In August 2024, Aerosmith introduced their instant retirement from touring because of a persistent vocal damage sustained by frontman Steven Tyler almost one yr prior. Regardless of his finest efforts, Tyler was by no means capable of make a full restoration after fracturing his larynx throughout that September 2023 present.
Since then, Tyler has carried out a handful of instances at charity occasions – together with at Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s farewell present “Again to the Starting” the place he led a supergroup consisting of Tom Morello (Rage Towards the Machine), Ronnie Wooden (Rolling Stones), Travis Barker (Blink-182), Andrew Watt, Rudy Sarzo, Chad Smith (Pink Sizzling Chili Peppers), and Nuno Bettencourt.
Now, guitarist Joe Perry is addressing the likelihood at Aerosmith performing one final live performance with Tyler.
“We’re truly speaking fairly a bit,” Perry mentioned throughout a latest interview with WZLX’s Kenny Younger. “I do know our touring days are over, however… I don’t know… We’re all flesh and blood… I don’t know, man. I’d say, in some unspecified time in the future … we are going to all be collectively on the identical stage… If I used to be a betting man, which I’m, I’d say, in some unspecified time in the future one thing’s gonna occur. However we’ll see.”
This previous June, Perry echoed comparable feedback throughout an look on Sirius XM’s “Trunk Nation with Eddie Trunk,” saying that he’s “at all times hoping” that Aerosmith will carry out collectively once more. “However happening the highway, it’s an enormous deal pulling that collectively,” Perry clarified. “There’s a lot planning, and what it takes out of you bodily, it’s much more than individuals notice.
“It’s one factor once you’re doing it once you’re 25 or 30, however it’s one other once you’re beginning to rise up there like us. It’s a very bodily factor, going out on stage…”
“However we’re speaking about it. I imply… we’re all alive and properly. So, we’ll simply need to see. I do know there’s gotta be a minimum of one other Aerosmith gig, and I’m not trying ahead to placing the setlist collectively for that one. However I don’t know, man. We’ll simply need to see. I’ve at all times performed like each present’s the final one. I hate to sound prefer it’s a downer, however I give it up each night time.”
