Las Vegas Weekly

March 24, 2010 · 10:26 AM

Breaking news: Drug gang violence in Mexico forces Vince Neil to scrap tour

By Robin Leach

The Vince Neil Aviation fleet at Henderson Airport.

Photo: Tom Donoghue/www.donoghuephotography.com

No sooner did we report yesterday that Motley Crue singer Vince Neil would fly one of his own Vince Neil Aviation charter fleet planes over the border for this weekend’s concerts in Monterrey than he was forced to scrap the travel plans.

Vince was set to take off for Mexico for his first solo show Friday, but promoters called it off because of the country’s continuing drug gang violence and shootouts that have made headlines and TV newscasts in recent days.

“It was a fear not only for Vince’s safety but also for the fans,” said visibly upset promoter Gabe Reed. “We looked at this long and hard and evaluated it from every possible angle. We determined that the current security situation in Monterrey was unstable. We decided it was not worth putting anyone at risk.”

The concerts would have been the final dates of Vince’s South American tour in advance of his new album Tattoos & Tequila. Stops on the Tattoos & Tequila Tour in other Latin American countries went off without any problems.

We posted a Vince Neil Aviation launch story and photo gallery yesterday. While the fate of a Motley Crue: Crue Fest 3 Tour is up in the air and not expected to resume until 2011, Vince is embarking on a series of solo concert dates in the U.S. with his Vince Neil Band. First up is Wendover, Nev., on April 9-11.

Robin Leach has been a journalist for more than 50 years and has spent the past decade giving readers the inside scoop on Las Vegas, the world’s premier platinum playground.

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