Motley Crue, Def Leppard and Poison Tour Is On

Rolling Stone has confirmed the rumors and the tour is happening. Expect to see Motley Crue, Def Leppard and Poison tour stadiums next year. No word on dates yet. I'm sure those (and sky high ticket prices!) will come along shortly.

Mötley Crüe are ripping up their “cessation of touring agreement” and hitting the road next year for a U.S. stadium tour with Poison and Def Leppard https://t.co/x7Y9OSQTP6 pic.twitter.com/Q6l3fEyyKj

— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) November 18, 2019

Comments

[Gogmagog]

Has there ever been a band who actually said "We're done" and stayed done? My beloved Rush might actually do it, but another tour by them in a year or two would not surprise me at all. And which band holds the record for most farewell tours? The Who?

[Bob]

I saw Crue and Poison back in the 80s. there is no way I would pay crazy high prices to see these bands who are way past their prime when I paid $15 to see them at the height of their popularity and power. Yeah, The who has got to be up there for most farewell tours. they first announced a farewell tour in 1982. I had tickets for one of the shows at JFK in Philadelphia, but that show got canceled. In The who's slight defense though, one of those massive reunion tours they did was specifically to earn some much-needed money for John entwhistle who had a major drug problem at the time, and was burning through cash like crazy. also, at least the Who have had the decency to make some new albums during those years, (they have a new record coming out this year.)

[fletch]

Mitch Lafon (I know, who?) is reporting that a fourth band is on this tour and he doesn't know why they haven't reported this, yet. People on social media are speculating like wildfire.

I'm hoping for Tom Keifer.

[steverox]

Well, I will eat a whole lot of crow on this one ... never thought this would happen. Money talks I guess ... I had assumed Motley would be one of those bands to actually stick to their farewell commitment, unlike Kiss, Ozzy, etc.

Curious what kind of stadiums they're looking to fill. I just don't see this as a stadium bill - nothing against all those bands which I love - and I guess those promoters know more than I do. Still see amphitheaters for this, and I would expect those to be full. Stadiums lower level maybe, but not upper levels.

That said, could the 4th band be the actual stadium headliner? AC/DC? GNR? Van Halen? Then I see stadiums.

For Poison fans like me, this cements that it will be the same old 50 minute set, so I am disappointed about that. I for one would have loved them to headline with their own tour playing amphitheaters, but it certainly looks now like that's not going to happen.

[Bkallday]

If Slayer, Ministry, Primus, & Phil Anselmo can do a stadium tour, i suspect this lineup will do just fine in the stadiums. Some of you act like they should be in small clubs or something. Lmao. Some of you need to consult google and record sales! You're acting like its Tesla, Kix, & Warrant. Newsflash.... it aint.

[fletch]

Bob: My older brother saw The Who's "final tour" at JFK. Then a few years later, he saw Live Aid there. I never got to see a show at JFK, as I was too young, but I tailgated in their parking lot and peed up against their wall many a time. For those that don't know Philly venues, there were/are three venues within a block of each other (The Spectrum, Veteran's Stadium and JFK). It's now Lincoln Financial Center, Wells Fargo Center, and Citizen Bank Park Arena (ah Corporate America at it's finest). When there was a concert or sporting event at one of the venues, each parking lot is open for parking and tailgating.

I have a pretty cool story about "almost meeting" Robert Daltrey and Pete Townshead. In the Summer of 2002, my wife and I (along with one of our teenage foster kids) were going to The Who/Robert Plant concert at the Camden NJ amphitheater. Again (for those who don't know) this is yet another "Philly" venue (sort of), but in New Jersey. It's right across the Delaware river and most people take the Ben Franklin Bridge from Philly into New Jersey. Many, many performers often [mistakenly] say on the New Jersey stage while performing, "HELLO PHILADELPHIA!". It often get a big laugh.

Anyway, as we were driving over the bridge a huge, multi car accident occurred at the top of the bridge shutting down all lanes of traffic. We were on the bridge glad to have missed being in the accident by minutes. The time was getting later and later and traffic was at a standstill. The bridge was a parking lot and almost everyone was out of their cars mingling and tailgating. This was about 6pm. We were listing to Pierre Robert on WMR as he was providing traffic updates. 8pm came and Robert Plant took the stage. We were all listening to the concert on the bridge. We were also really bummed that were missing the show., but we had no place to go.

Then from the New Jersey side, a swarm of police cars came speeding up. These cops though, ran past the car accident (Emergency Response Units were already on scene). Instead, bbout a dozen and half Officers surrounded a Limousine two (2) cars in front of my Jeep. They open the Limousine car door and out pops Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshead. The people on the bridge went nuts and started cheering. How strange? The Who were also stuck on this bridge and couldn't get to their own concert.

The Officers whisked them to an awaiting patrol car and they were en route to the venue. Pierre Robert announced this on the radio that The Who has guaranteed to delay their show until the bridge is reopened and fans can get to the show. The Bridge reopened about 9-9;30pm. We missed all of Robert Plant (other than hearing it on the radio), but we got to our seats around 10pm, right before The Who played their first song.

I hope San Diego is treating you well, Bob. Peace.

[steverox]

OK, fair enough, I probably am underestimating the demand. Like I said, promoters are obviously smarter than me and wouldn't book a stadium tour if they didn't think/know they could fill those seats. That's a huge upfront investment in staging/production, they will have done the math.

Till curious about this rumored "4th band" (if it's even real at all) though if it's not a big name it won't make a difference.

[fletch]

And being on that bridge, I asked him for his water bottle. I peed into it. And then, an hour later, I peed off the Ben Franklin bridge in front of him. And he saw me do it, I'm real time.

[Bob]

fletch, my friend, what a great story! the Who were supposed to play two shows at JFK in 1982. I just happened to get tickets for the show that was canceled so that they could do another warmup date in landover, MD. and yes, the parking lot scene at any Philly concert back in the 80s was off-the-charts awesome! I did catch The who on their first reunion tour in 1989, but at the Meadowlands. the coolest thing happened out in the parking lot. A big flatbed truck pulled up, and on the back of the truck was a live band. I don't remember who they were, but we all got a free concert out in the parking lot while we were all getting hammered. good times! fletch, how cool is it that Pierre Robert is still rocking on WMMR! I love that. Btw, San Diego always treats me well. not much to complain about down here. :)

[Will]

Slayer, Primus, and Phil Anselmo are not doing a stadium tour. They are doing an arena tour, difference of about 20k+ seats. madison Square Garden vs Meadowlands, LA Forum vs Rose Bowl.