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Steven Tyler Sets Solo Run
Steven Tyler ventures forth without his Aerosmith comrades when the frontman embarks on his “Out On A Limb” solo tour beginning in early July in Las Vegas.
Photo: Jim Hill
Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Tyler and his Nashville-based backing band, Loving Mary, will play mostly theatres and performing arts centers during the July-September journey. So far, Aerosmith’s calendar only shows four shows – Sept. 16 at the
Evidently Tyler has been thinking about going on his own tour ever since he performed acoustically on PBS’s “Front and Center” series, according to USA Today.
“What would I not pay to go see [Paul] McCartney, but instead of playing with whoever he’s with now, actually do [a show] where he tells you what he was thinking when he wrote ‘Yesterday?’ That’s what I’m doing. I figured I‘d talk about ‘Sweet Emotion’ and ‘Dream On’ and where I was when I wrote it, and ‘Seasons Of Wither’ and how I played it,” Tyler said.
Tyler’s venture into country music has resulted in the singles “Love Is Your Name” and “Red, White and You.” The singer also purchased a home in Nashville and is working with T Bone Burnette on an album, according to USA Today.
Tyler has a couple of gigs before getting down to the serious business of city-after-city touring. He’ll rock the
July 2 – Las Vegas, Nev., The Venetian Theatre
July 5 – Hollywood, Calif., Dolby Theatre
July 8 – Seattle, Wash., Marion Oliver McCaw Hall
July 10 – Vancouver, B.C., Orpheum
July 14 – San Francisco, Calif., SF Masonic
July 20 – Phoenix, Ariz., Comerica Theatre
July 23 – Denver, Colo., Ellie Caulkins Opera House
July 26 – Austin, Texas, Bass Concert Hall
July 29 – Houston, Texas, Alice & George Brown Theater
Aug. 1 – Dallas, Texas, The Music Hall At Fair Park
Aug. 13 – Chicago, Ill., Chicago Theatre
Aug. 17 – Nashville, Tenn., Andrew Jackson Hall
Aug. 20 – Des Moines, Iowa, Iowa State Fairgrounds Grandstand (Iowa State Fair)
Aug. 23 – Washington, D.C., Warner Theatre
Aug. 29 – Clearwater, Fla., Ruth Eckerd Hall
Sept. 1 – Atlanta, Ga., Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
Sept. 4 – Boston, Mass., Wang Theatre – Citi Performing Arts Center
Sept. 7 – Philadelphia, Pa., Academy Of Music
Sept. 10 – Providence, R.I., Providence Perf. Arts Ctr.
Sept. 13 – Toronto, Ontario, Sony Centre For The Performing Arts
Ticket sales begin May 14. Visit StevenTyler.com for more information.