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Aerosmith members Steven Tyler and Joe Perry played live together for the first time in two years at a private benefit for Tyler’s charitable organization Janie’s Fund in San Francisco on Wednesday night (April 30th).

The “Toxic Twins,” as the singer and guitarist are affectionately known, hadn’t performed on the same stage since Tyler suffered a vocal injury just three shows into Aerosmith’s farewell tour in September 2023. The following year, the legendary rock band announced they were retiring from touring due to Tyler’s condition, and canceled a rescheduled tour that was set to begin in September 2024.

While Tyler returned to the stage in early February of this year at a Grammy party benefitting Janie’s Fund, Perry was unable to join him that night, although Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton did share the stage with the singer for that performance.

On Wednesday night, Tyler and Perry...

In 2024, Aerosmith announced that it would officially retire from touring after Steven Tyler suffered significant damage to his vocal cords. But all it took was a good cause for the musician to make a return to the stage. Over the weekend, Tyler hosted a Grammy Awards watch party at the Hollywood Palladium through his Janie’s Fund foundation. At the end of the night, he performed six songs with assistance from a few special guests.

Following appearances from Linda Perry, Marcus King, Billy Idol, Steve Stevens, and Joan Jett, Tyler...

Steven Tyler gave his first performance since Aerosmith‘s retirement from touring due to the singer’s vocal injury.

Tyler played a six-song set, including Aerosmith hits, at the Hollywood Palladium on Sunday (February 2nd) as part of his Janie’s Fund Grammy watch party and benefit concert.

Although he did not share the stage with Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry (as had been announced), Tyler was backed by bandmate Tom Hamilton on bass, as well as an all-star lineup including Extreme’s Nuno Bettencourt, Matt Sorum, Mick Fleetwood, and Chris Robinson of the Black Crowes.

Among the songs performed were Aerosmith staples such as “Toys in the Attic,” “Sweet Emotion,” “Dream On” (with guest vocals from country star Lainey Wilson), and “Walk This Way” (with guest vocals from pop artist Jessie J). The set was bookended by covers of Extreme’s “More Than Words” (with Bettencourt) and Led Zeppelin’s “Heartbreaker.

Continuing an enduring show business tradition — a retirement that ends soon than expected —Aerosmith will reconvene at a charity event in Los Angeles next month.

Last August, the band announced it would be retiring from the road, the result of damage done to Steven Tyler’s vocal cords. “Sadly, it is clear, that a full recovery from his vocal injury is not possible,” the band said in a statement at the time. “We have made a heartbreaking and difficult, but necessary, decision – as a band of brothers – to retire from the touring stage.

Aerosmith will perform for the first time since retiring from touring in August of last year. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band will take the stage at singer Steven Tyler’s upcoming 6th Annual Jam for Janie Grammy Awards Viewing Party.

The benefit will take place February 2nd at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, and also feature such artists as Billy Idol, Joan Jett, Linda Perry, Matt Sorum, and Nuno Bettencourt joining forces for a jam session. Actor-comedian Tiffany Haddish will host the festivities.

In addition to Tyler, a press release specifically mentions Aerosmith members Joe Perry and Tom Hamilton, perhaps indicating that rhythm guitarist Brad Whitford will not be present. As it was, drummer Joey Kramer had not been performing with the band in recent years.

Along with raising money for Janie’s Fund, Tyler’s initiative created to help young girls who have suffered the trauma of abuse and neglect,...

Steven Tyler doesn’t want to miss a thing, so he’s reuniting Aerosmith for his 6th annual Grammys viewing party.

They’ll be joined by A-listers like Billy Idol, Joan Jett, Joe Perry, Tom Hamilton, Linda Perry, Matt Sorum, Nuno Bettencourt, and Lainey Wilson for the philanthropic event on Sunday, Feb. 2 at the Hollywood Palladium. Tiffany Haddish will serve as host. (See Gold Derby’s Grammy predictions.)

Aerosmith announced its retirement from touring in 2024 after Tyler fractured his larynx the year prior. The four-time Grammy-winning rock band consists of lead vocalist Tyler, bassist Hamilton, drummer Joey Kramer, and guitarists Perry and Brad Whitford. This will mark Aerosmith’s first time performing together since Sept. 9, 2023.

As usual, Tyler’s Grammys viewing party is sponsored by Janie’s Fund, the initiative he created in order to bring hope and healing to girls and young women who have experienced trauma. More than...

Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton’s new band Close Enemies have inked a record deal with Tlg|Rock, and have embarked on a US tour. The band has also unveiled its first single, “Sound of a Train.”

The tour kicked off with a show on January 8th at Philadelphia City Winery, and runs through January 29th at St. Louis City Winery. Ticket info for most shows can be found on the respective websites for each venue.

The band’s debut single, the bluesy rocker “Sound of a Train,” can be heard below, while a full-length album is also in the works.

“We’re really excited to be working with Tlg/Virgin on the release of the Close Enemies record!” Hamilton said in a press release. “They’re genuinely as excited about putting it out as we are! Can’t wait to see what happens!”

Added Denny Sanders, CEO of Tlg|Rock...

Aerosmith may not be done just yet. Despite singer Steven Tyler’s vocal injury putting an end to the band’s activities, bassist Tom Hamilton is holding out hope that the legendary rock act can get back in the saddle.

In a new interview with Boston radio station Wbur, Hamilton gave an update on Tyler’s condition, while also leaving the door open for Aerosmith to reconvene in some capacity.

“Steven’s healing process is going really, really well, but it goes at its own pace,” Hamilton said. “Maybe Aerosmith will do something in the future, but it’s a big if and the last thing I want to be doing is to try and push Steven in that direction.”

He continued, “If we do anything in the future, it would come from him.”

Aerosmith were forced to postpone their farewell tour in September 2023 when Tyler fractured his larynx during...

Netflix's East of Eden adaptation can fix the original film's main problem. The 1955 film adapted John Steinbeck's classic novel of the same name, with James Dean in the role of Caleb "Cal" Trask, for which he received a posthumous Academy Award nomination. Its story explores the Trask and Hamilton families over the course of multiple generations in an epic tale that serves as a retelling of the biblical story of Cain and Abel and as an exploration of the American Dream and free will.

In addition to Dean's posthumous nomination, Elia Kazan received an Academy Award nomination for Best Director and Jo Van Fleet, who played Cathy Ames, won for Best Supporting Actress. With that, there's a lot of expectation for its modern retelling. East of Eden is now being adapted as a Netflix limited series starring Florence Pugh as Cathy, while Poor Things star Christopher Abbott is...

Tom Hamilton has shed some light on the future of Aerosmith following the recent announcement that the legendary band was retiring from touring due to frontman Steven Tyler’s vocal injury. One thing the bassist “can’t imagine” is Aerosmith touring with a new singer.

On August 2nd, a month before the band was set to kick off their rescheduled farewell tour, Aerosmith announced their immediate retirement from touring, stating, “Sadly, it is clear, that a full recovery from his vocal injury is not possible. We have made a heartbreaking and difficult, but necessary, decision – as a band of brothers – to retire from the touring stage.”

In an email interview with Charlie Kendall’s Metalshop, Hamilton answered a few questions regarding the retirement and the band’s future.

First, Hamilton detailed exactly what led to Tyler’s injury, saying, “Let me start by clearing up some information on Steven’s injury.

The Aerosmith train has stopped a-rollin’.

The group announced on its official X account that it won’t return to touring, citing vocalist Steven Tyler’s injured vocals and inability to recover.

“We’ve always wanted to blow your mind when performing,” the band wrote. “As you know, Steven’s voice is an instrument like no other. He has spent months tirelessly working on getting his voice to where it was before his injury. We’ve seen him struggling despite having the best medical team by his side. Sadly, it is clear, that a full recovery from his vocal injury is not possible. We have made a heartbreaking and difficult, but necessary, decision — as a band of brothers — to retire from the touring stage.”

See the full post below.

The group already announced it was on its farewell tour. The Peace Out Tour abruptly was postponed in September because of...

Aerosmith have unveiled the dates for their rescheduled North American farewell tour, taking place from September 2024 through February 2025. As was the case with the original itinerary, the “Peace Out” tour will feature support from The Black Crowes.

The legendary rock act had kicked off the tour in September 2023, but the outing only lasted three shows before singer Steven Tyler experienced a serious vocal injury. The band was forced to postpone the remaining dates indefinitely.

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Now, Aerosmith have announced that the rescheduled tour will launch September 20th in Pittsburgh, and run through a February 26th show in Buffalo, New York. Along the way, they’ll play Los Angeles on December 7th; a hometown New Year’s Eve show in Boston on December 31st; and New York City’s Madison Square Garden on February 23rd, among dozens of other cities.

All previously purchased tickets will be honored for the rescheduled shows,...

Mimi Garrard of Mimi Garrard Dance Theatre is proud to present a special invitation only film event, A Spiritual Journey, on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 2pm at the Rubin Museum of Art,150 W 17th St, NYC.

With direction, camera, and editing from Mimi Garrard, and costumes by Mindy Nelson, the program consists of four dances created for video — “Realeyes,” “Mestos,” and “Seasons of the Mind” explore a mythical idealized world, while “Notes from the Underground Percussionist” uses the words of Fyodor Dostoevsky to explore the dark side of human nature.

A Spiritual Journey Program

“Realeyes”

Dancer: Austin Selden

Music: Tom Hamilton

“Notes from the Underground Percussionist”

Performer: Jonathan MevillePratt

Singer and music: Jonathan Melville Pratt

Text: Dostoevsky selected by Mimi Garrard

“Mestos”

Dancers: Tim Bendernagel and Kate Jewett

Music: Tom Hamilton

“Seasons of the Mind”

Dancers: Tim Bendernagel and Cynthia Koppe

Music: Joao Castro Pinto

About Mimi Garrard

Mimi Garrard was a dancer with Alwin Nikolais.

Looking out the studio window of the radio station where she’d worked for 29 years, DJ “Mistress Carrie” Sarao could see a crowd gathering outside. It was a Friday night, Feb. 21, 2020, and freezing, but that didn’t stop hundreds of Bostonians from flooding the parking lot when they heard the news. There was no invitation, just an impulse, an impromptu meetup of loved ones known and unknown. At midnight, the city would lose its last rock radio station.

Debuting in 1970, Waaf helped launched the careers of local bands like Aerosmith and Godsmack,...

Pantera’s Rex Brown has teamed with Epiphone for a new Thunderbird signature model bass guitar — the first Epiphone model in Brown’s partnership with Gibson Brands.

The Thunderbird is considered arguably the definitive rock bass of the ’70s and its classic silhouette features a clean Ebony finish on Rex’s model. The axe touts a 9-ply neck-through-body mahogany and walnut neck with a C-shape profile, mahogany body wings, and a standard 34-inch scale length.

“Sometimes, it’s not about the price, but the quality, and Epiphone has some of the coolest bass designs ever made, Imo,” commented Brown in a press release. “I’ve had Thunderbird’s as long as I can remember! There is nothing cooler looking than a TBird… All my favorite bass players growing up have played them!! From Tom Hamilton to Pete Way…”

Electronically, the guitar houses a pair of Epiphone ProBucker 760 passive bass pickups,...

Standing in the basement of the Harrah’s Cherokee Center in downtown Asheville, North Carolina, Billy F. Gibbons is recalling the moment he received his first guitar. He was only 13.

“It was Christmas Day,” the 73-year-old Zz Top frontman tells Rolling Stone. “[All these years later], there’s so many different ways to remain creative and the expressiveness seems to remain as a challenge — it’s exciting.”

Gibbons was part of the guitar summit (including a number of players on Rolling Stone‘s list of the 250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time) that erupted onstage...

Legendary hard rock band Aerosmith which recently hit the road with their Farewell Tour, left their fans disappointed as the group’s lead singer Steven Tyler suffered from vocal cord damage, leading to postponement of its remaining September shows.

Taking to their official Instagram, Tyler wrote: “I’m heartbroken to say I have received strict doctor’s orders not to sing for the next 30 days.”

He continued, “Sustained vocal cord damage during Saturday’s show that led to subsequent bleeding. We’ll need to postpone a few dates so that we can come back and give you the performance you deserve.”

The band as such, has postponed their next six concerts, all of which are now rescheduled for January and February, 2024.

They also announced the rescheduled dates: Detroit on January 29; Chicago on February 14; Washington, D.C. on February 17; Toronto on February 21; Raleigh, North Carolina on February 26; and Cleveland on February...

If fans of Aerosmith don’t want to miss a thing, they’ll catch the rock icons on their final tour.

Aerosmith announced on Monday that it will launch its Peace Out farewell tour on Sept. 2 in Philadelphia. The 40-date trek of North America will also visit Los Angeles, New York City, Austin, Seattle, Chicago and Toronto, and Aerosmith will play a hometown show in Boston on New Year’s Eve. The tour will officially wrap on Jan. 26 in Montreal.

Tickets go on sale Friday.

“It’s not goodbye it’s Peace Out! Get ready and walk this way, you’re going to get the best show of our lives,” Aerosmith said in a statement.

The tour announcement comes months after a woman filed a lawsuit against Steven Tyler for sexual assault, sexual battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress. She previously said the band leader had an illicit sexual...

Aerosmith will be touring a city near you for the last time to celebrate the rock band’s 50-plus years together.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band announced Monday the dates for their farewell tour called “Peace Out” starting Sept. 2 in Philadelphia. The 40-date run of shows, which includes a stop in the band’s hometown of Boston on New Year’s Eve, will end Jan. 26 in Montreal.

“I think it’s about time,” guitarist Joe Perry said.

Perry said the group, with frontman Steven Tyler, bassist Tom Hamilton, drummer Joey Kramer and guitarist Brad Whitford, learned from the staging and production from their recent Las Vegas residency shows.

Read More: Aerosmith Hints At Farewell Tour With Upcoming Announcement, ‘Peace Out’ Banners

Perry believes the time to say goodbye is now, especially with every founding band member over the age of 70. Tyler, 75, is the oldest in the group.

“It...

Aerosmith have donated a pair of new Community Emergency Vehicles to the Red Cross to help serve Florida communities hit by the recent Hurricanes, Ian and Nicole, joining an effort to help those who will be impacted by future storms.

The two 2023 Chevrolet Silverados, emblazoned with the Aerosmith logo, will be delivered in the spring of 2023. Guitarist Joe Perry, a resident of Sarasota, Florida, said he and his bandmates were “devastated by the disastrous impact of Hurricane Ian,” which killed an estimated 119 people when it made landfall in late September.

Before Steven Tyler and Joe Perry became the “Toxic Twins,” they were merely intoxicated. On a newly unearthed demo tape, which is coming out with the regrettably punny title The Road Starts Hear, that Aerosmith cut in 1971 — two years before releasing their self-titled debut — the band sounds loose and lubricated on embryonic versions of “Dream On,” “Mama Kin,” and other ditties they would be performing live for the next 50 years. It’s at once both a sonogram of the band as journeymen and a testament to the vision they had early on,...

Another week, another legendary artist announces a career-spanning global alliance with a major record company. Last week, it was Madonna and Warner Music Group. This time, it’s Aerosmith and Universal Music Group (Umg), jointly unveiling a new deal inked just ahead of the band’s 50th anniversary.

As a result of the new partnership, Umg will become home to Aerosmith’s entire recorded music catalog in 2022, as well as future music releases, merchandise and audio-visual content.

All of that is interesting, but perhaps the most interesting part is the...

Thirty years ago this month, Aerosmith’s “Janie’s Got a Gun” peaked on the Hot 100, reaching Number Four — just below Paula Abdul’s “Opposites Attract,” Seduction’s “Two to Make It Right” and Rod Stewart’s “Downtown Train.” It was an uncharacteristically dark single for the band, with themes of incest, child abuse, and revenge murder.

This was a period where the band worked a lot with outside songwriters like Desmond Child and Jim Vallance, but Steven Tyler and bassist Tom Hamilton wrote the song on their own. Steven...

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Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer

Aerosmith recorded a John Lennon song for a CD compilation to raise funds for Amnesty International.

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Aerosmith has supported the following charities:

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Aerosmith will auction off a variety of gear, from microphones to guitars, alongside other items from Bts, Tom Petty, Eddie Vedder and more at a sale benefitting the Recording Academy’s non-profit charity, MusiCares.

Aerosmith will also be honored as the 2020 MusiCares Person of the Year at a special 30th anniversary benefit gala taking place January 24th, two days before the Grammys. The auction will take place January 24th as well, starting at 11 a.m. Pt via Julien’s Auctions. Advance bidding, however, starts today, December 27th, via the Julien’s Auctions website.

Creating the set list for Aerosmith’s Deuces Are Wild Las Vegas residency each night is a difficult task. Not only does the band have 50 years of hits, fan favorites, deep cuts, and beloved covers to cram into a roughly 90-minute show, but all five original members are still in the group, and each has his own ideas about how exactly to pull it off. “There’s a lot of back and forth,” says guitarist Brad Whitford. “Sometimes it happens in 30 seconds and other times it’s 10 minutes of everyone saying,...

Aerosmith kicked off their Deuces are Wild Las Vegas residency over the weekend at the MGM Resort’s Park Theater, which seats just 5,200 people. That’s about a quarter the size of the arenas they usually play, but that intimacy comes at a steep price. Tickets in front go for $1,300 each and that’s not even counting the option of shelling out an additional $2,500 to meet Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, $750 to meet Joey Kramer, Tom Hamilton and Brad Whitford, or a mere $275 for a backstage tour and the chance...

“Walk This Way” took on a whole new vibe Wednesday night as Aerosmith joined Jimmy Fallon and The Tonight Show house band the Roots to re-imagine the song with children’s instruments. Fourteen musicians all crowded into the frame to offer a cacophonous rendition of the 1975 classic rock tune.

In the clip, Fallon sits front row alongside frontman Steven Tyler, who plays out the song on a harmonica and two apple shakers. The rest of the band is behind the the pair, with Joey Kramer smacking a toy drum and...

Aerosmith, Jimmy Fallon and Tonight Show band The Roots teamed up to perform a "Classroom Instruments" rendition of the band's hit "Walk This Way" — complete with wood blocks, toy drums, maracas and more — for a segment of Wednesday's The Tonight Show.

With wood block and mallet in hand, Fallon sat in the first row alongside frontman Steven Tyler, who simultaneously played a harmonica and two apple shakers while singing the lyrics.

The rest of the rockers filled out next two rows, with Joey Kramer on toy drum, Tom Hamilton jingling a tambourine, Brad Whitford shaking a ...

Happy birthday, Paris Jackson! The model and only daughter of the late Michael Jackson turned 20 earlier this week and celebrated her birthday on Friday at SBE's Hyde Sunset in West Hollywood with her older brother Prince Jackson and a slew of celebrity friends such as Paris Hilton, Chris Brown and Ashlee Simpson Ross and husband Evan Ross. The birthday girl, sporting pink-tinted hear, a vintage, plunging pink and purple patterned Missoni dress and white knee-high boots, had a joint birthday party with her manager Tom Hamilton. At the private event, she was presented with a custom birthday cake featuring her picture. Brown helped her blow out her...

Everyman: The Story Of Patrick McGoohan – The Prisoner

The Lantern Theatre, Blundell St., Liverpool

8.30pm Sat 14th April 2012

www.thelanterntheatre.co.uk

‘Everyman: The Story Of Patrick McGoohan – The Prisoner’ written by Brian Gorman, details the life of the theatre, television, and film star (who sadly died in 2009).

The play begins a mini tour of the UK, beginning with a special preview at The Lantern Theatre in Liverpool at 8.30pm on Saturday 14th April. The play will be seen later in the year, across the UK, as part of a double bill with ‘A Passion For Evil’ by writer/actor John Burns (detailing the life of the infamous Aleister Crowley).

Chester-based writer Brian Gorman, has played McGoohan and his character 'Number Six' on stage in Manchester, Chester, and twice in Portmeirion (as a guest of Six Of One, The Prisoner appreciation society). A reading of the play by Gorman garnered...

After much anticipation and speculation as to who would replace departing judges Ellen DeGeneres, Kara DioGuardi and most tragically Simon Cowell, Fox has finally announced what everyone online already seemed to know. Actress/pop star Jennifer Lopez and Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler have signed on as the new judges for the 10th season of the outrageously popular reality competition series American Idol. Meanwhile, record producer Randy Jackson is the only original judge and holdover from last season who has opted to return. Hit the jump for some quotes from the new judges:

Lopez was probably the hardest to snag for the competition (though she had previously been a mentor on the show), but Fox was able to reel her in with a first-look deal at Fox Films so she can keep making poor romantic comedies like The Back-Up Plan and Monster-in-Law. The singer/actress says, “For nine years I’ve...