MÖTLEY CRÜE Frontman VINCE NEIL On The Final Tour - “We Don’t Have To Quit; We Just Are”
April 24, 2015, 8 years ago
When Mötley Crüe announced they would embark on their Final Tour, all four Crüe members punctuated the January 2014 announcement by signing a legally binding Cessation of Touring Agreement, stipulating that their lengthy run of farewell concerts would not last beyond 2015. Now that the end of the line is starting to come into view — the final L.A. shows are eight months away — the band says they have no regrets about bowing out in such a definite fashion and hope other veteran bands follow their lead.
"When it's time, it's time," Crüe singer Vince Neil tells Rolling Stone. "We don't have to quit; we just are. You want people to remember you as this, as going out with the kind of concert that we're putting on. Not in 10 years, when it's Motley Crue playing some funky place. So many bands do that, where they don't even have the same singer anymore, or the same guitar player, and it's just some bad rendition of the band."Now I'm seeing other people doing the same thing," Neil continues, "like Jeff Gordon, the NASCAR driver. This is his last year; he announced his retirement. It's not like he can't compete; he's competing every single race. Just like us — we're not just playing little clubs and half-empty places. We're playing sold-out shows!"
Read more at RollingStone.com.
Earlier this week, Mötley Crüe announced the details of their final addition of North American dates. The select new shows will take place in October and December as part of the band’s two year Final Tour cycle. Mötley Crüe’s touring career will conclude on New Year’s Eve, December 31st at Staples Center in their hometown of Los Angeles where the band’s career began 34 years ago.
Says bassist Nikki Sixx: “The demand to add more shows in North America has been overwhelming. The fans have spoken so we’ve been trying to find time for more dates in addition to the international dates on the schedule this year. We want to say goodbye to as many fans as possible so we added these shows around the holidays. No better way to spend them than with the people who have supported us over all these years.”
The new North American shows announced today will see the band visit cities such as Little Rock, AR and Lincoln, NE in the US and Calgary, Edmonton and Saskatoon in Canada. All dates will be taking place in arenas exclusively to ensure fans get to experience the full show production of the Final Tour.
Leading-up to today’s announcement, Mötley Crüe gave fans an opportunity to voice their thoughts on what additional cities they would like to see the band play. Fans shared their messages on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag #DemandtheCrue and could see the progress of the conversation via a heat map that was updated daily at: Motley.com/DemandTheCrue
After thirty-four years performing together, the 2015 leg of the Final Tour includes shows all across the globe. Next up, Mötley Crüe will head over to Australia and New Zealand in May for their last ever shows there. June will see the band saying farewell to the European festival circuit with three massive performances at Download (UK), Sweden Rock (Sweden) and Novarock (Austria) Festivals before taking their can’t-miss show back to the US, Canada, and Mexico this summer.
Mötley Crüe 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 touring career for December 2015. Since the announcement the band has been touring tirelessly to say goodbye to fans around the world, most recently playing their final shows in Japan.
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.
“Mötley Crüe’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 Mötley Crüe’s music will influence generations of artists for years to come.”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 in Australia/New Zealand and across North America once again on most 2015 dates. The pairing has been roundly praised as a must-see by fans and media alike.
The band’s exclusive VIP Packages (including opportunities to meet band members, new exclusive merchandise, up-close and personal view of the encore performance like never before in the CrüesNest, and more) and Fan Club pre-sales for these dates start April 22nd. Check out VIP offers at this location. To join the Fan Club go here.
Local ticket pre-sales start this Thursday, April 23rd at 10 AM, local time before the public on-sale begins on Friday April 24th at 10 AM, local time with some dates going on sale on Saturday, April 25th. See below for a full list of dates.
July
24 - Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome
26 - Billings, MT - Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
28 - Boise, ID - Taco Bell Arena
29 - Salt Lake City, UT - EnergySolutions Arena
31 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
August
5 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
7 - Milwaukee, WI - BMO Harris Bradley Center
8 - Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena
9 - Detroit, MI - The Palace of Auburn Hills
11 - Hershey, PA - Giant Center
12 - New York, NY - Barclays Center
14 - Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center
15 - Worcester, MA - DCU Center
16 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
18 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
19 - Cincinnati, OH - U.S. Bank Arena
20 - Indianapolis, IN - Bankers Life Fieldhouse
22 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
23 - Ottawa, ON - Canadian Tire Centre
24 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
26 - Baltimore, MD - Royal Farms Arena
28 - Raleigh, NC - PNC Arena
29 - Charlotte, NC - Time Warner Cable Arena
30 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
September
4 - New Orleans, LA - Smoothie King Center
5 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
6 - San Antonio, TX - Alamodome
8 - Monterrey, NL - Arena Monterrey *
10 - Mexico City, DF - Arena Ciudad de Mexico *
October
7 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
8 - Little Rock, AR - Verizon Arena
10 - Evansville, IN - The Ford Center
11 - Lexington, KY - Rupp Arena
13 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
14 - Buffalo, NY - First Niagra Center
16 - Bridgeport, CT - Webster Bank Arena
17 - Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena
18 - Bangor, ME - Cross Insurance Center
December
7 - Sioux Falls, SD - Denny Sanford Premier Center
8 - Grand Forks, ND - Alerus Center
10 - Saskatoon, SA - SaskTel Centre
12 - Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place
13 - Calgary, AB - ScotiaBank Saddledome
15 - Portland, OR - Moda Center
19 - Phoenix, AZ - U.S. Airways Center
20 - San Diego, CA - Viejas Arena
22 - Anaheim, CA - Honda Center
27 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Arena *
28 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center *
30 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center *
31 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center *
* no Alice Cooper
