Diary of an Ardent Fan

Hi everyone!!

Well, I went to another fantastic concert last night.

My best friend Jamie McClintic and I went to Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky to see Motley Crue and Alice Cooper!!

This was my 8th time seeing Motley and 4th seeing Alice.

Motley have been on their “Final Tour” for a year and a half, with Alice as their opener.

We had seen them last year on this tour, but since they were so close to home, we figured we better go again.

And I’m glad we did.

First, I’ll tell you about Alice Cooper.

He has been doing this since the 60s, and believe it or not, he just gets better with age.

He was only able to play for about 45 minutes, but he packed quite a punch in so very few minutes.

He played a very solid hits set with his great band, and had many of his theatrics included throughout the set.

These included him having a python snake, turning into “Frankenstein”, being put in a straight jacket by a crazed nurse (his real life wife, I believe), then escaping it, “choking” her, being “beheaded”, then coming back to life.

Oh and did I say he played many great songs?! Yes I did.

Again, he has so many great songs and albums that it’s impossible to fit them into 45 minutes, even 2 hours.

Having said that, he still packed quite a punch.

If you have never seen Alice Cooper in concert, do yourself a favor and go see him!!

Now to the headliner. My second favorite band of all time Motley Crue!!

Like I said, this was my 8th time seeing Motley, and as usual, they rocked!!

They played many of their hits, and also had some very cool theatrics.

They included Drummer Tommy Lee performing a drum solo on a “roller coaster” (Yes you read that right), Lead Singer Vince Neil and Bassist Nikki Sixx flying around the arena on trusses, and tons of pyro and fire.

At the end of the set, the whole band went to a separate stage for their last song of the night, their classic Home Sweet Home.

It was a very cool moment, as was the whole night.

Vince sang great (Yes you critics. He sang great.), Tommy is a beast on drums as always, Guitarist Mick Mars is a fantastic player, and Nikki Sixx, the leader of the band, is a solid bassist and great songwriter.

I truly hope this is not Motley’s final tour (Their last show is scheduled for New Years Eve. Edit: they returned in 2019 to record 4 songs for their biopic The Dirt, and returned to touring 2022, but John 5 replaced Mick in 2023), but if it is, they are truly going out on top as one of the biggest and greatest rock bands of all time.

But if they come back, you can take it to the bank that I will go see them again and again and again.

I love this band so much.

I have many favorite bands and have been fortunate enough to have seen most of them, but this band and their music means more to me than most ever could.

I actually have chills saying this.

Anyway, I hope you have enjoyed this review of another great show I went to.

My next show is tomorrow when I will see for the first time, Sir Paul McCartney!!

So until then, have a great day everyone, and love and peace to you always.

Lucas