MÖTLEY CRÜE kicked off its "The Final Tour" last night (Wednesday, July 2) at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan. According to John Serba of MLive.com, the performance was interrupted by a 10-minute delay three songs into the band's set when drummer Tommy Lee broke the head on his kick drum. After making "a decent recovery," "'On With the Show' was supposed to merge with 'Too Fast For Love', but the band stopped dead in its tracks," Serba writes. "They restarted and powered through the number, [bassist Nikki] Sixx visibly upset and off his game, and [singer Vince] Neil looking confused. Then [guitarist Mick] Mars experienced problems with his monitors and guitars. Cue another delay, and a few boos."You can read the entire review, and check out photos, at MLive.com.MÖTLEY CRÜE's setlist for the Grand Rapids concert was as follows: 01. Mutherfucker Of The Year02. Wild Side 03. Primal Scream 04. Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)05. Looks That Kill 06. On With The Show 07. Too Fast For Love 08. All Bad Things Must End (new song) 09. Guitar Solo 10. Smokin' In The Boys' Room (BROWNSVILLE STATION cover) 11. Without You 12. Saints Of Los Angeles 13. Anarchy In The U.K. (SEX PISTOLS cover) 14. Too Young To Fall In Love 15. Drum Solo 16. Shout At The Devil 17. Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away) 18. Live Wire19. Dr. Feelgood 20. Girls, Girls, Girls21. Kickstart My HeartEncore: 22. Home Sweet Home (B-Stage) Sixx commented on MÖTLEY CRÜE's "The Final Tour" kick-off, writing online: "It's been a fucking crazy roller coaster ride deciding to end MÖTLEY CRÜE's career after over three decades and go out on top. "The preparation started over a year ago and is just ending with the final assembly of the biggest show we've ever had. "I would say this show reflects our love of being extremist. "The new song, 'All Bad Things', sounds great in the set alongside the classics and deep fan favorites. "The vibe of the tour is really fucking positive. It's a celebration and the band is tighter than we've been in years. It's also and honor to have Alice Cooper as our support act on this run. I can't imagine a better set of songs from the beginning of Alice to the final bow of CRÜE."The studio version of "All Bad Things Must End" was helmed by producer James Michael, who sings for Sixx's SIXX: A.M. project. Sixx in January said that that it's unlikely that the band will release another full-length album of new material and will instead make select tracks available via special projects in order to maximize their impact. He told the Rapid City, South Dakota radio station 95.1 KSKY: "It's hard, to be honest with you, to spend six [or] nine months to write eleven songs all those lyrics
everything
the vocals, the guitars, the bass, the sonics, the mixing, the mastering, the artwork
You put it out and nothing [happens], because now people cherry-pick songs. So we go, 'Why don't we write songs and find vehicles to get one, two or four songs to ten million people rather than eleven songs to a hundred thousand people. That's how we're thinking. I don't know if it's right or wrong, but that's how we're thinking."
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