In a blockbuster that few in the industry saw coming, the reunited Motley Crue will end up playing well over 100 dates in 2005. Nine shows into a 50-date North American tour, the Crue is doing sellout or near-sellout business. Now, the band has announced another 57 shows in North America, with a trip to Europe sandwiched between.
The first North American leg wraps May 1. The band will then play Europe and pick up again July 26 in Los Angeles for dates through Oct. 16 in Sioux City, Iowa, under the Carnival Of Sin tour banner.
For the first month of the summer run, Crue will join with several other hard rock bands for a larger package, among them Sum 41 and the Exies in select cities. Following the North American dates, the quartet will play Southeast Asia, Australia and Japan.
This tour was not only great for Motley Crue but, as the first major tour of 2005, it’s great for the business, especially with everyone coming off such a horrific year, the group’s booking agent, Pete Papalardo, tells Billboard.com.
Motley Crue : Carnival of Sins Tour Dates (updated May 4)
Jul 24 … .. Colorado Springs, CO … .. World Arena
Jul 26 … .. Los Angeles, CA … .. Irvine Meadows
Jul 27 … .. Sacramento, CA … .. Raley Field
Jul 29 … .. Vancouver, BC … .. PC Coliseum
Jul 30 … .. Seattle, WA (Auburn) … .. White River Amp.
Jul 31 … .. Portland, OR … .. Clark County Amp.
Aug 02 … .. Edmonton, AB … .. House of Blues
Aug 03 … .. Calgary, AB … .. House of Blues
Aug 05 … .. Salt Lake City, UT … .. USANA Amphitheater
Aug 06 … .. Denver, CO … .. Red Rocks
Aug 09 … .. St. Louis, MO … .. UMB Bank Pavilion
Aug 10 … .. Milwaukee, WI … .. Marcus Amphitheater
Aug 11 … .. Cleveland, OH … .. Blossom Music Center
Aug 13 … .. Washington, DC … .. Nissan Pavilion
Aug 14 … .. Holmdel, NJ … .. PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug 16 … .. Wantagh, NY … .. Jones Beach
Aug 17 … .. Atlantic City, NJ … .. Borgata
Aug 20 … .. Hartford, CT … .. Meadows Music Amp.
Aug 21 … .. Manchester, NH … .. Verizon Wireless Arena
Aug 23 … .. Toronto, ONT … .. Molson Amphitheater
Aug 24 … .. Detroit, MI … .. DTE Amphitheater
Aug 26 … .. St. Paul, MN … .. MN State Fair
Aug 27 … .. Chicago, IL … .. Tweeter Center
Aug 28 … .. Cincinnati, OH … .. Riverbend Amphitheater
Aug 30 … .. Pittsburgh, PA … .. Post Gazette Pavilion
Aug 31 … .. Syracuse, NY … .. NY State Fair
Sep 02 … .. Buffalo, NY … .. Darien Lake Amp.
Sep 03 … .. Albany, NY … .. SPAC
Sep 04 … .. Allentown, PA … .. Great Allentown Fair
Sep 06 … .. Virginia Beach, VA … .. GTE Amphitheater
Sep 07 … .. Charlotte, NC … .. Verizon Wireless Amp.
Sep 09 … .. Birmingham, AL … .. Verizon Wireless
Sep 10 … .. Nashville, TN … .. Starwood Amphitheater
Sep 11 … .. Knoxville, TN … .. Thomson Boling Arena
Sep 13 … .. Orlando, FL … .. TD Waterhouse Arena
Sep 14 … .. Pensacola, FL … .. Civic Center
Sep 16 … .. Atlanta, GA … .. Philips Arena
Sep 18 … .. Memphis, TN … .. Desoto Civic Center
Sep 20 … .. Louisville, KY … .. Freedom Hall
Sep 21 … .. Indianapolis, IN … .. Conseco Fieldhouse
Sep 23 … .. Little Rock, AR … .. Allel Arena
Sep 24 … .. Houston, TX … .. Toyota Center
Sep 25 … .. Laredo, TX … .. Entertainement Center
Sep 27 … .. Corpus Christi, TX … .. America Bank Center
Sep 28 … .. Hidalgo, TX … .. Dodge Arena
Sep 30 … .. Albuquerque, NM … .. Journal Pavilion
Oct 01 … .. El Paso, TX … .. Don Haskins Center
Oct 02 … .. Lubbock, TX … .. United Spirit
Oct 04 … .. Tucson, AZ … .. TCC
Oct 07 … .. Fresno, CA … .. Save Mart
Oct 08 … .. Las Vegas, NV … .. The Joint
Oct 09 … .. Las Vegas, NV … .. The Joint
Oct 11 … .. Bozeman, MT … .. Brick Breedan Fieldhouse
Oct 12 … .. Casper, WY … .. Casper Events Center
Oct 14 … .. Bismarck, ND … .. Civic Center
Oct 15 … .. Rapid City, SD … .. Rushmore Plaza
Oct 16 … .. Sioux City, IA … .. Tyson Center
A pre-sale of these dates will begin Wednesday (March 2) on AOL CityGuide, with general tickets on sale March 5.
These new dates, dubbed Carnival of Sins, will include some festival-style amphitheatre and arena dates with special guests, fellow Island/IDJ recording artists Sum 41, The Exies and some of the hottest new rock bands in various markets, to be announced.
Program and Music Directors have responded strongly to If I Die Tomorrow, which garnered Top 5 airplay at the Active, Heritage and Mainstream Rock formats. Clear Channel Regional Vice President of Rock Programming Jim Richards said: Radio stations are getting a big response from Crue fans because they know they are part of something special.
The band’s tour, co-promoted by VH1 and VH1 Classic, has been drawing record crowds around the world, with the group eventually playing before an estimated 1 million in the U.S. Motley Crue had offers from more than 100 cities for their summer run, many of them conducting Bring the Crue campaigns through local radio stations and media promotions that resulted in petitions being signed and a series of 55 dates added in the U.S. through the summer and fall. A similar promotion in Canada saw the band’s new album, Red White & Crue, certified platinum, and several concerts north of the border added to the tour.
The reviews from the first few dates of the self-proclaimed Loudest Show On Earth, which includes fire-breathing midgets, aerial displays and assorted circus freaks and geeks, have been uniformly enthusiastic.
The Detroit Free Press proclaimed: Certain rock bands are infamous for their sins. Ozzy Osbourne is known for his drug past and Van Halen for firing lead singers. Kiss was known for womanizing; Marilyn Manson is allegedly a Satanist. However, L.A. metal quartet Motley Crue is legendary for all of these vices, and then some.
All that was missing from this show was someone being shot out of a cannon! raved the Toronto Sun. Give them time, given the band is returning in the summer.
The Toronto Star enthused: Suddenly, a reunited Crue seems like the very embodiment of cool.
The Cleveland Plain-Dealer said simply: Spread the word: Motley Crue is back!
The band’s New York stay includes, weather permitting, rolling up to the New York Stock Exchange in their custom-made motorcycles, ringing the final bell to close the market day and performing to a sold-out show at Madison Square Garden.
Motley Crue’s new Island/UME greatest hits compilation debuted at #6 on the Billboard charts on the strength of three new songs, including the Top 5 Active Rock hit, If I Die Tomorrow.
The first Motley Crue world tour in six years officially launched Feb. 17 in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
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Motley Crue: If I Die Tomorrow streaming video links:
Ft. Lauderdale opening night backstage photos
Motley Crue Red White and Crue
Official Motley Crue Merchandise
Skylar Neil Memorial Fund T-Shirts
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