Hotter Than Hell x Motley Crude

Hotter Than Hell and Motley Crude share a bill at O2 Academy2 in Birmingham. Their names point to Kiss and Mötley Crüe and to the hard rock and glam metal of the 1970s and 1980s.

Hotter Than Hell shares its title with the second studio album by Kiss, released in 1974 by the New York band formed in 1973, whose members performed in heavy make-up. Motley Crude's name echoes Mötley Crüe, the Los Angeles glam metal band formed in 1981, whose albums include Girls, Girls, Girls (1987) and Dr. Feelgood (1989).

Kiss and Mötley Crüe both built their image around theatrical stage presentation, and both names point to the hard rock and glam metal of the 1970s and 1980s, the era this bill draws on.

The evening takes place at O2 Academy2, the second room of the O2 Academy Birmingham complex, which hosts concerts and shows in Birmingham.