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Motley Crue have added 21 dates to their North American farewell tour.
The new show dates run from October 5 in Hidalgo, Texas to December 27 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The tour will then close with a previously scheduled three-night residency at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
Speaking with Rolling Stone, bassist Nikki Sixx explained: "On the first leg of this tour, we went back and forth between outdoor places and arenas. As much as we love playing outside, it's frustrating when you can only use a certain percentage of your production. We decided we wanted to wrap up the tour this way, in a controlled environment where all the elements of the show are amplified."
The band have added a new element to their indoor shows, called “The Crue’s Nest”, which is a levitating platform at the opposite end of the venue from where the stage is located, that will raise the band and some fans at the end of the show.
"We always want to try to find a way to involve our fans," Sixx explained. "So why not take them for a ride with us? We have a 'B' stage that goes up about 40 feet in the air, so we were like, 'Why don't we just strap a bunch of fans to it?' Of course, our production manager was like, 'Well, you can't really just tie fans to a stage with a rope!' We had to build special seats with harnesses and seatbelts, but it's really cool — it'll be like an amusement park ride!"
Speaking about playing a farewell tour, drummer Tommy Lee shared: "It's like a big bag of mixed emotions that's just nonstop. At the very end of the show, when I'm at the piano and playing 'Home Sweet Home,' that's the point where I start to realize, 'Holy fuck, this is it, dude — this is the last time I'm going to play for these guys!' You're dealing with the moment, you're looking at what you've done and what you've accomplished, and there are 20,000 people there giving you the most amazing send-off that you could ever fucking want… and you're sitting there going, 'What is happening? I can't even deal with this right now!'”
Motley Crue will be playing the following shows:
July 22 - Eugene, OR - Matthew Knight Arena
July 24 - Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome
July 26 - Billings, MT - Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
July 28 - Boise, ID - Taco Bell Arena
July 29 - Salt Lake City, UT - EnergySolutions Arena
July 31 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
August 3 - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre
August 5 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
August 7 - Milwaukee, WI - BMO Harris Bradley Center
August 8 - Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena
August 9 - Detroit, MI - The Palace of Auburn Hills
August 11 - Hershey, PA - Giant Center
August 12 - New York, NY - Barclays Center
August 14 - Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center
August 15 - Worcester, MA - DCU Center
August 16 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
August 18 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
August 19 - Cincinnati, OH - U.S. Bank Arena
August 20 - Indianapolis, IN - Bankers Life Fieldhouse
August 22 - Toronto, ON -Air Canada Centre
August 23- Ottawa, ON - Canadian Tire Centre
August 24 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
August 26 - Baltimore, MD - Royal Farms Arena
August 28 - Raleigh, NC - PNC Arena
August 29 - Charlotte, NC - Time Warner Cable Arena
August 30 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
September 2 - Miami, FL - American Airlines Arena
September 4 - New Orleans, LA - Smoothie King Center
September 5- Houston, TX - Toyota Center
September 6 - San Antonio, TX - Alamodome
September 8 - Monterrey, NL - Arena Monterrey
September 10 - Mexico City, DF - Arena Ciudad de Mexico
October 5 - Hidalgo, TX - State Farm Arena *
October 7 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center *
October 8 - Little Rock, AR - Verizon Arena *
October 10 - Evansville, IN - The Ford Center *
October 11 - Lexington, KY - Rupp Arena *
October 13 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena *
October 14 - Buffalo, NY - First Niagra Center *
October 16 - Bridgeport, CT - Webster Bank Arena *
October 17 - Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena *
October 18 - Bangor, ME - Cross Insurance Center *
December 4 - Lincoln, NE - Pinnacle Bank Arena *
December 7 - Sioux Falls, SD - Denny Sanford Premier Center *
December 8 - Grand Forks, ND - Alerus Center *
December 10 - Saskatoon, SA - SaskTel Centre *
December 12 - Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place *
December 13 - Calgary, AB - ScotiaBank Saddledome *
December 15 - Portland, OR - Moda Center *
December 19 - Phoenix, AZ - U.S. Airways Center *
December 20 - San Diego, CA - Viejas Arena *
December 22 - Anaheim, CA - Honda Center *
December 27 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Arena *
December 28 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
December 30 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
December 31 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
* new show date
