Motley Crue will end their days as a touring band on December 31 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles with the last date of their “Final Tour” and Australia will get the tour soon
The band announced that they would be retiring back in 2013, going so far as to sign a legal contract saying that they could not go back on their agreement. The Final Tour kicked off last year and will end up being almost a full two years before coming to an end.
“After thirty-four years performing together, the 2015 leg of the Final Tour will see the band play Japan in February, then Australia/New Zealand in spring,” Motley Crue have released in a statement. By the time-line, Noise11 suspects they mean their spring meaning Australia and New Zealand should see the band down under in March.
The long list of dates for 2015 includes five shows in Japan, a tour of Australia and New Zealand, select European festival shows (dates to be announced) followed by the summer in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Alice Cooper will once again support the band during the North American portion of the tour.
Included are a number of cities that the band already visited in 2014. Nikki Sixx explained “In some of the cities, we could only reach a fraction of the fans who wanted to come see us play last year because of ticket demand so we’re coming back to those places to bring them our full production including the Cruecifly drum coaster, as well as all pyro and every other bell and whistle. Even despite the overwhelming fan demand we can only add so many new cities in North America because of our commitment to take the Final Tour global on our final year.”
The band’s exclusive Fan Club pre-sale for these dates starts tomorrow, Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, with a special Citi card member pre-sale beginning at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time the same day. Local pre-sales start this Thursday, Jan. 22 at 10:00 a.m. local time before the public on-sale begins on Friday, Jan. 23 at 10:00 a.m. local time; some dates (including the band’s Final New Year’s Eve performance) will be going on sale this Saturday, Jan. 24 at 10:00 a.m. local time.
To coincide with the announcement, the band released their new video, All Bad Things, including clips from throughout their career, and said that their Greatest Hits album would be given away free for one week via Google Play.
Motley Crue final dates
02/11/15 – Kobe, Japan – Kobe World
02/12/15 – Nagoya, Japan – Nagoya Gaishi Hall
02/14/15 – Tokyo, Japan – Tokyo Super Arena
02/15/15 – Tokyo, Japan – Tokyo Super Arena
02/17/15 – Fukuoka, Japan – Fukuoka Kokusai Center
06/05/15 – Solvesborg, Sweden – Sweden Rock Festival
06/12/15 – Nickelsdorf, Austria – Nova Rock
06/14/15 – Donington Park, UK – Download Festival
07/22/15 – Eugene, OR – Matthew Knight Arena
07/24/15 – Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome
07/26/15 – Billings, MT – Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
07/28/15 – Boise, ID – Taco Bell Arena
07/29/15 – Salt Lake City, UT – EnergySolutions Arena
07/31/15 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
08/03/15 – Winnipeg, MB – MTS Centre
08/05/15 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
08/07/15 – Milwaukee, WI – BMO Harris Bradley Center
08/08/15 – Chicago, IL – Allstate Arena
08/09/15 – Detroit, MI – The Palace of Auburn Hills
08/11/15 – Hershey, PA – Giant Center
08/12/15 – New York, NY – Barclays Center
08/14/15 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
08/15/15 – Worcester, MA – DCU Center
08/16/15 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
08/18/15 – Cleveland, OH – Quicken Loans Arena
08/19/15 – Cincinnati, OH – U.S. Bank Arena
08/20/15 – Indianapolis, IN – Bankers Life Fieldhouse
08/22/15 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
08/23/15 – Ottawa, ON – Canadian Tire Centre
08/24/15 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
08/26/15 – Baltimore, MD – Royal Farms Arena
08/28/15 – Raleigh, NC – PNC Arena
08/29/15 – Charlotte, NC – Time Warner Cable Arena
08/30/15 – Atlanta, GA – Philips Arena
09/02/15 – Miami, FL – American Airlines Arena (without Alice Cooper)
09/04/15 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
09/05/15 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center (without Alice Cooper)
09/06/15 – San Antonio, TX – Alamodome (without Alice Cooper)
09/08/15 – Monterrey, NL, Mexico – Arena Monterrey
09/10/15 – Mexico City, DF, Mexico – Arena Ciudad de Mexico
12/31/15 – Los Angeles, CA – Staples Center (without Alice Cooper)
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