Motley Crüe Residency at Park MGM Rescheduled Due to Member Surgery

^{Vince Neil, seen here at the Louder Than Life music festival in Kentucky in September, is tending to medical matters that will keep him out of Las Vegas until the fall. (Image: Amy Harris / Invision / AP)}

Only weeks before beginning their residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM later this month, Mötley Crüe has announced that it will delay its return to Las Vegas until later in 2025. The legendary Eighties hard rock/metal band was supposed to hit the stage of Dolby Live beginning on March 28, but a recent medical procedure has pushed back that start date. “Motley Crüe: The Las Vegas Residency” has been rescheduled to Sept. 25 due to this surgical procedure.

Vocalist Goes Under the Knife for Unrevealed Procedure

On their official website, the band informed their “Crüeheads” of the late-breaking news. Singer Vince Neil, 64, reportedly underwent “a required medical procedure” and, according to Neil’s doctors, he would need approximately six months to recuperate from the surgery. In the announcement, Neil says, “To all the Crüeheads who were looking forward to see us this spring, I’m truly sorry. My health is my top priority so I can bring you the awesome show you deserve…thank you for all the well wishes that keep reaching me.”

The band – bassist Nikki Sixx, drummer Tommy Lee, and guitarist John 5 (who replaced original guitarist Mick Mars in 2024) joined in with their bandmate. 

“Please join us in wishing Vince a speedy recovery,” the trio said in a statement. “We are looking forward for him to get well again and to take over Vegas together in September. We can’t wait to see you all out there, and thank you for your understanding and support in the meantime.”

If you are one of the fortunate people to hold tickets to any of the shows that had been scheduled between March 28 and April 19, those tickets will be honored for the dates in September, which will take place as follows at Dolby Live:

Sept. 12-13
Sept. 17
Sept. 19-20
Sept. 24
Sept. 26-27
Oct. 1
Oct. 3

A Return to the ‘Theater of Pain’

Mötley Crüe were looking to recreate the days of their earlier work on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, California. Recently, the band had hit the stages of several of their old stomping grounds such as the Whisky a Go-Go, the Roxy, and the Troubadour in Los Angeles, and the band seemed to be in prime shape to go from “The Sunset Strip to the Las Vegas Strip.” It comes on the heels of what has been a tumultuous time for the legendary rockers. 

In 2015, the band theatrically signed a contract that said they would never play again following a show called “Mötley Crüe: THE END” in Los Angeles. Things changed when interest in the band was rekindled by the Netflix film The Dirt (based on the band’s biography) in 2019. 

After the COVID pandemic in 2021, the original foursome went on the road with British NWOBHM stalwarts Def Leppard, California rockers Poison, and the incomparable Joan Jett and the Blackhearts for The Stadium Tour. While things appeared strong with the band, cracks were beginning to show. 

In 2022, Mars allegedly “retired” from the band due to health issues that Mars was enduring. The other three members were quick to put John 5 in as the new guitarist, resulting in a still-active lawsuit that the band and Mars are engaged in. 

Mötley Crüe has not let the litigation slow them down, continuing to record new music with John 5 (the song “Dogs of War” and an EP Cancelled were released in 2024). They also booked the Las Vegas residency, although now it will depend on Neil’s recovery and how quickly the band can bring the show together for a Vegas crowd.