Aerosmith Ready To Rock Out Again

Aerosmith is set to play Maui next month, more than two years after canceling a show at the Hawaiian island – and being served with a lawsuit by thousands of ticket holders. The show marks the first time Aerosmith has performed since frontman Steven Tyler fell off a concert stage in August, forcing the band to cancel the rest of its summer tour.

Tyler, 61, lost his footing and fell from the stage during an Aug. 5 concert in Sturgis, S.D., breaking his left shoulder, injuring his neck and cutting his head so badly it required 20 stitches.

Before Tyler’s injury and the subsequent tour cancellation, Aerosmith had previously promised, according to the terms of a court settlement, to perform in Maui after wrapping up the summer tour.

Aerosmith’s lawyer then told the Star-Bulletin that the band would make up the show once Tyler had healed and was fit to perform, explaining that “the band will honor the commitment [for the Maui concert] as soon as reasonably possible.”

The show that Hawaiian fans have been anticipating for over two years will take place Oct. 20 at War Memorial Stadium in Kahului, Hawaii. Another date has been added Oct. 18 at Neil S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu. Tickets to the Oct. 18 show are on sale now. Tickets to the Oct. 20 show will be available Oct. 1 at 10 a.m., according to MauiNews.com.

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Tyler told concert producer Tom Moffatt he’s looking forward to the Hawaiian dates because he’s “feeling great and everything is back to normal,” according to a letter from Aerosmith’s Aero Force One fan club.

Thousands of ticketholders filed a class-action lawsuit against the band in October 2007, claiming that Aerosmith had bailed on a September 2007 show at War Memorial Stadium in Kahului, in order to make more dough at a private corporate gig for Toyota car dealers in Oahu. Ticketholders claimed the cancellation cost fans between $500,000 and $3 million in out-of-pocket expenses such as hotels, travel and lost work time.

Ticketholders won the suit and were rewarded with a free ticket to the rescheduled show. All out-of-pocket expenses were also reimbursed regardless of the amount, according to the Honolulu Advertiser.

The two Hawaiian shows are the only dates on the books for Aerosmith. There is currently no news as to whether the band has plans to reschedule the summer tour.

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