Motley Crue Beg Fans To Watch Vince Neil Video

Motley Crue guitarist John 5 recently spoke about the band’s upcoming “The Return Of Carnival Of Sins” tour, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the band’s groundbreaking 2005-2006 “Carnival Of Sins” tour and the 45th anniversary of the band.

In a new interview with Radioactive MikeZ, host of the 96.7 KCAL-FM program “Wired In The Empire”, John 5 also opened up on Vince Neil’s performance at last year’s Las Vegas Residency.

John 5 reflects on Vince Neil

As MikeZ noted that he is “really excited about seeing Vince Neil on stage again after the Motley Crue singer’s recent health issues, John 5 said: “Listen, please do me a favor. Please, please, please, do me a favor, and anybody watching this — go [and watch YouTube clips of the band’s performances during the 2025 Las Vegas residency] and listen to how great Vince did at the Vegas residency. Listen to ‘Home Sweet Home’, listen to any of these songs. He sang incredible — incredible — and I was so proud of him. He really did a great job.”

John 5 said: “Well, they’re putting [the show] together [right now]. So I’m as excited as you. I’m super, super excited.”

He continued: “Listen, I always love being on stage with the Crue, playing those songs, being with the guys, having a great time. We just all laugh and have such a good time together. To me, there’s nothing like playing shows in the summertime. There’s nothing like it. It’s my favorite thing to do in the world. It’s like heavy metal summer camp. And, of course, being with Tesla and Extreme, you can’t ask for anything more… Again, seriously, I know it’s kind of silly to say, but it is kind of like heavy metal summer camp. Everybody is hanging out and eating and drinking and listening to good music, and it’s just a blast. And I’m so lucky. It is truly one of my favorite things to do, is play shows in the summertime.”

The 33-city Live Nation-produced trek will kick off on July 17th, 2026 in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania at the Pavilion at Star Lake and will feature support acts Extreme and Tesla.

Speaking about the possible setlist for Motley Crue’s 2026 tour and how it will be different from what the band has played before, John 5 said: “I am super excited to hear, ’cause I’m, like, ‘Just tell me what you wanna do.’ ‘Cause I know all the songs, and I said, ‘Just tell me.’ And literally, before this interview, I was, like, ‘God, when are they gonna pick those songs?’ So I am waiting, and I’m so excited. So, yeah, I know there’s gonna be a couple of different songs in there. So I can’t, can’t wait.”

John 5 went on to name a couple of deeper cuts that he would like to see performed on the upcoming tour. “If I was gonna pick — I love ‘Red Hot’,” he said. “I love ‘Piece Of Your Action’. I love ‘Bastard’. I love ‘Too Young To Fall In Love’… I mean, I can go on and on and on.”