Motley Crue And Poison Set For Summer Tour

Glam giants Motley Crue and Poison ARE teaming up for a blockbuster summer tour despite comments last year from the Crue camp scoffing at the suggestion when the idea was floated last year.

Poison front man Brett Michaels had publicly claimed a tour with the pair was a possibility to mark their respective 25th and 30th anniversaries but the claims were shot down by Motley Crue.

But now it has been confirmed that the two will hit the road together, with support from the New York Dolls, for a headlining tour tentatively titled Glam-A-Geddon 25.

Brett Michaels recently addressed the question of whether there was any bad blood between the hugely successful bands.
He said:

“There may be some friendly competition but there is no bad blood at all on my part. Nikki (Sixx – Crue bassist) and I have spoken several times on the phone recently and the conversations went great.

“Music is a universal language and I am extremely excited that this tour has come together as are the fans, they are truly going to see a great show. Honestly, I could care less about all the mudslinging, it gets nobody nowhere, and after all I have been through health wise in the last year, I am going to try to focus on what does matter which is the show, the fans, fun and personally throwing a hell of a backstage party.”

Sixx has in the past been a vocal critic of Poison and in an online posting in 2004 he blasted suggestions his then-side project Brides of Destruction would tour with Poison (and Kiss) – labelling Poison ‘followers’.
He wrote:

“No way in fucking hell would we (Brides of Destruction or Motley Crue) ever, ever tour with a fucking band like Poison.
“We have had talks with Kiss and I told them very clearly that we would not do the tour if they used Poison. That would be the death of us… I will not be attached to that kind of fake bullshit.”

In a later interview with the Stamford Advocate Sixx continued:

“I was in negotiations and said it depends who else is on the tour. If you’re going to do a nostalgia thing, we’re not interested. If you go get Jet or The Darkness, it sounds like fun. All of a sudden they come back with Kiss, the Brides and Poison..
“There ain’t no way in hell I’m doing that tour. I will not play with fucking Poison. There are followers and leaders. I’m not into followers.”

It appears now the rift between the two bands, who have sold more than 100 million albums between them and boast more than 24 top-40 hits, has healed. (via Rock AAA)