In what can only be dubbed the loudest press conference on Earth, the four original members of Mötley Crüe unveiled plans for their first ever Crüe Fest national rock tour and their first studio album together in ten years, Saints of Los Angeles, to a packed Avalon in Hollywood Tuesday afternoon. The forty-one-city North American Crüe Fest kicks off July 1st in West Palm Beach, Florida, with some of the band’s favorite younger rock bands along for the ride: Buckcherry, Papa Roach, Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx’s other band Sixx: A.M., and Trapt. Taking a page out of the Warped Tour’s book, Crue Fest will also offer up low price ticket packages starting at $30.

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“Hopefully this thing transpires into somewhat of an Ozzfest and carries on for years and years and years,” drummer Tommy Lee said to a roaring crowd of fans, friends (including Sixx’s new girlfriend, L.A. Ink star Kat Von D.), and media, “which would be badass. And I could tell you one thing for sure, we are gonna have more fun than humans are allowed to fucking have!” (more…)

Mötley Crüe announced the details about their new album and tour today. We’ll have more coverage from their press conference tomorrow, but we caught up with Nikki Sixx for a sneak peak at the recording of the new album, band relations and whether or not the Crüe can be considered a classic band. For the full interview, click here.

• Nikki Sixx: “This Album Comes From Our Demented Souls”

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