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Aerosmith And Kid Rock Tour
Tickets go on sale June 1.
“I can’t wait to get back on the road!,” said singer Steven Tyler. “Loud guitars, screaming girls, diesel fuel and room service! Forget about it! What’s not to love about that?!”
The tour heads out August 13 in New Jersey, which should allow ample time for guitarist Joe Perry to heal from his recent operation. Perry underwent arthroscopic knee surgery last month to repair torn ligaments and cartilage in his right knee. He’s expected to wear a knee brace for the first part of the tour, which should limit the jumping about onstage his fans are accustomed to.
Perry had first injured his knee 15 years ago while jumping off a speaker. Then, during last year’s Just Push Play outing, he re-injured it and suffered through the rest of the tour before undergoing surgery.
Aerosmith have been touring regularly since last June. A new album, O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits, is due out sometime around the end of this month or beginning of July. The release is a double-disc career retrospective and features some of their top hits such as “Walk This Way,” “Sweet Emotion,” and “Dude (Looks Like A Lady).”
Kid Rock will perform with his Twisted Brown Trucker Band, which features Uncle Kracker. He’s currently headlining a national tour in support of his latest album, Cocky.
Soccer fans can catch Aerosmith when they play in Tokyo as part of the FIFA World Cup fun on June 27.