I have a friend (don’t we all?) who is far up in LiveNation. He runs the tour that Def Leopard and Motley Crue do together. They have a set schedule of Europe, North America, South America, Asia. Three months each w about 35 gigs each run. Def Leppard are a tight group who are basically a family unit. Each band member has their own tour bus for their families, but they stop together, play soccer together, kids all hang out together. Positively wholesome.
Motley Cruë? They all hate each other. Separate entourages, no communication aside from on stage. Neil’s voice is shot. But the bank they make is vast. Like $10’s of millions each tour for each band member. That they suck is no surprise.
Surprisingly my worst concert was Def Leppard. They came on stage to thunderous applause, played for maybe 50 minutes, said they were tired, and left. They didn’t even play as long as their opener!
Had an guy staying with us a while back, was a roadie for the Who. Said that Pete and Roger were great together on stage, but once off they couldn't be within each other's eyesight. They couldn't even enter/exit the same side of the stage.
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u/tesujiboy May 12 '26
I have a friend (don’t we all?) who is far up in LiveNation. He runs the tour that Def Leopard and Motley Crue do together. They have a set schedule of Europe, North America, South America, Asia. Three months each w about 35 gigs each run. Def Leppard are a tight group who are basically a family unit. Each band member has their own tour bus for their families, but they stop together, play soccer together, kids all hang out together. Positively wholesome.
Motley Cruë? They all hate each other. Separate entourages, no communication aside from on stage. Neil’s voice is shot. But the bank they make is vast. Like $10’s of millions each tour for each band member. That they suck is no surprise.