Tonight, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, hard rockers Mötley Crüe will play their final concert ever. After 34 years together, the band — singer Vince Neil, bassist Nikki Sixx, drummer Tommy Lee and guitarist Mick Mars — is finally calling it quits. And don’t expect any reunions to happen as each member signed a legally binding contract — a Cessation of Touring Agreement — in January 2014 saying they will never perform live together again after this tour, reported Classic Rock.
Now, it has been announced that tonight’s performance will be recorded in its entirety for a full-length concert film to be released in 2016. Exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes footage taped during the last week of the Crüe’s final tour will also be included, according to the band’s website.
Christian Lamb will direct the concert portion of the film, which will include “Tommy Lee’s ‘Cruecifly’ drum roller coaster, Nikki Sixx’s fire-spitting bass performance” and “all the fan-favorite hits.” Meanwhile, Jeff Tremaine, creator of the “Jackass” series, will direct the additional segments. The film, which is being produced and distributed by Live Alliance, will be shown in theaters worldwide and on Pay-Per-View.
“I’ll miss the guys, you know?” Sixx told Billboard about the end of the band. “I’ll miss the music that we made. We made some great music. I know those guys more than anybody knows them, and they know me more, and we’ve been through the highest highs together and the lowest lows. We’ve done things that are unbelievable in our life, both good and bad.”
Earlier today, Sixx shared a photo on Instagram containing the bass picks he will be using during tonight’s performance.
A photo posted by ⚡️ Nikki Sixx ⚡️ (@nikkisixxpixx) on Dec 31, 2015 at 11:23am PST
The Crüe’s farewell tour, which began in July 2014, was comprised of 164 shows, grossing roughly $100 million, according to Billboard.
