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Mötley Crüe Setlist
08/19/15 Cincinnati, OH U.S. Bank Arena
Read More08/20/15 Indianapolis, IN Bankers Life Fieldhouse 08/22/15 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre 08/23/15 Ottawa, ON Canadian Tire Centre 08/24/15 Montreal, QC Bell Centre 08/26/15 Baltimore, MD Royal Farms Arena 08/28/15 Raleigh, NC PNC Arena 08/29/15 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena 08/30/15 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena 09/02/15 Miami, FL AmericanAirlines Arena 09/04/15 New Orleans, LA Smoothie King Center 09/05/15 Houston, TX Toyota Center 09/06/15 San Antonio, TX Alamodome 09/08/15 Monterrey, Mexico Arena Monterrey 09/10/15 Mexico City, Mexico Arena Ciudad 09/19/15 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil Rock In Rio 10/05/15 Hidalgo, TX State Farm Arena 10/07/15 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center 10/08/15 North Little Rock, AR Verizon Arena 10/10/15 Evansville, IN Ford Center 10/11/15 Lexington, KY Rupp Arena 10/13/15 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena 10/14/15 Buffalo, NY First Niagara Center 10/16/15 Bridgeport, CT Webster Bank Arena 10/17/15 Manchester, NH Verizon Wireless Arena 10/18/15 Bangor, ME Cross Insurance Center 11/02/15 Newcastle upon Tyne Metro Radio Arena 11/03/15 Manchester Manchester Arena 11/04/15 Birmingham Genting Arena 11/06/15 London The SSE Arena, Wembley 11/08/15 Stuttgart Hanns Martin Schleyer Halle 11/09/15 Basel, Switzerland St. Jakobshalle 11/10/15 Assago, Italy Mediolanum Forum 11/12/15 Monte Carlo, Monaco Sporting Club 11/13/15 Munich, Germany Zenith 11/14/15 Dusseldorf, Germany ISS Dome 11/16/15 Stockholm, Sweden Ericsson Globe 11/18/15 Helsinki, Finland Hartwall Arena 11/20/15 Abu Dhabi Emirates du Arena 12/04/15 Lincoln, NE Pinnacle Bank Arena 12/07/15 Sioux Falls, SD Denny Sanford 12/08/15 Grand Forks, ND Alerus Center 12/10/15 Saskatoon, SK SaskTel Centre 12/12/15 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place 12/13/15 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome 12/15/15 Portland, OR Moda Center 12/17/15 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center 12/19/15 Phoenix, AZ Talking Stick Resort Arena 12/20/15 San Diego, CA Viejas Arena 12/22/15 Anaheim, CA Honda Center 12/27/15 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena 12/28-12/31 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
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This time they really mean it – “All Bad Things Must Come to an End”
When Mötley Crüe and Alice Cooper came through last November as part of the Crüe’s Final Tour, many thought it was the last local farewell, with people paying in the thousands on the secondary market, for prime seats to their heroes’ last ride into the sunset.
But, time and the allure of additional money earned, was too hard to pass up, so the band has made another leg around the country, stopping again at major markets and hitting secondary cities as well, so that as many as possible can get their last glimpse before it all winds up in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve.
New York City-based band, The Cringe opened the evening’s festivities with a set of straight-ahead classic rock, wearing their influences on their sleeve. The band, led by guitarist/vocalist John Cusimano (who happens to be married to chef Rachael Ray) has completed their fifth album, Blind Spot (Listen Records) for an October 16 release and opened with new song, ‘Anything You Say’.
Black Sabbath’s ‘Paranoid’ was tacked on the end of the band’s own, ‘In God We Trust’ and Thin Lizzy’s ‘Jailbreak’ finished their 30 min. set, with Cusimano leaving the stage for a run through the floor to high-five fans along the way.
A classic Vincent Price introduction led to the curtain fall and a canvas backdrop of a close-up of Alice Cooper’s eyes as the shock rocker and band launched into the opening ‘Black Widow’ of its too-short 50 minute set. Alice, at a spry 67 years young (thanks to sobering up and a regular golf game), brought most of his theatrics to the set, including a giant walking Frankenstein; top hat, tails, and cane to throw out funny money and necklaces; and the classic guillotine (but where was the snake?).
The band was generally tight, led by triple guitarists Ryan Roxie, Tommy Henriksen, and Nita Strauss (she recently of Iron Maidens tribute band) with Strauss ably replacing the departed Orianthi, though maybe playing with slightly less flash.
Alice was entertaining as always, and in reasonably good voice, though somewhat on auto-pilot, as he didn’t say much between songs, perhaps eager to get as much music in, as the 50 min. set time allowed.
As a reflection of the audience’s age, later Cooper hits like ‘Poison’ got as much or more applause than some of the ‘70s numbers.
Instead of a full Hollywood Vampires medley from his upcoming covers record, we only got a portion of Pink Floyd’s ‘Another Brick in the Wall part 2’, added inside an entertaining ‘School’s Out’, so we’ll take his set as an sampler plate to whet the appetite of everyone to experience a full Alice Cooper show.
Mötley Crüe decided to soften everyone up with a family-friendly ‘Sound of Music’ intro track before things turned dark, a beating heart could be heard, and the band entered to dive in head first into their 105 min. set with the motorcycle intro roars of ‘Girls, Girls, Girls’.
The foursome was all dressed in black- guitarist Mick Mars more mobile and playing stronger than expected, drummer Tommy Lee shirtless and still clearly having fun, and bassist Nikki Sixx in spiked hair and warpaint, singing into a flaming and dangling pentagram mic.
Pyro was plentiful, with explosions happening numerous times during just the opening track and the band continued in high gear with ‘Wild Side’. Singer Vince Neil, while still entertaining, has lost some of the range he had during the band’s glam days, often holding the mic to the crowd, instead of trying to reach some of the high notes he once did (especially on the early songs).
Spoken profanities were as plentiful as the pyro (always expected at a Crüe show), though Sixx, clearly the heart of the band, did make a heartfelt speech mid-way through about the band’s history, using a knife analogy and telling of their perseverance and overcoming all odds.
Momentum slowed midway through as Neil strapped on a guitar for ‘Same Ol’ Situation’ and ‘Don’t Go Away Mad’ and a handful of newer songs that were less familiar to the crowd. Each musician had their individual time in the spotlight as bassist Sixx strapped on a flame-throwing guitar, Mars laid down a solid solo, and drummer Lee, (always one to top himself with his drum solo) spun and rode a mobile drum kit on a rollercoaster set up near the venue’s ceiling, playing ruthlessly along to classic rock and hip-hop beats while in transit.
After an arena-raising ‘Dr. Feelgood’ and ‘Kickstart my Heart’ (two of Mars’ greatest intro riffs) ended the main set, the band re-emerged on a smaller b-stage, located behind the soundboard, that raised and lowered 25 feet with a dozen diehard fans who paid an additional $745 for the privilege, in tow.
A sing-a-long ‘Home Sweet Home’ was accompanied by the photo retrospective video on the screens and lit cellphones and lighters were in the air everywhere. The band made their way back to the main stage to take the final bows we would see locally, to the outro tune of Sinatra’s ‘My Way’, which seemed a more than appropriate song to end it all.
After thirty-four years of addictions, internal squabbles, record company woes, scandals, deaths, near-deaths, and so much more, Mötley Crüe has earned the right to go out on their own terms… which is just what they are doing.
When Mötley Crüe and Alice Cooper came through last November as part of the Crüe’s Final Tour, many thought it was the last local farewell, with people paying in the thousands on the secondary market, for prime seats to their heroes’ last ride into the sunset.
But, time and the allure of additional money earned, was too hard to pass up, so the band has made another leg around the country, stopping again at major markets and hitting secondary cities as well, so that as many as possible can get their last glimpse before it all winds up in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve.
The Cringe
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Black Sabbath’s ‘Paranoid’ was tacked on the end of the band’s own, ‘In God We Trust’ and Thin Lizzy’s ‘Jailbreak’ finished their 30 min. set, with Cusimano leaving the stage for a run through the floor to high-five fans along the way.
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Alice Cooper |
The band was generally tight, led by triple guitarists Ryan Roxie, Tommy Henriksen, and Nita Strauss (she recently of Iron Maidens tribute band) with Strauss ably replacing the departed Orianthi, though maybe playing with slightly less flash.
Alice was entertaining as always, and in reasonably good voice, though somewhat on auto-pilot, as he didn’t say much between songs, perhaps eager to get as much music in, as the 50 min. set time allowed.
As a reflection of the audience’s age, later Cooper hits like ‘Poison’ got as much or more applause than some of the ‘70s numbers.
Alice Cooper
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Mötley Crüe decided to soften everyone up with a family-friendly ‘Sound of Music’ intro track before things turned dark, a beating heart could be heard, and the band entered to dive in head first into their 105 min. set with the motorcycle intro roars of ‘Girls, Girls, Girls’.
The foursome was all dressed in black- guitarist Mick Mars more mobile and playing stronger than expected, drummer Tommy Lee shirtless and still clearly having fun, and bassist Nikki Sixx in spiked hair and warpaint, singing into a flaming and dangling pentagram mic.
Pyro was plentiful, with explosions happening numerous times during just the opening track and the band continued in high gear with ‘Wild Side’. Singer Vince Neil, while still entertaining, has lost some of the range he had during the band’s glam days, often holding the mic to the crowd, instead of trying to reach some of the high notes he once did (especially on the early songs).
Spoken profanities were as plentiful as the pyro (always expected at a Crüe show), though Sixx, clearly the heart of the band, did make a heartfelt speech mid-way through about the band’s history, using a knife analogy and telling of their perseverance and overcoming all odds.
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Nikki Sixx's flame-throwing guitar |
After an arena-raising ‘Dr. Feelgood’ and ‘Kickstart my Heart’ (two of Mars’ greatest intro riffs) ended the main set, the band re-emerged on a smaller b-stage, located behind the soundboard, that raised and lowered 25 feet with a dozen diehard fans who paid an additional $745 for the privilege, in tow.
Nikki Sixx
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After thirty-four years of addictions, internal squabbles, record company woes, scandals, deaths, near-deaths, and so much more, Mötley Crüe has earned the right to go out on their own terms… which is just what they are doing.
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Mötley Crüe at Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN (05 Aug 2015) |
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