In 2012, Mötley Crüe made a spectacular entrance to the Las Vegas Strip, shaking things up in a territory dominated by Celine Dion and Donny Osmond by introducing the first residency featuring hard rock.

They followed up their original show, Mötley Crüe Takes On Sin City, with another unique offering titled Evening In Hell the subsequent year.

Now, the iconic band returns, with their latest residency called The Las Vegas Residency, kicking off on March 28 and featuring a total of 11 performances at Dolby Live at Park MGM.

“It’s an amazing time,” shares Mötley bassist Nikki Sixx with YSL News. “You can hit up Vegas, let loose, catch your favorite band, check out other performances, gamble, drink too much, and wake up with your pants around your ankles in someone else’s room.”

The lineup, consisting of Sixx, drummer Tommy Lee, vocalist Vince Neil, and guitarist John 5, will take the stage on March 28-29, April 2, 4-5, 9, 11-12, 16, and 18-19, with all shows starting at 8 p.m.

Presale tickets for members of the Mötley Crüe S.I.N. Club are available starting at 1 p.m. ET on Friday. Citi cardholders can purchase tickets from 3 p.m. on Friday until 1 a.m. on October 11 via citientertainment.com. Additionally, MGM Rewards members and customers of Ticketmaster and Live Nation will receive an access code for presale beginning at 1 p.m. ET on October 7, while general ticket sales commence on October 11 at 1 p.m. at ticketmaster.com/motleycruevegas.

Sixx, 65, also discussed the upcoming residency, the band’s planned Hollywood Takeover club tour, and their charitable efforts. Mötley Crüe is also set to release a three-song EP titled “Cancelled” this Friday.

Question: This marks Mötley Crüe’s third residency and you were the pioneers of rock residencies back in 2012. Do you believe you paved the way for bands like Aerosmith, the Scorpions, and Def Leppard who later followed suit?

Answer: When we first did it, many were skeptical, asking if that was a place where bands go to fade away. But it’s an incredible chance. Just last year, we performed at a 400-seat venue in London the night before selling out Wembley Stadium, and did something similar at Bowery in New York. It sparked the idea of contrasting intimate settings with massive ones, if that’s a term. We’re exploring how to blend that experience in Vegas too, along with refreshing some tracks. Naturally, we’ll still perform our classics.

You’ll only stage a few weekends in Vegas. Do you enjoy the steadiness of performing in one location?

It’s creatively fulfilling for the band. Personally, I appreciate the chance to perform in one spot while being close to my family. It’s all about balancing my time between family and fans. I wouldn’t mind doing an extended run in Vegas. The thought of driving to the Strip for a rock show and returning home is quite appealing to me.

Your activities in Las Vegas certainly depend on whether your family is with you, correct?

(Laughs) During our last visit, I found myself doing quite a bit of street photography (Sixx is also a passionate photographer). Las Vegas has a myriad of personalities, especially outside the Strip. I love taking my Leica camera out. It inspires me in the same way writing lyrics does.

Some of the proceeds from these Vegas performances will support the Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth. Why is that organization important to the band?

As parents ourselves, we find it heartbreaking to think of young people in that situation. We’ve always cared deeply for our young fans; in the past, I’d take home bags of letters and spend a month responding to them. Kids would share their innermost thoughts, and I’d send back a letter or a guitar pick if they included a self-addressed envelope. … We’re incredibly thankful to still be active after 44 years. Our diverse fan base, fueled partly by the biopic “The Dirt,” has made this journey unforgettable as we continue to create music and discover where this wild ride called Mötley Crüe takes us next.

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You’re revisiting your old haunts on the Sunset Strip next week for the Hollywood Takeover (performing at the Troubadour on Oct. 7, The Roxy on Oct. 9, and Whisky a Go Go on Oct. 11). What are you most excited about heading back?

This is where we really grew our roots. I spent a lot of time there in the late-’70s, and I feel like Mötley Crüe represented a shift in the scene. We adored the gritty glam of the ’70s, like early Aerosmith and the New York Dolls, but we were also fans of Cheap Trick. What we were doing wasn’t the trend of the time. We carved out our own unique sound, and it’s fantastic to go back and honor the fact that the band remained true to itself.