The Saints of Los Angeles Tour was a 2009 tour by the American hard rock band Mötley Crüe. The support acts for the tour were Hinder, Theory of a Deadman and The Last Vegas. The tour covered North America with two Canadian dates, and covered locations that 2008's Crüe Fest missed. [1]
Mötley Crüe is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, on January 17, 1981. The group was founded by bassist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, lead singer Vince Neil and lead guitarist Mick Mars. Mötley Crüe has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, including 25 million albums in the United States, making them one of the best-selling bands of all time.
Hinder is an American rock band from Oklahoma that was formed in 2001 by lead singer Austin Winkler, guitarist Joe "Blower" Garvey, and drummer Cody Hanson. The band released four studio albums with Winkler; Extreme Behavior (2005), Take It to the Limit (2008), All American Nightmare (2010) and Welcome to the Freakshow (2012). After Winkler left the band in 2013, they looked for a new lead vocalist, and added Marshal Dutton. They have since released: When The Smoke Clears (2015) and The Reign (2017) with their new vocalist. Their seventh studio album is expected in 2019, with the lead single "Halo". The band was inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in 2007.
Theory of a Deadman is a Canadian rock band from Delta, British Columbia. Formed in 2001, the band is currently signed to Roadrunner Records as well as 604 Records. The band also includes traits of other music styles, such as country and acoustic, as well as their post-grunge and alternative rock base. They have had eight top 10 hits on the US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, including three No. 1 hits, "Bad Girlfriend", "Lowlife" and "Rx (Medicate)".
Date [2] | City | Country | Venue | Information |
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October 3, 2008 | Guadalajara | Mexico | Arena VFG | Mötley Crüe only |
October 5, 2008 | Mexico City | Palacio de los Deportes | ||
October 7, 2008 | Monterrey | Monterrey Arena | ||
October 11, 2008 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | Club Ciudad de Buenos Aires | Festival |
North America | ||||
October 14, 2008 | Los Angeles | United States | Hollywood Palladium | Mötley Crüe only |
January 31, 2009 | Indio, California | Fantasy Springs Casino | ||
February 2, 2009 | San Diego, California | Cox Arena | All acts performing | |
February 4, 2009 | Reno, Nevada | Reno Events Center | ||
February 6, 2009 | Paradise, Nevada | The Joint | Mötley Crüe and The Last Vegas only | |
February 7, 2009 | ||||
February 10, 2009 | Omaha, Nebraska | Qwest Center Omaha | All acts performing | |
February 11, 2009 | Moline, Illinois | iWireless Center | ||
February 13, 2009 | Grand Rapids, Michigan | Van Andel Arena | ||
February 14, 2009 | Madison, Wisconsin | Alliant Energy Center | ||
February 15, 2009 | Rockford, Illinois | Rockford Metro Center | ||
February 17, 2009 | Des Moines, Iowa | Wells Fargo Arena | ||
February 18, 2009 | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Xcel Energy Center | ||
February 19, 2009 | Green Bay, Wisconsin | Resch Center | ||
February 21, 2009 | Nashville, Tennessee | Sommet Center | ||
February 22, 2009 | Birmingham, Alabama | BJCC Arena | ||
February 25, 2009 | Greenville, South Carolina | BI-LO Center | ||
February 27, 2009 | Lafayette, Louisiana | Cajundome | ||
February 28, 2009 | New Orleans | New Orleans Arena | ||
March 3, 2009 | Hollywood, Florida | Hard Rock Casino | Mötley Crüe and The Last Vegas only | |
March 4, 2009 | Orlando, Florida | UCF Arena | All acts performing | |
March 6, 2009 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | Borgata Events Center | ||
March 7, 2009 | Erie, Pennsylvania | Erie Civic Center | ||
March 8, 2009 | Hershey, Pennsylvania | Giant Center | ||
March 10, 2009 | Ottawa | Canada | Scotiabank Place | |
March 11, 2009 | Hamilton, Ontario | Copps Coliseum | ||
March 13, 2009 | Uncasville, Connecticut | United States | Mohegan Sun Arena | |
March 14, 2009 | Baltimore | 1st Mariner Arena | ||
March 16, 2009 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | ||
March 17, 2009 | Manchester, New Hampshire | Verizon Wireless Arena | ||
March 18, 2009 | Portland, Maine | Cumberland County Civic Center | ||
Europe | ||||
June 2, 2009 | Moscow | Russia | B1 Maximum Club | |
June 4, 2009 | Saint Petersburg | Ice Palace Saint Petersburg | ||
June 6, 2009 | Tampere | Finland | Sauna Open Air | |
June 8, 2009 | Bergen | Norway | Bergenshallen | |
June 10, 2009 | Copenhagen | Denmark | K.B. Hallen | |
June 12, 2009 | Castle Donington | England | Download Festival | |
June 14, 2009 | Munich | Germany | Zenith | |
June 15, 2009 | Stuttgart | Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle | ||
June 16, 2009 | Berlin | Columbiahalle | ||
June 17, 2009 | Prague | Czech Republic | O2 Arena | |
June 19, 2009 | Clisson | France | Hellfest | |
June 20, 2009 | Bilbao | Spain | KobetaoSonik | |
June 22, 2009 | Wettingen | Switzerland | Sportzentrum Tägerhard | |
June 23, 2009 | Cologne | Germany | Palladium | |
June 25, 2009 | Borlänge | Sweden | Peace and Love Festival | |
June 26, 2009 | Dessel | Belgium | Graspop Metal Meeting | |
June 27, 2009 | Monza | Italy | Gods of Metal | |
July 1, 2009 | Kavarna | Bulgaria | Kavarna Stadium |
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