Aerosmith will celebrate the rock band’s 50th anniversary with an ultimate tour, ending in Montreal.
The formation announced Monday the 40 dates for its last tour, entitled peace outwhich will launch on September 2 in Philadelphia.
The group will notably be visiting Boston, their hometown, for New Year’s Eve, and the tour will conclude in Montreal on January 26.
A stop is also planned in Toronto on September 12.
“I think it was about time,” said guitarist Joe Perry.
Perry said the band, along with vocalist Steven Tyler, bassist Tom Hamilton, drummer Joey Kramer and guitarist Brad Whitford, learned from directing and producing at their recent residency shows in Las Vegas.
Perry thinks it’s time to say goodbye, as all of the band’s founding members are over 70 years old. The singer, Steven Tyler, is the oldest at 75.
“It’s a chance, in a way, to celebrate [nos] 50 years, he said. You never know how long everyone is going to be healthy doing this. »
Tyler and Perry said the band are looking forward to digging into their extensive catalog of classics, including crazy, Janie’s Got a Gun And Living on the Edge.
Over the years, Aerosmith, which formed in 1970, has garnered four Grammys. The group broke the boundaries between rock and hip-hop with their epic collaboration with Run-DMC for Walk This Way.
Aerosmith presented the Super Bowl halftime show in 2001 and even had its own park attraction in 1999 at Disney World in Florida and later in Paris with the launch of the “Rock’n’Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith” ride. “.
“We are opening Pandora’s box one last time to introduce our fans to the tour peace out said Steven Tyler in a statement to The Associated Press, referring to the band’s compilation album, Pandora’s Boxlaunched in 1991.
“Be there or watch out because we’re getting all the toys out of the attic. Get ready,” he warned.
The band announced that Joey Kramer had decided not to participate in the current dates of the next tour. He’s still a part of the band, but the drummer has been on leave to “focus his attention on his family and his health” since the Las Vegas residency last year. Drummer John Douglas will continue to play in his place.