Bret Michaels Announces Poison, Motley Crue Tour (UPDATED)
Fans of '80s glam metal, rejoice! Poison frontman Bret Michaels has announced that Poison and Mötley Crüe will hit the road together this summer. The two bands are touring together for the first time ever. The New York Dolls will provide support. The bands are calling the tour Glam-A-Gedon 25. UPDATE: Tour dates have just been announced.
Michaels made the announcement during a taping of the CNN show 'Piers Morgan Tonight'. The show will air this Wednesday.
"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," Michaels said in a press statement. "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."
UPDATE! Mötley Crüe/Poison/New York Dolls Tour Dates, via Blabbermouth.net:
May 29 - Pryor, OK - Rocklahoma
June 7 - Dallas, TX - Gexa Energy Pavilion
June 9 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
June 10 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
June 12 - Albuquerque, NM - Hard Rock Pavilion
June 14 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
June 15 - San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
June 17 - Phoenix, AZ - Desert Sky Pavilion
June 18 - Las Vegas, NV - Venue TBD
June 19 - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre
June 21 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
June 22 - Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
June 24 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
June 25 - Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center
June 26 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
June 28 - Toronto, ON - Molson Amphitheatre
June 29 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
July 1 - Tinley Park, IL - FMB Amphitheatre
July 2 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
July 3 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
July 5 - Hollywood, FL - Seminole Hard Rock Live Arena
July 6 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
July 8 - Biloxi, MS - Mississippi Coast Coliseum
July 9 - Pelham, AL - Verizon Wireless Music Center *
July 10 - Atlanta, GA - Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood
July 12 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 13 - Hershey, PA - Star Pavilion at Hersheypark
July 15 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
July 16 - Camden, NJ - Susquehannna Bank Center
July 19 - Mansfield, MA - Comcast Center
July 20 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
July 22 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
July 23 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 24 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE
July 27 - Cheyenne, WY - Frontier Days **
July 29 - Youngstown, OH - Covelli Centre
July 30 - Frederick, MD - Outlaw Jam 2011
July 31 - Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
August 5 - Tomah, WI - Fort McCoy
* Mötley Crüe and New York Dolls only
** Mötley Crüe only
Tickets for the tour go on sale March 18.