Tommy Lee has left the university. The former Motley Crue drummer packed his things and flew out of Lincoln Friday evening, the final day of shooting for his NBC reality TV show.

Lee's departure came the day after he threw what has to be the largest "graduation" party in University of Nebraska-Lincoln history at the Rococo Theatre.

More than 600 people attended a free concert at the downtown Lincoln venue that was transformed into a dance club for the event. Lee and other djs spun techno records for the crowd from a platform built on the stage by the show's set designers that was dominated by a red letter N in the center and flanked by a pair of "Blackshirts" flags.

The show also included the members of the drum line from Nebraska marching band with which Lee played at the Nebraska-Baylor football game.

The fact that Lee wasn't playing with a rock band disappointed some who came to the show.

"Man, this is lame," said Conrad Castaneda, a senior history major. "No rock 'n' roll. I thought I was gonna come see Tommy Lee play with a band."

Lee did play drums to open the 90-minute show, doing three takes of a cover of the Beastie Boys' 1986 party anthem, "Fight for Your Right" for the film crew.

Lee worked to fire up the crowd before filming began, urging them to "Make this unbelievable for TV. Let's show these people all around the world what's going on in Nebraska. Don't let me down. They're all watching."

At the end of the show, Lee thanked the crowd, UNL and said he would be spinning records for the rest of the night at the Bricktop, a downtown Lincoln dance club.

"Tommy Lee Goes To College," as the show is tentatively titled, is scheduled to air on NBC sometime next year.

— Lincoln Journal Star, with wire reports