'The World Tour' Adds American Dates And Alice Cooper

You already know that Motley Crue and Def Leppard are taking The Stadium Tour to other countries in the coming months and calling the run The World Tour. Now, the band has added some American dates - and also Alice Cooper has joined the bill.

One of the dates added is Columbus, Ohio but at this time I do not have plans to grab tickets. Also I think Alice Cooper will probably outperform Motley each night. Def Leppard can still hold their own, but there is no contest between frontmen when it comes to Alice Cooper versus Vince Neil. Alice wins every time.

See you on the road with @MotleyCrue and @alicecooper 🔥

Sat Aug 05 Syracuse, NY
Tue Aug 08 Columbus, OH
Fri Aug 11 Fargo, ND
Sun Aug 13 Omaha, NE
Wed Aug 16 Tulsa, OK
Fri Aug 18 El Paso, TX pic.twitter.com/NvhItTbCLS

— Def Leppard (@DefLeppard) December 8, 2022

MÖTLEY CRÜE AND DEF LEPPARD // THE WORLD TOUR with Special Guest @alicecooper

Motley Crüe pre sale - Fri, 12/9 10am local
Citi Presale - Tues, 12/13 10am local
General Onsale - Fri, 12/16 10am local

Visit https://t.co/j2I0niNlrs for more details. pic.twitter.com/rdXc65fM8D

— Mötley Crüe (@MotleyCrue) December 8, 2022

Random Morning Announcement: Def Leppard, Motley Crue Add Two U.S. Shows This February

Def Leppard and Motley Crue will play two shows in Atlantic City, NJ, on February 10 and 11. The shows will take place at Hard Rock Live (Etess Arena). The Citi Presale literally begins today (talk about no advance notice!) and general on-sale is Friday.

Clearly these are warm-up gigs for The World Tour which starts in the middle of February in Mexico.

Tickets:
February 10: https://t.co/RFHyLnzapR
February 11: https://t.co/0jpqANZ52g pic.twitter.com/LfqBMre0iI

— Def Leppard (@DefLeppard) November 29, 2022

Happy Thanksgiving To Our Regular 'Crue'

In America, it's Thanksgiving - one of the very best holidays of the year. In fact, it has probably surpassed Halloween as my favorite holiday. There's food (dressing! rolls! noodles! pie!) and football and time off work... so what's not to love?

In Glam news, there's a new Motley Crue box set to lust after... and it comes in vinyl! Crucial Crue will feature the band's first five albums. I actually already own those releases on vinyl but for folks who like to collect rare, colored albums, this set makes sense. The set will come out February 17, 2023... and cost around $175. You can pre-order the set now.

Wishing a very Happy Thanksgiving to all of you! 🤘🏼🍽️ pic.twitter.com/oPFmnEwtpQ

— Official Dio (@OfficialRJDio) November 24, 2022

Thank You Mick Mars, For All The Memories

The rumors were true - or at least partially so. Mick Mars, Motley Crue guitarist, will retire from touring. He remains a member of the band, meaning any new music Motley might release should include Mick.

As you probably know, Mick has a debilitating disease called Ankylosing spondylitis which makes moving incredibly painful over time. Mick has been living with the condition for decades.

I was amazed (in a good way!) that Mick made it through The Stadium Tour over the summer. That was a lot of dates and it is clear his condition is worsening. Also, he isn't 30 anymore. No word if John 5 really will replace Mick in the touring version of Motley. I thank Mick for so many good concert memories and I'm glad I got to see the original Crue lineup live many times!

Motley Crue guitarist and founding member Mick Mars will no longer tour with the band due to his ongoing painful struggle with Ankylosing Spondylitis, although he will continue as a member. https://t.co/CKXzVNKavh

— Variety (@Variety) October 26, 2022

Motley Crue, Def Leppard Announce European, Latin American Tour

I guess the rumors of The Stadium Tour going global were true. Motley Crue and Def Leppard will go to Europe and Latin America in 2023 and it looks like tickets go on sale next Friday. The run starts in Mexico in February and hits the UK in May. Like The Stadium Tour this is a co-headline event and Live Nation is the producer. Get ready for dynamic ticket pricing!

I guess we will see if the rumors about John 5 playing guitar instead of Mick Mars for this next run are true soon enough.

First, U.S. Stadiums…now - THE WORLD 🤘The World Tour with Motley Crue is hitting Latin America & Europe in 2023! 🔥

Head to https://t.co/ZYjhEkG1YT for all details and specific pre-sale, on-sale, and VIP package information. pic.twitter.com/RIeOIppSDe

— Def Leppard (@DefLeppard) October 20, 2022

Los Angeles Pays Respects To Taylor Hawkins

Like the UK version, there was a big Taylor Hawkins tribute concert last night in Los Angeles. Loads of famous musicians came out to show their support - including Nikki Sixx and Tommy Lee, who played some Motley Crue classics. Wolfgang Van Halen shredded some Van Halen hits again and Sebastian Bach was there too.

The show raised money for Music Support and MusiCares.

"Live Wire" Derek Day of Classless Act is singing.

"Home Sweet Home"

Wolfie - "Hot For Teacher"

Nikki Sixx and Tommy Lee Were On 'Entertainment Tonight'

I really never watch Entertainment Tonight. By chance, I clicked it on last night while I was waiting for Big Brother to start. I ended up seeing the last 10 minutes of ET and lo and behold - there was a feature on Nikki Sixx and Tommy Lee. This definitely surprised me. There was mention of the success of The Stadium Tour, details on the movie The Retaliators which features Motley Crue on the soundtrack and of course a Pamela Anderson mention. The entire package is below.

Tommy Lee is back onscreen, and this time as a strip club DJ.https://t.co/Bs3SH4WUZJ

— Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) September 15, 2022

"21 Bullets" - The Retaliators theme, written by Nikki Sixx and James Michael