Mötley Crüe are launching their summer tour tonight, June 7, in Dallas. This tour has an unusual spin to it, however: For the first time, the band have called on their fans to decide everything, from the support acts (Poison and the New York Dolls) to the songs. 

Mötley Crüe are launching their summer tour tonight, June 7, in Dallas. This tour has an unusual spin to it, however: For the first time, the band have called on their fans to decide everything, from the support acts -- Poison and the New York Dolls -- to the songs chosen. 

For the final set list, the band - Vince Neil (vocals), Mick Mars (guitars), Nikki Sixx (bass) and Tommy Lee (drums) - listed every recorded song and surveyed fans at Motley.com; so the shows will include some songs the band hasn’t performed live in almost 20 years. Robert Long, the band’s production manager and set designer, describes the tour’s set design as “a hard-hitting Crüe rendition of a rock 'n’ roll burlesque theatre.”

“We’re excited to get back out on the road and launch this new, huge production on our headlining run in the U.S.,” Neil says.

Fans also get to see the band’s new “360” vertical drum rollercoaster, which will involves Lee being launched into vertical loops while continuing to perform.

Read our Dear Guitar Hero interview with Mick Mars here.   

Mötley Crüe with Poison and the New York Dolls tour dates:

JUNE

7: Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion

9: San Antonio, TX AT&T Center

10: Houston, TX Toyota Center

12: Albuquerque, NM Hard Rock Pavilion

14: Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl

15: San Francisco, CA Bill Graham Civic Auditorium

17: Phoenix, AZ Desert Sky Pavilion

18: Las Vegas, NV Red Rock Amphitheater

19: Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheater

21: Kansas City, MO Sprint Center

22: Maryland Heights, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

24: Minneapolis, MN Target Center

25: Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center

26: Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center

28: Toronto, ON Molson Amphitheater

29: Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre

JULY

1: Tinley Park, IL FMB Amphitheater

2: Noblesville, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center

3: Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena

5: Hollywood, FL Seminole Hard Rock Live Arena

6: Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum

8: Biloxi, MS Mississippi Coast Coliseum

9: Pelham, AL Verizon Wireless Music Center (Mötley Crüe & NY Dolls Only)

10: Atlanta, GA Aaron’s Amphitheater at Lakewood

12: Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

13: Hershey, PA Star Pavilion at Hershey Park

15: Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena

16: Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center

17: Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center 

19: Mansfield, MA Comcast Center

20: Uniondale, NY Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

22: Darien Center, NY Darien Lakes Performing Arts Center

23: Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center

24: Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE

27: Cheyenne, WY Frontier Days (Mötley Crüe Only)

29: Youngstown, OH Covelli Centre

30: Frederick, MD Outlaw Jam 2011

31: Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain

AUGUST

2: Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center

3: Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena

5: Tomah, WI Fort McCoy

6: Moline, IL iWireless Center

7: Omaha, NE Qwest Center

11: Ridgefield, WA Amphitheatre at Clark County

12: Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome

13: Nampa, ID Idaho Center

16: Fresno, CA Save Mart Center at Fresno State

17: Chula Vista, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheater

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