I Don't Expect Any Setlist Surprises From Motley Crue

So a fan asked Nikki Sixx on Twitter for "hints about The Stadium Tour setlist." Nikki responded, offering no "hints." I think we all know the setlist is going to be the same as ever other Motley show. During the "final" tour, Motley played everything you would expect: "Shout At The Devil," "Girls, Girls, Girls," "Dr. Feelgood," "Wild Side" and the like. Now maybe one or two songs will deviate from show to show, but I can't see more than that. If you are looking for deep tracks, I don't think you are going to get them.

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— 📷 (@NikkiSixx) January 28, 2022

Comments

[Mike]

The best part of Motley's farewell shows for me was when Tommy's drum solo opened with a clip from "Hooligan's Holiday", and then segued into a section of "Hammered"... sadly I was probably in the minority of people who would have recognized either as being Crue's music.

They did have a cool setlist on their 2005 reunion tour, doing 2 sets with intermission gave them room to bust out gems like "On with the show", "Louder than hell" and "Glitter"

All of that being said, I cannot imagine caring enough about this stadium tour to consider attending, let alone poking Nikki Sixx to ask what songs they will play.

Regardless of their setlist, one thing is guaranteed - the songs will be delivered by an out of shape, out of breath vocalist who struggles to mutter every third lyric.

[Bkallday]

Cool Mike, they will have enough ppl there without you anyway. And I don’t think ppl care about the setlist. They just wanna get out the damn house, L-I-V-E, & enjoy one of the most legendary hard rock bands of all time. & no matter how many haters they still have, and are on this site, they will pack the place assholes to elbows. The ones of you that are still mad cuz they sing so much about broads & partying(2 of my fave hobbies throughout life), can go down to see Pearl Jam at the local ymca. Enjoy that!

[Mike]

@BK - to be clear, the Crüe are one of my all time favorites. I just can’t imagine paying money to see them in 2022 after a) I paid to see what was advertised as their final tour and b) immediately regretted having paid for said final tour the second Vince opened his mouth (Alice Cooper was really good that night though so it wasn’t a total wash)…

[bkallday]

I understand Mike. But just like Kiefer, Dokken, Pearcy, Stanley, Tyler, Elliott, & plenty of others, as you get older it can sometimes negatively affect your voice (and dont even try to act like any of them sound anywhere near as good as they did back in the day). So while some ppl may not be ok with paying to see that which i get, some ppl like myself just want to come out, party, enjoy the good times and comradery before they and we, are all gone for good! Whether he is overweight or hits all the notes like he once did, doesn't really matter much to me at this point. Which reminds me of the funniest thing, I love how everyone tries to rag on Vince for putting on so much weight, when 95% of the time, they themselves are out of shape and fat af. Just wanted to add that. Lol

[Mike]

@BK I totally get it, I have lots of friends who have no problem paying 200-300 to see Ozzy or Crue (two of my favorites who aren't getting any more of my money). They want the spectacle, and the arena experience.

For me there is way more value going to see L.A. Guns, Tesla or Michael Monroe for half the ticket price. You don't get explosions, but you do get authentic singers who may be aging but can still bring it, musicians who lay it down, and acts who do mix up the setlist from year to year; because they are still releasing good records.

I guess it's easiest to pick on Vince because he gets the most publicity, and genuinely doesn't even seem like he cares about his performance - which is the difference between him and someone like Tom Keifer who "doesn't quite have the voice like they did back in the day but still puts on a good show".

I should note that recent clips of Don Dokken do come off as even more underwhelming than Vince... while Vince doesn't appear to put in the work offstage; Don looks and sounds absolutely miserable, like he doesn't even want to be onstage. The contrast between Don and George Lynch standing together onstage is staggering hahaha.

[Topher Hauer]

On tours like this setlists are predictable.

[Him]

Bkallday, agree and disagree. Yes, we go to shows where the legends are less than they once were and we accept it and enjoy the good times, with friends. We celebrate a memory, while making new ones, all while a significantly diminished band plays in front of us, with or without backing tracks. Why? Because we are there to have fun.

But . . . Motley Crue, "one of the most legendary hard rock bands of all time"? Nah. Not really. And I say that being a fan for ages. Legends of 80s' metal? Perhaps. Legendary for thinking they were legendary? Sixx? Is that you?!?! They certainly occupy a moment in time that all of us love. And I will always sing their praises.

And I put it to you less politely than Mike did. He mentioned the self-titled album and you didn't even raise a stink. But they tried something different, it didn't sell, but it still holds up. You have slagged that album, based on sales, for years (even as you have shown a great deal of flexibility in also slagging on Sixx, who was there for it all). So why ignore your usual whipping horse and be so diplomatic now?

But . . . I also agree with you that no one, and I mean no one, should ever expect to see their idols sounding great in the twilight of their years. So we compensate for them, because we want to relive a memory in real-time. It doesn't quite work. But we also are all capable of ignoring what others can see and hear, if for a moment, because it takes us back.

One final thing: I am not sure, Bkallday, that you have the right of way when it comes to how people describe Neil. For you, buff and jacked, sure. You can defend him to the end. But others, like me, aren't out of shape. Aren't poking fun. What are we? Worried. Moreover, we are sad that a person we once looked up to (in your youth, you look up to artists who seem like Gods) has gone down a rabbit hole. And, before you draw your dagger, recall: I stopped making fun a long time ago. Why? Because Neil's health is no joke. And people--fans, friends, and hangers-on--have helped to create this sad situation. So, defended the diminished rockers of our youth. I do. But don't defend what they have become if they had a chance to be a little bit more, for the fans, and could have been helped to be a little bit better, by those closest to them.

Set lists? Predictable? Of course. You can't cue backing tracks to a spontaneous croak. Just ask Stanley.