Aerosmith has rolled out the initial 40 dates to their final trek, which has been dubbed their “Peace Out Tour.” The dates, featuring special guests the Black Crowes, kick off on September 2nd at Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center and, as of now, wrap on January 26th at Montreal's Bell Centre. General on sale begins Friday, May 5th at 10 a.m. local time on ticketmaster.com.
Guitarist Joe Perry told us that he and the rest of the guys in Aerosmith realize that age is a tremendous factor in the professional decisions they make: “You realize you're not an immortal, and you don't have this 22-year-old feeling of 'this thing can go on forever,' and y'know, 'I can do whatever I want, I can go for three nights without sleep and everything will be fine.' You start to realize that it's a very delicate thing, life is a delicate thing, and being able to perform at the top of your game is a delicate thing. And it's one of those changes, y'know, that comes over. I'm still amazed that we can put on the kind of show that we put on. Every night could be out last.”
Steven Tyler recently explained how the habit of dangling scarves from his mic stand became a trademark for him: “We played every college in Massachusetts and a lot of clubs — K-K-K-Katies, and we did four 45-minute sets, sweated to. . . Y'know, I was soakin’ wet and I used to wear this shirt and after three months of that, the shirt just turned into rags (laughter), and I would hang it, y'know, as a rights of passage on the mic stand. So, one thing led to another. . .”
Although Steven Tyler has suffered through some troubling times on the road in the recent past, having hit the stage following foot, knee, and throat surgeries. Bassist Tom Hamilton remains amazed at how Tyler is unstoppable when there's a gig to do: “He took his knee out on stage a few years ago, and he just, he powers through it, he really does sacrifice his body, and so he's just gotta maybe ease up on that (laughs). I don't, I don't ever see him doing it, but I think. . . y'know, he's actually pretty good at taking care of his throat, so I think he's just gonna get even more intense about it.”
The band posted in a statement:
It’s not goodbye it’s PEACE OUT! Get ready and walk this way, you’re going to get the best show of our lives.
While Joey Kramer remains a beloved founding member of Aerosmith, he has regrettably made the decision to sit out the currently scheduled touring dates to focus his full attention on his family and health. Joey's unmistakable and legendary presence behind the drum kit will be sorely missed.
JUST ANNOUNCED: Aerosmith 2023/2024 tour dates (subject to chnage):
September 02 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
September 06 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
September 09 – Belmont Park, NY – UBS Arena
September 12 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
September 15 – Chicago, IL – United Center
September 18 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
September 21 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
September 24 – Raleigh, NC – PNC Arena
September 27 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena
October 11 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena
October 14 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
October 17 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
October 20 – Sunrise, FL – FLA Live Arena
October 23 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
October 26 – St Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
October 29 – Indianapolis, IN – Gainbridge Fieldhouse
October 1 – San Antonio, TX – AT&T Arena
October 4 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
November 7 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
November 10 – Omaha, NE – CHI Health Center
November 13 – St Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
November 16 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center
November 19 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
November 22 – Salt Lake City, UT – Vivint Arena
November 25 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
November 28 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
December 1 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center
December 4 – San Jose, CA – SAP Center
December 7 – Los Angeles, CA – The Kia Forum
December 10 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center
December 28 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
December 31 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
December 4 – Cincinnati, OH – Heritage Bank Arena
January 7 – Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center
January 10 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
January 13 – Knoxville, TN – Thompson-Boling Arena
January 16 – Buffalo, NY – KeyBank Center
January 19 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
January 23 – Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center
January 26 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre