Nikki on UK Theatre of Pain Tour, 1986

Nikki Sixx performing at City Hall in Newcastle-upon-Tyne as part of the sold-out UK Theatre of Pain Tour. Earlier that day, Nikki and Tommy Lee sat down for a televised interview with British comedian Alexei Sayle, discussing the band’s rising international impact and the explosiveness of their stage show. Nikki offered that the band “wanted to do something different and really theatrical,” noting that the concept had been influenced by the Italian Renaissance tradition of commedia dell'arte. Photos: Marty Rigby

Photographs, 1986

From the Collection of Marty Rigby