This highly anticipated comeback tour of MÖTLEY CRÜE has now been put on hold for a year. The previously announced dates with DEF LEPPARD, POISON and JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS have officially been postponed. Yes, as Rocket of TMD predicted “The Stadium Tour” has now been rescheduled for summer of 2021.
Earlier today, the four bands issued the following joint statement: “We wanted to continue to communicate with our fans and update you with valid information as it becomes available. The official decision has been made to move all 2020 North American Stadium Tour dates into the summer of 2021. The new stadium dates are being rescheduled, your tickets will be honored for all postponed shows and refund policy information will be made available shortly. Stay tuned, be safe and we will see you next year.”
Randy “Rocket” Cody of TheMetalDen.com comments:
“Just like I said it would… the Crue’s comeback is not going to happen this year, and I believe it’s for the better, no matter who wants to bitch and moan about it, got it? Vince Neil for one can continue to keep working out and getting back into the best shape possible, and the boys can make their comeback a truly great thing in 2021.”
Vince Neil isn't letting coronavirus slow him down… in fact, he is the one buying up all the toilet paper!! 😱 LMFAOhttps://t.co/eoWekHFAw1 @TheMetalDen @MotleyCrue pic.twitter.com/j6Vg613rkO
— Randy Rocket Cody (@rocketmetalden) March 15, 2020
“The Stadium Tour” was slated to begin in less than three weeks — on June 18 at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Florida — and was booked to run through September 5 in Los Angeles.
According to Blabbermouth.net, “the bands reportedly also booked time at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville to rehearse for the tour.”
In light of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the world, “thousands of concerts and festivals have either been postponed or canceled, as social distancing and self-quarantining make performing live music and attending live shows all but impossible.”
As the story goes, last month Joan Jett said during a SiriusXM virtual town hall that she “would not feel comfortable” playing stadium shows during the coronavirus pandemic. “I wouldn’t feel comfortable putting the band or my crew in that position,” she said. “I don’t really have that right to mess with their lives like that.
“I’m not saying it’s an easy decision,” she explained. “I know people are struggling all over the country with what to do and how to do it.
“Of course I wanna play. As soon as we can do it, let’s figure out a way to do it. I’ve heard there’s some ideas with drive-in, like a drive-in movie, where you can still see live music and you’re in your car. That’s a step, and that’s a step I’d enjoy taking. But it’s still not people together. And that’s gonna take a while.
“When people feel safe to be together, I would hope that we’ll all feel the same way,” she added. “I can’t make decisions for other people as well. If things are safe, I would be into it. But, obviously, that means testing and all that stuff. And I have had my tests. But you’ve gotta keep doing it.”
More than 6.2 million coronavirus cases have been reported worldwide and more than 372,000 deaths have been recorded thus far.
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— The Metal Den (@TheMetalDen) March 12, 2020
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