The end is near, supposedly, for Motley Crue.
The famed 1980s hair-metal band announced its final tour ever back in January 2014. It even signed a legally binding “cessation of touring” agreement.
Now, more than a year-and-a-half after that headline grabbing stunt, the band is still on the road. It’s scheduled to play the Tacoma Dome at 7 p.m. July 24.
This is the second time the band has passed through the Northwest on its “final tour.” It played Auburn’s White River Amphitheatre last summer as well.
Admittedly, the end may actually be in site. The band has put a final date on its calendar, with its last show now scheduled for Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. Its Tacoma Dome stop is also the group’s last planned stop (for now) in the Northwest, giving fans one more chance (maybe) to hear classics like “Girls, Girls, Girls,” “Kickstart My Heart” and “Dr. Feelgood.”
Tickets are $35 to $125 at ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000.
Meanwhile, 5 Seconds of Summer is heading to Seattle for a show at KeyArena at 7:30 p.m. July 24.
The feel-good Australian rockers have won over their youthful audience with their take on 1990s pop punk, all delivered with boy-band approachability.
The group’s eponymous debut saw release last year, bowing at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. It featured hits like “Amnesia,” “She Looks So Perfect” and “Kiss Me Kiss Me.”
Tickets are $25.50 to $65.50 at ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000.
On the other side of the mountains, Train will bring its latest tour to the Gorge Amphitheatre at 7 p.m. July 25.
For a long time, it seemed like Train was going to be a two-hit wonder, with “Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)” and “Meet Virginia” both No. 1 songs on the adult contemporary charts before the turn of the millennium. The band didn’t appear destined to reach those heights again.
But the durable rock band made a resurgence a decade after first landing on the charts when its ear-worm single “Hey Soul Sister” returned the group to No. 1. The group is touring now behind its September album, “Bulletproof Picasso,” which reached No. 5 on the album charts.
The band will be joined by the Fray and Matt Nathanson during its stop at the Gorge.
Tickets are $18 to $75 at ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000.
Closer to home, famed rocker John Fogerty will play a sold-out show at the Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery Amphitheatre at 7 p.m. July 24.
Fogerty helped create the swamp rock sound as front man for Creedence Clearwater Revival, producing an incredible string of hits in three years, including “Proud Mary,” “Fortunate Son” and “Down on the Corner.”
His solo career hasn’t made as momentous an impact on pop culture, but has been impressive nonetheless. With his almost-countrified twang, he’s continued to release well-received solo albums, most recently hitting No. 3 on the charts in 2014 with “Wrote a Song for Everyone.”
Tickets can be found at a mark-up at stubhub.com.
Marymoor Park will continue its summer concert series with a stop from Barenaked Ladies at 6:30 p.m. July 26. The good-spirited Canadian pop rock band will be joined by the Violent Femmes and Colin Hay of Men at Work fame for the show.
Barenaked Ladies first found success in the United States in the late 1990s, when its hits “Brian Wilson” and “The Old Apartment” won the group a cultish following. Those early successes were followed by the No. 1 hit “One Week,” which turned the group into genuine stadium headliners.
Since then, the band has gone through some ups-and-downs, losing founding member Steve Page in 2009 after he was arrested for cocaine possession. The four-man band has continued to churn out new music, however, returning this summer with its latest offering, “Silverball.”
Tickets are $44.50 to $54.50 at showboxonline.com or 888-929-7849.
Finally, Charli XCX and Bleachers will play a double-bill at the Showbox SoDo at 7:30 p.m. July 25.
Charli XCX may be best known to pop fans thanks to her verses on Iggy Azalea’s No. 1 hit “Fancy” and Icona Pop’s girl-power anthem “I Love It.” She’s also made an impact as a solo artist, though, most notably with the hit “Boom Clap,” featured in the movie “The Fault in Our Stars.”
Bleachers, meanwhile, has been a steady presence on alt-rock radio for more than a year thanks to the hit “I Wanna Get Better.” The group is the side project of Jack Antonoff, who also is a member of the stadium-ready pop rock act Fun.
Tickets are $31.50 at showboxonline.com or 888-929-7849.
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