New York, NY (Top40 Charts) After more than three decades together, iconic rock 'n' roll band MOTLEY CRUE announced today The Final Tour and the band's ultimate retirement. The announcement was solidified when the band signed a formal Cessation Of Touring Agreement, effective at the end of 2015, in front of global media in Los Angeles today. Celebrating the announcement of The Final Tour , the band will perform on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" TONIGHT and will appear on "CBS This Morning" TOMORROW MORNING.
With more than 80 million albums sold,
Motley Crue has sold out countless tours across the globe and spawned more than 2,500 Motley Crue-branded items, sold in more than 30 countries.
Motley Crue has proven they know how to make a lasting impression and this tour will be no different. Fans can expect to hear the catalogue of their chart-topping hits and look forward to mind-blowing, unparalleled live production. "When it comes to putting together a new show, we always push the envelope and that's part of Motley Crue's legacy," explains
Nikki Sixx (bass). "As far as letting on to what we're doing, that would be like finding out what you're getting for Christmas before you open the presents. We think in an age of too much information, we'd like to keep some surprises close to our chest until we launch the Final Tour."
The Final Tour, presented by Dodge and produced by Live Nation, will kick off in North
America on July 2 in Grand Rapids, Mich. and reach 72 markets before hitting international territories in 2015. To Live Nation, MOTLEY CRUE tours are not only box office successes but artistically their shows have set the bar for production and entertainment value. "There's no arguing that
Motley Crue have been and always will be the definitive bad boys of rock 'n' roll," says Rick Franks , Live Nation's regional president of North
America concerts. "But behind all those notorious stories is a legendary rock band that has revolutionized heavy metal and created some of the biggest hits in music history. They are a hugely successful global brand and a touring powerhouse. Everyone at Live Nation has a tremendous amount of respect for these hard working and extremely talented gentlemen. The music industry will never have another Motley Crue."
The Dodge Brothers were a notorious duo, so it seemed only natural to partner with the World's Most Notorious Rock Band. "Whenever I talk to people about Motley Crue, the common thread is how cool and relevant the band remains, even after 33 years," said Tim Kuniskis, president and CEO, Dodge Brand, Chrysler Group LLC. "This irreverent 'staying power' resonates deeply with the Dodge brand as we turn the corner on our 100-year anniversary. What better way to celebrate the band's final tour and the 25th anniversary of Kickstart My
Heart than to do it together?"
Fans can look forward to very special guest ALICE COOPER joining
Motley Crue for an incredible package; Alice invented the rock 'n' roll genre and
Motley Crue put steroids in it! "Real hard rock bands are hard to find these days," said Alice. "Motley has always gone on stage with one attitude and that's to blow the audience away. That's exactly how we do it. Putting
Motley Crue and
Alice Cooper together is going to be just what this summer really NEEDS. We're going to go out there and tear it up, and I can't wait to see Motley on stage.
Motley Crue and Alice Cooper—a match made in...Armageddon?"
As documented in the Cessation Of Touring Agreement the band signed at the press conference today, the band will not tour after this final tour. Band attorney Doug Mark of Mark
Music & Media Law explains: "Other bands have split up over rancor or the inability of people to get along, but this is mutual among all four original members and a peaceful decision to move on to other endeavors and to confirm it with a binding agreement." Vince Neil ,
Nikki Sixx ,
Tommy Lee and Mick Mars will go their separate ways after the lengthy two-year touring cycle.
Tommy Lee (drums) explains: "Everything must come to an end!! We always had a vision of going out with a big f*** bang and not playing county fairs and clubs with one or two original band members! Our job here is done!!!" Of the band's tumultuous history, Mick Mars (guitar) adds: "(It has been) more drama than 'General Hospital.' It keeps 'em watchin' and they keep comin' back." Vocalist Vince Neil says of the finality of the tour: "I'll miss playing with the guys, but I won't quit playing rock 'n' roll!! I feel there are a lot of great opportunities and exciting projects after Motley."
The Final Tour will coincide with the film made from Motley Crue's New York Times best-selling book The Dirt. Jeff Tremaine ( Bad Grandpa ) has signed on to direct the opus that is set to debut in theaters globally in 2015, coinciding with The Final Tour. The Dirt is not only one of the best-selling rock books of all time but also one of the greatest rock books of all time because of its brutal honesty, its unique voice, its multiple perspectives on the same events and its first-person inclusion of all members of the same band. Most rock memoirs are salacious, mud-slinging accounts of a single person and
Motley Crue was adamant to include the perspectives of all four of its members. Tremaine's intention is to make not just a great movie about a band, but a great movie about four misfits who, despite themselves and everyone else, band together to overcome the odds and change the history of rock 'n' roll. " The Dirt is a movie I've wanted to make ever since I read the book in 2002," says Tremaine. "I relate to the story on so many levels; my whole professional career has been about boys behaving badly, so I have a real connection to the material. It's awesome to be working with the band at such an exciting time in Motley Crue's history." The film will be produced by the members of Motley Crue, Rick Yorn ,
Julie Yorn , Erik Olsen and 10 th Street Entertainment.
In conjunction with the tour, BIG MACHINE RECORDS, home to Country
Superstars such as
Taylor Swift ,
Tim McGraw and Rascal Flatts, has teamed up in a joint venture with MOTLEY RECORDS and ELEVEN SEVEN MUSIC for the summer 2014 release of a Country
Music Tribute To MOTLEY CRUE. Big Machine Label Group founder and CEO Scott Borchetta is among the legion of country music fans who love MOTLEY CRUE. The country tribute album will show off the band's quality songwriting with these fresh takes on their classic hit songs. Among the artists already confirmed to be featured on the country tribute album are
LeAnn Rimes ,
Florida Georgia Line ,
Brantley Gilbert and Cassadee Pope. More artists will be unveiled as the album nears a release date this summer. Borchetta says of the collaboration: "I have been a not-so-secret Crue fan from the beginning. When manager Chris Nilsson called with the idea for a tribute album on Big Machine Records, it was an immediate 'yes' from me! Our album will highlight just how great the
Motley Crue song catalog is. At the end of the day, that's what will stand the test of time."
MOTLEY CRUE Fan Club members will get the exclusive first crack at tickets and VIP packages via a unique code beginning Wednesday, Jan. 29 , starting at 10 a.m. local time. VIP ticket packages will be made available to the general public on Thursday, Jan. 30 at 10 a.m. local time. The general public ticket on-sale for most shows is Friday, Jan. 31 . All tickets and packages can be obtained via Ticketmaster.com https://www.ticketmaster.com/Motley-Crue-tickets/artist/910417 , LiveNation.com https://www.livenation.com/artists/41479/motley-crue or MotleyVIP.com .
TOUR DATES :
Motley Crue's Final Tour tour dates:
July
2 MI Grand Rapids, Van Andel Arena
4 WI Milwaukee, Summerfest
5 IN Noblesville, Klipsch
Music Center
6 OH Cincinnati, Riverbend
8 OH Columbus, Schottenstein Center
9 MO Maryland Heights, Verizon Wireless Amph
11 IA Des Moines, Wells Fargo Arena
12 KS Wichita, INTRUST Bank Arena
13 OK Tulsa, BOK Center
15 TX Cedar Park, Cedar Park Center
16 TX Dallas, Gexa
Energy Pavilion
18 NM Albuquerque, Isleta Amph
19 AZ Phoenix, Ak-Chin Pavilion
21 CA Los Angeles, Hollywood Bowl
22 CA Irvine, Verizon Wireless Amph
23 CA Mountain View, Shoreline Amph
25 NV Reno, Renvo Events Center
26 WA Ridegfield, Sleep County Amph
27 WA Auburn, White River Amph
29 CA Wheatland, Sacramento Valley Amph
30 CA Chula Vista, Sleep
Train Amph
August
1 UT Salt Lake City, USANA Amph
2 CO Denver, Pepsi Center
3 MO Kansas City, Sprint Center
5 SD Ssturgis, Sturgis Buffalo Chip
6 IA Sioux City, Tyson Events Center
8 IL Tinley Park, First Midwest Bank Amph
9 MI Clarkston, DTE
Energy Music TheatreA
10 ON Toronto, Molson Amph
12 OH Cuyahoga Falls, Blossom
Music Center
13 PA Burgettstown, First Niagara Pavilion
15 AL Pelham, Oak Mountain Amph
16 GA Atlanta, Aaron's Amph at Lakewood
17 FL Tampa, MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amph
19 NC Charlotte, PNC
Music Pavilion
20 VA Virginia Beach, Farm Bureau Live
22 VA Bristow, Jiffy Lube Live
23 NJ Camden, Susquehanna Bank Center
24 MA Mansfield, Comcast Center
26 NY
Saratoga Springs, SPAC
27 PA Allentown, Great Allentown Fair
29 NY Wantagh, Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
30 NJ Holmdel, PNC Bank Arts Center
31 NY Darien Cednter, Darien Lake PAC
October
10 OK Oklahoma City, Chesapeake
Energy Arena
11 TX The Woodlands, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
12 LA Bossier City, CenturyLink Center
14 KY Louisville, KFC Yum! Center
15 TN Nashville, Bridgestone Arena
17 FL Hollywood, Seminole Hard Rock
19 FL Jacksonville, Veterans Memorial Arena
21 SC Greenville, Bon Secours Wellness Arena
22 NC Greensboro, Greensboro Coliseum
25 NJ Atlantic City, Borgata Events Centera
26 CT Montville, Mohegan Sun Arena
29 NY Syracuse, OnCenter
November
5 MS Biloxi, Mississippi Coast Coliseum
6 MS Southaven, Landers Center
9 IL Moline, iWireless Center
11 WI Green Bay, Resch Center
12 WI Madison, Alliant
Energy Center
13 NE Omaha, CenturyLink Center
15 MN St Paul, Xcel
Energy Center
16 ND Fargo, FargoDome
18 AB Edmonton, Rexall Place
19 AB Calgary, Scotiabank Saddledome
21 BC Vancouver, Rogers Arena
About MOTLEY CRUE
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, 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, four New York Times bestsellers (including the band's biography, THE DIRT) and countless sold out tours across the globe, playing to millions of fans.
Motley Crue was the first rock band in history to have completed an epic sold-out Las
Vegas residency at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. The band continues to remain on the forefront of entertainment reinventing themselves via not only their music but also their mind blowing live shows featuring never seen before elements, such as Tommy Lee's 360 drum roller coaster.
Motley Crue was featured in KIA MOTORS' award winning 2012 Super Bowl commercial.
About Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper is a true rock icon, having pioneered the use of theatrics and shocking images onstage in concerts from the earliest days of the original band of the same name. Since going solo, he has continued to produce elaborate stage shows providing fans with both shock and rock of the highest caliber. Inducted into the Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame in 2011, Alice has toured and recorded continuously, with his most recent album being Welcome 2 My
Nightmare . Recorded with longtime collaborator Bob Ezrin , who produced the original ground breaking, multi-platinum Welcome To My
Nightmare album in 1975, the album picks up right where they left off, with Alice trapped in his own warped mind. Alice's catalog of hits and anthems, including "I'm Eighteen," "No More Mr Nice Guy ," "School's Out," "Elected," "Poison," and others, are included in his current "Raise The Dead" show, which also features his musical tribute to his fallen friends
John Lennon , Keith Moon , Jim Morrison and
Jimi Hendrix . Currently, Alice's touring band features the three guitar attack of Orianthi, Tommy Henriksen and Ryan Roxie , backed by bassist Chuck Garric and drummer Glen Sobel . Additionally, "Nights With Alice Cooper," Alice's nightly radio show, is available in nearly 100 cities in the USA , Canada , Australia , and the UK. The show features his favorite classic rock songs along with his insider anecdotes about many of the artists.
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Twitter: @MotleyCrue
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