Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California on January 17, 1981. The group was founded by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, lead singer Vince Neil and lead guitarist Mick Mars. Mötley Crüe has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, including 25 million albums in the United States, making them one of the best-selling bands of all time.
Mötley Crüe / Def Leppard / Poison / Joan Jett & The Blackhearts / Classless Act Jun 18, 2022 Miami, Florida, United States Added by Concert Archives 3
30th Anniversary Summer Tour Jul 08, 2011 Biloxi, Mississippi, United States Added by Concert Archives 3
Mötley Crüe / Poison / New York Dolls Jul 02, 2011 Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Added by Concert Archives 3
Rock In Rio 2015 Sep 18, 2015 - Sep 20, 2015 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Added by Concert Archives 3
US Festival 1983 May 28, 1983 - May 29, 1983 San Bernardino, California, United States Added by Concert Archives 3
The US Festival 1983 May 28, 1983 - May 28, 1983 Los Angeles, California, United States Added by Concert Archives 3
Mötley Crüe / Hinder / Theory of a Deadman / The Last Vegas Mar 08, 2009 Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States Uploaded by Donald T Long Credit: Donald T Long
Motley Crue / Nisan "The Gypsy" & The Star Of Fire Revue / The Miss Nude Heavy Metal Contest (cancelled) Dec 31, 1982 Santa Monica, California, United States Uploaded by Milocampo
Iron Maiden - World Slavery Tour 84/85 Oct 28, 1984 Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands Uploaded by Evilonline
Theater of Pain Sep 15, 1985 Detroit, Michigan, United States Uploaded by Tom Le Zotte
Mötley Crüe Jul 19, 1987 Detroit, Michigan, United States Uploaded by Tom Le Zotte
Classless Act / Joan Jett & The Blackhearts / Poison / Def Leppard / Mötley Crüe Jun 22, 2022 Washington, D.C., United States Uploaded by Cole Oser
KISS / Motley Crue Mar 27, 1983 Universal City, California, United States Uploaded by Milocampo
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Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band that started in Los Angeles, California on January 17, 1981. The band was founded by bassist guitarist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, who then recruited lead guitarist Mick Mars and vocalist Vince Neil.
Mick Mars was one of the first members of Mötley Crüe. He was recruited by Nikki Six and Tommy Lee in April 1981, making him 29 years old when he joined. This makes him the oldest member of the band.
Mötley Crüe, the band, is 42 years old, having formed on January 17, 1981.
Mötley Crüe generally means “a strangely mixed group.” While trying to come up with a good name for the band, Mick Mars recalled an event in which he was playing with a band called White Horse and one of the other band members labeled the group "a motley looking crew." He memorized the term and wrote it down as 'Mottley Cru’. The entire band liked it. With a few little changes, they became Mötley Crüe.
Vince Neil, lead singer of Mötley Crüe, and Nicholas Razzle Dingley, drummer of the band Hanoi Rocks, were involved in a car accident in late 1984. Vince Neil was driving when he lost control of the vehicle and hit another car. The accident was fatal and caused the death of Dingley.
Mötley Crüe broke up for the first time in 1992 when lead singer Vince Neil quit. Neil rejoined the band in 1996 and continued to tour and record with them until the band's retirement in 2015. However, Mötley Crüe announced a comeback and came out of retirement in 2019.
Though the line up of Mötley Crüe has changed over the years, the founding members are all still living. There ages are:
With a net worth of more than $235 million, Mötley Crüe has released 9 studio albums, 3 live albums, 8 compilation albums, 9 video albums, 32 music videos, 3 EPs, 30 singles, and 2 box sets during their career.
Nikki Sixx, the founder of Mötley Crüe, has claimed that the band is banned from the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. Though no official announcement has been made, it is believed that their drug use and notoriety are the reasons why they will never be inducted.
Mötley Crüe has had 1,938 concerts.
Mötley Crüe is most often considered to be Rock, Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Album Oriented Rock (AOR), Glam Metal, Sleaze Rock, Hair Metal, and Arena Rock.
The next Mötley Crüe concert is on February 18, 2023 at Foro Sol in Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico. The bands performing are: Mötley Crüe / Def Leppard.
The last Mötley Crüe concert was on January 14, 2023 at Gexa Energy Pavillion in Dallas, Texas, United States. The bands that performed were: Motley crue.
The songs that Mötley Crüe performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the September 09, 2022 concert at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States: