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Nikki Sixx on Motley Crue Retirement Statement: 'Don't Freak Out Yet'

Jeff Giles — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:05:04 +0000

The guys from Motley Crue have spent the last couple of years hinting that retirement is on the horizon, and bass guitarist Nikki Sixx recently went so far as to say the band would be hanging it up after one more album and tour. But you know how long rock retirements tend to last -- and it looks like Sixx might be leaving himself some room for renegotiation.

Motley Crue Singer Vince Neil Undergoes Surgery

Matthew Wilkening — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 01:16:13 +0000

Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil underwent successful surgery to remove the kidney stones that forced the band's Sunday night (March 10) concert in Sydney, Australia to be cut short so the singer could be rushed to the hospital.

Motley Crue Announce Four 2013 U.S. Tour Dates

Sterling Whitaker — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:30:08 +0000

Just two weeks ago, Motley Crue announced an extensive run of dates in Canada. Now the band have announced a handful of shows in the U.S., all taking place at the end of May and centered around the Northeast.

Vince Neil Shoots Down New Motley Crue Album Rumors

Billy Dukes — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 23:00:56 +0000

There won't be new Motley Crue music coming in 2013, and there may never be another full-length album from the hard-rockers. Vince Neil says there may be an EP in the band's future, but 2014 is as early as that would surface.

Vince Neil Mixes It Up with Unruly Fan During Concert

Jeff Giles — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:13:44 +0000

It can't be easy remembering the words to Motley Crue's greatest hits while holding a microphone and scanning one's environment for inappropriate horseplay, but Vince Neil is a seasoned professional, and he can multitask. Just ask the fan who nearly got clocked at his solo show last Saturday (Dec. 1).

Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx on 'Sex' and Touring with Kiss

Matthew Wilkening — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 14:56:59 +0000

With Motley Crue's summer-long tour with fellow rock titans Kiss wrapping up, we caught up with the band's bassist, songwriter, author, fashion designer, photographer, radio host and all-around renaissance man, Nikki Sixx.

Motley Crue's Vince Neil Plays With Tribute Band at Toronto Stop

Ultimate Classic Rock Staff — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 04:21:03 +0000

It’s the stuff that dreams are made of, especially if you’re a tribute band, and Vince Neil gave the guys in Crued the ultimate honor by joining them for a performance onstage in Toronto Thursday (Sept. 13) night. The singer had booked an after-party following the band’s Toronto performance with Kiss and had the popular [...]

Kiss and Motley Crue Donate $100,000 to Colorado Movie Theater Shooting Victims

Matthew Wilkening — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 17:56:22 +0000

During their Aug. 8 joint concert in Denver, Kiss and Motley Crue announced that they will be donating $100,000 to a relief fund set up to help victims of the July 20 movie theater shootings in nearby Aurora, Colo.

KISS and Motley Crue Hook Up For Tour

Jen Austin — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:48:52 +0000

Rock fans get ready! KISS and Motley Crue will rock our faces off this summer on a joint outing. And finally, a nice, simple name for a tour. It’s called “The Tour.” Any Texas shows? Yep! We’ll just have to wait til August. I hope all that Texas heat doesn’t melt KISS’s makeup off. Here [...]

Tommy Lee Settles Lawsuit for $400K

Billy Dukes — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:30:01 +0000

Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee is $400K lighter, but it has nothing to do with his behavior in Las Vegas during the band’s recent residency. Instead, Lee has settled a lawsuit with a former assistant, who sued him for defamation and failure to pay overtime.

Motley Crue's Vince Neil Celebrates 51st Birthday On Stage In Las Vegas

Dave Lifton — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:33:58 +0000

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If you were Motley Crue‘s notoriously decadent singer Vince Neil, where else would you want to celebrate your birthday but Las Vegas? Neil’s 51st birthday on Feb. 8 coincided neatly with the band’s residence at Sin City’s Hard Rock Hotel And Casino, which runs through Feb. 19, and his bandmates commemorated the occasion in style.

'Motley Crue Day' Declared in Las Vegas

Jeff Giles — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:54:58 +0000

In anticipation of the band’s upcoming Vegas residency — kicking off tonight (Feb. 3) at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino — Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman has proclaimed today Motley Crue Day. In what is being called the first-ever hard rock residency for the city, Motley Crue will perform four shows a week between [...]

Motley Crue Offers Vacation Excuse

Jen Austin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:32:24 +0000

If you need an excuse to hit Las Vegas for a little vacation, here you go. Motley Crue is about to kick off a couple of weeks of shows, and they say it will be their biggest production yet. Nikki Sixx took to Facebook to tell us more about the shows, saying this: “We’ve been [...]

Nikki Sixx Says Motley Crue Want To 'Go Out On Top'

Dave Swanson — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:01:20 +0000

Only yesterday, Vince Neil was telling the media that the Motley Crue’s upcoming Vegas romp might be the start of their farewell. Now today, word comes in from bassist Nikki Sixx that, though a farewell may be in the cards at some point, it might be a long goodbye.

Motley Crue Tribute Includes Jack Daniel's Bottles to Raise Money for Charity

Chris M. Junior — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:12:29 +0000

Through the years, Motley Crue has spent a lot of time rocking Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, Calif., with the legendary Whisky A Go-Go club among its many haunts.

So if any band deserves to be honored at the 2011 Sunset Strip Music Festival, it’s the Crue. The tribute, set for Aug. 18, is going to involve real whiskey: special-edition bottles of Jack Daniel’s, with proceeds going to a charity that’s very dear to one Crue member.

Nikki Sixx Boots Fan from Motley Crue Concert for Bootlegging [VIDEO]

Chris M. Junior — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 17:54:28 +0000

Nikki Sixx doesn’t mess around when it comes to the video bootlegging of a Motley Crue show.

Early in the band’s headlining set on Saturday, Sixx reportedly jumped into the Outlaw Jam festival crowd after spotting a fan with what has been described as a professional-quality video camera.

New Album From Nikki Sixx

Chris Cobb — Wed, 04 May 2011 18:34:04 +0000

Nikki Sixx’s band, Sixx AM, has a new album in stores called This Is Gonna Hurt. If that title sounds familiar, it’s likely because Sixx released a book by the same name in April. Like Sixx’s previous book, 2007′s The Heroin Diaries, it also had a Sixx AM album attached to it, titled The Heroin [...]

Alice Cooper To Receive Golden God Award

Chris Cobb — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:01:52 +0000

The third annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards take place tonight in Los Angeles at the Nokia Theater. Artists including Alice Cooper, who will receive the Golden God award; Motley Crue and even William Shatner will be among those honored at the ceremony. According to Alice, this isn’t your run-of-the-mill awards show. “When you come to [...]

Good News, Bad News For Vince Neil

Jen Austin — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 10:09:36 +0000

The good news, Vince Neil is out of jail. The bad news, his girlfriend wants to move on. Vince’s girlfriend was Las Vegas entertainment reporter Alicia Jacobs. Jacobs put out a statement that reads “Due to the decisions Vince continues to make, it is necessary that I end our relationship of seven months. I wish him happiness and [...]

Motley Crue in Dallas? YES…

Jen Austin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:10:11 +0000

Vince Neil and the boys are hittin’ the road. A summer tour has just been announced for Motley Crue, Poison, and New York Dolls. Sounds rockin’! The whole thing kicks off just down the road… In Dallas June 7th. Tickets go on sale to fan club members March 11th, and to the general public March [...]