Well Crueheads, we've heard about Motley's infamous 1982 "Cruesing Through Canada" tour for 35 yrs. Bomb threats, bar fights, border issues with Crue's S&M paraphenilia . . . the good old days! We never had any pics or video or audio of this tour, just Crue memories, until June 9th, 2017!
This 35 yr old news clip popped up yesterday from CBC Edmonton News in Canada. The boys are lipsyncing the Leathur version of "Live Wire" at the bar Scandals, where they're to be performing for the third night in a row. They address a bomb threat that Crueheads later learned was a band publicity stunt! Nikki, of course, has a few words & there's about 1 minute of absolutely vintage, rare & awesome early Motley!!! Here's a news article spelling out the video:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/throwback-thursday-edmonton-m%C3%B6tley-cr%C3%BCe-bomb-threat-1.4151657
June 9, 1982: Mötley Crüe rocks on after bomb threat in Edmonton
`We don’t really care either, we’re here to give everybody their money’s worth’
On June 9, 1982, Mötley Crüe wouldn't let a bomb threat to police stop their Edmonton show.
Mötley Crüe's 'Crüesing Through Canada Tour '82' hit a bump in the road with a reported bomb threat against the band.
The threat claimed the Los Angeles-based group's lives would be endangered while they were to perform their third and final show at Scandals in downtown Edmonton.
Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx downplayed the threat.
"We don't really care either," he said. "We're here to give everybody their money's worth for the show.
"If people don't enjoy it, they don't have to come and see it."
The show went on without incident, and Mötley Crüe moved on to play two nights at the Riviera Rock Room in Edmonton.
As for the bomb threat, the band later revealed that it had been a public relations stunt.
Mötley Crüe went on to worldwide fame and continued to tour for years to come. Their most recent stop in Edmonton was Dec. 12, 2015 at Rexall Place.
In the video, CBC's Margaret O'Sullivan explains how the bomb threat wasn't going to stop the band. O'Sullivan's story is set to rehearsal footage of Mötley Crüe in Scandals early on in their career.
The threat claimed the Los Angeles-based group's lives would be endangered while they were to perform their third and final show at Scandals in downtown Edmonton.
Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx downplayed the threat.
"We don't really care either," he said. "We're here to give everybody their money's worth for the show.
"If people don't enjoy it, they don't have to come and see it."
As for the bomb threat, the band later revealed that it had been a public relations stunt.
Mötley Crüe went on to worldwide fame and continued to tour for years to come. Their most recent stop in Edmonton was Dec. 12, 2015 at Rexall Place.
In the video, CBC's Margaret O'Sullivan explains how the bomb threat wasn't going to stop the band. O'Sullivan's story is set to rehearsal footage of Mötley Crüe in Scandals early on in their career.
