The Artisan News Service was present at Mötley Crüe’s final show December 31st at Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA and they have posted an interview with members Mick Mars and Tommy Lee that was conducted a year prior to the final show.

Mick Mars said that each member was still interested in writing music and they’ve taken the band as far as it could go. Mars said, “It’s time to move on, it’s time to show another side of each member.” View the chat on YouTube.

Legendary rock icons Mötley Crüe completed their 35 year touring career as a band on New Year’s Eve with a spectacular, sold-out show at Staples Center in their hometown of Los Angeles, where they started out in 1981. The show also marked the end of their two year Final Tour, which saw them perform across five continents (North America, South America, Europe, Australia and Asia) for a total of more than 164 shows in 72 markets, grossing $100 million. 

Known for their over-the-top production, Mötley Crüe did not disappoint on New Year’s Eve: from massive, cutting edge pyro, including Nikki Sixx’s bass guitar spitting fire over 30 feet in the air, and Tommy Lee’s “Crüecifly” drum roller coaster, amongst many other spectacular elements.  While the “Crüecifly” experienced a technical hiccup halfway through his drum solo, perhaps signifying the coaster too had also run it’s course, it didn’t derail the band from giving it their all to their devoted fans cheering them on all night through.  Lead singer Vince Neil delivered an emotional, teary-eyed ‘thank you’ speech to the audience, while the band supplied next-level, high-octane fueled energy, ringing in the New Year on stage with thousands of balloons raining down on the crowd. The band’s grand finale of the show included a blow-out performance of their hit single “Kickstart My Heart“ with Nikki Sixx and Vince Neil floating above the audience in far reaching cherry-pickers. Leaving fans in tears, the band finished up the show with an emotional encore rendition of “Home Sweet Home” from the second stage riser in the center of the audience.

The band announced plans for a full length concert film of the final performance, which will also include exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes footage of the last week of the tour, to be released in 2016. Billboard has premiered a teaser for the film, which can be viewed below.

Mötley Crüe said farewell for good on December 31st with their Final Show ringing in 2016 at Los Angeles’ Staples Center, ending the band’s 34 year tenure. Fan-filmed video from the show is available below along with parting words from bassist Nikki Sixx.

The setlist on the night was as follows:

"Girls, Girls, Girls"
"Wild Side"
"Primal Scream"
"Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)"
"Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)"
"Smokin' in the Boys' Room"
"Looks That Kill"
"Mutherfucker of the Year"
"Anarchy in the U.K."
"Shout at the Devil"
"Louder Than Hell"
"Saints of Los Angeles"
"Live Wire"
"Dr. Feelgood"
"Kickstart My Heart"
"Home Sweet Home"