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Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard announce 2023 World Tour

Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard will head to Latin America and Europe in 2023 for a new leg of their wildly successful Stadium Tour. The world tour kicks off on Saturday, February 18, 2023 at Foro Sol in Mexico City, with shows throughout Latin America before heading to Europe in May 2023 (which includes a stop at the iconic Wembley Stadium on Saturday, July 1, 2023) before wrapping up in Glasgow, UK at Hampden Park Stadium on July 6, 2023. Additional 2023 shows to be announced soon. Tickets are available via Ticketmaster, with presales starting on October 23rd.

Mötley Crüe shared in a statement: “We had an incredible time playing the Stadium Tour in North America this summer and we truly can’t wait to take the show around the globe with the World Tour in 2023. Crüeheads in Latin America and Europe: Get ready!!”

Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott added, “After finally getting back on the road and having a monumental summer tour in the U.S. and Canada this year, we’re beyond thrilled to be bringing this massive stadium tour to major cities all over the world, and kicking off Europe in Sheffield where it all started for us 45 years ago. We’re looking forward to seeing you out there somewhere soon!”

The 2022 North American Stadium Tour — which also featured Poison, Joan Jett and Classless Act — grossed over $173 million this past summer, and sold approximately 1.3 million tickets across 36 tour stops. It ranked as the biggest tour of any of the bands’ respective careers, with an average gross of $4.82 million per show.

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