Huge '80s rock band announces major new residency 9 years after 'retirement'

Motley Crue are officially returning to the stage nearly a decade after announcing they were permanently retiring from performing.

The legendary rock band, currently consisting of Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee, Vince Neil and John 5, first came together in 1981 and released hits such as Dr Feelgood, Without You and Girls, Girls, Girls.

Earlier this year, the group released their first single in five years, “Dogs of War,” and have now announced a brand new Las Vegas residency with limited dates in 2025.

They confirmed the upcoming performances with a post on their official Instagram page, immediately sending fans into a frenzy.

Medievalwolfgrrl replied: “Thanks guys!” That's great and I'll definitely be there!'

Officialharleyroxx agreed: “Hell yeah!!! Vegasssssss LFG (sic).'

“Gets me excited guys,” Iesha_jonesx wrote.

While many, many more flooded the comments section to advocate for a Motley Crue world tour.

The group will headline Dolby Live at Park MGM from March 28th to April 19th, with tickets going on sale tomorrow.

The announcement might come as a shock as they famously signed an agreement to stop touring in 2014, which came into effect at the end of the following year.

In the document, they vowed never to tour again after growing tired of life on the road – but in 2019 they did a U-turn by blowing up the paperwork.

“Nearly six years after signing an agreement to stop touring, the contract is off the table as a whole new generation of Crueheads tirelessly demand that the band get back together,” the band said in a statement on Sky News following the huge success of theirs Biopics.

“After the huge success of their Netflix biopic “The Dirt,” Motley Crüe is seeing a huge increase in new viewers.

“And the band best known for making the rules, in true Motley Crue fashion, destroyed their termination touring contract by literally blowing it up.”

Afterwards, they set off again with Def Leppard for the mammoth stadium tour, which was scheduled to begin in 2022.

Looking back on the decision before her residency, Nikki – who formed Motley Crue with Vince, Tommy and Mick Mars in 1981 – told People magazine: “We were obviously wrong when we pulled out.”

He also teased what they can expect from their Las Vegas dates, adding: “We want to revisit our songs and (include) songs that people have been asking for from us for a long time, maybe a few B tracks, a few other tracks and reconsider the idea of ​​an intimate evening with the band.

“We're early in the creative process, but we just don't want to repeat ourselves.” “We want to do something special for Vegas.”

Although he insisted they're “still about being Motley,” Nikki admitted their wild days are mostly behind them.

“Those days have come and gone. I think that the life we ​​have led and the experiences we have had cannot be repeated for future generations. We were there at a time – and the time wasn't what many people think, by the way.

“For us, it's about moving forward.” Motley Crue still has hit singles 43 years later, and we're still touring and playing stadiums, so we don't really want to live in the past. “You are partly your past, but we are also our future.”

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