LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Iconic rock band
Motley Crue announced today on Fox & Friends the
details of their final performance. This will mark the end
of their touring career and will conclude their two-year
Final Tour cycle at the end of 2015 on
New Year's Eve,
Dec. 31 at Staples Center in
their hometown of Los
Angeles where the band's career began 34 years
ago. The band will celebrate this week's big announcement with
a performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday, Jan. 22.
Motley Crue first announced plans for their two-year Final
Tour by signing a Cessation Of Touring Agreement at
a press conference in Los Angeles
in January 2014, solidifying the end
of their Final Tour at the end of 2015.
The 2014 leg of the Final Tour was one of last
year's top grossing tours, selling close to a million tickets
across 72 cities and grossing more than $45
million.
"Motley Crue's Final Tour has been a massive global success and
a true testament to the popularity of this legendary rock band,"
says Rick Franks, Live Nation's
Regional President of North American Concerts. "New Year's Eve 2015 will mark the end of an era
in rock history but there's no doubt that Motley Crue's music will
influence generations of artists for years to come."
After 34 years performing together, the 2015 leg of the
Final Tour will see the band play Japan in February, then Australia/New
Zealand in the Spring. In June, Motley Crue will say
farewell to the European Festival circuit with 3 massive
performances at Download (UK), Sweden Rock (Sweden) and Novarock (Austria) Festivals before taking their
can't-miss show back to the U.S., Canada, and Mexico this summer for 34 final North American
shows due to tremendous fan demand.
The North American dates will see the band visit cities such as
Chicago, New York, Toronto, Atlanta, Mexico
City and will be taking place in arenas exclusively to
ensure fans in all cities get to experience the full show
production of the Final Tour:
"In some of the cities, we could only reach a fraction of the
fans who wanted to come see us play last year because of ticket
demand so we're coming back to those places to bring them our full
production including the Cruecifly drum coaster, as well as all
pyro and every other bell and whistle. Even despite the
overwhelming fan demand we can only add so many new cities in
North America because of our
commitment to take the Final Tour global on our final year," says
Nikki Sixx (bass).
Audiences can also expect a high-energy performance from very
special guest Alice
Cooper, who joined the band for the Final
Tour in 2014. He will be tearing up the stage for
crowds across North America once
again. The pairing has been roundly praised as a must-see by fans
and media alike.
The band's exclusive Fan Club pre-sale for these dates starts
tomorrow, Wednesday, Jan. 21 at
10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, with a
special Citi card member pre-sale beginning at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time the same day. Local
pre-sales start this Thursday, Jan.
22 at 10:00 a.m. local time
before the public on-sale begins on Friday,
Jan. 23 at 10:00 a.m. local
time; some dates (including the band's Final New Year's Eve performance) will be going on sale
this Saturday, Jan. 24 at
10:00 a.m. local time. See below for
a full list of dates. For VIP packages and ticket information, go
to www.motley.com.
Following the North American summer shows, the band will take
the Final Tour on more international dates this Fall before "all
bad things come to an end" for good on New
Year's Eve 2015.
Coinciding with today's announcement and the theme of the Final
Tour, the band also released its new single "All Bad Things" this
morning which is available for sale digitally here:
http://smarturl.it/MC_AllBadThings. The single is accompanied by a
video clip of highlights of Motley Crue's 34-year career which
premiered today on The Tonight Show's blog -
http://fallontonight.tumblr.com/ to preview the band's national TV
appearance on the show this Thursday.
To give back to the fans for their support over the years,
Motley Crue will give away their best selling GREATEST HITS album
for free in partnership with Google Play for one week only.
Download the album through Tuesday, 1/27 here:
http://goo.gl/3hg3Qw. The compilation album includes classic hits
like "Dr. Feelgood," "Home Sweet Home," "Kickstart My Heart,"
amongst many more – check out a special message here:
http://youtu.be/Fj03fG7ngas.
Motley Crue are also in the process of putting together the
ultimate collector's album package for the fans to be released
later this year which will include the new track,
"All Bad Things" amongst many other surprises, details of
which will be announced in the near future.
Since 2015 is all about celebrating the legacy of Motley Crue,
the band and fans from around the world will also be able to
share their memories, pictures, thoughts and stories of 34 years of
Motley Crue online at www.motley.com using #RipMotleyCrue.
THE FINAL TOUR 2015
All dates, cities and venues below subject to change.
Japan
2/11/15
|
Kobe, JP
|
Kobe World
|
2/12/15
|
Nagoya, JP
|
Nagoya Gaishi
Hall
|
2/14/15
|
Tokyo, JP
|
Tokyo Super
Arena
|
2/15/15
|
Tokyo, JP
|
Tokyo Super
Arena
|
2/17/15
|
Fukuoka,
JP
|
Fukuoka Kokusai
Center
|
North America
(with Very Special Guest Alice
Cooper except dates marked with *)
7/22/15
|
Eugene, OR
|
Matthew Knight
Arena
|
7/24/15
|
Tacoma, WA
|
Tacoma
Dome
|
7/26/15
|
Billings,
MT
|
Rimrock Auto Arena at
MetraPark
|
7/28/15
|
Boise, ID
|
Taco Bell
Arena
|
7/29/15
|
Salt Lake City,
UT
|
EnergySolutions
Arena
|
7/31/15
|
Denver, CO
|
Pepsi
Center
|
8/3/15
|
Winnipeg,
MB
|
MTS Centre
|
8/5/15
|
St. Paul,
MN
|
Xcel Energy
Center
|
8/7/15
|
Milwaukee,
WI
|
BMO Harris Bradley
Center
|
8/8/15
|
Chicago,
IL
|
Allstate
Arena
|
8/9/15
|
Detroit,
MI
|
The Palace of Auburn
Hills
|
8/11/15
|
Hershey,
PA
|
Giant
Center
|
8/12/15
|
New York,
NY
|
Barclays
Center
|
8/14/15
|
Philadelphia,
PA
|
Wells Fargo
Center
|
8/15/15
|
Worcester,
MA
|
DCU Center
|
8/16/15
|
Uncasville,
CT
|
Mohegan Sun
Arena
|
8/18/15
|
Cleveland,
OH
|
Quicken Loans
Arena
|
8/19/15
|
Cincinnati,
OH
|
U.S. Bank
Arena
|
8/20/15
|
Indianapolis,
IN
|
Bankers Life
Fieldhouse
|
8/22/15
|
Toronto,
ON
|
Air Canada
Centre
|
8/23/15
|
Ottawa, ON
|
Canadian Tire
Centre
|
8/24/15
|
Montreal,
QC
|
Bell
Centre
|
8/26/15
|
Baltimore,
MD
|
Royal Farms
Arena
|
8/28/15
|
Raleigh,
NC
|
PNC Arena
|
8/29/15
|
Charlotte,
NC
|
Time Warner Cable
Arena
|
8/30/15
|
Atlanta,
GA
|
Philips
Arena
|
* 9/2/15
|
Miami, FL
|
American Airlines
Arena
|
9/4/15
|
New Orleans,
LA
|
Smoothie King
Center
|
* 9/5/15
|
Houston,
TX
|
Toyota
Center
|
* 9/6/15
|
San Antonio,
TX
|
Alamodome
|
9/8/15
|
Monterrey,
NL
|
Arena
Monterrey
|
9/10/15
|
Mexico City,
DF
|
Arena Ciudad de
Mexico
|
*12/31/15
|
Los Angeles,
CA
|
Staples
Center
|
About MOTLEY CRUE
Hailing from Los Angeles, CA,
the quartet—Vince Neil (vocals), Mick
Mars (guitars), Nikki Sixx
(bass) and Tommy Lee (drums)—has
commandeered the rock pantheon for over 30 years. In that time,
they have accumulated worldwide album sales exceeding 80 million,
seven platinum or multi-platinum albums, 22 Top 40 mainstream rock
hits, six Top 20 pop singles, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame,
three Grammy nominations, four New York
Times bestsellers (including the band's biography, THE DIRT)
and countless sold out tours across the globe, playing to millions
of fans. Motley Crue was the first rock band in history to have
completed an epic sold-out Las
Vegas residency at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel &
Casino. The band continues to remain on the forefront of
entertainment reinventing themselves via not only their music but
also their mind blowing live shows featuring never seen before
elements, such as Tommy Lee's drum
roller coaster. Motley Crue was featured in KIA MOTORS' award
winning 2012 Super Bowl commercial.
About Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper is a true rock icon,
having pioneered the use of theatrics and shocking images onstage
in concerts from the earliest days of the original band of the same
name. Since going solo, he has continued to produce
elaborate stage shows providing fans with both shock and rock of
the highest caliber. Inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of
Fame in 2011, Alice has toured and recorded continuously, with his
most recent album being Welcome 2 My Nightmare. Recorded with
longtime collaborator Bob Ezrin, who
produced the original ground breaking, multi-platinum Welcome To My
Nightmare album in 1975, the album picks up right where they left
off, with Alice trapped in his own warped mind. Alice's
catalog of hits and anthems, including "I'm Eighteen," "No More Mr
Nice Guy," School's Out," "Elected,"
"Poison," and others, are included in his current "Raise The Dead"
show, which also features his musical tribute to his fallen friends
John Lennon, Keith Moon, Jim
Morrison and Jimi
Hendrix. Currently, Alice's touring band features the
three guitar attack of Orianthi, Tommy
Henriksen and Ryan Roxie,
backed by bassist Chuck Garric and
drummer Glen Sobel.
Additionally, "Nights With Alice Cooper," Alice's nightly radio
show, is available in nearly 100 cities in the USA, Canada,
Australia, and the UK. The
show features his favorite classic rock songs along with his
insider anecdotes about many of the artists.
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