Rock band founded in 1970 announces farewell tour in 2023

After more than half a century of career, the American band Aerosmith, led by Steven Tyler, announced this past Monday its farewell tour, “Peace Out”, to start in September.

“After 50 years, 10 world tours and over 100 million fans… It’s time for one more before we leave!”, shared the band, on the social network Instagram.

The classic rock band composed by Tyler (vocals), Joe Perry (lead guitar), Brad Whitford (guitar), Tom Hamilton (bass) and Joey Kramer (drums) has scheduled 40 shows starting September 12, starting in Philadelphia, United States, extending until January 26, 2024, with the last concert scheduled for Montreal, Canada.

Aerosmith will be accompanied by The Black Crowes, who will act as the opening act on the tour, which will include, in addition to Canada, only North American cities such as Boston, New York, San Francisco and Seattle.

“It’s sort of an opportunity to celebrate 50 years that we’ve been here. You never know how much longer everyone is going to have the health to do this,” Perry told Fox News television.

The band, founded in Boston in 1970, announced in a statement that Kramer will not participate in the tour due to health reasons.

The group has not released a new album since “Another Dimension!”, the 15th album of their career, in 2012.

In May 2022, Aerosmith canceled shows in Las Vegas due to Tyler’s relapse into drug use.

In addition, the vocalist was indirectly implicated in December in a sexual assault lawsuit stemming from an alleged relationship with a minor in the 1970s.

The complaint did not explicitly mention her name, but according to Rolling Stone magazine, the complainant had already made public her experience with Tyler in the past.