Motley Crue @ Staples Centre, Los Angeles, CA 31-Dec-2015

Los Angeles rock legends Mötley Crüe played their Final Show ever at the Staples Centre arena on Thursday 31 December 2015. Billed as “Crue Year’s Eve”, this hometown show closed out almost 35 years of concerts together and was filmed for a live DVD release. Comprising Vince Neil on vocals, Mick Mars on guitar, Nikki Sixx on bass, and Tommy Lee on drums, the Crue entertained the sold-out crowd with a massive production, including the ‘Crüecifly’ drum rollercoaster, which stalled mid-solo leaving Tommy hanging upside-down. With the emotion of it being the band’s last concert together, I opted not to shoot on assignment for Chronological Crue, and instead snapped these with a little Canon G12 as I partied with them one last time this New Year’s Eve.

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Tommy Lee stuck upside down in the Cruecifly drum rollercoaster, as crew members scramble up to get it working and release him.

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