Motley Crue Blows Up Their 'No-More Tours' Contract

I wonder how long the tour deal with Motley, Def Leppard and Poison has been in the works? How much do you think they all stand to make from this? Watch Motley blow up their "no more tours" contract below.

MÖTLEY CRÜE IS BACK!!!
Read the official statement here - https://t.co/bvBDlVHHVB pic.twitter.com/2XmmgezBrf

— Mötley Crüe (@MotleyCrue) November 18, 2019

Comments

[BatLizard]

I don’t see how this can be a real, full-fledged stadium tour. I’m in for sure, but even smaller venues (around 50,000 capacity) are too big for this tour.

[Dale]

I read that livenation offered the Crue $150 million That's_37 million + each. Who says money does not talk???..

[fletch]

"We really meant it 3 years ago, when we said that was our final tour, but the fans want us back now, and we've always been about our fans."
- Nikki Sixx, 11/17/19

[fletch]

Nikki Sixx told Rolling Stone in 2014 “The only loophole is if all four band members agreed to do it, we could override our own contract. But we know that will never happen. There are people in this band who will refuse to ever do it again, and you’re talking to one of them. There is no amount of money that would ever make me do it again because I have such pride in how we’re ending it.”"

[bryon]

I don't begrudge them anything. Do what you want!

At the time they signed it, they probably were very serious and couldn't imagine playing again. But a few years of playing to crappy crowds and basically not doing much of anything, I'll bet they miss it - it must be pretty hard to replace that feeling/rush of playing to 20,000 people, even with all the BS that comes with that band. Live Nation comes in with $150 million (or whatever it is) and that just cemented it.

Regardless, I've seen them 7 or 8 times in the past 15 years, and I'm probably done. I certainly don't want to see them in a stadium where I'm 50 miles from the stage, and I don't want to pay the hundreds of dollars it will take to get me close.

But we'll see. I'm a sucker for a big rock show. If they play Toronto on a Saturday night in the summer, and I could get a group of friends together....

[Shawn]

And the Bullet Boys Said --- Woo!
For the love of money
People would lie to their mother
For the love of money
People would steal from their own brother
For the love of money
People can't even walk the streets
They never know who in the world they're gonna meet
For that mean
Mean green
Oh mighty dollar yeah
Money, money, money, money

Any way I am in -- was really sad when they walked off that stage felt like a piece of me was dying.... Part of my life was closing -- now its open again!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

[Bkallday]

I was flat out naive for ever believing Nikki Sixx. I should know that to him, $$$ is more important than oxygen! I wish they would stay retired if theyre not gonna come up with a new album, though. Stupid ass nostalgia crap. SMFH

[GNR]

So how much money is the condom that I bought walking out of one Crue's last show's on the All Bad Things Tour worth ? It was clearanced for like 50 cents.

And of course, I'll go see them again. They could do themselves a favor and play some different setlists since they want to capture these so called new crueheads.

[Gary]

If you give me say 10 minutes, I'm pretty sure I can muster up a surprised look. I will point out that all 3 bands have original members and haven't made a mockery of their glory days. (save for Leps guitarists, one of whom may as well have been original and one whose been there since Steve tragically passed away). They all can still sell out sheds at the drop of a hat playing the same songs every year. Funny how that works, no?

[Metalboy!]

It’s gonna sell out. Vince must have agreed to get in shape. I wonder if he signed an endorsement deal with WeightWatchers.

[fletch]

After the Motley Crue tour announcement, I was disgusted by the resentment and anger of so-called fans.

My 3 Cents:
If you're angry that a band is going to tour, even after a farewell tour, then you're not a fan. A fan would embrace the chance to see their favorite band again, no matter what circumstances surround it.

Bands are very complicated. Being in a band is a full-time job, even when not touring or recording. I don't expect fans to understand the dynamic of keeping a band functioning, or functional, but it's a lot harder than you think. A band is made up of band members, each with different personalities, different influences, different goals, different addictions, different problems, different egos, and different ideas. Some members will evolve with age, and some will stay assholes for life. Some may see their part in situations, and some continue to blame others. In many cases, a band or a musician will make rash decisions out of survival and self-preservation. As time passes and tempers calm, a once bad situation may not look that bad when seen though the lucid mind. When that happens, the fans get the greatest gift of all; their favorite band back.

If you love music, if you love Motley Crue, if you love concerts, then you're getting the greatest gift of all. I will never, ever, ever, ever understand how someone using the moniker of "Fan" can be angry about Motley Crue touring again. Contrary to popular belief, a band has enough problems dealing with the band than trying to mastermind a plan to betray its fans. The only betrayal I see is from the so-called fans talking shit about the band. For that, shame on you.

Oh, and Vince will be going under the knife again.

[fletch]

Editor note: my above post was copied/pasted from Phil Varone. I thought his name was attached, but I agree with his sentiment quoted above.

[fletch]

Oh, and I know, Phil Varone. Who? Drummer for Saigon Kick, Skid Row and Vince Neil band. You can Google him, but fair warning, don't do so at work. He briefly became a porn star and selling a mold of his junk on the internet. Cue: for the love of the money.

[oper8n]

I'm maybe a little more excited than one ought to be for this tour. I hope they add a reunited Skid Row to the bill, or maybe White Lion.

[Shawn]

@Fletch Great Post even though borrowed sums it up ------ oper8n glad to see you here - hope the winter blast last week didn't get you :) YES White Lion if Vito can still play that would be awesome!!!

[Bkallday]

These bands are not gonna take a second rate band like White Lion out to open for them. Lol

[steverox]

I'm beginning to think there is no 4th band ... but if there is, it probably won't add much to the bill. Bret is out with Nightranger right now, so maybe that's a possibility. A reunited band would be cool, something like Ratt with Warren back, Cinderella with everyone back, or Skid Row with Bach back.

I initially thought the 4th band would be the stadium headliner such as ACDC, but I can't believe that hasn't leaked yet if that's the case. What makes the most sense to me is Bon Jovi. No tour dates listed yet for 2020, and a clear stadium headliner.

[fletch]

https://krna.com/the-motley-crue-tour-is-way-too-expensive-for-iowa/

Ok, more reading for you rumor buffs


If this article is true, there is no way a fourth band could be someone like AC/DC based on salaries for each band on the tour:

Motley: $2 million/ night
Def Lep: $1 million/night
Poison: $ 250,000/night

I agree with Steverox. I don't think there's a fourth band, it would've been leaked by now.

[Him]

I read this post and the previous one. I wasn't going to post. Then I decide to do so.

Nothing wrong with touring well past your prime. I go and see bands that I love do that all the time. Also nothing wrong with going out on top. Once you hit the highs, some bands (well, few bands) feel that nothing is really left to prove.

I also get that feelings change. A new generation discovers your band. So you are all (or some) back in. Time to restart the magic. Time to get the juices flowing. Time to treat the fans, new and old, to the classic sound and the iconic imagery. I even get the idea that you are doing it for the money. If the market will pay, they you might as well play.

But I wish bands would stop saying goodbye. Just stop. Then start again. Simple. Or, in this case, stop making such a big deal about stopping even if we know that they will eventually start again. The contract (yawn). The cost (your choice). The associated merch (really, will I never get a chance to buy stuff like this again?)

Given all of the above, numerous bands have cheated their fans in favor of a quick buck: The Who, KISS, and MC, etc. They played on the emotions of people that loved them, supported them, and 'bought' their mystique. Thing is, they probably knew they could do that. So no harm or foul to the fans that are excited to see them again. They love them. Who wouldn't want to see a band they love(d) again, if they promise not to do it again?

Oh wait. That makes them complicit in the duplicity. But that's cool. No, seriously. I meant that. If you just want to hear the music, who wouldn't love to see the music performed live, regardless of how it actually sounds? And maybe it will sound good. Not canned. Not sweetened. Raw and old school. All the old songs and deeper cuts. I mean, if you went out on top and are now coming back somewhere else, why would you regurgitate a tire set-list (with variations)? If you do that, at least have backing tracks, pyro, and a carnival-like stage show.

And even if you wanted to protest all of this affectation, why bother and who cares? The bands get paid, people show up, and life moves on. Isn't that the magic of music? A band treats you in a way that in almost any other circumstance would make you livid, but you are already there, wallet open, waiting to take them back. Why? They have changed. Things have changed. It will be better this time. Or at least the same as it was.

Thank goodness that this sort of behavior, when it doesn't come to music, hasn't been discussed.

[Shawn]

OK BK I don't usually bite but I challenge you to put down the dumb bell and pull out the guitar and play me any second rate White Lion song....... I mean play it on the guitar LOL you will be amazed how much your opinion changes about music when you pick up an instrument.