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Motley Crue offically announced the Red White and Cr e Tour at a press conference in Hollywood. All four original members have reunited for the first time in six years for the new tour. Tickets go on sale on December 11.
The new tour resulted not only from strong demand by homegrown audiences, but was largely fueled by the diligent efforts of Mags Revell, a UK promoter with Metropolis Music Group, who launched his own grass-roots campaign in the UK designed to get the band to reunite. Taking the unprecedented steps of placing advertising in UK media and putting a hold on concert venues in the UK for June, 2005, Revell’s efforts quickly gained traction with fans all across the world who added fuel to the fire by taking to the internet and spreading the word.
Said Revell, I honestly did not know until now whether Motley Crue would respond to our efforts. With the help of tens of thousands of fans in the UK and around the world, I wanted to show the band that there was a real demand for their reunion and I took a big risk. This is the band that we all never thought we’d have the chance to see live again and I strongly admire them for responding to their fans. It is the realization of a dream for so many people for whom Motley Crue represents what rock music is all about.
M tley Cr e are a gang of musicians that climbed the mountain of rock to success, Allen Kovac, CEO of Tenth Street Entertainment, said in a statement. This tour and new music delivers to all those who love one of rock’s most passionate and aggressive bands.
Nikki Sixx, Vince Neil, Mick Mars and Tommy Lee, the original members of Motley Crue, whose stature as the world’s most infamous rock band was made legend in their NY Times best-selling autobiography The Dirt , will be touring the world in 2005, beginning with arenas in the US and Canada in February. The US portion of the the world tour, dubbed RED, WHITE AND CRUE TOUR 2005 BETTER LIVE THAN DEAD, is being presented by VH1 and VH1 Classic and goes on-sale to the general public this weekend. Beginning today, however, VH1.com are offering a limited number of seats on their website to fans wanting to beat the box office rush.
For dedicated Cr e fans it’s all about the live show. In a marathon Motley Crue Style, the band will launch its world tour in February, starting in U.S. arenas and coming back for an amphitheater tour in August and September.
Motley Crue Red White and Crue Tour Dates: updated Feb. 28
Date… .. City… .. Venue
Feb. 14… .. San Juan, Puerto Rico… .. Coliseo De Puerto Rico
Feb. 17… .. Ft. Lauderdale, FL… .. Office Depot Center
Feb. 18… .. Tampa, FL… .. St. Pete Times Forum
Feb. 20… .. Greenville, SC… .. Bi-Lo Center
Feb. 22… .. Cleveland, OH… .. Gund Arena
Feb. 23… .. Toronto, ON… .. Air Canada Center
Feb. 25… .. Detroit, MI… .. The Palace
Feb. 27… .. Ottawa, ON… .. Corel Centre
Feb. 28… .. Hartford, CT… .. Hartford Civic Center
Mar. 3… .. New York, NY… .. Madison Square Garden
Mar. 4… .. Philadelphia, PA… .. Wachovia Spectrum
Mar. 5… .. Boston, MA… .. Fleet Center
Mar. 6… .. Washington D.C… … MCI Center
Mar. 8… .. Columbus, OH… .. Schottenstein Center
Mar. 10… .. Chicago, IL… .. Allstate Arena
Mar. 11… .. Moline, IL… .. The Mark
Mar. 12… .. Milwaukee, WI… .. US Cellular Arena TBD
Mar. 14… .. Minneapolis, MN… .. Target Center
Mar. 15… .. Kansas City, MO… .. Kemper Arena
Mar. 17… .. Dallas, TX… .. Nokia Live
Mar. 19… .. Phoenix, AZ… .. Cricket Pavillion
Mar. 20… .. Las Vegas, NV… .. The Joint
Mar. 22… .. San Diego, CA… .. Coors Amphitheatre
Mar. 23… .. Los Angeles, CA… .. The Forum
Mar. 25… .. Reno, NV… .. Reno Events Center
Mar. 26… .. Oakland, CA… .. Oakland Arena
Mar. 27… .. Las Vegas, NV… .. The Joint
Mar. 29… .. Boise, ID… .. Idaho Center
Mar. 30… .. Spokane, WA… .. Spokane Arena
Apr. 1… .. Calgary, AB… .. Pengrowth Saddledome
Apr. 2… .. Edmonton, AB… .. Rexall Place
Apr. 5… .. Green Bay, WI… .. Resch Center
Apr. 7… .. Winnipeg, MB… .. MTS Center
Apr. 8… .. Grand Forks, ND… .. Alerus Center
Apr. 9… .. Madison, WI… .. Alliant Energy Center
Apr. 11… .. Des Moines, IA… .. Civic Center
Apr. 12… .. Omaha, NE… .. Qwest Center
Apr. 14… .. Oklahoma City, OK… .. Ford Center
Apr. 15… .. San Antonio, TX… .. SBC Center
Apr. 16… .. Bossier City, LA… .. CenturyTel Center
Apr. 18… .. New Orleans, LA… .. UNO Lakefront Arena
Apr. 20… .. Jacksonville, FL… .. Veterens Memorial Arena
Apr. 21… .. Greensboro, NC… .. Greensboro Coliseum
Apr. 23… .. Portland, ME… .. CC Civic Center
Apr. 24… .. Montreal, QC… .. Bell Centre
Apr. 26… .. London, ONT … .. John Labatt Centre
Apr. 27… .. Grand Rapids, MI… .. Van Andel Arena
Apr. 28… .. Peoria, IL… .. Civic Center
Apr. 30… .. Wichita, KS… .. Kansas Coliseum
May 1… .. Ft Collins, CO… .. Budweiser Events Ctr
May Latin America (exact dates to be announced shortly)
June UK Arenas & European Festivals:
Date… .. City… .. Venue
June 7… .. Helsinki, Finland… .. Icehall Monsters of Millenium
June 8… .. Turku, Finland… .. Rock in Turku 2005/Ellysee Arena
June 10… .. Oslo, Norway… .. Spektrum Skooks Out 2005
June 11… .. Solvesborg, Sweden… .. Sweden Rock Festival
June 12… .. Bologna, Italy… .. Gods of Metal
June 14… .. Glasgow, Scotland… .. SECC
June 15… .. Manchester, England… .. Evening News Arena
June 17… .. Birmingham, England… .. NEC
June 18… .. Cardiff, Wales… .. International Arena
June 19… .. London, England… .. Wembley Arena
Killing Joke are announced as the opening act for the five UK dates. Additional dates in Europe will be announced shortly.
Jul 26 … .. Los Angeles, CA … .. Irvine Meadows
Jul 27 … .. Sacramento, CA … .. Raley Field
Jul 29 … .. Vancouver, BC … .. PC Coliseum
Jul 30 … .. Seattle, WA (Auburn) … .. White River Amp.
Jul 31 … .. Portland, OR … .. Clark County Amp.
Aug 02 … .. Edmonton, AB … .. House of Blues
Aug 03 … .. Calgary, AB … .. House of Blues
Aug 05 … .. Salt Lake City, UT … .. USANA Amphitheater
Aug 06 … .. Denver, CO … .. Red Rocks
Aug 09 … .. St. Louis, MO … .. UMB Bank Pavilion
Aug 10 … .. Milwaukee, WI … .. Marcus Amphitheater
Aug 11 … .. Cleveland, OH … .. Blossom Music Center
Aug 13 … .. Washington, DC … .. Nissan Pavilion
Aug 14 … .. Holmdel, NJ … .. PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug 16 … .. Wantagh, NY … .. Jones Beach
Aug 17 … .. Atlantic City, NJ … .. Borgata
Aug 20 … .. Hartford, CT … .. Meadows Music Amp.
Aug 21 … .. Manchester, NH … .. Verizon Wireless Arena
Aug 23 … .. Toronto, ONT … .. Molson Amphitheater
Aug 24 … .. Detroit, MI … .. DTE Amphitheater
Aug 26 … .. St. Paul, MN … .. MN State Fair
Aug 27 … .. Chicago, IL … .. Tweeter Center
Aug 28 … .. Cincinnati, OH … .. Riverbend Amphitheater
Aug 30 … .. Pittsburgh, PA … .. Post Gazette Pavilion
Aug 31 … .. Syracuse, NY … .. NY State Fair
Sep 02 … .. Buffalo, NY … .. Darien Lake Amp.
Sep 03 … .. Albany, NY … .. SPAC
Sep 04 … .. Allentown, PA … .. Great Allentown Fair
Sep 06 … .. Virginia Beach, VA … .. GTE Amphitheater
Sep 07 … .. Charlotte, NC … .. Verizon Wireless Amp.
Sep 09 … .. Birmingham, AL … .. Verizon Wireless
Sep 10 … .. Nashville, TN … .. Starwood Amphitheater
Sep 11 … .. Knoxville, TN … .. Thomson Boling Arena
Sep 13 … .. Orlando, FL … .. TD Waterhouse Arena
Sep 14 … .. Pensacola, FL … .. Civic Center
Sep 16 … .. Atlanta, GA … .. Philips Arena
Sep 18 … .. Memphis, TN … .. Desoto Civic Center
Sep 20 … .. Louisville, KY … .. Freedom Hall
Sep 21 … .. Indianapolis, IN … .. Conseco Fieldhouse
Sep 23 … .. Little Rock, AR … .. Allel Arena
Sep 24 … .. Houston, TX … .. Toyota Center
Sep 25 … .. Laredo, TX … .. Entertainement Center
Sep 27 … .. Corpus Christi, TX … .. America Bank Center
Sep 28 … .. Hidalgo, TX … .. Dodge Arena
Sep 30 … .. Albuquerque, NM … .. Journal Pavilion
Oct 01 … .. El Paso, TX … .. Don Haskins Center
Oct 02 … .. Lubbock, TX … .. United Spirit
Oct 04 … .. Tucson, AZ … .. TCC
Oct 07 … .. Fresno, CA … .. Save Mart
Oct 08 … .. Las Vegas, NV … .. The Joint
Oct 09 … .. Las Vegas, NV … .. The Joint
Oct 11 … .. Bozeman, MT … .. Brick Breedan Fieldhouse
Oct 12 … .. Casper, WY … .. Casper Events Center
Oct 14 … .. Bismarck, ND … .. Civic Center
Oct 15 … .. Rapid City, SD … .. Rushmore Plaza
Oct 16 … .. Sioux City, IA … .. Tyson Center
Nov./Dec. Southeast Asia, including Japan, Australia/New Zealand (exact dates to be announced shortly)
In conjunction with the tour, the band’s US & International record labels also announced the release of a definitive 2-CD Greatest Hits collection that chronicles the band’s entire career. Red White and Crue is set for release February 1, 2005.
The M tley Cr e saga began in a musical era when rock was still recovering from the emasculation of disco and the punk rebellion has already begun to take root. In 1981, bassist Nikki Sixx left his glam-rock band London and met drummer Tommy Lee, both strung-out adolescents with a penchant for the party life and a knack for creating fist-in-the-air anthems. With the recruitment of guitarist Mick Mars and singer Vince Neil, the band adopted the moniker M tley Cr e and recorded their first album, Too Fast for Love, a paradigm-shifting effort which stoked the growth of the glam-metal movement based in Los Angeles. Picked up by Elektra, the Cr e released a string of classic albums through the 1980s: Shout at the Devil, Theatre of Pain, Girls, Girls, Girls and Dr. Feelgood, generating hit singles from most of their cover tracks as well as Smokin in the Boys Room, ’don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away) and many others. They were also selling out stadiums, eventually to the tune of over 10 million concert tickets.
Yet the forces that made M tley Cr e’s kick-ass music so authentic, namely their own reckless lifestyle of excess, gradually took its toll. In 1989 Nikki Sixx was revived after flatlining from a heroin overdose, the most extreme example of the band’s indulgences. The band’s current reunion comes at a time of re-growth for all of its members: Tommy Lee is currently shepherding his best-selling biography, Tommyland, along with a new NBC reality show to debut in 2005; Vince Neil, having toured continuously as a solo artist, has appeared on several TV sitcoms as well as the WB reality series The Surreal Life ; Nikki Sixx has been touring and recording with Brides of Destruction, writing songs and is preparing to release his autobiographical The Heroin Diaries; and Mick Mars, having struggled since his teens with the chronic, degenerative illness ankylosing spondylitis, has been successfully recovering from hip replacement surgery.
Fans can see performances by Motley Crue on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Friday, December 10th and The Spike TV Video Game Awards on Tuesday, December 14th. A feature film based on the band’s best-selling autobiography, The Dirt, is currently being developed by the band in conjunction with MTV Films/Paramount. The screenplay is being written by Rich Wilkes (XXX).
After the press conference, Motley Crue performed at the Palladium in Hollywood. The opening moments of the show were broadcast live on CNN’s Larry King Live.
Motley Crue set list for the The Palladium in Hollywood, CA December 6, 2004:
Dr. Feelgood
Shout At The Devil
If I Die Tomorrow
Girls, Girls, Girls
Wild Side
Regarding the band’s several-year hiatus prior to the reformation, bassist Nikki Sixx told Reuters, For as much as it’s like Wow! This is like the ultimate rollercoaster ride in life it was kinda nice to get off that for a little while. But I’m jonesin for the thrill now.
The first leg of the tour, taking in North American arenas, will begin on Feb. 17 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Even though 2004 was a dismal year for touring and Motley Crue’s last few jaunts were not exactly hot tickets, Sixx was confident the band had the goods to bring the fans in.
We wanna be louder, we wanna be fuckin ruder. We want more, more, more. That’s fuckin Motley Crue style, Sixx told Reuters. We’re back in … It’s gonna freak you out. Trust me, no one’s seen anything like this in years.
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I just got tickets for this yestarday. I can’t believe it! – said Paulkishi on Dec 12, 2004
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