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Motley Crue Pictures: Motley Crue Announce New Album, First-Ever Crue Fest

A release date has finally been set for Mötley Crüe's first studio album in almost eight years. The band announced at a press conference in Los Angeles today that Saints of Los Angeles will be on store shelves starting June 17.

Mötley Crüe

The rockers also confirmed a 40-date North American tour that will begin July 1 in West Palm Beach, Florida. The trek will be called Crüe Fest and will feature the following hard-rock acts in support:

Buckcherry
Papa Roach
Trapt
Sixx: A.M.

"We are SO excited not only to headline our own annual summer festival, but also to be able to share the stage with the next generation of great rock bands," said outspoken Mötley Crüe/Sixx: A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx at a press conference this afternoon. "There's not a lot Mötley Crüe hasn't done so to say this summer's festival is going to be about rock 'n roll excess is an understatement. A night of hit songs by great bands and a trail of panties coast to coast ... Crüe Fest, hell yeah!"

The news comes on the heels of the Crüe releasing the title track from their upcoming album as its first single. "Saints of Los Angeles" was released simultaneously on MTV's "Rock Band" video game, an industry first.

Here is a full list of Crüe Fest tour dates:

7.1 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Cruzan Amphitheatre
7.3 - Tampa, FL @ Ford Center
7.5 - Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
7.6 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater
7.8 - Wantagh, NY @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
7.9 - Buffalo, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
7.12 - Philadelphia, PA @ Susquehanna Bank Center
7.13 - Washington, DC @ Nissan Pavilion
7.15 - Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theater
7.16 - Chicago, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheater
7.18 - Indianapolis, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center
7.19 - Milwaukee, WI @ Marcus Amphitheater
7.20 - St. Louis, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
7.22 - Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
7.23 - San Antonio, TX @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
7.24 - Dallas, TX @ Superpages.com Center
7.26 - Albuquerque, NM @ Journal Pavilion
7.27 - Denver, CO @ Coors Amphitheater
7.29 - Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheater
8.1 - Phoenix, AZ @ Cricket Wireless Pavilion
8.2 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hyundai Pavilion
8.5 - Sacramento, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheater
8.6 - San Francisco, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheater
8.8 - Seattle, WA @ White River Amphitheater
8.9 - Portland, OR @ Rose Garden Arena
8.11 - Vancouver, BC @ GM Place
8.13 - Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
8.14 - Calgary AB @ Pengrowth Saddledome
8.15 - Saskatoon, SK @ Credit Union Centre
8.17 - Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre
8.19 - Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
8.20 - Cleveland, OH @ Blossom Music Center
8.22 - Boston, MA @ Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
8.23 - Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
8.24 - Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
8.28 - Toronto, ON @ Molson Amphitheatre
8.29 - Albany, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
8.30 - Scranton, PA @ Toyota Pavilion
8.31 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Post-Gazette Pavilion

Source: Buzznet Music Community