VINCE NEIL On MÖTLEY CRÜE After The Final Tour - “The Only Time We Would Play Again Would Be If We Got In The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame And Played Together”
May 13, 2015, 9 years ago
Speaking with Vegas2LA.com, Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil discusses the band’s The Final Tour, which will see the group’s touring career 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.
“We wanted to go out on top. We wanted to do it our way. We don’t want to be the band where all (the original) members aren’t in the band anymore. So people can say this was the only Mötley Crüe. It wasn’t just some rendition of it.“35 years later we can still sell out arenas and the big outdoor places. Our fans are not just the ones who grew up with us. It’s their kids and their grandkids. There are 12-year-old kids with “Shout At The Devil” shirts on just screaming their heads off and dads with five-year-olds on their shoulders. We’ve been multigenerational and that’s what’s kept us alive.”
Neil insists that Motley Crue isn’t breaking up and will continue to exist as a band and as a business while not on the road. The group may even record songs here and there for commercials or movies.
“I doubt if we’ll ever do another album together (because) then you have to tour it,” he says with a laugh. “There will be occasional songs now and then.”Neil is even closing the door to doing another short-term residency at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. The Crüe has already done two of them in recent years. The first one in 2012 set the template for how to play a string of 9 to 12 dates at the mid-size Las Vegas venue. Acts like Def Leppard, Guns N’ Roses, KISS and even Rascal Flatts followed suit.
“There will never be another residency. The last one was it. The door isn’t really open. The only time we would play again would be if we got in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame and played together.”Read more at this location.
Mötley Crüe recently announced more North American dates for The Final Tour. The select new shows will take place in October and December as part of the band’s two year Final Tour cycle.
Says 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.
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
