Iconic rock band MÖTLEY CRÜE announced today on the Fox News morning show "Fox And Friends" the details of its final performance. This will mark the end of the group's touring career and will conclude the two-year "The Final Tour" cycle at the end of 2015 on New Year's Eve, December 31 at Staples Center in their hometown of Los Angeles where the band's career began 34 years ago. The band will celebrate this week's big announcement with a performance on NBC's "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" on Thursday, January 22. MÖTLEY CRÜE first announced plans for "The Final Tour" in January 2014 by signing a a formal "cessation of touring" agreement that goes into effect at the end of 2015 and prohibits the members of the group from going on the road again under the MÖTLEY CRÜE banner. The 2014 leg of "The Final Tour" was one of last year's top grossing tours, selling close to a million tickets across 72 cities and grossing more than $45 million. "MÖTLEY CRÜE's 'Final Tour' has been a massive global success and a true testament to the popularity of this legendary rock band," says Rick Franks, Live Nation's Regional President of North American Concerts. "New Year's Eve 2015 will mark the end of an era in rock history but there's no doubt that MÖTLEY CRÜE's music will influence generations of artists for years to come." After thirty-four years performing together, the 2015 leg of "The Final Tour" will see the band play Japan in February, then Australia/New Zealand in spring. In June MÖTLEY CRÜE will say farewell to the European festival circuit with three massive performances at Download (UK), Sweden Rock (Sweden) and Nova Rock (Austria) festivals before taking their can't-miss show back to the U.S., Canada, and Mexico this summer for 34 final North American shows due to tremendous fan demand. The North American dates will see the band visit cities such as Chicago, New York, Toronto, Atlanta, Mexico City and will be taking place in arenas exclusively to ensure fans in all cities get to experience the full show production of "The Final Tour". "In some of the cities, we could only reach a fraction of the fans who wanted to come see us play last year because of ticket demand, so we're coming back to those places to bring them our full production including the Crüecifly drum coaster, as well as all pyro and every other bell and whistle," says MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx. "Even despite the overwhelming fan demand, we can only add so many new cities in North America because of our commitment to take 'The Final Tour' global on our final year." Audiences can also expect a high-energy performance from very special guest Alice Cooper, who joined MÖTLEY CRÜE for "The Final Tour" in 2014. He will be tearing up the stage for crowds across North America once again. The pairing has been roundly praised as a must-see by fans and media alike. The band's exclusive VIP Packages (including opportunities to meet band members, exclusive merchandise and more) and fan club pre-sales for these dates start tomorrow, (Wednesday, January 21) at 10 a.m. EST, with a special Citicard member pre-sale beginning at 5 p.m. EST the same day. Local pre-sales start this Thursday, January 22 at 10 a.m. local time before the public on-sale begins on Friday. January 23 at 10 a.m. local time; some dates (including the band's Final New Year's Eve performance) will be going on sale this Saturday, January 24 at 10 a.m. local time. See below for a full list of dates. For VIP packages and ticket information, go to www.motley.com. Following the North American summer shows, the band will take "The Final Tour" on more international dates this fall before "all bad things come to an end" for good on New Year's Eve 2015. Coinciding with today's announcement and the theme of "The Final Tour", the band also released its new single, "All Bad Things", this morning which is available for sale digitally on iTunes. The single is accompanied by a video clip of highlights of MÖTLEY CRÜE's 34-year career, which premiered today on "The Tonight Show"'s blog to preview the band's national TV appearance on the show this Thursday. Check out the clip below. To give back to the fans for their support over the years, MÖTLEY CRÜE will give away their best-selling "Greatest Hits" album for free in partnership with Google Play for one week only. Download the album through Tuesday, January 27 here. The best-selling compilation album includes classic hits like "Dr. Feelgood", "Home Sweet Home", "Kickstart My Heart", among others. MÖTLEY CRÜE is also in the process of putting together the ultimate collector's album package for the fans, to be released later this year, which will include the new track "All Bad Things" along with many other surprises, details of which will be announced in the near future. Since 2015 is all about celebrating the legacy of MÖTLEY CRÜE, the band and fans from around the world will also be able to share their memories, pictures, thoughts and stories of 34 years of MÖTLEY CRÜE online at www.motley.com using #RipMotleyCrue. "The Final Tour" 2015 Japan Feb. 11 - Kobe, JP - Kobe World Feb. 12 - Nagoya, JP - Nagoya Gaishi Hall Feb. 14 - Tokyo, JP - Tokyo Super Arena Feb. 15 - Tokyo, JP - Tokyo Super Arena Feb. 17 - Fukuoka, JP - Fukuoka Kokusai Center North America (with very special guest Alice Cooper except dates marked with *) Jul. 22 - Eugene, OR - Matthew Knight Arena Jul. 24 - Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome Jul. 26 - Billings, MT - Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark Jul. 28 - Boise, ID - Taco Bell Arena Jul. 29 - Salt Lake City, UT - EnergySolutions Arena Jul. 31 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center Aug. 03 - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre Aug. 05 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center Aug. 07 - Milwaukee, WI - BMO Harris Bradley Center Aug. 08 - Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena Aug. 09 - Detroit, MI - The Palace of Auburn Hills Aug. 11 - Hershey, PA - Giant Center Aug. 12 - New York, NY - Barclays Center Aug. 14 - Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center Aug. 15 - Worcester, MA - DCU Center Aug. 16 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena Aug. 18 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena Aug. 19 - Cincinnati, OH - U.S. Bank Arena Aug. 20 - Indianapolis, IN - Bankers Life Fieldhouse Aug. 22 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre Aug. 23 - Ottawa, ON - Canadian Tire Centre Aug. 24 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre Aug. 26 - Baltimore, MD - Royal Farms Arena Aug. 28 - Raleigh, NC - PNC Arena Aug. 29 - Charlotte, NC - Time Warner Cable Arena Aug. 30 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena Sep. 02 - Miami, FL - American Airlines Arena * Sep. 04 - New Orleans, LA - Smoothie King Center Sep. 05 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center * Sep. 06 - San Antonio, TX - Alamodome * Sep. 08 - Monterrey, NL - Arena Monterrey * Sep. 10 - Mexico City, DF - Arena Ciudad de Mexico * [to be announced] Las Vegas, NV - [to be announced] * Dec. 31 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center *
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