Aerosmith pauses farewell tour
Steven Tyler isn’t allowed to sing for a month
On the advice of his doctors, Steven Tyler is not allowed to sing for a month.
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Aerosmith has to take a break from their farewell tour. Singer Steven Tyler suffered a vocal cord injury and has to take a break.
Iconic rock band Aerosmith has paused its farewell tour. Singer Steven Tyler (75) suffered an injury to his vocal cord last Saturday during only the third performance of the “Peace Out: The Farewell Tour” in Elmont, New York, as the band announced on Instagram. Six planned tour dates for September therefore had to be postponed.
Steven Tyler is banned from singing for 30 days
“I suffered vocal cord damage during Saturday’s show,” Tyler explained on the group’s official Instagram channel. The injury led to “subsequent bleeding.” Now, on orders from his doctors, the singer has to take it easy for 30 days and is not allowed to sing. According to his own statement, the postponement of the tour dates leaves him “heartbroken”.
Aerosmith continues tour in October
Aerosmith are currently on their big farewell tour. A total of 40 performances are scheduled throughout the United States and Canada. The planned concerts in Toronto, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Raleigh and Washington, DC will be rescheduled from January 29, 2024. The “Peace Out: The Farewell Tour” currently continues on October 11th in Tampa, Florida.
In May of this year, the band, founded in Boston in 1970, announced that they wanted to say goodbye to their fans with the current tour. The group tours with its original line-up consisting of Tyler, guitarist Joe Perry (73), bassist Tom Hamilton (71) and guitarist Brad Whitford (71). Only drummer Joey Kramer (73) is represented by John Douglas. The drummer declared in March 2022 that he wanted to take a temporary break.
Aerosmith celebrated great success from 1975 onwards with their most famous hit “Walk this Way”. In the 1990s, the group thrilled a whole new generation of fans with songs like “Cryin”, “Crazy” and “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing”.