MÖTLEY CRÜE's TOMMY LEE Sits Out Manchester Concert; Photos Available

June 13, 2007

MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee was forced to sit out the final gig of the band's current European tour, which came to a close last night (Tuesday, June 12) at the Apollo in Manchester, England. As was the case at Monday's concert at the Hammersmith Apollo in London, current EVANESCENCE/DARK NEW DAY drummer Will Hunt filled in for Lee for last night's show, although Tommy did manage to take to the kit for one number — the immortal "Kickstart My Heart".

Check out pictures from last night's gig at Manchester Evening News.

Hunt previously filled in for Tommy Lee on several MÖTLEY CRÜE North American tour dates in April 2006. Hunt, who had previously backed Tommy in his solo band, took over the drumming duties last year after a member of the Canadian MÖTLEY CRÜE tribute band BRÖKEN TÖYZ stepped in at the last minute to cover for Lee at the band's April 5, 2006 concert at the Enmax Center in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada.

Fan-filmed video footage of MÖTLEY CRÜE perfoming its classic song "Live Wire" on June 8, 2007 at the AB Concerthall in Brussels, Belgium has been posted online at YouTube. More clips from the Brussels concert can be seen here.

NME.COM has posted footage of MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx's press conference from this year's Download festival, which took place June 8-10 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, England. Watch it in two parts: Part#1, Part#2.

On the topic of the group's current touring schedule, Sixx said, "We love to play live. There's only two more shows for us and we won't be playing again until sometime next year, maybe '09, depending on how it goes on making a record."

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