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Kat just sent me tour dates for the following bands: Mötley Crüe, Buckcherry, Papa Roach, Sixx:A.M. & Trapt. When I saw it I was a bit confused at the fact that they are all playing on the same day and at the same venue. Then I got the the press release for, wait for it, CRÜE FEST 2008!

Yup, that’s right: Mötley Crüe will be headlining their own so-called ‘festival’ this summer with what apparently is ‘the next generation’s rock superstars’. I hate to say it but I don’t believe that Buckcherry, Papa Roach, Trapt and Sixx:A.M. are the next generation of rock superstars.

Actually the lineup wouldn’t be so bad if they decided to tour about 5-7 years ago when both Papa Roach and Trapt had hit singles and the guys from Mötley Crüe were younger!

Also I find it a bit weird why they chose to call it a festival. To me a music festival is more than one day, at least longer than 7 hours, and includes more than just 5 bands!

But anywho, for all you Mötley Crüe fans who are ready to pay the likes of $92.50 + service fees for some of these shows, here are the Canadian tour dates:

August 11 @ GM Place, Vancouver
August 13 @ Rexall Place, Edmonton
August 14 @ Pengrowth Saddledome, Calgary
August 15 @ Credit Union centre, Saskatoon
August 17 @ MTS Centre, Winnipeg
August 28 @ Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto

UPDATE: I just did some more digging around and found out that the Crüe have a new album coming out in the summer entitled Saints of Los Angeles which is most likely the reason for the tour. Also Sixx:A.M. was formed by Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx and their debut album is entitled The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack. Strangely enough the album is based on Mr.Sixx’s book The Heroin Diaries. Here’s the link to buy the book.

Posted on Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 at 1:14 pm by Alberto and is filed under Concerts & Events.

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