Motley Crue’s Red, White & Crue Tour 2005 … Better Live Than Dead, begins February 14th and is turning out to be one of the hottest tickets around. The frenzy around this new tour is turning out to be a phenomenon with initial 25 dates selling quickly and fans petitioning to have Motley Crue perform live in their city.
The following shows have just been added to the Motley Crue Red White & Crue… . Better Live Than Dead Tour:
Mar. 11… .. Moline, IL… .. The Mark
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
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The desire of the fans to see the original Crue back together was the reason the band reunited. Now that it’s happened, fans are continuing to show their support by campaigning through the internet and radio to Bring The Crue to their city. Ryan Patrick, Program Director of KAZR-LAZER 103.3, in Des Moines said, The people have spoken… you can tell by the phones and by the petition. Motley Crue truly are men among the boys. They’ve done it once, now they are back to show everyone how to do it again. The petitions he’s referring to are popping up all over the internet while being fueled by local radio stations in towns from Spokane, Washington to Jacksonville, Florida (currently there are Bring The Crue campaigns in scores of cities) with thousands of signatures from fans begging Motley to bring the show to them.
Letters such as the one below from a Motley Crue Fan can be found on the websites.
I am writing this letter on behalf of many thousands of your fans. We are pleased to hear the official announcement that Motley Crue will be touring America and Canada again. However, it is to our deepest disappointment that there are no shows in our immediate area. It is our belief that if this will be the final tour all the original members do, then we feel Motley Crue should not be skipping over our town, for there are thousands of Motley Crue fans here that have been patiently waiting for this tour for years. My town is a great town full of tons of metal and specifically Motley fans. We would love for Motley Crue to come and play for us. Please think of the fans, we are certain that it would definitely sell out. Thank you for your time.
According to Billboard Magazine, this is the touring industries worst year in history. Despite that, Motley is seeing great success. Allen Kovac, CEO of 10th Street Entertainment, Motley Crue’s management company, said, As soon as the initial tickets went on sale for the tour, we got offers for 70 more cities … but we can only schedule 25 shows because of our European schedule so Motley Crue will let the fans decide where they are going. On New Year’s Eve, Motley Crue will be performing live and making a special announcement on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.
The Motley Crue Reunion was initially 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.
The heat quickly spread to Canada when, following the announcement of dates in Toronto and Ottowa, fans from Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, London & Montreal, with the on-air support from local radio stations, began their own Bring The Crue petitions. Krista Blahut, the originator of the Bring The Crue campaign in Winnipeg said, We feel that Motley Crue should not be skipping over almost all of Canada, for there are thousands of fans here that have been patiently waiting for this tour for years. Lochilin Cross, Program Director added, We refuse to let this band skip our city. A band like Motley Crue is going to make an emotional connection for a lot of people. The campaign took on so much fervor that Canadian broadcaster CBC ran a story about it on its news show over the past weekend. According to a representative from the band’s management company, the band will be making an announcement on additional Canadian dates next week.
This all began on the evening of December 6th, when all four original members Motley Crue announced to the world that they were reuniting for the first time in over six years to embark on a world tour, Red, White & Crue Tour 2005 … Better Live Than Dead and releasing an Anthology album Red, White & Crue. The event took place at the Hollywood Palladium where over a thousand people showed up to see Motley Crue together again. Although it was a ’secret concert, fans and media packed the Palladium to capacity and hundreds were left outside in the parking lot and street trying to catch a glimpse of Motley Crue. This event was not an easy task to pull off. The announcement was planned to take place in the City of West Hollywood at the Whiskey A Go-Go but just several days before the event, the city decided they would not allow Motley Crue to hold a press conference there. The problems didn’t end with that. The L.A. Fire Marshall prohibited the band from landing their Red, White & Crue helicopter, which was already approved by the FAA, at the Palladium and then again for the band’s appearance n Jimmy Kimmel Live. Despite all this, the bad boys of rock are still coming to pollute a city near you.
Motley Crue’s new single, If I Die Tomorrow, is already a success. It was the #1 most added song on radio in its first week, with over 2/3rd’s of the country’s rock and active rock stations already playing the record, leading to a top 20 debut on Billboard’s Rock Chart. Jim Richards, Vice President of Programming for Clear Channel Radio stated, If I Die Tomorrow is a contemporary song that fits in perfectly with our current playlists. The radio stations are getting a big response from fans because they know they are part of something special.
Here is a list of North American cities so far that have initiated Bring The Crue campaigns:
— Winnipeg, ON-CJKR http://www.power97.com/index.php
— Calgary — CJAY http://www.cjay92.com/
— Vancouver, BC — CFOX http://www.cfox.com/
— Edmonton — The Bear 100.3 http://www.thebearrocks.com/
— London, ON — CFPL (FM 96) http://www.fm96.com/
— Las Vegas — KOMP http://www.komp.com/home.php, KMXB http://www.mix941.fm/, KKLZ http://www.963kklz.com/, KXPT http://www.point97.com/home.php
— Spokane — KZBD http://www.kzbd.com, KXLY http://www.kxly.com, KHTQ http://www.khtq.com, KEZE http://www.star969fm.com, KCDA http://www.mix1031.com
— Bismarck — KYYY http://www.y93.fm/main.html, KSSS http://www.1015.fm, KBYZ
— Grand Forks — KJKJ http://www.kjkj.com, KKXL http://www.xl93.com/main.html
— Peoria — WIXO http://www.99xrocks.com, WWCT http://www.rock965.com, WGLO http://www.955glo.com
— Green Bay — WAPL http://www.wapl.com, WWKX, WZOR http://www.razor947.com, WIXX http://www.wixx.com
— Madison — WJJO http://www.wjjo.com, WIBA http://www.wibafm.com, WBZU http://www.thebuzzmadison.com
— Des Moines — KAZR http://www.lazer1033.com, KGGO http://www.kggo.com, KSTZ http://www.star1025.com
— Omaha — KEZO http://www.z92.com, KKCD http://www.cd1059.com, KZFX http://www.foxrocks.com, KQKQ http://www.sweet98.com
— Oklahoma City — KATT http://www.katt.com, KRXO http://www.krxo.com, KQOB
— San Antonio — KSRX http://www.1027krock.com, KISS http://www.kissrocks.com, KZEP http://www.kzep.com
— New Orleans — WRNO http://www.wrno.com, WKZN http://www.1053thezone.com
— Jacksonville — WFYV http://www.wfyv105.com WAPE http://www.wape951.com, WPLA http://www.planet93.com/main.html
— Greensboro — WKRR http://www.rock92.com, WOZN http://www.987thezone.com, WKZL http://www.1075kzl.com
— Portland — WBLM http://www.wblm.com, WJBQ http://www.wjbq.com, WCYY http://www.wcyy.com
— Grand Rapids — WKLQ http://www.wklq.com, WLAV http://www.wlav.com, WBFX http://www.101thefoxrocks.com, WGRD http://www.wgrd.com, WVTI http://www.wvti96.com/main.html
— Ft. Wayne — WBYR http://www.wbyr.com WFWI http://www.wfwi.com, WMEE http://www.wmee.com
— Wichita — KICT (http://www.t95.com), KRZZ http://www.krzz.com/main.html, KTHR http://www.kthr.net/index2.htm, KEBZ
— Fort Collins — KRFX http://www.thefox.com/main.html, KBPI http://www.kbpi.com/main.html, KTCL http://www.ktcl.com/main.html
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More dates have been added to the Red White & Crue … . Better Live Than Dead Tour:
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
man there going tear up the states! I cant wait to see them in April 12th. – said PAUZED on Feb 02, 2005
I just saw them last friday, it was an awesome show!! ( got to do the meet & greet too ) I would say this tops all thier tours! Dont miss your oppertunity to see them. This is definately what Rock N Roll is all about!!! – said lugnut on Feb 02, 2005
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