Nikki Sixx doesn’t think a Mötley Crüe tour with Guns N’ Roses will happen.
“We really tried. What a tour for the fans,” the bassist said when a fan wrote to him, “We are holding out hope that Mötley Crüe and Guns and Roses Stadium tour next year hits Hersheypark. If so, we will be there.”
A possible tour has been in the talks for a while. In March, Nikki shared some news about it in a post on X. During a fan Q&A, someone asked for an update, and Sixx responded, “We tried. It just didn’t work out for now. Would be a great tour. You never know.”
The rumors started in July 2023 when Nikki said he wanted Mötley Crüe and Guns N’ Roses to tour together, writing, “I think us and Guns [N’ Roses] would destroy the world.”
“We think it would be a killer tour for the fans, but nothing is in the works. We’re still figuring out what’s next (next year) for us….” Sixx went on X again in August 2023 and talked about the idea of a co-headlining tour.
“We think it would be a great tour for fans and both bands alike. Everybody is touring and working right now. If something that massive was to happen, it would just have to happen naturally,” the bassist said he was open to touring with GNR again during a Q&A session in September 2023.
John 5 also wants to tour with Guns N’ Roses. “Well, if you were to ask me in a reality sense, like bands that are touring and bands that I love, my number one would be Guns N’ Roses,” the guitarist stated in an appearance on Appetite For Distortion podcast last year. “And me and Nikki [Sixx] talked about this.”
The musician added, “He was, like, ‘Who would you wanna tour with?’ No — someone was asking us; I forget who it was. Someone was asking us, and we both said, ‘Oh, Guns N’ Roses.’ And just because it’s such a perfect fit. We both love them very much. And we’re friends. I mean, I love all the guys so much, and I’ve been friends with them for a very long time. I mean, a long time.”
Crüe will perform on September 26 in Hollywood, Florida. They also have shows on September 28 in Louisville, Kentucky, and on October 13 at Aftershock 2024.
