As Mötley Crüe's farewell tour looms closer, bassist and founding member Nikki Sixx checked in with the following update on June 7th:

"Today was the first day of Mötley Crüe rehearsals for The Final Tour. Gonna miss these knuckleheads when this is over.

Don't be sad 'cause it's coming to an end, be happy we came and fucked things up for a few decades. Maybe there's a new Crüe out there somewhere?"

Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee recently told Gary Graff of Billboard that he's "just finished the drums" for "All Bad Things Must End," a new track the Crüe hopes to have out by the time their farewell tour kicks off July 2nd in Grand Rapids, MI, and which he says will be attached to a new greatest hits album that will accompany the trek. "We're just mixing (the song) and getting it together," Lee reports. "It's pretty heavy, but it's really melodic. It's definitely about this time right now with the band and what the feeling is and kind of all that wrapped into a song. I hate to say it's like a goodbye, but it definitely references our time here."

Meanwhile, the quartet is getting its show together for the tour. "There's a whole new production being built that's pretty fucking insane," Lee says. As for the setlist, he adds that the Crüe is talking about two-hour sets "so we can play all the hits and then hopefully dig into some deep stuff, since this is the last chance to play them."

The group is also digging into The Dirt, the long awaited film adaptation of its vivid 2001 band biography. Lee says he and bassist Nikki Sixx recently sat down with director Jeff Tremaine for a read-through of the script that he calls "probably the most fucking insanely surrealistic experience I've ever sat through - probably two hours and change of literally watching people act and play through this two-hour plus movie of 30 years of your life. I was just like, 'What the fuck?! That's insane! This movie is insane!' Even just the way the movie starts, you're like, 'How the hell are we gonna rate this thing? Triple R?'"

Lee says casting is slated for late July, most likely with unknown actors playing the band members who will subsequently join the Crüe on tour for a bit of boot camp. "I can just imagine some 25-year-old actor getting the part and being sent on the road to hang out and study us," Lee says with a laugh. "Wow, what a trip! They're gonna definitely come back a different animal."

Further details can be found here.

Catch Mötley Crüe on their Final Tour with special guest Alice Cooper. Confirmed shows are as listed:

July

2 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
4 - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest
5 - Noblesville, IN - Klipsch Music Center
6 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
8 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
9 - Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
11 - Des Moines, IA - Wells Fargo Arena
12 - Wichita, KS - INTRUST Bank Arena
13 - Tulsa, OK - BOK Center
15 - Cedar Park, TX - Cedar Park Center
16 - Dallas, TX - Gexa Energy Pavilion
18 - Albuquerque, NM - Isleta Amphitheater
19 - Phoenix, AZ - Ak-Chin Pavilion
21 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
22 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
23 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
25 - Reno, NV - Reno Events Center
26 - Ridgefield, WA - Sleep County Amphitheater
27 - Auburn, WA - White River Amphitheatre
29 - Wheatland, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre
30 - Chula Vista, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre

August

1 - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre
2 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
3 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
5 - Sturgis, SD - Sturgis Buffalo Chip
6 - Sioux City, IA - Tyson Events Center
8 - Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
9 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
10 - Toronto, ON - Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
12 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
13 - Burgettstown, PA - First Niagara Pavilion
15 - Pelham, AL - Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
16 - Atlanta, GA - Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
17 - Tampa, FL - MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
19 - Charlotte, NC - PNC Music Pavilion
20 - VA Beach, VA - Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach
22 - Bristow, VA - Jiffy Lube Live
23 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center
24 - Mansfield, MA - Comcast Center
26 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
27 - Allentown, PA - Great Allentown Fair
29 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
30 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
31 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center

October

10 - Oklahoma City, OK - Chesapeake Energy Arena
11 - The Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
12 - Bossier City, LA - CenturyLink Center
14 - Louisville, KY - KFC Yum! Center
15 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
17 - Hollywood, FL - Seminole Hard Rock
18 - Hollywood, FL - Seminole Hard Rock
19 - Jacksonville, FL - Veterans Memorial Arena
21 - Greenville, SC - Bon Secours Wellness Arena
22 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum
25 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata Events Center
26 - Montville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
28 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
29 - Syracuse, NY - The OnCenter

November

5 - Biloxi, MS - Mississippi Coast Coliseum
6 - Southaven, MS - Landers Center
8 - Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena
9 - Moline, IL - iWireless Center
11 - Green Bay, WI - Resch Center
12 - Madison, WI - Alliant Energy Center
13 - Omaha, NE - CenturyLink Center
15 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
16 - Fargo, ND - FargoDome
18 - Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place
19 - Calgary, AB - Scotiabank Saddledome
21 - Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena
22 - Spokane, WA - Spokane Arena