Said Revell, "I honestly did not know until now whether MÖTLEY CRÜE would respond to our efforts. With the help of tens of thousands of fans in the UK and around the world, I wanted to show the band that there was a real demand for their reunion and I took a big risk. This is the band that we all never thought we'd have the chance to see live again and I strongly admire them for responding to their fans. It is the realization of a dream for so many people for whom MÖTLEY CRÜE represents what rock music is all about.”
"MÖTLEY CRÜE are a gang of musicians that climbed the mountain of rock to success," Allen Kovac, CEO of Tenth Street Entertainment, said in a statement. "This tour and new music delivers to all those who love one of rock's most passionate and aggressive bands."
Nikki Sixx, Vince Neil, Mick Mars and Tommy Lee, the original members of MÖTLEY CRÜE, whose stature as the world's most infamous rock band was made legend in their NY Times best-selling autobiography "The Dirt", will be touring the world in 2005, beginning with arenas in the U.S. and Canada in February. The U.S. portion of the the world tour, dubbed "Red White & Crüe Tour 2005…Better Live Than Dead", is being presented by VH1 and VH1 Classic and goes on sale to the general public this weekend. Beginning today, however, VH1.com are offering a limited number of seats on their website to fans wanting to beat the box office rush.
For dedicated CRÜE fans, it's all about the live show. In a marathon MÖTLEY CRÜE style, the band will launch its world tour in February, starting in U.S. arenas and coming back for an amphitheater tour in August and September. The first leg of the tour will run as follows (* indicates a tentative date):
Feb. 17 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Office Depot Center
Feb. 18 - Tampa, FL @ St. Pete Times Forum
Feb. 20 - Greenville, SC @ Bi-Lo Center
Feb. 22 - Cleveland, OH @ Gund Arena
Feb. 23 - Toronto, ON* @ Air Canada Center
Feb. 25 - Detroit, MI @ The Palace
Feb. 27 - Ottawa, ON @ Corel Centre
Feb. 28 - Hartford, CT @ Hartford Civic Center
Mar. 03 - New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
Mar. 04 - Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Spectrum
Mar. 05 - Boston, MA @ Fleet Center
Mar. 06 - Washington D.C. @ MCI Center
Mar. 08 - Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center
Mar. 10 - Chicago, IL @ Allstate Arena
Mar. 12 - Milwaukee, WI @ US Cellular Arena
Mar. 14 - Minneapolis, MN* @ Target Center
Mar. 15 - Kansas City, MO* @ Kemper Arena
Mar. 17 - Dallas, TX @ Nokia Live
Mar. 19 - Phoenix, AZ @ Cricket Pavillion
Mar. 20 - Las Vegas, NV* @ The Joint
Mar. 22 - San Diego, CA @ Coors Amphitheatre
Mar. 23 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum (tentative)
Mar. 25 - Reno, NV @ Reno Events Center
Mar. 26 - Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena
Article comments
1 - Paul Roy
There I was flipping through the channels and up pops Larry King's ugly mug, as he is interviewing the original members of Motley Crue, just before they are about to take the stage for a reunion concert.....WTF?? I kind of doubt they are going to be able to fill the size arenas they have listed on their tour sked. I would love to see these guys in a large club - they should stick to that.
2 - a:bomb
I saw the crue in detroit last time and it was insane!they are way heavy live and detroit fans are sick.good times
3 - DQ
I wish it wasn't 20years later. I mean, have they thought about that? That all of the young sexy women (like me, hahahhaha) are now 20 years older? And we will be the same ones who went to see them exactly 20 years ago? The best show I saw of them was on Dec. 11th, Wednesday, 1985 at the Hampton Coliseum in VA.
4 - Black Dog
I'm a big fan of this band. I live in Bogota (Colombia) and I wanna know if we can see the band here. Does anybody know if the band will stick around here?