Motley Crue Returns to U.S.A. With 'Carnival of Sins'

Motley Crue Returns to U.S.A. With 'Carnival of Sins'

Band Announces an Additional 55 Dates Beginning July 26, With Exclusive Pre-Sale on AOL CityGuide

LOS ANGELES, March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- If you didn't catch the traveling freak show that is Motley Crue's spectacular "Red, White & Crue Tour 2005 ... Better Live Than Dead," you're in luck.

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Tomorrow morning, the bad boys of rock will announce an additional 55 shows on Howard Stern's nationally syndicated radio show. The new dates, which follow their tour in Europe and Asia, start on July 26 in Los Angeles, CA and run through October 16 in Sioux City Iowa. A pre-sale of these dates will begin Wednesday (March 2) on AOL CityGuide (www.AOLcityguide.com), with general tickets on sale March 5.

These new dates, dubbed "Carnival of Sins," will include some festival-style amphitheatre and arena dates with special guests, fellow Island/IDJ recording artists Sum 41, The Exies and some of the hottest new rock bands in various markets, to be announced.

Program and Music Directors have responded strongly to "If I Die Tomorrow," which garnered Top 5 airplay at the Active, Heritage and Mainstream Rock formats. Clear Channel Regional Vice President of Rock Programming Jim Richards said: "Radio stations are getting a big response from Crue fans because they know they are part of something special."

The band's tour, co-promoted by VH1 and VH1 Classic, has been drawing record crowds around the world, with the group eventually playing before an estimated 1 million in the U.S. Motley Crue had offers from more than 100 cities for their summer run, many of them conducting "Bring the Crue" campaigns through local radio stations and media promotions that resulted in petitions being signed and a series of 55 dates added in the U.S. through the summer and fall. A similar promotion in Canada saw the band's new album, Red White & Crue, certified platinum, and several concerts north of the border added to the tour.

The reviews from the first few dates of the self-proclaimed "Loudest Show On Earth," which includes fire-breathing midgets, aerial displays and assorted circus freaks and geeks, have been uniformly enthusiastic.

The Detroit Free Press proclaimed: "Certain rock bands are infamous for their sins. Ozzy Osbourne is known for his drug past and Van Halen for firing lead singers. Kiss was known for womanizing; Marilyn Manson is allegedly a Satanist. However, L.A. metal quartet Motley Crue is legendary for all of these vices, and then some."

"All that was missing from this show was someone being shot out of a cannon!" raved the Toronto Sun. "Give them time, given the band is returning in the summer."

The Toronto Star enthused: "Suddenly, a reunited Crue seems like the very embodiment of cool."

The Cleveland Plain-Dealer said simply: "Spread the word: Motley Crue is back!"

The band's New York stay includes, weather permitting, rolling up to the New York Stock Exchange in their custom-made motorcycles, ringing the final bell to close the market day and performing to a sold-out show at Madison Square Garden.

Motley Crue's new Island/UME greatest hits compilation debuted at #6 on the Billboard charts on the strength of three new songs, including the Top 5 Active Rock hit, "If I Die Tomorrow."

The first Motley Crue world tour in six years officially launched Feb. 17 in Fort Lauderdale, FL. For more information, see www.motley.com.

"Carnival of Sins" U.S./Canada Tour Dates

Jul. 27 Sacramento, CA Arco Arena/Raley Field Jul. 29 Vancouver, BC PC Coliseum Jul. 30 Seattle, WA (Auburn) White River Amp. Jul. 31 Portland, OR Clark County Amp. Aug. 2 Edmonton, AB House of Blues Aug. 3 Calgary, AB House of Blues Aug. 5 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheater Aug. 6 Denver, CO Red Rocks Aug. 9 St. Louis, MO UMB Bank Pavilion Aug. 10 Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amphitheater Aug. 11 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center Aug. 13 Washington, DC Nissan Pavilion Aug. 14 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center Aug. 16 Wantagh, NY Jones Beach Aug. 17 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Aug. 19 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Aug. 20 Hartford, CT Meadows Music Amp. Aug. 21 Manchester, NH Verizon Wireless Arena Aug. 23 Toronto, ONT Molson Amphitheater Aug. 24 Detroit, MI DTE Amphitheater Aug. 26 St. Paul, MN MN State Fair Aug. 27 Chicago, IL Tweeter Center Aug. 28 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Amphitheater Aug. 30 Pittsburgh, PA Post Gazette Pavilion Aug. 31 Syracuse, NY NY State Fair Sept. 2 Buffalo, NY Darien Lake Amp. Sept. 3 Albany, NY SPAC Sept. 4 Allentown, PA Great Allentown Fair Sept. 6 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Sept. 7 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Sept. 9 Birmingham, AL Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Sept. 10 Nashville, TN Starwood Amphitheater Sept. 11 Knoxville, TN Thomson Boling Arena Sept. 13 Orlando, FL TD Waterhouse Center Sept. 14 Pensacola, FL Civic Center Sept. 16 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena Sept. 18 Memphis, TN Desota Arena Sept. 20 Louisville, KY Freedom Hall Sept. 21 Indianapolis, IN Conseco Fieldhouse Sept. 23 Little Rock, AR Alltell Arena Sept. 24 Houston, TX Toyota Center Sept. 25 Laredo, TX Entertainment Center Sept. 27 Corpus Christi, TX America Bank Center Sept. 28 Hidalgo, TX Dodge Arena Sept. 30 Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion Oct. 1 El Paso, TX Don Haskins Center Oct. 2 Lubbock, TX United Spirit Oct. 4 Tucson, AZ TCC Oct. 7 Fresno, CA Save Mart Oct. 8 Las Vegas, NV The Joint Oct. 9 Las Vegas, NV The Joint Oct. 11 Bozeman, MT Brick Breedan Fieldhouse Oct. 12 Casper, WY Casper Events Center Oct. 14 Bismarck, ND Civic Center Oct. 15 Rapid City, SD Rushmore Plaza Oct. 16 Sioux City, IA Tyson Center

"Red, White and Crue 2005 ... Better Live than Dead" U.S. Tour Dates

Mar. 3 New York, NY Madison Square Garden Mar. 4 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Spectrum Mar. 5 Boston, MA Fleet Center Mar. 6 Washington D.C. MCI Center Mar. 8 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center Mar. 10 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena Mar. 11 Moline, IL The Mark Mar. 12 Milwaukee, WI US Cellular Arena Mar. 14 Minneapolis, MN Target Center Mar. 15 Kansas City, MO Kemper Arena Mar. 17 Dallas, TX Nokia Live Mar. 19 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Pavilion Mar. 20 Las Vegas, NV The Joint Mar. 22 San Diego, CA Coors Amphitheatre Mar. 23 Los Angeles, CA The Forum Mar. 25 Reno, NV Reno Events Center Mar. 26 Oakland, CA Oakland Arena Mar. 27 Las Vegas, NV The Joint/Hard Rock Mar. 29 Boise, ID Idaho Center Mar. 30 Spokane, WA Spokane Arena Apr. 5 Green Bay, WI Resch Center Apr. 8 Grand Forks, ND Alerus Center Apr. 9 Madison, WI Alliant Energy Center Apr. 11 Des Moines, IA Veteran's Memorial Auditorium Apr. 12 Omaha, NE Qwest Center Apr. 14 Oklahoma City, OK Ford Center Apr. 15 San Antonio, TX SBC Center Apr. 16 Bossier City, LA Century Tel Center Apr. 18 New Orleans, LA UNO Lakefront Arena Apr. 20 Jacksonville, FL Veterans Memorial Arena Apr. 21 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum Apr. 28 Peoria, IL Civic Center Apr. 27 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena Apr. 30 Wichita, KS Kansas Coliseum May 1 Ft. Collins, CO Budweiser Events Ctr.

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