They’ve been livin’ on the edge for over 50 years, and now the time has come for Aerosmith to walk this way into the sunset.
But they aren’t doing it without a little bluesy groove and pizazz first.
As announced on Monday (May 1), the Bad Boys of Boston put out the good word that they’re hanging it up with a massive 40-city North American tour, dubbed Peace Out, which is slated to start at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center on September 2, before making stops along the way in a plethora of cities including, but certainly not limited to Pittsburgh, Toronto, Chicago, Atlanta, Austin, Denver and Los Angeles among others, before closing out 2023 with what is sure to be a raucous hometown celebration at Boston’s TD Garden on New Year’s Eve. From there, they’ll make their way to a handful of other cities including Nashville, New York City’s Madison Square Garden and Columbus, before turning out the lights one last time at Montreal’s Bell Centre on January 26. Tagging along as support for the entirety of the trek will be The Black Crowes.
In a joint statement, the band has proclaimed “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.”
A cinematically-pleasing video accompanied the official bulletin, in which stars like Bill Burr, Eminem, Dolly Parton and a slew of others share in their disbelief of the news before Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Tom Hamilton and Brad Whitford enter frame and confirm the rumor.
Also part of the announcement was the news that original drummer Joey Kramer, who stepped away from the band in 2020, will not be rejoining the band on its currently scheduled victory lap.
“While Joey Kramer remains a beloved founding member of Aerosmith, he has regrettably made the decision to sit out the currently scheduled touring dates to focus his full attention on his family and health. Joey’s unmistakable and legendary presence behind the drum kit will be sorely missed.”
The tour aims to cap off a titanic roller coaster of a 54-year run, during which they released 15 full-length studio albums, seven live albums, embarked on 10 world tours where they played to over 100 million fans, were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, sold over 65 million records, were the stars of an amusement park ride and an installment of one of the most successful video game franchises in history, and received countless awards and accolades including 10 MTV Video Music Awards and four GRAMMYs.
Tickets for the Peace Out tour are set to go on sale Friday (May 5) at 10 a.m. ET via Live Nation and Ticketmaster. Check out the full list of dates below.
Peace Out
AEROSMITH PEACE OUT™ 2023 TOUR DATES:
Sat Sep 02 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
Wed Sep 06 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
Sat Sep 09 – Belmont Park, NY – UBS Arena
Tue Sep 12 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
Fri Sep 15 – Chicago, IL – United Center
Mon Sep 18 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
Thu Sep 21 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Sun Sep 24 – Raleigh, NC – PNC Arena
Wed Sep 27 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena
Wed Oct 11 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena
Sat Oct 14 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
Tue Oct 17 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
Fri Oct 20 – Sunrise, FL – FLA Live Arena
Mon Oct 23 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
Thu Oct 26 – St Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
Sun Oct 29 – Indianapolis, IN – Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Wed Nov 01 – San Antonio, TX – AT&T Arena
Sat Nov 04 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
Tue Nov 07 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
Fri Nov 10 – Omaha, NE – CHI Health Center
Mon Nov 13 – St Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
Thu Nov 16 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center
Sun Nov 19 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
Wed Nov 22 – Salt Lake City, UT – Vivint Arena
Sat Nov 25 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
Tue Nov 28 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
Fri Dec 01 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center
Mon Dec 04 – San Jose, CA – SAP Center
Thu Dec 07 – Los Angeles, CA – The Kia Forum
Sun Dec 10 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center
Thu Dec 28 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
Sun Dec 31 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
Thu Jan 04 – Cincinnati, OH – Heritage Bank Arena
Sun Jan 07 – Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center
Wed Jan 10 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
Sat Jan 13 – Knoxville, TN – Thompson-Boling Arena
Tue Jan 16 – Buffalo, NY – KeyBank Center
Fri Jan 19 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Tue Jan 23 – Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center
Fri Jan 26 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
Article: Jason Greenough
Cover Image: Fin Costello
