Mötley Crüe Guitarist Mick Mars Retires From Touring
Thursday, 27 October 2022
Written by Jon Stickler
Mötley Crüe guitarist and founding member Mick Mars has announced his retirement from touring.
In a statement provided to Variety, a representative for Mars (pictured: far right) stated that the guitarist can no longer tour due to his worsening degenerative disease Ankylosing Spondylitis. He will, however, remain a member of the legendary rock band. The full statement reads:
"Mick Mars, co-founder and lead guitarist of the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe for the past 41 years, has announced today that due to his ongoing painful struggle with Ankylosing Spondylitis (A.S.), he will no longer be able to tour with the band.
"Mick will continue as a member of the band, but can no longer handle the rigours of the road. A.S. is an extremely painful and crippling degenerative disease, which affects the spine."
With the recent announcement of a huge Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard 2023 tour, the former have confirmed that Rob Zombie guitarist John 5 will step in for the shows.
The World Tour kicks off in Mexico City on February 18, and heads to Europe in May, beginning with a date at Sheffield's Bramall Lane stadium, before further UK and Ireland gigs in the summer, including a London show at Wembley Stadium and a headline appearance at Lytham Festival on the Lancashire Coast in July. Tickets go on general sale at 10am local time tomorrow (October 28).
UPDATE 12/01: The Scottish stop of the tour has been moved to Glasgow Green. Original tickets remain valid.
Motley Crue Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Mon May 22 2023 - SHEFFIELD Bramall Lane
Sat July 01 2023 - LONDON Wembley Stadium
Sun July 02 2023 - LANCASHIRE Lytham Proms Arena
Tue July 04 2023 - DUBLIN Marlay Park
Thu July 06 2023 - GLASGOW Hampden Park (venue changed to Glasgow Green)
Thu May 25 2023 - MONCHENGLADBACH SparkassenPark (Germany)
Sat May 27 2023 - MUNICH Koenigsplatz (Germany)
Mon May 29 2023 - BUDAPEST MVM Dome (Hungary)
Wed May 31 2023 - KRAKOW Tauron Arena Kraków (Poland)
Fri June 02 2023 - PRAGUE Prague Rocks (Czech Republic)
Sat June 03 2023 - HANNOVER EXPO Plaza (Germany)
Wed June 07 2023 - SOLVESBORG Sweden Rock Festival (Sweden)
Fri June 09 2023 - HYVINKAA RockFest (Finland)
Sun June 11 2023 - TRONDHEIM Trondheim Rocks (Norway)
Wed June 14 2023 - COPENHAGEN Copenhell (Denmark)
Sun June 18 2023 - DESSEL Graspop Metal Meeting (Belgium)
Tue June 20 2023 - MILAN Ippodromo SNAI San Siro (Italy)
Fri June 23 2023 - LISBON Passeio Maritimo de Alges (Portugal)
Sat June 24 2023 - RIVAS VACIAMADRID Auditorio Miguel Ríos (Spain)
Tue June 27 2023 - THUN Stockhorn Arena (Switzerland)
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