Theatre of Pain Tour Live Shots

Mötley captured on the incredible Theatre of Pain Tour. True to its namesake, the Theatre of Pain Tour gigs were highly theatrical with larger-than-life costumes, elaborate pyrotechnics, and a drum riser that tilted a full 90 degrees. Tommy Lee remembered "...we really glammed it out - super-bright colors, more makeup...We were always evolving, but Theatre of Pain was early on enough that we were still figuring out what Mötley Crüe was." Photos: Dean Messina

​Photographs, various sizes, 1985​

​From the Collections of Nikki Sixx and Mötley Crüe