Mötley Crüe have been forced to move their March/April Las Vegas residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM to September because Vince Neil needs to undergo a vocal procedure. Tickets from the original dates will be valid at the rescheduled shows.
“To all the Crüeheads who were looking forward to see us this Spring, I’m truly sorry,” Neil said in a statement. “My health is my top priority so I can bring you the awesome shows you deserve, and I can’t wait to return to the stage. Thank you for all the well wishes that keep reaching me. Your support means more than you know.”
Tommy Lee, Nikki Sixx, and new Crüe guitarist John 5 released a statement of their own. “Please join us in wishing Vince a speedy recovery,” they wrote. “We are looking forward for him to get well again and to take over Vegas together in September. We can’t wait to see you all out there, and thank you for your understanding and support in the meantime.”
Mötley Crüe retired from the road in 2015 following a worldwide farewell tour. They even signed a “cessation of touring” contract they claimed would prevent them from ever touring again, but it was never shown to the public. But like many bands before them, they broke the promise of their farewell tour. In 2022, they reformed for a stadium tour with fellow 1980s survivors Def Leppard, Poison, and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. They’ve continued to tour ever since, though they parted ways with original guitarist Mick Mars in 2023.
Mars sued the band that same year, claiming they were improperly denying him band proceeds. “They’re trying to take my legacy away, my part of Mötley Crüe, my ownership of the name, the brand,” the guitarist told Rolling Stone. “How can you fire Mr. Heinz from Heinz ketchup? He owns it. Frank Sinatra’s or Jimi Hendrix’s legacy goes on forever, and their heirs continue to profit from it. They’re trying to take that away from me. I’m not going to let them.”
Crüe attorney Sasha Frid told Rolling Stone that the situation wasn’t that simple. “There’s a document that Mick signed,” Frid said. “If you’re resigned from touring, you don’t get to participate [in the profits]. You don’t get to sit home in any corporation and collect a paycheck when you’re not out there touring and making your contributions. It just doesn’t make any sense.”
The group continued to tour through the legal spat. Their most recent show was the Aftershock festival in Sacramento, California on October 13, 2024. Earlier that month, they revisited a bunch of small clubs on the Sunset Strip they played in the earliest days of their career, including the Whiskey a Go Go, The Roxy, and the Troubadour.
