Mötley Crüe just lately introduced a Summer time 2026 North American tour with sturdy help from Tesla and Excessive. Nonetheless, bassist Nikki Sixx reveals that the Crüe unsuccessfully tried to get a couple of different bands to reunite for the invoice.
The 33-city tour, dubbed “The Return of the Carnival of Sins,” launches July seventeenth in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, and runs by way of a September twenty sixth present in Ridgefield, Washington, with tickets obtainable right here.
In a current interview with Minnesota radio station 93X (as transcribed by Blabbermouth), host Lyndsey Marie requested Sixx how the invoice for the tour got here collectively. “It’s who’s obtainable, which isn’t straightforward,” responded Sixx. “And who’s nonetheless round, which is absolutely not straightforward. There’s a couple of bands that we truly talked to about getting again collectively to do that tour with us, and there’s a few bands I simply couldn’t get ’em to know that it will be higher for the followers than their egos. And so we attempt.”
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Whereas he didn’t identify any names, the obvious band Sixx is probably going referring to are Crüe contemporaries Skid Row. Egos have gotten in the way in which of the band reuniting with traditional frontman Sebastian Bach, who has expressed curiosity in rejoining the group. Furthermore, Skid Row haven’t but introduced a brand new singer to interchange their most up-to-date vocalist, Erik Grönwall, who exited the band in 2024.
One other band Sixx could have been alluding to is RATT, whose unique members Stephen Pearcy and Warren DeMartini have been taking part in reveals collectively just lately. And, much less possible, Sum 41, who supported the unique “Carnival of Sins Tour” that passed off in 2005-2006. The Canadian punk band broke up earlier this yr, though the break up appeared amicable.
Nonetheless, Sixx is happy in regards to the 2026 invoice, persevering with, “Tesla and Excessive each had been obtainable, and we couldn’t imagine it. We had been so joyful as a result of that’s simply — from the opening chords of Excessive to the final chords of Mötley Crüe, it’s actually good songwriting, and I simply love good songs. Whether or not it’s achieved Metallica fashion, Rammstein fashion, Norah Jones fashion — I don’t care — Al Inexperienced fashion, Mötley Crüe fashion, an important tune is a good tune. And it’s simply gonna be an evening of simply singing every little thing.”
Hear the complete interview with Nikki Sixx on 93X beneath.
