Aerosmith Teases Tour Announcement

Guitarist Joe Perry let the cat out of the bag on this one via a recent Boston Globe interview, but Aerosmith is apparently going out on a 40-stop tour this fall. Now the band is teasing a big announcement May 1. Obviously I am very interested in this and I hope the band comes somewhere near me.

Apparently the band isn't too worried about Steven Tyler's current legal issues. Tyler had a romantic relationship with Julia Holcomb, a 16 year-old at the time (he was 26). This relationship is pretty well known and was discussed in the 1997 band biography Walk This Way. Tyler later talked about the relationship again in his 2012 autobiography Does The Noise In My Head Bother You? The short of it is, the statute of limitations on sex crimes were lifted in California for a limited time and Holcomb sued Tyler for sexual assault. He filed a legal response arguing the relationship was consensual.

At the time of the filing, which was at the end of December, things looked dire for Tyler and any future touring plans for Aerosmith. The band had just canceled its remaining Las Vegas residency dates because Tyler had an undisclosed illness.

Then the lawsuit happened.

Then silence.

Now things in Aerosmith world are seemingly revving up again. This tells me the lawsuit is probably either going to quietly fade away or dissolve completely and most of the band members are healthy again. I say most because it isn't clear if drummer Joey Kramer will be on tour with Aerosmith in the fall, but it doesn't seem likely. I guess we will know more May 1.

Comments

[Him]

Bkallday, seems as if your wishes have been granted. And I mean no disrespect saying that. Allyson covered it pretty fairly, methinks.

But . . . the wheels have been off the Aerobus for years! Why go? Why? I think Perry and Cherone touring is a better value and likely a better experience. I hope they announce this is the farewell tour. They have been dragging this band along for far too long. And Kramer, say what you want, is NOT the problem with this band, no matter what issues he has or has not been dealing with in recent years.

Call it "Back in the Saddle . . . For the Final Time, EVER." Then retire.

[Mr Peterson]

I’m going to paraphrase their greatest song (IMHO) “No More No More”

[Him]

Well done, Mr. Peterson. But that wasn't a paraphrase. That's the actual song title off of an album when they still had toys in the attic. Nowadays, they just have grey hair in the basement!

How's this for a paraphrase? "LORD GOD, NO MORE. PLEASE! NO MORE!"

[fletch]

That's a great song, peter. Check out the lyrics.

Kinda reminds me of Poison's Cry Tough