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Niall Doherty

“Our job here is done”: It’s ten years since Motley Crue signed their “Cessation Of Touring” agreement and vowed to retire... so what happened?

Motley Crue in 2014.

Although it's probably obvious for a band who have never been the retiring type, Motley Crue really did absolutely suck at giving up the day job. It is ten years ago this week since Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee and Mick Mars vowed to bring the band to an explosive end and embark on a show-stopping final tour. Drummer Lee said at the time, “Everything must come to an end. We always had a vision of going out with a big fucking bang, and not playing county fairs, or clubs with one or two original band members. Our job here is done.”

In typical Motley OTT style, in 2014 the band signed a Cessation Of Touring Agreement in front of the press, a binding contract that meant they could be sued if they toured again after their final tour, a tour meant to be so final they called it The FInal, which sounds pretty final. Or it would be if not for the fact that you can go and see Motley Crue play live this year, so what happened?

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