Motley Crue was supposed to perform at a New Year's Eve party titled "Crue Year's Eve" this coming December 31, 2023, but the band just announced that the event won't happen anymore; find out below what happened.
Taking to their social media accounts, the band first apologized that the event, which was set to be held at Acrisure Arena in Thousand Palms, California, will not push through anymore just days before their supposed concert.
They later explained the reason why they decided to cancel the show almost at the last minute, writing, "The very short time frame to produce the event resulted in issues beyond our control."
It is with deep regret we must inform you the Crüe Year’s Eve show in Palm Springs is being canceled. The very short time frame to produce the event resulted in issues beyond our control.
— Mötley Crüe (@MotleyCrue) December 21, 2023
We look forward to seeing you all in 2024! 🤘 pic.twitter.com/93fN6CZGrV
Regardless, the band is looking forward to seeing their fans in 2024.
Motley Crue Fans Disappointed Over Cancellation
Fans took to the comment section to express their disappointment as one wrote, "HUH!? But this was supposed to be my first time seeing you guys."
Another one commented, " I'm done with concerts . I'll spend my money somewhere else ."
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A user speculatedm "it robably has more to do with venue staffing: concessions, security, merch. People don't like to work anymore, and it's the holidays. This was a fairly last-minute production in the world of event-planning.
Motley Crue Releasing New Music in 2024
Even though the band won't perform at their New Year's Eve concert anymore, they previously confirmed that new music is coming this 2024.
According to Loudwire, Nikki Sixx confirmed that the band "will be releaing new music" and in separate project, he's working with Rob Minkroff, the co-director of "The Lion King," to produce a music-related animation project.
The band has been working in the studio to record new songs since April because at the time, producer Bob Rock was with Sixx and the band's new guitarist, John 5.
"We went in the studio not too long ago - about six months ago - and recorded three new songs," Vince Neil teased in July.
As of this writing, Motley Crue has yet to reveal more information about their upcoming album.
If ever the band decided to release their next studio album, it would be a massive comeback as their most-recent record was "Saints of Los Angeles" which was released more than ten years ago in 2008.
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