Nikki Sixx Says Motley Crue Is Changing Their Set List for 2026

As a result of everybody loves a sequel, Motley Crue is bringing the Return of the Carnival of Sins tour to the lots subsequent summer time. The 33-date outing will characteristic help from Tesla and Excessive.

Naturally, Motley followers are at all times curious to know what the set checklist will appear like. With out totally displaying his hand, cofounding bassist Nikki Sixx indicated that there shall be some modifications for the upcoming run. “An enormous a part of the dialog is like, you recognize, clearly the followers wish to hear the hits,” he defined throughout an interview with Corey of WMMS. “But additionally, what can we usher in there [that fans haven’t heard as much]? Like, there’s so many cool songs.”

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“In some unspecified time in the future right here, we’ll get a chance to ask the followers, really, what they [are interested in hearing],” he added. “We are able to sort of choose and select via that and salt and pepper our set with some, you recognize, [deeper] songs. We simply did the Vegas residency, and we have been enjoying ‘On With the Present’ and it is such a enjoyable track. A few of these songs are actually enjoyable that not everyone is aware of. , ‘Reside Wire’ was a breakout off our first document. There’s lots of people [who] did not get into Motley Crue till Women, Women, Women or Dr. Feelgood.

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“They could have heard a pair tracks [from the earlier years]. So whenever you play one thing like ‘On With the Present’ and ‘Starry Eyes,’ [it makes an impression],” he added. “We have not found out the set checklist, as a result of the set checklist will even dictate some issues that we do with the present. [But] we’re actually excited. That is the enjoyable half for us. There’s two elements, the creation of one thing that we’re actually excited to do, after which [we can’t wait] to get it on the market and play it for the followers.”

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The Motley Set Checklist is an ‘Fascinating Dialog’

Throughout a 2024 interview with UCR, Sixx drilled down even additional on why it is so tough for them to place collectively a set checklist every time they exit. “That is the attention-grabbing dialog within the sense that you’ve got these followers to the left that [say] you guys ought to solely play [deep] tracks,” he defined. “After which there’s the followers to the best that do not wish to hear the [deep] track [instead of] the hits. They solely wish to hear the hits and so they’re actually upset. I really like [David] Bowie and one among my disappointing Bowie moments was he went out and did a tour and did not play any of his hits.”

“So we do not ever wish to be that band. We attempt to [balance] with new stuff and a few outdated stuff and concentrate on what folks need,” he added. “It’s a little tough…..nevertheless it’s enjoyable to do these outdated songs. I want we might do extra. However then you must take one thing out so as to add one thing and what are you going to take out? We added ‘On With the Present’ and took out ‘Do not Go Away Mad,’ which is an enormous hit, however they’re sort of the identical tempo. , it is a battle.”

What Has Motley Crue Been Doing This 12 months?

Along with the residency in Las Vegas, the band additionally celebrated the fortieth anniversary of their landmark Theatre of Ache album by releasing an expanded field set that includes bonus materials, together with a beforehand unreleased stay live performance from Lengthy Seaside, California on vinyl. It was a comparatively quiet yr for the group, which they ultimately revealed was partially, on account of a collection of strokes that Vince Neil suffered in recent times that required an prolonged interval of restoration.

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