With over 50 years of experience, the band will depart Philadelphia in September on a 40-concert tour
AP – The band aerosmith will go on a 40-concert tour for the last time to celebrate more than 50 years of rock together
The group that is Rock’n’roll Hall of Fame announced on Monday 1st, the dates of his farewell tour called Peace outwhich begins September 2 at Philadelphia. The 40-show series, which includes a stop in the band’s hometown of Boston on New Year’s Eve, will conclude on January 14. montreal.
“I think it’s about time,” said the guitarist Joe Perri.
Perry commented that the group, still formed by the vocalist Steven Tylerthe bassist Tom Hamilton, the drummer Joey Krameguilty guitarist Brad Whitford, learned from the staging and production of his recent Vegas shows.
The musician believes it’s time to say goodbye, especially with all of the band’s founding members being over 70 years old. tyler, at 75 he is the oldest of the group.
“It’s kind of a way to celebrate 50 years that we’ve been on the road,” said Perry. “You never know how long everyone will be healthy to do it. It’s been a while since we’ve done a real tour. We’ve done this season in vegas, which was great, fun, but we can’t wait to get back on the road.”
Tyler and Perry said the band is looking forward to exploring their vast catalog of rock classics, including Crazy, Janie has a gun AND Living on the edge.
Over the years, Aerosmith, formed in 1970, collected four Grammys. The band broke boundaries crossing rock and hip-hop with their epic collaboration with Run-DMC for Walk This Way.
Aerosmith performed the halftime show for super bowl in 2001 and 1999 it even had its own theme amusement park disneyworld in Florida and then in Paris, with the launch of the “Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith” ride.
“We are opening Pandora’s box one last time to treat our fans to the tour Peace out“Tyler said in a statement. His reference to “Pandora’s Box” calls attention to the three-disc compilation of the aerosmith from 1991, which covered the band’s output from the 1970s through the early 1980s.
“Be there or be careful while we get all the toys out of the attic. Get ready,” Tyler added.
The band reported that Kramer opted out of upcoming tour dates. He is still a part of the group, but the drummer is on leave to “focus his attention on family and health” at his Las Vegas residence, where he has been since last year. the drummer John Douglas will continue to play in his place.
Perry called Kramer his brother. Also according to the band’s statement, “his legendary presence on drums will be greatly missed.”
Before the 40 date tour ends, Perry he said more domestic and international cities could be added.
“It’s the farewell tour, but I have a feeling it’s going to be around for quite some time,” he said. “But I don’t know how many times we will go back to the same cities. It could most likely be the last time.”
Source: Terra
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