Motley Crue Announcement: They Are Taking Over Las Vegas

Motley Crue And Sin City seems like a perfect match-up announcement of their Las Vegas residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM 11 shows from March 28 through April 19. It follows 2012's "Motley Crue Takes on Sin City" and 2013's "Evening in Hell" residencies.

A portion of the proceeds from ticket sales of the Vegas residency will be donated to the Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth, “a Las Vegas-based organization that provides the thousands of young people experiencing homelessness in Southern Nevada with wraparound support to help youth move into stable housing, grow, and flourish.” It marks the latest endeavor as part of the band’s philanthropic Mötley Crüe Giveback Initiative.

The residency announcement comes a day before the release of Mötley Crüe’s new Cancelled EP — their first release with guitarist John 5. They also have a few US live gigs left in 2024, including a festival appearance at Aftershock and a handful of intimate L.A. club dates 

Mötley Crüe is performing a series of shows on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, California, as part of their Höllywood Takeover in October 2024:
The Troubadour on  October 7, The Roxy on October 9th, Whiskey a Go Go on October 11, Whiskey a Go Go on October 11 

The shows are an intimate celebration of the band's early days on the Sunset Strip, intended to evoke the feel of an '80s concert. Expect a fun, hot, sweaty show.

From my unreliable sources, Mötley Crüe could play at the Sphere in Las Vegas, as the venue hosts a variety of musical acts: The Eagles, U2 with future acts in consideration like Paul McCartney and Bon Jovi.

The Sphere is an event venue in Paradise, Nevada that hosts concerts, award shows, and other entertainment events.

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Motley Crue emerged seemingly at the same time as MTV. The Crue's debut album, Too Fast For Love, was released on November 10, 1981. This was just a little over three months after MTV hit launched on August 1. As a result, they and other bands of that era made it a point to get on the station's radar with every video they released.

The band really broke through thanks to their second studio album, Shout at the Devil, which came out on September 26, 1983. That album yielded some killer tracks, as well as some killer videos. (Well, not all of those videos were great, but we'll get to that shortly.)

When looking back at Motley Crue's videos, it's truly a wild look at an even wilder band. As you watch some of them, you can almost feel a contact high taking over. Knowing the band's insane story thanks to The Dirt, you can't help but wonder what was going on behind the scenes during filming.

To celebrate the band and their impressive catalog of clips, here are the top five Motley Crue videos. Enjoy!

This is one of the campiest videos of all time, and we don't talk about it enough. Make no mistake: This video isn't good at all. Its plot makes no sense, but once you watch it, your brain screams, "Play it again! Let's figure this out!" Great song, though.

When most people think of Motley Crue, there's a certain "look" that comes to mind. They often think about the band's full glam attire, hair, etc. No one thinks of the denim and black, Sunset Blvd meets Seattle image they're rocking in the video for "Don't Go Away Mad." The video follows the narrative of the song, but the band themselves just look so different that it makes the video instantly memorable.

Obviously, a song about strippers and strip clubs should feature strippers and strip clubs. No need to make things complicated here, which is what makes "Girls, Girls, Girls" a classic video. Oh, and there's an uncensored version of this video that we'll let you Google yourself if you want to see actual boobs and the Crue.

There's no sugar-coating it here; this video is heavy. Set in an art gallery, various canvases come to life depicting significant dark moments in the lives of each Crue member. For Vince Neil, it's the infamous 1984 drunk-driving crash that killed Hanoi Rocks drummer Nicholas "Razzle" Dingley. Mick Mars' canvas shows him struggling with his chronic spinal disease, ankylosing spondylitis. For Tommy Lee, it was serving six months in jail after assaulting his then-wife Pamala Anderson. Nikki Sixx's canvas, of course, featured his 1987 overdose when he was revived via two syringes of adrenaline.

Let's lighten the mood a little bit, shall we? Is the "Looks That Kill" video campy like the aforementioned video for "Too Young to Fall In Love"? Yes, but you can at least follow the plot! Plus, that look into the camera from Nikki Sixx during the first chorus is truly iconic. It's the type of breakthrough video that most bands at the height of MTV's powers only dreamed of. 10/10, no notes.

Motley Crue has a number of performance-based videos, as did many rock bands in the '80s, but there's just something truly magical about "Home Sweet Home." It's the perfect snapshot that captures the Crue's concert dominance: A big, energetic show, wild fans and a sinful amount of fun. One watch makes it obvious why the video was in such heavy rotation on MTV.