Guitar Center and Motley Crue to present band contest finals tonight at the Whisky

GUITAR CENTER AND MÖTLEY CRÜE TO CHOOSE UNDISCOVERED BAND
TO MAKE ROCK HISTORY

The top 6 undiscovered bands in the U.S. to perform live for Mötley Crüe at Guitar Center’s On-Stage Finals for the chance to tour with the world’s most notorious rock band.

WHAT: Guitar Center and Mötley Crüe are set to select the winner of Guitar Center On-Stage: Mötley Crüe – Your Chance To Make Rock History.

The final six bands, chosen from a pool of 30 semi-finalists, will perform at the world famous Whisky A Go-Go on November 10th in Hollywood live for Mötley Crüe who will then announce which rock star hopefuls will receive the opening slot on Mötley Crüe’s 2009 U.S. tour, $25,000 cash, $20,000 in exclusive new gear from Gibson Guitar, management from Tenth St. Entertainment, and a recording deal from Eleven Seven Music, Mötley’s management and record label.

Since launching the search for the next great American rock band in August, Guitar Center and Mötley Crüe have had a staggering 7,930 bands register and close to 175,000 online votes cast at the program’s web site—makerockhistory.com. The site also garnered nearly one million unique visitors since its launch on August 1st.

WHO: Tommy Lee, Nikki Sixx, Vince Neil and Mick Mars of Mötley Crüe will be on site at the November 10th event that will be open to the public.

The finalists who are just one step closer to being official rock stars include:
· The Spittin’ Cobras (Seattle, WA)
· Lorene Drive (Victorville, CA)
· The Dirty Pearls (New York, NY)
· Waterstreet (Peoria, IL)
· The Heroine (San Antonio, TX)
· The Last Vegas (Chicago, IL)

WHERE: The World Famous Whisky A Go Go
8901 Sunset Boulevard
West Hollywood, CA 90069

WHEN: Doors open at 7 p.m./ First band goes on at 7:30 p.m.

Mötley Crüe’s Mick Mars notes, "Our partnership with Guitar Center gives us the opportunity to help an up-and-coming band by giving them every element needed to succeed. Like Ozzy did for us when he took an unknown band called Mötley Crüe on the road, we too are looking for the next generation’s great rock band."

The band’s last tour, the inaugural Crüe Fest was this summer’s top rock festival.