Motley Crue signed what they dubbed a Cessation of Touring agreement in 2014 and played their final show on December 31, 2015. The Cessation of Touring agreement stated the only possibly way for Motley Crue to tour again is if all four members agreed to the tour, which bassist Nikki Sixx told Rolling Stone at the time "will never happen."
Motley Crue reconvened as friends to make their biographical film The Dirt in 2018, which they say sparked discussions about getting back together and overriding the agreement, which of course came to fruition last week.
At the time of the Cessation of Touring agreement, guitarist Mick Mars told That Metal Show the breakup was pretty final. Mars then added about ever getting back together "Let me put it this way: If that happens, I will invite the world to come for free."
So Motley Crue better be prepared to lose a ton of money on this coming trek, because we're all going for the low price of absolutely nothing! Where do we redeem our free tickets?!
Wow! This is amazing ! What a fun episode this was with @mrmickmars @MotleyCrue … but I totally forgot he said this.. until a caller reminded me today. well here’s one tour that won’t be expensive I guess #FreeTicketsToTheWorld thx to @ThatMetalShow ! https://t.co/HbjfKBDhjH
— Eddie Trunk (@EddieTrunk) November 20, 2019
Update – Here are the announced reunion tour dates of Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett:
Tuesday, July 7 – Miami, FL Hard Rock Stadium [Tickets]
Thursday, July 9 – Orlando, FL Camping World Stadium [Tickets]
Saturday, July 11 – Charlotte, NC Bank of America Stadium [Tickets]
Tuesday, July 14 – Arlington, TX Globe Life Field [Tickets]
Wednesday, July 15 – Houston, TX Minute Maid Park [Tickets]
Sunday, July 19 – San Francisco, CA Oracle Park [Tickets]
Thursday, July 23 – San Diego, CA Petco Park [Tickets]
Saturday, July 25 – Phoenix, AZ State Farm Stadium [Tickets]
Sunday, August 9 – Atlanta, GA SunTrust Park [Tickets]
Tuesday, August 11 – Hershey, PA Hersheypark Stadium [Tickets]
Thursday, August 13 – Buffalo, NY New Era Field [Tickets]
Saturday, August 15 – Philadelphia, PA Citizens Bank Park [Tickets]
Sunday, August 16 – Pittsburg, PA PNC Park [Tickets]
Tuesday, August 18 – Milwaukee, WI Miller Park [Tickets]
Thursday, August 20 – Detroit, MI Comerica Park [Tickets]
Saturday, August 22 – Washington DC Nationals Park [Tickets]
Sunday, August 23 – Flushing, NY Citi Field [Tickets]
Tuesday, August 25 – Boston, MA Fenway Park* [Tickets]
Friday, August 28 – Chicago, IL Wrigley Field [Tickets]
Sunday, August 30 – Denver, CO Coors Field [Tickets]
Wednesday, September 2 – Seattle, WA T-Mobile Park [Tickets]
Saturday, September 5 – Los Angeles, CA SoFi Stadium [Tickets]
