Motley Crue’s Tommy Lee: “All packed for rehearsals and tour” – 2026

All packed for rehearsals and tour.

Mötley Crüe are about to hit the road in a big way with The Return of the Carnival of Sins, a 2026 North American summer tour celebrating both the 20th anniversary of their original 2005–2006 Carnival of Sins run and the band’s 45th anniversary. Kicking off July 17 in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, and wrapping September 26 in Ridgefield, Washington, the tour is being billed as a reimagined version of one of their most over‑the‑top productions, with updated staging and a refreshed setlist aimed at longtime Crüeheads and newer fans who never saw the original show.

They are not going it alone. Tesla will serve as one of the special guests throughout the trek, with Extreme also on the bill for the package. Tesla’s summer support slots come on the heels of their own Still Keepin’ It Real dates, and bassist Brian Wheat has called the pairing with Mötley Crüe and Extreme a “hard rockin’, song‑filled rock ’n’ roll extravaganza,” noting they last toured with Crüe back on the Dr. Feelgood run. For fans, that means a full night of veteran hard‑rock acts built around a revived Carnival of Sins concept that the band themselves say is “for the Crüeheads who’ve been with us through it all and for the new Crüeheads who didn’t get to experience Carnival of Sins last time around.”