WeLoveMetal.com has issued an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE's Mick Mars, in which he discusses Las Vegas, the KISS tour, new music and his love of songwriting. An excerpt follows:

Q: The big announcement right now is two of the biggest rock bands in the world taking the stage together. Mötley and KISS together – you must be pretty excited about it.

A: "Oh yeah, yeah. We played with them once, more than one time, but on a short tour with them, and it was crazy then. And it’s going to be way over the top this time."

Q: (Laughing) Rumor has it both of you are having your full stage shows.

A: "Oh yeah, it’s a co-headliner. It’s going to be equal length, equal everything. It’s going to be just insanely crazy. You’re going to walk out with your eyeballs in your hands."

Q: It must be something to be headlining with such an iconic band like KISS, to finally have Mötley up there with them. To finally get that recognition is a great thing.

A: "Yeah, definitely."

Read the full interview at this location.

KISS and Mötley Crüe's The Tour will kick off on July 20th in Bristow, Virginia and will run through September 23rd in Hartford, Connecticut. Tickets are available now at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com.

Dates:

July

20 - Jiffy Lube Live - Bristow, VA
21 - Farm Bureau Live - Virginia Beach, VA
22 - Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion - Raleigh, NC
24 - Aaron's Amphitheater at Lakewood - Atlanta, GA
25 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - Charlotte, NC
27 - Cruzan Amphitheatre - West Palm Beach, FL
28 - 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheater - Tampa, FL
31 - Oak Mountain Amphitheatre - Pelham, AL

August

3 - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion - Woodlands, TX
4 - Gexa Energy Paviliion - Dallas, TX
7 - Hard Rock Casino Presents: The Pavilion - Albuquerque, NM
8 - Comfort Dental Amphitheater - Englewood, CO
10 - Ashley Furniture Home Store Pavilion - Phoenix, AZ
11 - Mandalay Bay Arena - Las Vegas, NV
12 - Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre - Chula Vista, CA
14 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater - Irvine, CA
16 - Sleep Train Pavilion - Concord, MA
18 - White River Amphitheatre - Auburn, WA
19 - Sleep Country Amphitheater - Ridgefield, CT
24 - Rock Jam Grand - Junction, CO
26 - BOK Center - Tulsa, OK
27 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - Maryland Heights, MO
29 - Minnesota State Fair - Minneapolis, MN
31 - Riverbend Music Center - Cincinnati, OH

September

1 - Klipsch Music Center - Noblesville, IN
2 - First Niagara Pavilion - Burgettstown, PA
4 - Bridgestone Arena - Nashville, TN
5 - DTE Energy Music Theatre - Clarkston, MI
7 - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre - Tinley Park, IL
8 - Alpine Valley Music Theater - East Troy, MI
11 - Allegan County Fair - Allegan, MI
12 - Blossom Music Center - Cuyahoga Falls, OH
13 - Molson Amphitheatre - Toronto, ON
15 - Darien Lake PAC - Darien Lake, NY
16 - Comcast Center - Mansfield, MA
18 - Toyota Pavilion - Scranton, PA
19 - Susquehanna Bank Center - Camden, NJ
21 - PNC Bank Arts Center - Holmdel, NJ
22 - Nikon at Jones Beach - Wantagh, NY
23 - Comcast Theater - Hartford, CT