INTERVIEW: Classless Act Talks Touring with Motley Crue and Def Leppard, Their Unplugged EP, and More!


 

Ghost Cult caught up with Classless Act at Aftershock festival! Derek, Franco, and Dane chatted with Keefy all about their experience touring with Motley Crue and Def Leppard all year, their collaborative nature as a group, what they are looking forward to in 2023, and their upcoming unplugged EP!

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Def Leppard Releases New Single – “Take What You Want”


Def Leppard has shared the second single from their upcoming new album “Take What You Want”. The track comes from Diamond Star Halos (UMC) releasing on the 27th of May 2022. The album features a very special guest appearance on two tracks from multi-Grammy winner and acclaimed songwriter, Alison Krauss. The album opener, the new single is classic Def Leppard to the core. A lyric video for the single will be released on the 29th of April 2022. All of this arrives ahead of Def Leppard’s massive 36 City North American -”The Stadium” Tour with Mötley Crüe, Poison, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and more! Kicking off on 16th June in Atlanta.

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Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, Poison, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts Postpone Entire Tour until 2021


“The Stadium Tour’ featuring Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, Poison, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts etc. have finally postponed the full tour until 2021. Crue shared an official statement representing all the bands on the bill. We are bummed but this was to be expected. All 2020 tickets will be honored for 2021 dates and a second announcement with new dates and refund information is expected at some point.

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Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, Poison, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts Postpone First Two Shows


In a report published by Metal Sucks, “The Stadium Tour’ featuring Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, Poison, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts etc. have finally postponed the first few dates. Industry experts have been perplexed by the delay in postponing the tour and even the bands themselves pandering to their fanbases by saying publicly they wouldn’t cancel. Ticketholders reportedly received e-mails announcing the postponements yesterday, Friday, May 15. We expect the full tour to be postponed soon.

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Mötley Crüe Shares a New Music Video For “Kick Start My Heart”


Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Mötley Crüe has shared a new music video for their classic track ‘Kick Start My Heart’! The band is gearing up for their massive summertime run of tour dates dubbed “The Stadium Tour” which will see the band play alongside co-headliners Def Leppard, with Poison, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and more!Continue reading


Def Leppard To Release “The Early Years 79-81” Boxed Set


In what is shaping up to be a huge year for 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Def Leppard, they are releasing a new boxed set. Def Leppard The Early Years 79-81 will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the classic On Through The Night album, with tons of remastered vinyl, CDs, a gang of unreleased material from their early years, live concerts, and hopefully shine a spotlight on guitarist Steve Clark who was one of the driving forces of the early days of the band. The set features more highlights like the never before released Nick Tauber produced version of ‘Rock Brigade’ among others. Releasing on March 20th The Early Years 79-81’Boxset, the definitive collection of the band’s early music coming from UMC/Virgin. The band’s first two albums, On Through The Night (1980) and High ‘N’ Dry (1981), and has been prepared in conjunction with singer Joe Elliott who has acted as executive producer on the set. The mastering has been done by the band’s long-serving sound engineer Ronan McHugh. This deluxe set comes with 5-CDs consisting of the original album remastered, B-sides, rarities and re-mix versions, Radio One sessions, Live from Reading and the first-ever appearance of an unreleased and newly mixed show from Oxford in 1980. These remasters have been highly anticipated, and much requested, by Def Leppard fans globally. Def Leppard will co-headline with Motley Crue on the stadium tour in North America 2020, with Poison and Joan Jett And The Blackhearts this summer. Listen to ‘Rock Brigade’ right now! Continue reading


Ghost Cult’s Top 10 News Stories of 2019


As we barrel into the new year we want to take one last look at our most popular news stories (by topic) on our website in 2019. Thanks for being here with us and choosing us for your music news, interviews, reviews and other entertaining content we try to provide daily!Continue reading


Ticketmaster and Live Nation Feel That Concert Tickets Are Too Cheap!


If you are like us at Ghost Cult, you go to a lot of concerts every year. We actually pay for many shows we cover, and the fees on top of the tickets, especially for major festivals, event-type shows and tours are astronomically over-priced. And the company that owns the most venues and puts on the most tours in the entire world thinks we are getting away cheap! According to a new report by Marketwatch, Ticketmaster and their parent Live Nation feel they have been charging fans too little and there is a “great opportunity” to earn more money by charging more for tickets in 2020 and beyond. According to the report, the average ticket price for the largest worldwide tours has increased by more than 20% in the past five years and is approaching $100 per ticket. This timeline coincides with the biggest bands and tours in the world, including major tours the last few years Guns N Roses’ “Not In This Lifetime Tour”, Metallica’s “Worldwired World Tour”, Slipknot’s “Slipknot Roadshow”, The Eagles, The Who, Elton John’s farewell tour, KISS’ “End of the Road” tour, Slayer’s “The Final Campaign Tour” on their way to retirement, Tool’s new tour, and next year’s big-ticket tours from My Chemical Romance, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett and The Blackhearts. This is not counting the secondary and resale market, which includes Ticket master’s murky relationship with resellers and bots (see Metallica’s S&M2 ticket debacle last summer), StubHub and other companies that gouge fans for profits. Continue reading


Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, and Poison Adds Six More Shows to ‘The Stadium Tour’


Due to popular demand, the Stadium Tour of Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, Poison along with Joan Jett & The Blackhearts has added six new dates to th now-28-date North American tour. The tour kicks off June 23 at Kansas City, Missouri’s Kauffman Stadium and will wind down on September 5 at Los Angeles’s SoFi Stadium. The new dates are on sale now and listed below.Continue reading


Mötley Crüe Shares “Looks That Kill” Video Inspired by “The Dirt”, Reunion Tour Tickets on Sale Now!


Mötley Crüe has shared a new 2019 music video for ‘Looks That Kill’, with footage from the smash movie The Dirt, which released on Netflix earlier in 2019. The songs comes from their all-time glam rock classic Shout At The Devil! Watch it now! Crüe will team up with Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts for a 22-date North American stadium tour next summer. “The Stadium Tour” kicks off July 7 at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium and winds down on September 5 at Los Angeles’s SoFi Stadium. Tickets go on sale on December 13 at 10:00 a.m local time.Continue reading