MSO has announced that they have joined forces with MÖTLEY CRÜE, as they prepare to hit the road this summer for their 45+ date headlining tour with support from POISON and special guests NEW YORK DOLLS (see the tour dates below).

The set list for this outing has been decided entirely by the fans as the band conducted a survey listing every song they’ve ever recorded and had fans vote at Motley.com for the final set list, which will include tracks the band hasn’t performed live together in almost 20 years. Fan input and integration has played a key role in this tour from the start as the fans were the ones who voted to have Poison as the main support. This pairing is not-to-be-missed as it is the first time these two iconic rock bands will tour together.

Mötley Crüe has also announced the band’s new “360” drum rollercoaster, which will feature drummer Tommy Lee being launched into multiple loops while continuing to perform during his drum solo. The band’s veteran production manager and set designer Robert Long, described the tour’s set design as “…a hard-hitting Crüe rendition of a rock n’ roll burlesque theatre…” and says the entire stage will be enveloped in red velvet drapery and a damask printed wall of guitar amps.

Hailing from Los Angeles, CA, the quartet - Vince Neil (vocals), Mick Mars (guitars), Nikki Sixx (bass) and Tommy Lee (drums) - has commandeered the rock pantheon for over 30 years. In that time, they have accumulated worldwide album sales exceeding 80 million (25 million in the US), seven platinum or multi-platinum albums, 22 Top 40 mainstream rock hits, six Top 20 pop singles, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, three Grammy nominations for Best Hard Rock Performance, a New York Times bestselling memoir, and two dozen turf tours logging more than 1,350 live gigs across the globe to date.

The “original bad boys of rock” have put out nine studio and two live albums, six compilation CDs, three box sets, nine DVDs and 24 singles with accompanying music videos. They’ve played to millions of fans around the world, adding this summer’s tour to recent successful outings including Crue Fest 1 and 2 taking out such notables as SIXX: AM, GODSMACK, BUCKCHERRY, PAPA ROACH, THEORY OF A DEADMAN and many others. On August 18th, 2011, they will be honored at the 4th Annual Sunset Strip Music Festival in Los Angeles, CA which celebrates the iconic strip where they began their road to superstardom.

Tour dates:

June

7 - Dallas, TX - Gexa Energy Pavilion
9 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T; Center
10 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
12 - Albuquerque, NM - Hard Rock Casino Presents The Pavilion
14 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
15 - San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
17 - Phoenix, AZ - Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion
18 - Las Vegas, NV - Red Rock Casino Resort
19 - Salt Lake City, UT - Usana Amphitheatre
21 - Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
22 - St. Louis, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
24 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
25 - Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center
26 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
28 - Toronto, ON - Molson Canadian Amphitheatre

29 Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre

July

1 - Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
2 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
3 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
5 - Hollywood, FL - Seminole Hard Rock Live
6 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
8 - Biloxi, MS - Mississippi Coast Coliseum
9 - Birmingham, AL - Verizon Wireless Center
10 - Atlanta, GA - Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
12 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
13 - Hershey, PA - The Star Pavilion at Hersheypark Stadium
15 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
16 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center
17 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
19 - Mansfield, MA - Comcast Center
20 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
22 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
23 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
24 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE
27 - Cheyenne, WY - Frontier Park
29 - Youngstown, OH - Covelli Centre
30 - Frederick, MD - Eventplex at the Frederick Fairgrounds
31 - Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion

August

2 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
3 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
5 - Sparta, WI - Fort McCoy Army Base
6 - Moline, IL - iWireless Center
7 - Omaha, NE - Qwest Center
11 - Ridgefield, WA - Sleep Country Amphitheater
12 - Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome
13 - Nampa, ID - Idaho Center
16 - Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center
17 - San Diego, CA - Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre