Mötley Crüe Kick Off 2026 North American Tour with 17-Song Set: Photos, Video + Setlist

Mötley Crüe kicked off their Summer 2026 North American tour with Extreme and Tesla on Friday in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, playing a hits-heavy 17-song set. The extensive 33-city tour, dubbed “The Return of the Carnival of Sins,” will run through a September 26th show in Ridgefield, Washington. Along the way it will hit such markets as Toronto, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Dallas, and Phoenix, among others. Get tickets here. Get Mötley Crüe Tickets Here Mötley Crüe opened up the show with “Red Hot,” a heavy metal thunderer from Shout at the Devil that leans closer to the heft of Accept than the theater of Poison in terms of the band’s sound. The most represented albums on the show were also their two heaviest, Too Fast for Love and Shout at the Devil, with their bigger albums Dr. Feelgood, Girls, Girls, Girls and Theater of Pain taking a lesser role, while relatively underrated album Generation Swine made an appearance with “Afraid.” Openers Extreme and Tesla played 10 and nice songs respectively. While Extreme’s set was heavy on their mega-hit album Pornograffiti, it featured a sizable chunk of material from their newest LP, Six. Tesla, meanwhile, stuck to the hits, with only two songs from their most recent record Homage, a covers album, making the set. See photos and fan-filmed video footage of Mötley Crüe’s kickoff show, as well as the full setlist and upcoming tour dates, below. Mötley Crüe Setlist: Red Hot Louder Than Hell Wild Side Shout at the Devil Too Fast for Love Looks That Kill Too Young to Fall in Love Take Me to the Top Primal Scream Afraid Home Sweet Home Guitar Solo Smokin’ in the Boys Room Live Wire Girls, Girls, Girls Dr. Feelgood Kickstart My Heart Mötley Crüe Remaining Tour Dates: 07/20 – Clarkson, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre 07/22 – Toronto, ON @ RBC Amphitheatre 07/24 – Gilford, NH @ BankNH Pavilion 07/25 – Bangor, ME @ Maine Savings Amphitheater 07/27 – Camden, NJ @ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion 07/29 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center 07/31 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center 08/01 – Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center 08/03 – Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live 08/12 – Alpharetta, GA @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre 08/14 – West Palm Beach, FL @ iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre 08/15 – Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre 08/17 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion 08/19 – St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheater 08/21 – Shakopee, MN @ Mystic Lake Amphitheater 08/22 – Tinley Park, IL @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre 08/24 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center 08/25 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center 08/27 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Acrisure Amphitheater 08/28 – Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center 09/08 – Kansas City, MO @ Morton Amphitheater 09/10 – Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion 09/11 – Houston, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 09/13 – Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater 09/16 – Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre 09/18 – Chula Vista, CA @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre 09/19 – Long Beach, CA @ Long Beach Amphitheater 09/21 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre 09/23 – Wheatland, CA @ Toyota Amphitheatre 09/24 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheater 09/26 – Ridgefield, WA @ Cascades Amphitheater Save $20 on Mötley Crüe tickets at Vivid Seats using promo code Vivid20 on new orders of $200 or more.