Glam-A-Gedon 25

Glam-A-Gedon. The name pretty much says it all. Poison, Motley Crue and the New York Dolls will tour together and they've named the tour...Glam-A-Gedon.

Maybe the single worst name for a tour in the history of, well, tours. But I digress.

Bret Michaels broke the news of the tour during a taping of the CNN show Piers Morgan Tonight. Bret taped the interview yesterday but the show will actually air tomorrow night (but this may change because the show schedule shifted after the surprise Charlie Sheen interview last night, so check your listings). So anyway, Bret officially spilled the beans and announced the tour. It will basically start at the end of May. In fact, Poison and Motley Crue will both play Rocklahoma. Tickets for the tour go on sale March 18. Tour dates will be announced tonight on SixxSense.com.

Now that the housekeeping is out of the way, here are my thoughts: I am not surprised and I even find myself a little apathetic to the entire situation. I don't think I'm alone. Our friend and reader Kenny Ozz even said to me "I don't like it [the tour] simply because that means Poison will play the same goddamn 10 songs they do every show."

I can't disagree.

While seeing Poison and Motley together is probably as Glam as it gets, I can't help but wonder if both shows will be diluted. Sets will be shortened and we all know that Kenny is right. Poison won't be adding any different songs to their set. If anyone is listening from the Poison camp, I strongly urge the band to play Open Up and Say...Ah!! from start to finish. That would help the set fatigue issue and would pay tribute to the album and give fans what they want. As for Motley? Well, I don't know. I'd tell them to drop "Kickstart My Heart" from the set for starters. 

I don't think this tour will be a very long one. I'm thinking one month - max. Backstage would be awesome though...and can you imagine the egos?

I've never seen the New York Dolls. Seeing them would be way cool - without them there would be no Motley.

Live Nation better get with the program on ticket prices. Gas is going up, up, up in America and it will probably be high all summer. Charge too much for tickets and fans will blanche.  I don't plan on traveling for this tour but if it comes to my area of Ohio (or the tri-state area), I'll go. Poison shows are always a tried and true sign of summer. Motley is always fun - even if Vince skips every other word when he sings. It's either the realist - or the cynical - in me that wonders how much Nikki Sixx and Motley are getting paid for this tour. I mean, money talks right? And Nikki said over and over he would never tour with Poison. And now he is. Never say never I guess.

So, what are your thoughts on this tour?

Update on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 04:53PM by Allyson B. Crawford

The Motley Crue/Poison/New York Dolls tour dates are available now! Start saving your pennies.

Comments

[Metalboy!]

Yeah, it's always about the $$$. But at the same time, I would like to believe that once they are up there on stage, they knock themselves out.

And if one is trying to knock themselves out harder than the other, than so be it... Let the games begin!

Like I said, it may actually help them both rise to the occasion especially if The Dolls start givin' 'em a run for their money!

It may be LiveNation that's partly behind adding The Dolls to capitalize on creating more opportunity for them. But I gotta believe it's Crue's and now Poison's bid at increasing their Rock'n'Roll cred that's also putting The Dolls on the bill with them.

It makes 'em look good, putting one of their main influences up alongside them and it also gives them some extra hipness as The Dolls are the REAL deal the kids crave today.

It's gonna be a helluva show, no doubt. I am so stoked for this one, gotta tell ya.

I strongly suggest to everyone and anyone that to think this is gonna happen again, is crazy. Grab your seat right now while you can!

[Vick]

Would like the tour better if Ratt were included but they can't seem to get their crap together. Poison needs to drop "your momma don't dance" and add "Love on the Rocks" their last couple tours were stale. I'm sure this will be an over priced show but I'll make it. It will be interesting to see if they don't kill each other.

[Kenny Ozz]

This should be called Cash-grab-o-rama.
And yes, Metalboy, Rock Sugar is AMAZING!

[bumblefootboy]

MÖTLEY CRÜE will embark on a summer "headlining" tour "with support from POISON and special guest NEW YORK DOLLS."

The dates for the trek are as follows (more shows to be added):

May 29 - Pryor, OK - Rocklahoma
Jun. 07 - Dallas, TX - Gexa Energy Pavilion
Jun. 09 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
Jun. 10 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
Jun. 12 - Albuquerque, NM - Hard Rock Pavilion
Jun. 14 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
Jun. 15 - San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
Jun. 17 - Phoenix, AZ - Desert Sky Pavilion
Jun. 18 - Las Vegas, NV - [to be announced]
Jun. 19 - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre
Jun. 21 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
Jun. 22 - Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Jun. 24 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
Jun. 25 - Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center
Jun. 26 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
Jun. 28 - Toronto, ON - Molson Amphitheatre
Jun. 29 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
Jul. 01 - Tinley Park, IL - FMB Amphitheatre
Jul. 02 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
Jul. 03 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
Jul. 05 - Hollywood, FL - Seminole Hard Rock Live Arena
Jul. 06 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
Jul. 08 - Biloxi, MS - Mississippi Coast Coliseum
Jul. 09 - Pelham, AL - Verizon Wireless Music Center *
Jul. 10 - Atlanta, GA - Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood
Jul. 12 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Jul. 13 - Hershey, PA - Star Pavilion at Hersheypark
Jul. 15 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
Jul. 16 - Camden, NJ - Susquehannna Bank Center
Jul. 19 - Mansfield, MA - Comcast Center
Jul. 20 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Jul. 22 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Jul. 23 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Jul. 24 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE
Jul. 27 - Cheyenne, WY - Frontier Days **
Jul. 29 - Youngstown, OH - Covelli Centre
Jul. 30 - Frederick, MD - Outlaw Jam 2011
Jul. 31 - Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
Aug. 5 - Tomah, WI - Fort McCoy

* July 9 - MÖTLEY CRÜE and NEW YORK DOLLS only
** July 27 - MÖTLEY CRÜE only

A press release issued by the POISON camp on Monday indicated that the Bret Michaels-fronted glam rockers and MÖTLEY CRÜE would "co-headline" the tour.

MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil was asked during a November 19, 2010 appearance on the "Elliot In The Morning" radio talk show about POISON singer Bret Michaels' onstage claim that POISON and MÖTLEY CRÜE would celebrate their 25th and 30th anniversaries, respectively, this year by joining forces for a North American trek. "I don't know why Bret would say that," Neil said. "And I hadn't heard about it. People were asking me, and I'm going, 'I never heard that in my life.' And I was getting a lot of Twitters about it. I finally just called my office and said, 'What is up with this?' I was kind of pissed that nobody told me. And they go, 'Look, we have no idea. There was never anything like that [being considered] or that was even being talked about.' But the funny thing is, ever since [Bret] did that and now people are talking about it, crazier things have happened. It could happen. Because you have promoters out there going, 'Hmmm…. Yeah, maybe. Yeah, that sounds like a great package.' You know what I mean?!"

When reporters recently asked Bret Michaels if there was any bad blood between the bands, Michaels laughed: "There may be some friendly competition but there is no bad blood at all on my part. Nikki [Sixx, MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist] and I have spoken several times on the phone recently and the conversations went great." Michaels continued, "Music is a universal language and I am extremely excited that this tour has come together as are the fans, they are truly going to see a great show. Honestly, I could care less about all the mudslinging, it gets nobody nowhere, and after all I have been through health wise in the last year, I am going to try to focus on what does matter which is the show, the fans, fun and personally throwing a hell of a backstage party."

[Stephen]

I'm sure I'll end up going to the show in Atlanta on July 10th.

[Kenny Ozz]

Already problems with Motley/Poison tour? It was originally stated as a co-headlining tour "Glam-A Geddon", with them alternating headlining slots. Now its being promoted in some outlets as Crue Fest 3. And all of Motley's posts are all adamantly stating that Poison is a SUPPORT act and that they are the HEADLINER. What do you guys think? Are the egos here too big + will kill this tour the day it got announced?

[Stephen]

Glam-A-Geddon is the name of Poison's solo tour this summer. It is a bit confusing, but Poison will be doing several shows without Motley Crue this summer. When Poison plays with Motley Crue, Poison will be the opening act. (And, Bret Michaels has a full slate of solo shows as well; he's a busy dude.)

But, to reiterate, Glam-A-Geddon is the name of Poison's solo tour; not to be confused with their dates with Motley Crue.

[Nancy]

Glam-A-Gedon 25 is for when Poison tours solo. It's their 25 year anniversary. Crue's 30th so that was why I questioned and paid attention to them indicating that is Poisons solo shows. Crue of course is the main act! I actually don't think there is a name for the tour yet. I personally am looking forward to seeing Nikki Sixx and Bret Michael on stage in one night but I think thats just a woman thing :)

[Kiki Chrome]

First up: for everyone who screams "cash grab", all tours are commercial enterprises. You figure out what will sell well, and where, and whether you're going to make an adequate profit over your costs. Why else would anyone tour? It's a whole lot of hard work and heartache.

Second: it's pretty well known that there is interpersonal friction WITHIN Motley Crue, as well as within Poison... which probably makes for very unhappy touring in the first place. Combine that with the fact that Nikki seems to have some sort of beef with Poison, which the Poison guys don't appreciate (why would they?). It all starts to sound like a good show to see, but a horrible show to work on. I trust that Nikki and Tommy will not be able to refrain from shooting their mouths off at some point. I also trust that Bret will remain a smiling professional in public, as he always does. It's started already with the co-headlining/no-they're-just-opening-for-us battle of the press releases.

Having said that, I think it's really sad and short-sighted if they just trundle this tour around North America. By the sounds of it, even a lot of US fans are getting tired of the same-old same-old set lists from these bands. They tour the US so often that everyone has seen them recently... and a bad experience of listening to a tired, croaky singer will tend to put people off coming back next year. The voice is an instrument that needs to be rested (are you listening, guys?).

BUT, I know that Poison's return to New Zealand in 2008 was the surprise highlight of a big music festival. I've never had the opportunity to see the Crue live, but I can attest that Poison CAN be an incredible live act when they have the energy. They opened for Whitesnake and Ozzy that night, and wiped the floor with both of them. Whitesnake sucked so hard that everyone around me went to the bar! I'm pretty sure that I was one of only a handful of people who had gone specifically to see Poison, but the next day in town, Poison was all anyone was talking about. Every record store I went into had sold out their entire display of Poison albums. They were a huge hit here... Mostly because they REALLY brought the energy, and they were very tight and very entertaining. We don't get tired and grumpy about Poison's set list down here, because they only roll through our country once every twenty years, they get F-all promotion and radio airplay, and most people are very pleasantly surprised at how good they are! I'm sure that the same can be said for a tour of Europe, where they could play less dates (with good rest breaks in between) and be very well received... The problem is finding the money to push a tour out of the States in the first place.

Seriously: the whole thing sounds like an awful idea as far as the mental health of the bands and crew is concerned, but a possible winner in forums outside the US.

[kari]

Kiki, I fully agree with you and people can say what they want but you can't deny that POISON is a POWERHOUSE Live Band!

[Devin]

I went, Poison hasnt changed there setlist for ever. ive seen motley 3 times its been a similar setlist every time. Id like to hear a different setlist maybe poison playing, love on the rocks, cry tough, #1 bad boy, let me go to the show, and come up with new material would be good. id like to hear motley play knock em dead kid, all in the name of, she goes down, and new material. if they still played the same songs id still go because they are my two fave bands. but throw in some other songs, new songs, and the hits