Mötley Crüe Touring in 2020 with Def Leppard and Poison

It's often times easy to say "never say never" when it comes to getting the band back together, but believe it or not, that's exactly what happened! Nikki Sixx and company are taking to the stage in the summer of 2020 with Def Leppard and Poison. This coming nearly six years after the band retired from touring in early 2014.

The picture below shows Mötley Crüe at a show during their last years of touring. This particular picture is from a concert in 2012.
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They breached their contract

 As stated above, Sixx and company announced their retirement from touring at the beginning of 2014. While they did record some new music in 2018, they did not tour. However, fans began clammering for a comeback tour, and so of course the Crüe had no choice but to follow through.

Did I say it's also not the first time that they toured with Poison and Def Leppard. Much earlier in the decade the bands crossed paths. Back in 2011, Mötley Crüe toured with Poison in the Glam-o-Gaddon tour to commemorate their 30th anniversary. It was also Poison's 25th anniversary. Another special guest during the tour was the New York Dolls.

In late 2011 the Crüe also toured with Def Leppard.

What about Leppard and Poison?

Def Leppard themselves have been extremely busy. In June of 2019, after their induction into the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame, the band embarked on a UK summer tour starting with the Swedish Rock Festival. Rick Allen also announced another Las Vegas residency at the Zappos Theater inside Planet Hollywood.

Poison were also busy in recent years. In 2017, they toured with Def Leppard and special guest Tesla being Poison's first major tour since 2012 and used to commemorate the band's 30th anniversary. In 2018, Brett Michaels and company headlined the Nothing But a Good Time tour with Cheap Trick and Pop Evil.

On a personal note, I have to say that of the three bands, the most songs I know from is Def Leppard. I do know a select few songs by Poison and Mötley Crüe, but not very many. I should also close the blog by saying that dates for the 2020 summer tour have yet to be announced in full.

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