Saints of Los Angeles, the first new Mötley Crüe studio album featuring all of the original members in over a decade, was released today, June 24. The album is comprised of songs lyrically inspired by the band’s jaw-dropping accounts of decadence chronicled in their NY Times best-selling memoir The Dirt. Of the new material, Rolling Stone says, “The Crüe is back…and they’re grimier than ever.” Following the original release of The Dirt in 2001, the NY Times said of the book: “Open it anywhere and find a story to remember,” while Details said, “… makes Pamela Des Barres’ I’m With The Band look like a nun’s diary by comparison.”
In support of their new album, Mötley Crüe will make a bevy of media appearances, including Larry King Live (June 20th), The Late Show With David Letterman (June 24th), and Access Hollywood.
The band has also created Crüe Fest, a touring rock festival embracing the lifestyle of rock that brings headlining bands together, giving fans a five-for-the-price of-one value in this atmosphere where rock rules once again. Produced by Live Nation, the inaugural year of the tour features Mötley Crüe, Buckcherry, Papa Roach, Sixx:A.M., and Trapt and kicks off July 1st in West Palm Beach, Florida, working its way across North America for over 40 dates throughout July and August. Tickets, band profiles and exclusive content from all of the Crüe Fest bands will consistently be uploaded at therockvine.com.
In April, Mötley Crüe debuted their single “Saints of Los Angeles” with a live performance at their Los Angeles press conference announcing Crüe Fest. The ubiquitous presence and popularity of music-based video games has influenced a resurgence of rock that has not only rejuvenated the average rock fan, but also served to create and educate a new generation of rock lovers. Mötley Crüe teamed up with MTV’s Rock Band (who is also a partner of the Crüe Fest tour) to debut a download of the single for use on the game simultaneous with its iTunes debut. If one had doubts of the role of these games in bringing rock back, the sales numbers of the single on Rock Band would lay them to rest: Rock Band downloads were a staggering five times that of those sold on iTunes.
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07.01.08 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre
07.03.08 Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre
07.05.08 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte
07.06.08 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater
07.08.08 Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
07.09.08 Buffalo, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
07.10.08 Sarnia, ONT Bayfest
07.12.08 Philadelphia, PA Susquehanna Bank Center
07.13.08 Washington, DC Nissan Pavilion
07.15.08 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
07.16.08 Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
07.18.08 Indianapolis, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center Indianapolis
07.19.08 Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amphitheater
07.20.08 St. Louis, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis
07.22.08 Houston, TX Toyota Center
07.23.08 San Antonio, TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
07.24.08 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center
07.26.08 Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion
07.27.08 Denver, CO Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
07.29.08 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre
07.31.08 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Wireless Pavilion
August:
08.01.08 Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay Events Center 08.02.08 Los Angeles, CA Glen Helen Pavilion 08.05.08 Sacramento, CA Sleep Train Pavilion 08.06.08 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View 08.08.08 Seattle, WA White River Amphitheatre 08.09.08 Portland, OR Rose Garden 08.11.08 Vancouver, BC General Motors Place 08.13.08 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place 08.14.08 Calgary, AB Pengrowth Saddledome 08.15.08 Saskatoon, SK Credit Union Centre 08.17.08 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre 08.19.08 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Amphitheatre 08.20.08 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center 08.22.08 Boston, MA Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts 08.23.08 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center 08.24.08 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena 08.28.08 Toronto, ONT Molson Amphitheatre 08.29.08 Albany, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center 08.30.08 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain 08.31.08 Pittsburgh, PA Post-Gazette Pavilion
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