No word yet on when the new album will drop, but Aerosmith is definitely hitting the road this summer. Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and Co. have announced a 18-date American tour, to be played between June 16 and August 8.
Steven Tyler, speaking on 60 Minutes, said Aerosmith is ready to reclaim its hard-rocking mantle: “This band’s better than it’s ever been,” he said. “It’s not because I’m old now and the band’s been around forever and it’s our last tour. Bullshit! It’s because this band is that good.”
Dubbed “The Global Warming Tour,” the trek starts in Minneapolis and ends in Tacoma, Washington, with stops in Cleveland, Chicago, Detroit, Dallas, Boston, Atlanta, Oakland and Los Angeles along the way. Cheap Trick is set as the opening act.
“After touring Japan and South America last year we’re psyched about bringing it all back for the hometown fans,” said bassist Tom Hamilton. “We’re going to break out the classics, the hits and maybe even some of the new ones we’ve been banging out in the studio. Can’t wait to get to Minneapolis!”
Their as-yet untitled studio effort, helmed by 1970s-era producer Jack Douglas, will be Aerosmith’s first original project since 2001, and its first album of any kind since 2004’s Honkin’ on Bobo.
“Can’t wait to bring this band back home,” Perry added. “It feels like we’ve been away too long.”
Tickets go on sale March 30 and 31 at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com. A complete list of cities and dates is below.
Here’s a look back at our previous thoughts on Aerosmith. Click through the titles for complete reviews …
SOMETHING ELSE! FEATURED ARTIST: AEROSMITH: As Steven Tyler confirmed rumors that there will be a new Aerosmith album released this spring, we took a moment to reevaluate things. Here are a group lesser-known deep cuts from this cool-rocking band, most (but not all!) of which come from their creative peak in the 1970s. Well, and one minor hit that still holds rather fond memories.
AEROSMITH – HONKIN’ ON BOBO (2004): Horribly titled, but quite good. Honkin’ on Bobo was largely made up of rock versions of blues tunes, it was recorded in live sessions with all five members in the room at once, and it saw the return of producer Jack Douglas. More than that, though, it saw the return of the classic Aerosmith sound. The arrangements, while still often over the top, were stripped down from the bombast of their last few records, and it really had the feel of old-school Aerosmith.
AEROSMITH – ROCKS (1976; 2011 reissue): To be sure, the songs do rock and creep deep inside the brain cells and refuse to leave moments after hearing them, but a sense of cryptic chaos administers the event. Lead singer Steven Tyler’s rubbery vocals mumble and rumble with mystery, and the band is hungry, so hungry, it appears as if they are singing for their supper. These guys are wired! Loud, sleazy and erupting with power and venom, you can almost taste whatever chemical substances the band was inhaling when they created the record. For good reason, some folks consider Rocks to be Aerosmith’s best album.
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Aerosmith’s announced ‘Global Warming Tour’ dates are:
June 16 – Minneapolis, MN
June 19 – Cleveland, OH
June 22 – Chicago, IL
June 27 – Toronto, ON
July 1 – Uniondale, NY
July 3 – Bristow, VA
July 5 – Detroit, MI
July 7 – Milwaukee, WI
July 17 – Boston, MA
July 21 – Philadelphia, PA
July 24 – East Rutherford, NJ
July 26 – Atlanta, GA
July 28 – Dallas, TX
July 30 – Houston, TX
August 1 – Denver, CO
August 4 – Oakland, CA
August 6 – Los Angeles, CA
August 8 – Tacoma, WA
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