Green Day Mass Hysteria Boardshorts

Billabong and Green Day have been working on a Design Coop for the release of a special limited edition, The Green Day Mass Hysteria Boardshort for 2010.

Surfing and Rock Music have gone hand in hand since day one and the cooperation with rock bands and musicians have been raised to an art at Billabong.

Previous collaborations have inlcuded Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Foo Fighters, Donavon Frankenreiter or more recently with Metallica.

Like with the other bands, the connection with Billabong is strong with Green Day not only because the band has been popular in surf films soundtracks over years but also because of Green Day involvement in the boardshort development.

“We enjoy working on creative projects and this coop has been a lot of fun,”

says Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day.

A grey and black color palette of bold plaid with Green Day’s  signature logo overlaid fit the image of the band perfectly, tying the rock & roll attitude championed by Green Day and the loose functional fashion of the surf culture.

While the Mass Hysteria boardshort is yet worn by team riders from Billabong across Europe, this Green Day limited edition will get extra buzz amongst the Green Day fanbase and exclusiveness seekers as Billabong is about to promote the coop massively online while the band will be touring in Europe all month of June (see below for tour dates) .

Green Day and Billabing Collaboration

We are looking forward to seeing the The Billabong Green Day Mass Hysteria Boardshort at the Sorted Surf Shop and Wetsuit Centre soon.

Don’t forget the GREEN DAY 2010 UK Tour

• Jun. 16, 2010 - Manchester, England – Lancashire C.C.C.
• Jun. 19, 2010 – London, England – Wembley Stadium
• Jun. 21, 2010 – Glasgow, Scotland – S.E.C.C.
• Jun. 23, 2010 – Dublin, Ireland – Marlay Park

For a full range of Billabong Summer Wetsuits check out the Wetsuit Centre.

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Grant Baker Winning the coveted Billabong XXL title

Grant “Twiggy” Baker of South Africa walked away with $50,000 for his incredible ride on an enormous wave that he paddled into during the Mavericks Surf Contest at Half Moon Bay in California on 13 February 2010.

Regarded as the Oscars of big wave surfing, the 2010 Billabong XXL Awards recognize the biggest and heaviest waves ridden and documented over the past twelve months.

2300 surf-stoked fans packed the Grove Theater in Anaheim, California to witness mind-blowing rides from Chile, Europe, South Africa, Australia, Hawaii, Mexico, California and French Polynesia. In what proved to be one of the best years in big wave surfing history, over 1000 images and videos were submitted for judging. The awards are decided by a panel of 400 surfers, selected surf media and big wave aficionados.

Billabong XXL Wave Awards – Mens Winner

Grant Baker, tThe 36 year-old won the Ride of the Year, the premier category in the Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards presented by Monster Energy, at a glittering function attended by 2 250 people in Anaheim, California.

“This is for my country, South Africa! We have the FIFA World Cup later this year and we’re a proud nation,”

Baker said in his victory speech after thanking the El Nino weather conditions for producing the most amazing year of big waves around the planet, his fellow nominees for their incredible performances and confessing that he did not have a speech prepared as he did not expect to win.

Grant Baker Winning Billabong XXL Wave Awards

Shawn Dollar of Santa Cruz won $15,000 for the Monster Paddle Award. Dollar caught the wave during a break between the semi-finalas and final at the Mavericks contest last year. The monster swell was one of teh biggest in the contests history.

The top prize for the Monster Tube Award went to Raimana Van Bastolaer of Tahiti and Brook Phillips won the Billabong XXL Wipe Out of the Year for his mutant body slam at Shipstern’s Bluff in Tasmania. Germany’s Sebastian Steudtner won top prize for Biggest Wave, which he was towed into at Jaws, in Maui.

Billabong XXL Womens Award

Brazilian Maya Gabeira

The Best Overall Performance Award for women went to Brazilian Maya Gabiera for the fourth year in a row. Gabiera beat out Santa Cruz surfers Savannah Shaughnessey and Jamilah Star for the top prize.

Billabong XXL Ride of the Year Results

1. Grant ‘Twiggy’ Baker (Durban, South Africa)

2. Ramon Navarro (Pichilemu, Chile)

3. Shane Dorian (Kona, Hawaii, USA)

4. Raimana Van Bastolaer (Tahiti, French Polynesia)

5. Mark Healey & Shane Dorian (Sunset Beach & Kona, Hawaii, USA)

WINNER MONSTER PADDLE AWARD (Surfer prize $15,000 – Photo/video prize $4,000)

Shawn Dollar (Santa Cruz, California, USA) at Mavericks, California on

February 13th, 2010 (Photos by Fred Pompermayer)

WINNER MONSTER TUBE PHOTO AWARD NOMINEES (Surfer prize $5,000 – Photography prize $2,000)

Raimana Van Bastolaer (Tahiti, French Polynesia) at Teahupoo, Tahiti on March 17th, 2010. (Photo by Ben Thouard)

WINNER BEST MALE OVERALL PERFORMANCE AWARD (Surfer prize $5,000)

Shane Dorian (Kona, Kauai, Hawaii)

WINNER BILLABONG GIRLS BEST PERFORMANCE AWARD (Surfer prize $5,000)

Maya Gabeira (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

VERIZON WIRELESS WIPEOUT (Surfer prize $5,000)

Brook Phillips Shipsterns Bluff, Tasmania, Australia on October 19th 2009.

Let us know your thought on the Billabong XXL Awards winning line-up.

Photo Credit: Sachi Cunningham / Los Angeles Times

With the sun out today it almost feels like Summer. Check out the latest Billabong Photoshoot video with all the latest ladies surfwear fashion.

Skateboarding filmed with the Phantom Camera from Billabong on Vimeo.

Billabong and Biodroid, a Portuguese game developer, are proud to present Billabong Surf Trip a brand new surf game for surfers made by surfers. The demand for a new surfer’s game of surf has been brewing slowly in the surfing community and this brand new iPhone game brings an authentic experience that captures the real essence of surfing.

Billabong Surf Trip iPhone App

“Biodroid is very excited to be developing world class surfing titles in partnership with Billabong,” says Ricardo Flores, producer, Biodroid Productions.”

Billabong iPhone App Surf Game

This robust and life-like game explores the surf theme in a totally authentic way; each nuance of the surf life will be brought to you in this game. The player will be able to travel around the world getting to know some of the world championship tour locations and surf breaks that are so special to surfers. Both concept and game-play are validated and tested by Billabong Pro Surfers.

“This is a surf game with the kind of true surfing simulations that will make you feel you are at that perfect spot” says VP, New Media Scott Wallace. “It’s a trip around the world to surf the best waves on the planet.”

Super-realistic waves that can be traveled to on Billabong Surf Trip include World Championship Tour locations like Mundaka, Spain; Jeffrey’s Bay, South Africa; Pipeline, Hawaii; Teahupoo, Tahiti and many others

Billabong’s A-Team of professional surfers tested all aspects of the game, giving specific input on the look and feel.

“The player has direct control of the board on the wave,”

says Taj Burrow currently rated #1 on the ASP World Tour.

“You focus on pace rather than on action.”

The surf-art style graphics create super-realistic visuals, and the game has many highlights that create a whole world inside the surfing culture. Future platforms will include Sony PSP, Wii Ware, Xbox 360

“The player paddles in the water waiting for the right wave. At the right moment the player jumps onto the board,” says Tiago Pires another ASP top surfer who has been involved with testing Billabong Surf Trip. “The camera tracks the player as he rides the wave. The wave is dynamic and changes constantly. It’s the ultimate thrill for any die-hard surfer, nothing comes close to being in the tube!”

As soon as we have a release URL and iPhone App link we will let you know.

Don’t forget to check out The Wetsuit Centre for the latest Billabong Summer Wetsuits 2010.

We have been busy getting together product shots of all the lovely new Ladies Billabong Surf Clothing that is due in the shop soon.

But if you fancy a sneak preview of what we might be stocking for the Summer take a look at the new Billabong Girls Blog or a few of the piccies below. Check out behind-the-scenes of the latest Billabong Fashion Shoot and a great girls surfwear range for 2009.

Billabong Surfwear Photoshoot 2009 & Clothing Range

We will bring your more info and pictures as we get them, but keep an eye on the blog for great offers on Billabong Clothing.

Well, it looks like the guys across the pond in the States are thoroughly jealous of the winter storms we have been getting across Europe over the last few weeks.

According to Real Surf.com “A number of top International surfers have heeded the call and gone “Across the Pond” to fill their need for winter power. ”

The unusual weather patterns in the North Pacific have left the Californian West Coast big wave surfers largely starved for waves for the last two months. And, the normally battered Hawaiian coastlines has suffered through a similar drought of extreme high surf warnings this winter season. 

However, there has been some epic conditions down in Southern France and Spain.

Benjamin Sanchis (Hossegor, France) at Belharra

Check out the latest photos from the 2009 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards. One of the most spectacular images to emerge from the barrage of high surf is a shot of Benjamin Sanchis (Hossegor, France) at Belharra, an outer reef located in the Basque Country near the French/Spanish border. 

The photograph by Stephane Salerno is reminiscent of several other massive rides at the break which earned XXL Biggest Wave nominations in 2003 and 2008.

Isla Pancha, in the Cantabria region of Spain, has also produced some excellent entries for Basque surfers Asier Muniain, Ibon Amatriain and Aritza Saratxaga along with Cantabrian Oscar Gomez. 

There is a total of over $130,000 in prize money up for grabs in The Billabong XXL Ride of the Year Award and Billabong XXL Biggest Wave Award. If the storms continue to rage we could see even bigger rides happening before the event closes on March 20th 2009.

The Billabong XXL competition is open to all qualified, invited surfers at any surf break around the world over the course of a full year and is based on the photographic evidence.

Although there is still plenty of time for more shocking swell events to occur before the event period concludes with the Vernal (Spring) Equinox on March 20, 2009, the world’s big wave elite are already making plans to attend the gala Billabong XXL Awards ceremony this April 17 at the Grove Theater in Anaheim, California.  While the 2000 seats at the Grove are invitation only, the entire evening’s activities from Red Carpet arrivals to the final award will be

If you haven’t got tickets to the Gala Awards Ceremony on April 17th at the Grove Theater in Anaheim, California, don’t fret. The evening will be broadcast live via webcast at www.BillabongXXL.com and televised as a one-hour special on ESPN2 on the evening of May 28.

Check out: http://www.billabongxxl.com

We’re off to book our flights to Biarritz now !