Nikki Sixx mentioned Motley Crue had been “proud” of drummer Tommy Lee, who’s making an attempt to carry out as a lot as doable regardless of having damaged 4 ribs.
He left the stage after 5 songs in Atlanta on June 16, the primary night time of the Stadium Tour with Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett. Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath drummer Tommy Clufetos changed him.
“The truth that Tommy was informed by the physician to not play with 4 damaged ribs and he beasted half our present is a miracle,” Sixx commented through social media. “We’re a band and are happy with his power. He’s doing the entire tour and daily including extra songs. What a fucking animal. Anyone on the market ever break your ribs?”
When the time got here to bow out throughout the first present, Lee informed the viewers: [What] I’ve received to let you know is about 14 days in the past, I fuckin’ broke not one, not two, not three, however 4 fuckin’ ribs… I want I had a fuckin’ badass story like me and Connor McGregor fuckin’ scrapping out in some fuckin’ bar or one thing, however I don’t.”
He continued: “The docs informed me, ‘No taking part in, bro. No taking part in.’ And I used to be like, ‘Are you fucking excessive, bro? We’ve received a fucking tour to do!’ So anyway, I ain’t sitting out for shit.” Referring to Clufetos he added: “My boy’s gonna assist me out right here and I’ll see you guys later. On with the goddamn present.”
Def Leppard closed the primary night time of the tour, amid a downpour that frontman Joe Elliott mentioned made it the “wettest gig” they’d carried out since 1986. He added: “It rained all night time lengthy. However the crowd caught with us. No one left. No one moaned. And one down, 35 to go.”
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