NASHVILLE |Note: MSO will have video/photos from Mötley Crϋe’s launch date tonight (6/7) as well as coverage of the 360 vertical loop drum rollercoaster. Let us know if you would like the links on Wednesday, June 8.
DT: JUNE 7, 2011
FR: LIBBY COFFEY/ALEX GREENBERG/MITCH SCHNEIDER/BARI LIEBERMAN–MSO
MÖTLEY CRÜE
LAUNCH U.S. SUMMER TOUR
HEADLINING TREK WITH SUPPORT FROM POISON AND SPECIAL
GUESTS NEW YORK DOLLS BEGINS TONIGHT IN DALLAS, TX
UNVEIL “THE 360” DRUM ROLLERCOASTER
Legendary rock titans MÖTLEY CRÜE will launch their summer U.S. tour tonight (June 7) in Dallas, TX. For the first time, MÖTLEY CRÜE have called on the fans to decide everything from the support acts Poison and the New York Dolls, to the songs chosen for the summer run, making it the ultimate fan-interactive tour. For the final set list, the band—VINCE NEIL (vocals), MICK MARS (guitars), NIKKI SIXX (bass) and TOMMY LEE (drums)–listed every recorded song and surveyed fans at Motley.com; the shows will include several songs the band hasn’t performed live together in almost 20 years. “We’re excited to get back out on the road and launch this new, huge production on our headlining run in the U.S.,” says VINCE NEIL.
Fans will witness the iconic band’s new “360” vertical drum rollercoaster, which will feature the infamous TOMMY LEE being launched into multiple vertical loops while continuing to perform. The band’s veteran production manager and set designer Robert Long describes the tour’s set design as “…a hard-hitting Crüe rendition of a rock n’ roll burlesque theatre…” The entire stage will be enveloped in red velvet drapery and a damask printed wall of guitar amps.
MÖTLEY CRÜE has commandeered the rock pantheon for over 30 years. In that time, they’ve accumulated worldwide album sales exceeding 80 million (25 million in the U.S.), seven platinum and/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 for Best Hard Rock Performance, a New York Times best-selling memoir, and two dozen turf tours across the globe to date. The band will also be honored at Los Angeles’ Sunset Strip Music Festival (www.ssmf.com), with the honoree event set for the festival’s first night, Thursday, August 18 at the House of Blues.
MÖTLEY CRÜE with Poison and the New York Dolls Tour Dates:
| JUNE | ||
| 7 | Dallas, TX | Gexa Energy Pavilion |
| 9 | San Antonio, TX | AT&T Center |
| 10 | Houston, TX | Toyota Center |
| 12 | Albuquerque, NM | Hard Rock Pavilion |
| 14 | Los Angeles, CA | Hollywood Bowl |
| 15 | San Francisco, CA | Bill Graham Civic Auditorium |
| 17 | Phoenix, AZ | Desert Sky Pavilion |
| 18 | Las Vegas, NV | Red Rock Amphitheater |
| 19 | Salt Lake City, UT | USANA Amphitheater |
| 21 | Kansas City, MO | Sprint Center |
| 22 | Maryland Heights, MO | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater |
| 24 | Minneapolis, MN | Target Center |
| 25 | Milwaukee, WI | Bradley Center |
| 26 | Cincinnati, OH | Riverbend Music Center |
| 28 | Toronto, ON | Molson Amphitheater |
| 29 | Clarkston, MI | DTE Energy Music Theatre |
| JULY | ||
| 1 | Tinley Park, IL | FMB Amphitheater |
| 2 | Noblesville, IN | Verizon Wireless Music Center |
| 3 | Nashville, TN | Bridgestone Arena |
| 5 | Hollywood, FL | Seminole Hard Rock Live Arena |
| 6 | Tampa, FL | St. Pete Times Forum |
| 8 | Biloxi, MS | Mississippi Coast Coliseum |
| 9 | Pelham, AL | Verizon Wireless Music Center (Mötley Crüe & NY Dolls Only) |
| 10 | Atlanta, GA | Aaron’s Amphitheater at Lakewood |
| 12 | Charlotte, NC | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater |
| 13 | Hershey, PA | Star Pavilion at Hershey Park |
| 15 | Uncasville, CT | Mohegan Sun Arena |
| 16 | Camden, NJ | Susquehanna Bank Center |
| 17 | Holmdel, NJ | PNC Bank Arts Center |
| 19 | Mansfield, MA | Comcast Center |
| 20 | Uniondale, NY | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| 22 | Darien Center, NY | Darien Lakes Performing Arts Center |
| 23 | Saratoga Springs, NY | Saratoga Performing Arts Center |
| 24 | Pittsburgh, PA | Stage AE |
| 27 | Cheyenne, WY | Frontier Days (Mötley Crüe Only) |
| 29 | Youngstown, OH | Covelli Centre |
| 30 | Frederick, MD | Outlaw Jam 2011 |
| 31 | Scranton, PA | Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain |
| AUGUST | ||
| 2 | Columbus, OH | Schottenstein Center |
| 3 | Grand Rapids, MI | Van Andel Arena |
| 5 | Tomah, WI | Fort McCoy |
| 6 | Moline, IL | iWireless Center |
| 7 | Omaha, NE | Qwest Center |
| 11 | Ridgefield, WA | Amphitheatre at Clark County |
| 12 | Tacoma, WA | Tacoma Dome |
| 13 | Nampa, ID | Idaho Center |
| 16 | Fresno, CA | Save Mart Center at Fresno State |
| 17 | Chula Vista, CA | Cricket Wireless Amphitheater |
For more information about MÖTLEY CRÜE, visit:
www.motley.com
www.sixxsense.com www.myspace.com/motleycrue www.facebook.com/motleycrue
Follow the band on Twitter:
@TheVinceNeil, @MrMickMars, @NikkiSixx, @MrTommyLand
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For MÖTLEY CRÜE publicity contact, MSO: 818-380-0400:
Libby Coffey x224, LCoffey@msopr.com
Alexandra Greenberg x223, AGreenberg@msopr.com
Mitch Schneider x235, MSchneider@msopr.com
Bari Lieberman x222 (tour press), BLieberman@msopr.com
Tenth Street Entertainment/The Eleven Seven Music Group
Corey Brewer
coreyb@10thst.com
212-293-8430
Jessica Ricci
jessicar@10thst.com
212-293-8429
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