Do We Really Need Another Motley Crue Vegas Residency?

I'm so old I remember when Motley Crue signed a contract to stop touring. Of course, we all basically assumed that was just for show. Naturally, a big payday was offered to "end retirement" and Motley embarked on this summer's Stadium Tour. It was a massive success. Now, the band wants to tour internationally again and do another Las Vegas residency.

I can sort of understand the international tour. The Las Vegas residency seems a bit much so soon after the Stadium Tour. There's such a thing as market saturation. Then again, Def Leppard sure tours a lot and they don't seem to have problems selling tickets. I'll sit out the residency personally.

I hope Mick Mars stays as healthy as possible. You would have to think all those shows are hard on him.

MÖTLEY CRÜE Plots Another U.S. Tour In 2024, Possible Third Las Vegas Residency https://t.co/Bnb3fsKirQ pic.twitter.com/8nMk4ftIGN

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[Him]

Short answer: No.

Longer answer: No, but . . .

Even longer answer: No, but people will sit there and sing along, acting like it is good fun (and, for them, it probably will be).

Final answer: No, but MC is a machine that runs on a legacy that is well-established and is, at this point, little interested in the idea that running on said thing ruins the same in some small way. And, I guess, who cares? They certainly don't. When you make jokes about 'ending on top' that don't really have a punchline, they you sorta' force yourself into a situation where you have to sell the fake need to be seen. And, I guess, they--the members that own the brand and the others that are salaried employees expected to show up and do what is barely required of them--need to be seen?

Beats retirement, I guess. But, and I circle back a bit, if you 'went out on top' once, now twice, and then a third time, were you even really trying to sell the joke? Nah. You were just trying to sell tickets and merch. So much (again) for a legacy.

KISS called. They copyrighted backing tracks and integrity (or a lack thereof). Simmons wants to speak to Sixx. No worries though. All he wants to say is: "Good job!"