Aerosmith Cancel remaining dates in farewell tour - Retire from touring

Publish Date: Monday, 5 August 2024, 10:03AM

Aerosmith have announced their retirement from touring and scrapped the rescheduled dates of their Peace Out farewell tour.

The band broke the news on Friday afternoon in an emotional statement posted to their socials

It was 1970 when a spark of inspiration became Aerosmith. Thanks to you, our Blue Army, that spark caught flame and has been burning for over five decades. Some of you have been with us since the beginning and all of you are the reason we made rock ‘n’ roll history.

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— Aerosmith (@Aerosmith) August 2, 2024

Steven Tyler's vocal injury, which forced them to initially postpone their farewell tour after just three dates in September 2023 has been addressed as the primary cause for their retirement from the road

It's unclear what, if anything, Aerosmith has planned next. The band has not released an album since 2012's Music From Another Dimension!, but guitarist Joe Perry recently told Rock Candy magazine that new music was "definitely a possibility, but at the minute we're looking at the set for the tour and the songs we can play. He added: "We're also remixing some of the early stuff and finding some interesting outtakes, so it'll be fun to look at that stuff.

There is hope on the horizon, Aerosmith fans!

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