Posted on 09/01/2021 9:47:18 PM PDT by DoodleBob
Nikki Sixx says that MÖTLEY CRÜE originally invited VAN HALEN's David Lee Roth to share the bill with them and DEF LEPPARD on "The Stadium Tour" but that David passed. "I don't open for bands that I influenced," the CRÜE bassist says Roth told him, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Back in October 2019, Roth reflected on the influence of VAN HALEN on bands that followed, telling KKLZ's "The Mike & Carla Morning Show": "Hair bands were the imitations of VAN HALEN. Yeah, it is true, and spandex was what they came up with as something visual. I started off in leather, with the same haircut that Bono and [Bruce] Springsteen and the guys in METALLICA had. A famous haircut — if I had that same haircut today, it'd have its own Instagram. But VAN HALEN was a '70s band — we started off in 1972, and our first two albums were in the '70s. We sold our first 10 million records before the '70s were over. We spawned a whole lot of imitators who resorted to gimmickry and trade crap. It's easier to imitate a haircut and a kind of pants and to exhibit bad behavior."
"The Stadium Tour", which also features POISON and JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS, was originally scheduled to take place last summer but ended up being pushed back to 2021, and then to 2022, due to the coronavirus crisis.
When it happens, "The Stadium Tour" will mark the CRÜE's first live dates since wrapping its 2014/2015 farewell tour. CRÜE toured with POISON back in 2011 and DEF LEPPARD teamed up with POISON for a string of road dates in 2017 — but the upcoming jaunt marks the first time all four acts have hit the road together for an extended tour.
As of January 30, 2020, "The Stadium Tour" had already grossed $130 million from one million tickets sold, plus another $5 million worth of VIP seats, according to Billboard.
Tickets ranged from $150 to $400, not counting some varied pricing that reflected demand as part of "dynamic pricing."
Roth performed as the opening act for the February/March 2020 North American leg of KISS's farewell tour, but is not making any appearances on the rescheduled KISS shows which kicked off on August 18 in Mansfield, Massachusetts.
In March 2020, Roth postponed the final six shows of his Las Vegas residency due to the coronavirus pandemic.
I guess Dave doesn’t need a couple hundred thousand dollars.
Give me a break, Dave.
Rock and roll and drama
Not when you're worth $70,000,000.
Hey Dave, way to act like a dick.
I grew up on Led Zeppelin, the Beatles, The Doors, The Rolling Stones, The Who, and Pink Floyd. Why would I ever have the least bit of interest in David Bop, boze-de-boze-de-bop, se-de-bop Roth?
Roth’s making the mistake of thinking that he’s Van Halen, rather than just the ex-frontman. He never had much of a voice in the first place, and it is completely shot now. He’s lucky he got offered that gig.
Sorry my Android device didn’t like the way DEF LEPPARD was spelled.
isnt it roth that is pissed at kiss simmons too?
Now that is embarrassing...
Stay true and original David Lee Roth!
Least anyone balk my cutoff point for music was 1972. If the group or act didn't exist by then I don't know them. Of course with a few individual standout songs through the years.
He's bigger than U.S. Steel.
When Van Halen first came out, I bought their album, but quickly got bored with them and never chose to listen to them again. I always thought of them as some sort of Hollywood music industry production. Seriously, I can’t think of one song that actually has any depth to it whatsoever. Their music was insulting to me.
Just give me some Waylon and Willie and The Boys.
So he admits to imitating Bono, Springsteen and Metalica.
“CRÜE’s first live dates since wrapping its 2014/2015 farewell tour.”
That’s why I hate it when bands say it’s their “farewell tour”. IT’S NOT AND NEVER WILL BE. Who says farewell to money?
Agreed. I personally know the grandson for Axl Rose’s original voice teacher and he still does voice coaching here in Hollywood for the anime industry and movies.
Told us straight up that MOST vocal chords for singers are shot, and to strain it further on a tour is a recipe for disaster. Told us even Mick Jagger at the most recent “tour” couldnt even say one word after each show. Another case in point is Jim Hetfield from Metallica. There’s a youtube video called “the voice that should not be” (pun to the thing that should not be’ song) and you’ll hear his voice lose it after 40 years of touring beginning from the 80’s.
Have it your way pal.
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