The good news is that Mötley Crüe will tour in 2026 and do a decently long run of shows. The bad news is that the tour might be their last. The band has announced that, but Nikki Sixx recently implied that to a fan on social media.
It could be that Sixx is already mentally exhausted even before the tour starts in July. Once the band begins playing shows, the bassist might feel rejuvenated. Possibly, he won't want to stop gigging. After all, the band has already called one tour their "final" one, but that was in 2015.
It wasn't. If a group can sense they can make a grand sum of money touring, they likely will. In other words, what Sixx says on social media now might not be the official word forever.
Mötley Crüe might be touring for the last time in 2026
Nikki Sixx said in response to a fan asking about doing future shows in Japan, "Don’t know if I’ll ever tour there again. I love Japan, but after these 33 shows our contracts up and we will need some real time off to decide what we do or do not wanna do in the future."
Don’t know if I’ll ever tour there again. I love Japan but after these 33 shows our contracts up and we will need some real time off to decide what we do or do not wanna do in the future.
— 📷 (@NikkiSixx) January 12, 2026
What "real time off" means exactly is unknown. Maybe the reason for not doing more shows is truly financial, but not in the way people think. Perhaps the only reason Mötley Crüe is touring in 2026 is because they are contractually bound to. Once they aren't forced to by promoters, we might never see the band in concert again. Still, we have 2026.
2026 Motley Crue tour dates:
- July 17 — Burgettstown, PA @ The Pavilion at Star Lake
- July 18 — Buffalo, NY @ Darien Lake Amphitheater
- July 20 — Clarkson, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre
- July 22 — Toronto, ON @ RBC Amphitheatre
- July 24 — Gilford, NH @ BankNH Pavilion
- July 25 — Bangor, ME @ Maine Savings Amphitheater
- July 27 — Camden, NJ @ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
- July 29 — Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
- July 31 — Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
- Aug. 1 — Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center
- Aug. 3 — Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live
- Aug. 12 — Alpharetta, GA @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
- Aug. 14 — West Palm Beach, FL @ iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
- Aug.15 — Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
- Aug. 17 — Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion
- Aug. 19 — St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
- Aug. 21 — Shakopee, MN @ Mystic Lake Amphitheater
- Aug. 22 — Tinley Park, IL @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
- Aug. 24 — Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center
- Aug. 25 — Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
- Aug. 27 — Grand Rapids, MI @ Acrisure Amphitheater
- Aug. 28 — Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center
- Sept. 8 — Kansas City, MO @ Morton Amphitheater
- Sept. 10 — Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion
- Sept. 11 — Houston, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
- Sept. 13 — Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater
- Sept. 16 — Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
- Sept. 18 — Chula Vista, CA @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
- Sept. 19 — Long Beach, CA @ Long Beach Amphitheater
- Sept. 21 — Salt Lake City, UT @ Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
- Sept. 23 — Wheatland, CA @ Toyota Amphitheatre
- Sept. 24 — Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheater
- Sept. 26 — Ridgefield, WA @ Cascades Amphitheater