Motley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx’s band, Sixx:A.M. will be joining his other band Motley Crüe, as well as others, for Crüe Fest which began July 1 in West Palm Beach, FL. It marks Sixx:A.M.’s debut tour. The summer’s most decadent rock festival also includes Buckcherry, Papa Roach and Trapt on most dates. The trek winds down August 31 in Pittsburgh, PA after 41 shows.
Sixx:A.M. was conceived by Sixx, James Michael and DJ Ashba as an all-star studio band to create the soundtrack to Sixx’s New York Times best selling book, “The Heroin Diaries: A Year In The Life Of A Shattered Rock Star,” which details Sixx’s crippling drug addiction and the recovery that followed. Since releasing “The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack” in August of 2007, the first single, “Life Is Beautiful,” reached #1 at Mainstream Rock, becoming the biggest hit on rock radio in 2008. The band is halfway to earning a gold record and will next go to radio with the track “Tomorrow.”
“James, DJ and I never had plans to take Sixx:A.M. on the road,” Sixx said in a statement, “but ‘Life Is Beautiful’ hit the top of the charts at rock radio and the fans kept asking for a tour. At that point, you just say f*ck it. Let’s hit the road.”
Sixx:A.M. members lent their studio expertise to the newly released Mötley Crüe album “Saints of Los Angeles” when vocalist Michael stepped back into producer mode while Ashba and Sixx served as co-producers on the album — the critically acclaimed disc, which is the first Mötley Crüe record to feature the original members in over 10 years.
Crüe Fest U.S./Canada Tour Dates:
(Dates subject to change)
| July 3 | Tampa, FL | Ford Amphitheatre |
| July 5 | Charlotte, NC | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte |
| July 6 | Virginia Beach, VA | Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater |
| July 8 | Wantagh, NY | Nikon at Jones Beach Theater |
| July 9 | Buffalo, NY | Darien Lake Performing Arts Center |
| July 10 | Sarnia, ONT | Bayfest* |
| July 12 | Philadelphia, PA | Susquehanna Bank Center |
| July 13 | Washington, DC | Nissan Pavilion |
| July 15 | Detroit, MI | DTE Energy Music Theatre |
| July 16 | Chicago, IL | First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre |
| July 18 | Indianapolis, IN | Verizon Wireless Music Center Indianapolis |
| July 19 | Milwaukee, WI | Marcus Amphitheater |
| July 20 | St. Louis, MO | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis |
| July 22 | Houston, TX | Toyota Center |
| July 23 | San Antonio, TX | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre |
| July 24 | Dallas, TX | Superpages.com Center |
| July 26 | Albuquerque, NM | Journal Pavilion |
| July 27 | Denver, CO | Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre |
| July 29 | Salt Lake City, UT | USANA Amphitheatre |
| July 31 | Phoenix, AZ | Cricket Wireless Pavilion |
| August 1 | Las Vegas, NV | Mandalay Bay Events Center** |
| August 2 | Los Angeles, CA | Glen Helen Pavillon |
| August 5 | Sacramento, CA | Sleep Train Pavilion |
| August 6 | Mountain View, CA | Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View |
| August 8 | Seattle, WA | White River Amphitheatre |
| August 9 | Portland, OR | Rose Garden |
| August 11 | Vancouver, BC | General Motors Place |
| August 13 | Edmonton, AB | Rexall Place |
| August 14 | Calgary, AB | Pengrowth Saddledome |
| August 15 | Saskatoon, SK | Credit Union Centre |
| August 17 | Winnipeg, MB | MTS Centre |
| August 19 | Cincinnati, OH | Riverbend Amphitheatre |
| August 20 | Cleveland, OH | Blossom Music Center |
| August 22 | Boston, MA | Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts |
| August 23 | Holmdel, NJ | PNC Bank Arts Center |
| August 24 | Uncasville, CT | Mohegan Sun Arena*** |
| August 28 | Toronto, ONT | Molson Amphitheatre |
| August 29 | Albany, NY | Saratoga Performing Arts Center |
| August 30 | Scranton, PA | Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain |
| August 31 | Pittsburgh, PA | Post-Gazette Pavilion |
* Mötley Crüe only
** Mötley Crüe/Buckcherry and Papa Roach only
*** Mötley Crüe and Buckcherry only
Last Updated on July 2, 2008
