POISON Frontman Bret Michaels Comments On Upcoming Tour With MÖTLEY CRÜE - "As Far As Getting Along, I’m Not Around Them Enough To Know Or Really Care How They Feel"
March 13, 2011, 13 years ago
POISON frontman Bret Michaels recently spoke with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about the band's upcoming summer tour with MÖTLEY CRÜE and NEW YORK DOLLS. An excerpt from the interview is available below.
Q: How did this summer tour come about?
Michaels: "Very simple. I was going out solo this year. I have a brand new tour and CD, Bret Michaels, Get Your Rock On. I was going out solo and we’re going to do a couple dates with Poison for our 25th anniversary. Well, I mentioned at a couple venues that I thought it would be great if Mötley and Poison toured together for our 25th and 30th anniversaries. And I took a lot of flack [laughs] from certain members of Mötley Crüe, who vowed they were never going to do it. Well, here we are doing it. I look at everything I do as a music fan. I think Mötley and Poison touring together is going to be an amazing summer tour. The bottom line is, all that matter is that we have a good time and the fans get completely rocked."
Q: So what has the relationship been like with the bands over the years?
Michaels: "Here’s the funniest thing. Vince has toured with Poison many times solo. We get along great. As far as Mötley and Poison, there hasn’t been much of a connection. This is the first time we’ve ever done a tour together. I know over the years that Mötley has a certain way they want to brand themselves or want themselves to be seen. With Poison, we just want to go out to play for fans and the people who show up. If there’s going to be a friendly competition as far as wanting to go out and put on a great show, absolutely. As far as saying anything bad about them, I just don’t.
As far as getting along, I’m not around them enough to know or really care how they feel. Even if they like Poison or don’t like me, I’m playing to fans who show up. It doesn’t have to be a lovefest between our two bands. I don’t want the fans to be separated. Mötley fans are Poison fans are rock fans. Music is a universal language.
Look, I’ve toured with DEF LEPPARD, LYNYRD SKYNYRD, ALICE IN CHAINS, you name it, KISS, and we’ve always had great time. I think the bottom line, Mötley probably made a couple bold statements in the press that were probably unnecessary, and I think the bottom line is, it all came around to us going and out and playing to a lot of fans, and I think it will be the tour of the summer. I know I’m going out there to have a good time after all I’ve been through."
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Posion And Mötley Crüe are teaming up for the first time in their history on a North American co-headlining tour with special guests the New York Dolls. Although several controversial statements have been made in the press by certain members of Mötley Crüe vowing this tour would never happen, that is simply not the case. Fans of both bands have spoken and want the tour to happen and both Mötley Crüe and Poison have agreed. Concert promoters in these select cities state that the buzz is unbelievable for both the Poison dates as well as the Mötley Crüe / Poison tour. No doubt this will be the rock tour of the summer. Both Poison and Mötley Crüe have a long history of hit songs, bigger than life stage shows, no holds barred live energy not to mention the two bands combined have sold over 100 million records and have over 24 top 40 hits between them.
The tour dates are as follows:
May
29 - Pryor, OK - RocklahomaJune
7 - Dallas, TX - Gexa Energy Pavilion9 - 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 - Venue TBD
19 - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre
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 Amphitheatre
29 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
July
1 - Tinley Park, IL - FMB Amphitheatre2 - 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 *
10 - Atlanta, GA - Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood
12 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
13 - Hershey, PA - Star Pavilion at Hersheypark
15 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
16 - Camden, NJ - Susquehannna Bank Center
19 - Mansfield, MA - Comcast Center
20 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
22 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
23 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
24 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE
27 - Cheyenne, WY - Frontier Days **
29 - Youngstown, OH - Covelli Centre
30 - Frederick, MD - Outlaw Jam 2011
31 - Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
August
5 - Tomah, WI - Fort McCoy* Mötley Crüe and New York Dolls only
** Mötley Crüe only
Tickets went on sale to fan club members beginning March 11th and a national on sale starts the weekend of March 18th.
