Motley Crue Announces Crue Fest 2008, the Summer's Loudest Show on Earth

Motley Crue Announces Crue Fest 2008, the Summer's Loudest Show on Earth

New Album, 'Saints of Los Angeles' to Hit Stores June 17th

LOS ANGELES, April 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- During a press conference held today in Los Angeles, Motley Crue, the world's most notorious rock band, revealed that this summer, they will bring the next generation of rock's superstars out on the road with them for what will undoubtedly be the hottest ticket of the year for rock fans: "Crue Fest '08," which will visit cities across the U.S. and Canada July through August.

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Produced by Live Nation, Crue Fest, a touring rock festival featuring the hottest names in rock and alternative, kicks off on July 1st, and will hit over 40 major North American cities by the end of August. As if fans getting to see a Motley Crue show were not enough, there is an impressive line-up for the first year of the tour which includes Buckcherry, Papa Roach, breakout rock artist Sixx:A.M., and alternative rock band Trapt. Tickets will go on sale via http://www.livenation.com/ beginning Friday or Saturday, depending on the market. Fans that can't wait for the onsale can get their tickets immediately by going to TheRockvine.com. Citi cardmembers will also have access to purchase presale tickets through Citi's Private Pass(R) Program, available to all Citi cardmembers at http://www.privatepass.citi.com/ starting now and running through Friday, April 18th at 10pm.

Says Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue, "We are SO excited not only to headline our own annual summer festival, but also to be able to share the stage with the next generation of great rock bands. There's not a lot Motley Crue hasn't done so to say this summer's festival is going to be about rock 'n roll excess is an understatement. A night of hit songs by great bands and a trail of panties coast to coast ... Crue Fest, hell yeah!"

During the press conference, Motley Crue also announced that they will release "Saints of Los Angeles," their first new studio album recorded with all of the original band members in over a decade, on June 17th.

Today's event featured the premiere of Motley Crue's brand new single, "Saints of Los Angeles," which the band played live during a brief but raucous performance. The song, which also includes backing vocals by Josh Todd (Buckcherry), Jacoby Shaddix (Papa Roach), James Michael (Sixx:A.M.) and Chris Brown (Trapt) is the title track of the new album. Lyrically, the new album follows the story of the band's NY Times best-selling memoir The Dirt, a no-holds-barred tell-all that features every gritty detail of the band's exploits as one of the world's biggest rock bands. The first single and video were serviced today to radio and television and the digital download was instantly made available for purchase at the iTunes Music Store. In an industry first, the song was also made available as a download for the Rock Band video game simultaneously with its single release.

In addition to being televised live on Fuse, the press conference was broadcast live online and syndicated on numerous websites including TheRockvine.com. Motley Crue chose to deliver the live stream using Microsoft Silverlight via iStreamPlanet, Co's iStream Player. The iStream Player is built on Microsoft Silverlight technology which is a lightweight cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in that delivers the next generation of fully immersive media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web. Silverlight ensures consumers worldwide have a consistent experience while watching content in any browser and on any platform.

Official partners for Crue Fest include JVC Mobile Audio, MTV's Rock Band, Best Buy, Fuse TV, Lotus, and TheRockvine.com. On-site activities will include a 2nd "Stage" presented by Rock Band where fans attending the show can play the part of "rock star" while playing the game. A special Crue Fest CD featuring tracks from all of the bands on the tour will be available exclusively at Best Buy beginning June 17th. JVC Mobile Audio premiered a viral video featuring Josh Todd of Buckcherry and Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach having an "experience" in a car surrounded by the latest JVC audio/visual technology, a cast of hot babes and a ton of soap bubbles.

   Crue Fest U.S./Canada Tour Dates:    July:   07.01.08   West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre   07.03.08   Tampa, FL           Ford Amphitheatre   07.05.08   Charlotte, NC       Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte   07.06.08   Virginia Beach, VA  Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach                                   Amphitheater   07.08.08   Wantagh, NY         Nikon at Jones Beach Theater   07.09.08   Buffalo, NY         Darien Lake Performing Arts Center   07.10.08   Sarnia, ONT         Bayfest   07.12.08   Philadelphia, PA    Susquehanna Bank Center   07.13.08   Washington, DC      Nissan Pavilion   07.15.08   Detroit, MI         DTE Energy Music Theatre   07.16.08   Chicago, IL         First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre   07.18.08   Indianapolis, IN    Verizon Wireless Music Center Indianapolis   07.19.08   Milwaukee, WI       Marcus Amphitheater   07.20.08   St. Louis, MO       Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis   07.22.08   Houston, TX         Toyota Center   07.23.08   San Antonio, TX     Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre   07.24.08   Dallas, TX          Superpages.com Center   07.26.08   Albuquerque, NM     Journal Pavilion   07.27.08   Denver, CO          Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre   07.29.08   Salt Lake City, UT  USANA Amphitheatre   07.31.08   Phoenix, AZ         Cricket Wireless Pavilion    August:   08.01.08   Las Vegas, NV       Mandalay Bay Events Center   08.02.08   Los Angeles, CA     Glen Helen Pavilion   08.05.08   Sacramento, CA      Sleep Train Pavilion   08.06.08   Mountain View, CA   Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View   08.08.08   Seattle, WA         White River Amphitheatre   08.09.08   Portland, OR        Rose Garden   08.11.08   Vancouver, BC       General Motors Place   08.13.08   Edmonton, AB        Rexall Place   08.14.08   Calgary, AB         Pengrowth Saddledome   08.15.08   Saskatoon, SK       Credit Union Centre   08.17.08   Winnipeg, MB        MTS Centre   08.19.08   Cincinnati, OH      Riverbend Amphitheatre   08.20.08   Cleveland, OH       Blossom Music Center   08.22.08   Boston, MA          Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts   08.23.08   Holmdel, NJ         PNC Bank Arts Center   08.24.08   Uncasville, CT      Mohegan Sun Arena   08.28.08   Toronto, ONT        Molson Amphitheatre   08.29.08   Albany, NY          Saratoga Performing Arts Center   08.30.08   Scranton, PA        Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain   08.31.08   Pittsburgh, PA      Post-Gazette Pavilion    

For more information on Motley Crue, please visit: http://www.motley.com/ and http://www.myspace.com/motleycrue.

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