Crüe Fest Explained

Crüe Fest was a summer 2008 tour by Mötley Crüe, which commenced on July 1, 2008 and concluded on August 31, 2008. It featured Mötley Crüe themselves, Buckcherry, Papa Roach,, and Trapt. Crüe Fest was said to be "the Loudest Show on Earth". The tour earned around $40 million and was the most successful, most popular festival of the summer.[1]

Origins

The tour was formulated in January 2008 by Nikki Sixx. Shortly afterwards, the idea was established to involve both bands of whom Sixx was then a member: Mötley Crüe and Crüe Fest was born: a new touring festival of 'bands that embody the spirit of rock and roll' in the same vein as Ozzfest. Mötley's official website, http://www.motley.com, had promised a special announcement and, on April 15, 2008, the band hosted a press conference, where they announced the tour, premiered their "Saints of Los Angeles" video, and performed "Kickstart My Heart" and "Saints of Los Angeles".[1] [2] [3]

Tour dates

Date[4] CityCountryVenue
July 1, 2008West Palm Beach, FloridaUnited StatesCruzan Amphitheatre
July 3, 2008Tampa, FloridaFord Amphitheatre
July 5, 2008Charlotte, North CarolinaVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 6, 2008Virginia Beach, VirginiaVerizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater
July 8, 2008Wantagh, New YorkNikon at Jones Beach Theater
July 9, 2008Corfu, New YorkDarien Lake Performing Arts Center
July 10, 2008Sarnia, OntarioCanadaSarnia Bayfest (Mötley Crüe only)
July 12, 2008Camden, New JerseyUnited StatesSusquehanna Bank Center
July 13, 2008Bristow, VirginiaNissan Pavilion
July 15, 2008Clarkston, MichiganDTE Energy Music Theatre
July 16, 2008Tinley Park, IllinoisFirst Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
July 18, 2008Noblesville, IndianaVerizon Wireless Music Center
July 19, 2008Milwaukee, WisconsinMarcus Amphitheater
July 20, 2008Maryland Heights, MissouriVerizon Wireless Amphitheater
July 22, 2008Houston, TexasToyota Center
July 23, 2008Selma, TexasVerizon Wireless Amphitheater
July 24, 2008Dallas, TexasSuperPages.com Center
July 26, 2008Albuquerque, New MexicoJournal Pavilion
July 27, 2008Greenwood Village, ColoradoFiddler's Green Amphitheatre
July 29, 2008West Valley City, UtahUSANA Amphitheatre
July 31, 2008Phoenix, ArizonaCricket Wireless Pavilion
August 1, 2008Paradise, NevadaMandalay Bay Events Center
August 2, 2008San Bernardino, CaliforniaSan Manuel Amphitheater
August 5, 2008Wheatland, CaliforniaSleep Train Amphitheatre
August 6, 2008Mountain View, CaliforniaShoreline Amphitheatre
August 8, 2008Auburn, WashingtonWhite River Amphitheatre
August 9, 2008Portland, OregonRose Garden
August 11, 2008VancouverCanadaGeneral Motors Place
August 13, 2008Edmonton, AlbertaRexall Place
August 14, 2008Calgary, AlbertaPengrowth Saddledome
August 15, 2008Saskatoon, SaskatchewanCredit Union Centre
August 17, 2008Winnipeg, ManitobaMTS Centre
August 19, 2008CincinnatiUnited StatesRiverbend Music Center
August 20, 2008Cuyahoga Falls, OhioBlossom Music Center
August 22, 2008Mansfield, MassachusettsComcast Center for the Performing Arts
August 23, 2008Holmdel Township, New JerseyPNC Bank Arts Center
August 24, 2008Uncasville, ConnecticutMohegan Sun Arena
August 28, 2008TorontoCanadaMolson Amphitheatre
August 29, 2008Saratoga Springs, New YorkUnited StatesSaratoga Performing Arts Center
August 30, 2008Scranton, PennsylvaniaToyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
August 31, 2008Burgettstown, PennsylvaniaPost-Gazette Pavilion

DVD

Crüe Fest
Type:video
Artist:Mötley Crüe, Buckcherry, Papa Roach,, and Trapt
Cover:Cruefest-2008.jpg
Released:March 24, 2009
Recorded:August 28, 2008 at the Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto
Genre:
Length:2:40:00
Label:
Director:P.R. Brown
Producer:P.R. Brown
Chronology:Mötley Crüe
Prev Title:Carnival of Sins Live
Prev Year:2006

On March 24, 2009, the Crüe Fest DVD was released. The main concert was filmed on August 28, 2008 at the Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto, with some clips filmed at the other venues of the tour. The film was directed by P.R. Brown and was filmed in high definition with 5.1 stereo audio. The DVD reached number one on the Billboard Top Music Video chart, selling 7,000 copies in its first week of release.

Track listing

Disc one:
Mötley Crüe

  1. "Opening"
  2. "Kickstart My Heart"
  3. "Wild Side"
  4. "Shout at the Devil"
  5. "Saints of Los Angeles"
  6. "Live Wire"
  7. "Sick Love Song"
  8. "Tit E Cam"
  9. "Mutherfucker of the Year"
  10. "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)"
  11. "Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)"
  12. "Primal Scream"
  13. "Looks That Kill"
  14. "Girls, Girls, Girls"
  15. "Dr. Feelgood"
  16. "Home Sweet Home"

Disc two:
Trapt

  1. "Contagious"
  2. "Headstrong"
  1. "Opening"
  2. "Pray for Me"
  3. "Life Is Beautiful"

Papa Roach

  1. "Opening"
  2. "Time Is Running Out"
  3. "Forever"
  4. "Last Resort"

Buckcherry

  1. "Opening"
  2. "Lit Up"
  3. "Sorry"
  4. "Crazy Bitch"

Bonus features

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Motley Crue announce first-ever Crue Fest . https://web.archive.org/web/20080620130216/http://www.nme.com/news/motley-crue/35948 . 2008-06-20 . NME.COM.
  2. http://motley.com/cruefest/ Motley.com media.video
  3. Web site: Blender - All Things Blender, All in One Place.
  4. Web site: Motley.com tours.tours . 2008-04-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090124150429/https://tickets.motley.com/ . 2009-01-24 . dead .

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