In a new interview with USA TODAY, Nikki Sixx talked about how their first Las Vegas Residency made people think Mötley Crüe was ending.
“We had a lot of people raising eyebrows when we did it, like, isn’t that where bands go to die?” the bassist replied when asked whether he thinks Mötley Crüe helped pave the way for bands like Aerosmith, the Scorpions, and Def Leppard to start doing Vegas residencies after they did in 2012.
He added, “But it’s such a great opportunity. Last year we played a 400-capacity club in London (The Underworld) the night before selling out Wembley Stadium and did the same at the Bowery (Ballroom in New York).”
Mötley Crüe performed their first Las Vegas Residency in 2012 and after that, they returned the next year with another show called Evening In Hell. Now, the band will be back for The Las Vegas Residency on March 28, with 11 shows at Dolby Live at Park MGM.
The group will perform on March 28-29, April 2, 4-5, 9, 11-12, 16, and 18-19. All shows begin at 8 p.m. Tickets will be available for sale at 10 a.m. PT on October 11. A part of the sales will support the Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth through the band’s Giveback Initiative and Live Nation.
The shows will take the audience on a journey through the band’s early days and history, ending with The Stadium Tour that they did with Def Leppard. The band shared in a statement, “Mötley Crüe and Las Vegas have always been the perfect combination of extravagance and decadence.”
They continued, “We’ve always loved the idea of the Vegas residency, because we’ve always loved the idea of staying in one location to build a unique show for the fans. We’re excited to get into rehearsals and work up a lot of songs that have been requested by the fans for years.”
Mötley Crüe recently released a new EP called ‘Cancelled,’ which includes a cover of the Beastie Boys’ song ‘Fight For Your Right.’ The band will perform three small shows on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood at the Troubadour, The Roxy, and Whisky a Go Go on October 7, 9 and 11.
