Front and center at the site of the main Motley Crue is a tombstone. "D.E.P. 1981-2015," the report said. The band could not make it clearer. After this year, they are toast.
In fact, they have gone so far as to sign documents stating that their "All bad things must come to an end" tour, which comes to the Tacoma Dome on Friday (July 24), will be the end.
In 2014 the band members signed a cessation of touring. The tour of that year, call it the beginning of the end, it grossed $ 45 million in ticket sales.
After 34 years of Motley Crue fans are legion. Whether you're old school Crüe or a novice, here some information to prepare you.
In fact, they have gone so far as to sign documents stating that their "All bad things must come to an end" tour, which comes to the Tacoma Dome on Friday (July 24), will be the end.
In 2014 the band members signed a cessation of touring. The tour of that year, call it the beginning of the end, it grossed $ 45 million in ticket sales.
After 34 years of Motley Crue fans are legion. Whether you're old school Crüe or a novice, here some information to prepare you.
The Crüe
The quartet of Los Angeles are Vince Neil (vocals), Mick Mars (guitar), Nikki Sixx (bass) and Tommy Lee (drums).
The Numbers
80 million albums sold (seven platinum or multi-platinum) Top 22 top 40 rock hits and six top 20 pop singles. And the boys are also authors: four New York Times bestsellers, including the band's biography "The Dirt".
Tell all show all
A life lived in excess defined much of the history of the band. Sixx's autobiography, "Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star" is self-explanatory.
Among notable achievements were his marriage to Lee Heather Locklear and Pamela Anderson - the ultimate union producing a sex tape scandal behind when the public still scandalized by such things.
Neil took a leave of Crüe to make racing cars. The frontman has had his share of legal troubles, especially a 1984 drunk driving crash that killed passenger drummer Nicholas "Razzle" Dingley band Hanoi Rocks.
Mars, by contrast, is practically a choirboy. Since a teenager, who has struggled with a debilitating inflammatory disease? But the guitarist said "Classic Rock" that he will write a book about after final show of the band. "It will not be something like" dirt "," he said. "After 30 years of being suppressed, I'll be doing a lot of (expletive)."
Tacoma favorite song Crüe
The Tacoma Dome held a contest this week for free tickets to the show. Participants only had to publish his favorite song Crüe to the page of the Dome of Facebook. The top two players were ambitious vote "Kickstart My Heart" and "Shout at the Devil".
Accents over Tacoma
Besides imparting a Germanic vague feeling a name, we're not exactly sure what an umlaut - ago - two points more vocal. But surely fashion. Motley Crue is not the only metal band 1970 umlaut. Motörhead Blue Oyster Cult and used them, like Hüsker Dü punk rockers and even the fictional band Spinal Tap. Heck, Jay-Z even briefly flirted with the idea in his "Reasonable Doubts" album. These days can be confused with an emoticon.
Alice Cooper
No More Mr. Nice same individual has been touring with Motley Crue since 2014 and will be in Tacoma on Friday. Today, the veteran musician performed his 1970 classic rock. But in the 1970s, it was all about the shocking audiences and make a "bad reputation." In 2013 he told The News Tribune that, "Every parent in America hated. But in fact the theater was not satanic, no nudity or profanity. Now, I do not think you can impress an audience. ... But if you can be more shocking than CNN, you're doing well - these days, the reality is much more impressive. "
The last show
If you miss the show Tacoma, there is still time. Motley Crue says will be his last concert at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on December 31.
Or is it?
The Crüe would not be the first musical artists to announce a farewell tour and then - surprise - start traveling again.
Judas Priest was terminated in 2011, just to start touring again in 2013. "We, uh, lied," said Glenn Tipton by way of explanation.
Cher launched its "Last Farewell Tour" in 2002 and then came out of retirement 10 years later. If you do not have the Vegas act in between.
Back in 1977, Elton John said he was giving up the tours. Many tours later explained drugs and hallucinations were the reasons for his temporary retirement.
Other notable singers and bands could not say goodbye: Frank Sinatra, Nine Inch Nails, Ozzy Osbourne, Tina Turner and The Who.
