Fourth Estate Newspaper

Issue date: 2/26/09 Section: Entertainment

Media Credit: Mike LaCount Motley Crue performs "Kickstart my Heart" to lead off their concert Feb. 19 at the Resch Center in Green Bay.

Despite a faltering economy and hefty ticket prices, few empty seats could be found as the Saints of Los Angeles Tour made a stop at Green Bay's Resch Center.
The notoriously wild Motley Crue headlines the tour, which is named after their latest studio album. Hinder, Theory of a Deadman and The Last Vegas provide supporting efforts on the 29-city North American tour.
As openers The Last Vegas took the stage, open seats nearly outnumbered those that were filled. Fans continued to trickle in as the Chicago-based quintet finished their 25-minute set.
Canadian post-grunge act Theory of a Deadman, still touring in support of last year's "Scars and Souvenirs" album, drew the first real cheers from the Resch Center crowd. The band played songs from all three of their albums, including "Nothing Can Come Between Us," "Not Meant To Be" and their latest radio single, "Hate My Life."
One of the biggest reactions of the night came when the crowd, which had reached near capacity, exploded as Theory of a Deadman closed their set with their first No. 1 hit, "Bad Girlfriend."
Following up the massive success of a record such as "Extreme Behavior" is quite a task, but Hinder seems up to the challenge. "Take It To The Limit" was released in November 2008 and the record has shown Hinder is no flash-in-the-pan act.
In their 45-minute set, Hinder mixed in songs from both albums, including some of their biggest hits from both records. They opened with "Use Me," the first single from "Take It To The Limit" and a song which reached No. 3 on the Billboard U.S. Mainstream Rock chart.
Also included in their set were "How Long" and "Lips of an Angel," both of which reached top-five status on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Chart.
To close their set, Hinder thanked the crowd for the support and gave the fans a standing ovation before playing their breakthrough single, "Get Stoned."
Fans became restless during a 30-minute break as the roadies and techs prepped the stage for the night's headliners. The lights went out at 9:15 p.m. as the image of a female angel appeared through the black curtain hiding the stage from the crowd.
Guitarist Mick Mars provided the revving engine-like guitar opening for "Kickstart My Heart" as the curtain dropped, pyro exploded and lead vocalist Vince Neil ran onto stage to a frenetic crowd.

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