleigh Taphouse – appropriately named DANI DID 14! KEGS.

The skaters weren’t the only ones to put on a show for the night!

Social media sensation, and local legend, Blake Melbourne kept the crowd entertained and up to date as MC while DJ’S Wade De Souz and Ross River Fever kept the beats pumping till late at the official event After Party.

Capturing all the skate action was renowned skate photographer, Darren Kirby – who’s iconic works are currently on display at the Burleigh Taphouse. Darren is our current Artist in Residence.

Making sure any of you who couldn’t attend didn’t miss out on the action, our long-time friends over at The Edit Suite live streamed the event. You can check it out here!

The night couldn’t happen without the support our proud partners, SLAM magazine and The Skateboarder’s Journal. A big shout out to our local collaborator, our friends at Precinct Skate shop. You can check out our limited edition collab here.

Want to relive some of the best moments from Burleigh Keg Jump 2022? View the full Life Without Andy gallery now!

View the full Life Without Andy gallery now!

The journey first started with Craft Cartel Liquor, Liquor Legends and 150 + independent stores running 3 seperate, enter-to-win The Ultimate Burleigh Keg Jump Experience competitions. Along with last years winner (who missed out thanks COVID!), three winners were selected from around the country and flown in with a plus 1 for the occasion. They were also treated to an exclusive tour of the brewery, new season merch packs and a whole lot of Burleigh craft beer.

A massive thank you as-well, to stellar venues The Local Taphouse (Melbourne), The Balmain (Sydney), The Plough Inn (Brisbane) and Burleigh Heads Hotel (Gold Coast). These folk all showed us amazing hospitality when letting us shoot our initial promotional video, featuring elite level industry skaters Sam Atkins, Chima Ferguson, Dennis Durrant & Chase Jaeger. Check out the clip below, shot by renowned skate videographers, Leigh Bolton and James James.

With our third annual Burleigh Keg Jump event on the horizon, we thought it was only suitable to team up with our good friends from Precinct Skate Shop for a collaboration that represents the life we live here on the Gold Coast… it’s a pretty good one 🍻🛹

Our Graphic Designer & Precinct Team Rider, Indiana Russell is the mastermind designer behind the anaglyph 3D label for Burleigh Grip N Sip, a 500ml limited edition tall bottle of the beloved Burleigh Mid-Tide. Check out Indi (skating) in the clip above!