Rock News Story Of The Year #2: MOTLEY CRUE & POISON

As part of the 2011 hennemusic Rock News Awards – recognizing the biggest rock news stories and artists of the year - hennemusic has been counting down the Top 10 rock news stories of the year.

The Top 10 are determined by music fans: numbers are based on page views of the top 50 hennemusic rock news stories of the past twelve months.

Rock News Story Of The Year #03 - GENE SIMMONS
Rock News Story Of The Year #04 – STEVE PERRY & JOURNEY
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Rock News Story Of The Year #06 – GARY MOORE
Rock News Story Of The Year #07 – GENE SIMMONS
Rock News Story Of The Year #08 – DUFF MCKAGAN
Rock News Story Of The Year #09 – VAN HALEN
Rock News Story Of The Year #10 – STEVE PERRY



Rock News Story Of The Year #2 – MOTLEY CRUE & POISON



March 1, 2011



Motley Crue/Poison 2011 Tour dates



Monday’s announcement that Motley Crue and Poison would tour together this summer has been great news for fans of both bands, who can now see them together for the first time.

Opening the shows will be the legendary New York Dolls.

The Crue’s Nikki Sixx and Tommy Lee were joined by the Dolls’ David Johansen for the official tour announcement.




Tickets will be available to Motley Crue fan club members beginning March 11, and a national on sale starts the weekend of March 18.

All tour information can be found at www.motley.com.

Here’s the initial lineup of dates; more are to be announced.


Motley Crue/Poison/New York Dolls
Summer Tour 2011

Jun 07 - Dallas, TX - Gexa Energy Pavilion
Jun 09 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
Jun 10 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
Jun 12 - Albuquerque, NM - Hard Rock Pavilion
Jun 14 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
Jun 15 - San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
Jun 17 - Phoenix, AZ - Desert Sky Pavilion
Jun 18 - Las Vegas, NV - Venue TBD
Jun 19 - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheater
Jun 21 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
Jun 22 - Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Jun 24 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
Jun 25 - Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center
Jun 26 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
Jun 28 - Toronto, ON - Molson Amphitheater
Jun 29 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre

Jul 01 - Tinley Park, IL - FMB Amphitheater
Jul 02 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
Jul 03 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
Jul 05 - Hollywood, FL - Seminole Hard Rock Live Arena
Jul 06 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
Jul 08 - Biloxi, MS - Mississippi Coast Coliseum
Jul 09 - Pelham, AL - Verizon Wireless Music Center (Mötley Crüe & NY Dolls Only)
Jul 10 - Atlanta, GA - Aaron’s Amphitheater at Lakewood
Jul 12 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Jul 13 - Hershey, PA - Star Pavilion at Hershey Park
Jul 15 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
Jul 16 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center
Jul 19 - Mansfield, MA - Comcast Center
Jul 20 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Jul 22 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lakes Performing Arts Center
Jul 23 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Jul 24 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE
Jul 27 - Cheyenne, WY - Frontier Days (Mötley Crüe Only)
Jul 29 - Youngstown, OH - Covelli Centre
Jul 30 - Frederick, MD - Outlaw Jam 2011
Jul 31 - Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain

Aug 05 - Tomah, WI - Fort McCoy


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