Aerosmith concert tours
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The following is a listing of concert tours by American hard rock band Aerosmith, along with notable individual concert performances.
[edit] Concert tours
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970-1972 | Early Days | On November 6, 1970, Aerosmith performed their first concert at Nipmuc Regional High School in Mendon, Massachusetts |
| 1973 | Aerosmith Tour | Began October 25, 1973. |
| 1974 | Get Your Wings Tour | Began March 9, 1974. |
| 1975 | Toys in the Attic Tour | Began March 25, 1975; the band toured North America. |
| 1976-77 | Rocks Tour | Beginning April 17, 1976, it was the band's first major headlining tour. In the fall of 1976, Aerosmith toured Europe for the first time. In February of 1977, the band toured Japan for the first time. |
| 1977-78 | Draw the Line Tour | Beginning June 21, 1977, it was a very successful and grueling tour for the band. Opening acts included AC/DC and Ted Nugent. Most of the recordings on Live! Bootleg were culled from this tour. Aerosmith headlined the Texas Jam '78 Festival on July 4, 1978, which was later released on video in 1989. |
| 1978 | Live! Bootleg Tour | The band bailed out 53 fans arrested for smoking pot at a show in Fort Wayne, Indiana on October 3, 1978. |
| 1979-80 | Night in the Ruts Tour | Beginning April 8, 1979, this tour was the first Aerosmith tour to feature Jimmy Crespo on guitars, after Joe Perry left the band. Steven Tyler collapsed onstage at a performance in Portland, Maine. |
| 1982 | Rock in a Hard Place Tour | This tour featured Jimmy Crespo and Rick Dufay on guitars, after Brad Whitford left the band. |
| 1984 | "Back in the Saddle" Tour | The band's reunion tour, after Joe Perry and Brad Whitford rejoined the band. Tour began June 22, 1984. |
| 1985-86 | Done with Mirrors Tour | The tour began August 23, 1985 in support of the original lineup's first album in six years. |
| 1987-88 | Permanent Vacation Tour | Began October 16, 1987, lasting well into 1988. The band's first tour since completing drug rehabilitation. Guns N' Roses opened much of the tour. |
| 1989-90 | Pump Tour | Began October 18, 1989. A major world tour for the band, it saw them tour Australia for the first time. |
| 1993-94 | Get a Grip Tour | A world tour beginning June 2, 1993 and spanning 18 months, it saw the band go to South America for the first time in 1994. The band closed the tour with a live radio broadcast performance at their Mama Kin's Music Hall in Boston, MA. |
| 1997-99 | Nine Lives Tour | The band's longest tour in its history, it saw them perform in North America, Japan, and Europe on several legs. It was delayed numerous times due to injuries to Steven Tyler and Joey Kramer. The tour was also significantly extended well into 1999, due to the success of "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" and the live compilation A Little South of Sanity. |
| 1999-2000 | Roar of the Dragon Tour | Beginning October 29, 1999, the band toured Japan extensively. |
| 2001-02 | Just Push Play Tour | Began June 6, 2001 in Hartford, Connecticut, to a live TV audience on VH1. The tour saw the band tour amphitheaters and arenas until January 2002. The events of September 11, 2001 caused several dates to be canceled. Rockin' the Joint was culled from a performance in Las Vegas. The band's Behind the Music also featured footage from this tour. |
| 2002 | Girls of Summer Tour | Named after the band's new single "Girls of Summer", this was a short North American tour in support of O, Yeah! The Ultimate Aerosmith Hits, it saw the band play about 50 dates, mostly amphitheaters. Kid Rock and Run-DMC opened. Last major performances for Jam Master Jay, who was murdered shortly after Run-DMC completed their opening duties. |
| 2003 | Rocksimus Maximus Tour | A brief North American tour, it saw the band co-headline with Kiss for a brief tour of predominantly amphitheaters. The band debuted new material from their then-upcoming album Honkin' on Bobo. |
| 2004 | Honkin' on Bobo Tour | A brief tour starting March 11, 2004, the band played U.S. and Japanese arenas, many in smaller markets. The You Gotta Move DVD was culled from performances at the start of this tour. Cheap Trick opened. |
| 2005-06 | Rockin' the Joint Tour | The band played arenas in major North American markets, from October 30, 2005 to March 2, 2006. Lenny Kravitz opened. The band was supposed to do a spring leg of smaller markets with Cheap Trick opening, but it was canceled when Steven Tyler required throat surgery. |
| 2006 | Route of All Evil Tour | The band co-headlined with Mötley Crüe for a tour in Fall 2006 that sent the band to about 50 major North American venues from September 5 to December 17, 2006. David Hull filled in for bassist Tom Hamilton, who was undergoing treatment for throat cancer. |
| 2007 | 2007 World Tour | The band's first tour of South America in 14 years and first tour of Europe in 8 years. The band is likely to perform in North America later in the tour as well. It is likely being put on in support of a new album the band is expected to release in 2007. |
[edit] Notable concert performances
- 11-6-1970: Band's first gig: Nipmuc Regional High School in Mendon, Massachusetts
- 8-24-1971: Brad Whitford plays first gig with Aerosmith in Brownsville, Vermont, replacing Ray Tabano
- 8-5-1972: Band's signing: Clive Davis signs Aerosmith to Columbia Records at a gig at Max's Kansas City in New York City
- 7-4-1978: Live Texas Jam '78 - later released on VHS
- 2-21-1990: "Wayne's World" sketch on Saturday Night Live; Performances of "Monkey On My Back" and "Janie's Got a Gun"
- 8-19-1990: Aerosmith plays Castle Donnington with Jimmy Page
- 9-18-1990: Aerosmith's MTV Unplugged performance airs on television
- 12-3-1991: Performance for MTV's 10th Anniversary show
- 1993: Live performances of "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" and "Shut Up and Dance" in Wayne's World 2
- 10-12-1993: Performances of "Cryin'" and "Sweet Emotion" on Saturday Night Live; the band also appear in several sketches
- 8-13-1994: The band performs at Woodstock '94
- 11-26-1994: The band performs at an MTV Europe Thanksgiving show
- 12-19-1994: Performance at the band's Mama Kin's Music Hall in Boston, Massachusetts, broadcast live on radio stations
- 4-4-1998: Peformance of "Pink" at Nickelodeon's Kid's Choice Awards
- 9-9-1999: Performance of "Walk This Way" with Kid Rock and Run-DMC at MTV Video Music Awards
- 1-1-2000: Performance of "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" from Osaka, Japan on ABC's New Year's Eve Millennium Celebration
- 1-28-2001: Super Bowl XXXV halftime show in Tampa, Florida with Britney Spears, 'N Sync, Mary J. Blige, and Nelly
- 3-19-2001: Performance at the band's induction into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- 10-21-2001: Performance at United We Stand: What More Can I Give benefit concert in Washington, D.C.
- 9-4-2003: Performance at season kickoff of NFL in Washington, D.C.
- 12-31-2003: Performance of "Fever" on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve
- 2-1-2004: The band headline the pre-game festivities for Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston, Texas
- 6-4-2004: You Gotta Move special for A&E airs; later released on DVD
- 7-4-2006: Steven Tyler and Joe Perry perform with the Boston Pops Orchestra for the Fourth of July; it was broadcast on CBS
| Aerosmith |
| Concert tours |
| Early Days | Get Your Wings Tour | Toys in the Attic Tour | Rocks Tour | Draw the Line Tour | Night in the Ruts Tour | Rock in a Hard Place Tour Back in the Saddle Tour | Permanent Vacation Tour | Pump Tour | Get a Grip Tour | Nine Lives Tour | Roar of the Dragon Tour | Just Push Play Tour Girls of Summer Tour | Rocksimus Maximus Tour | Honkin' on Bobo Tour | Rockin' the Joint Tour | Route of All Evil Tour | 2007 World Tour |
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