With Kanye and Mr. Yorke lying fairly low thus far in 2009, it’s provided the opportunity for other artists to become headline whores. Take Aerosmith for example. In just the last couple months, the Boston rockers have discussed their upcoming album, discussed how they were putting said upcoming album on hold, announced a co-headlining tour with ZZ Top without venues, and announced a co-headlining tour with ZZ Top with venues. Today, Aerosmith is again in the headlines, this time because Joe Perry recently sat down with Spinner.com and provided a few hints as to what might fans hear and see on the band’s upcoming dates.
Among them? “We’ve always wanted to do a show where we played an album all the way from beginning to end,” Perry says. “We play a lot of songs, but to hear an album from top to bottom, it’s a lot of fun. We’ll probably try it this time out.” Which album getting the full live treatment is to be determined.
The guitarist also mentioned that a few new tracks from the yet-to-be-titled, currently delayed followup to 2004’s Honkin’ on Bobo may also be performed on tour, including a “classic Aerosmith rock” number called “Big Groove”.
I’m sure we’ll hear more soon, like as soon as the name Aerosmith is no longer present on the CoS’ front page.
Aerosmith/ZZ Top 2009 Tour Dates:
06/10 – St. Louis, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre *
06/13 – East Troy, WI @ Alpine Valley Music Center *
06/16 – Boston, MA @ Comcast Center
06/21 – Bristow, VA @ Nissan Pavilion
06/24 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Post-Gazette Pavilion
06/26 – Wantagh, NY @ TBA
06/28 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
07/01 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverband Music Center
07/03 – Hershey, PA @ Hersheypark Stadium
07/05 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater
07/09 – Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
07/11 – Tampa, FL @ Ford Amphitheatre
07/13 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Bank Atlantic Center
07/15 – Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheatre
07/17 – Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
07/19 – Dallas, TX @ Superpages.com Amphitheatre
07/25 – Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena
07/27 – Phoenix, AZ @ Cricket Wireless Pavilion
07/30 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
08/01 – Denver, CO @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
08/05 – Sturgis, SD @ The Legendary Buffalo Chip *
08/07 – Winnipeg, MB @ Canada Inns Stadium
08/09 – Regina, SK @ Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field
08/11 – Edmonton, AB @ Commonwealth Stadium
08/13 – Calgary, AB @ McMahon Stadium
08/17 – Aurburn , WA @ White River Amphitheatre
08/19 – Concord, CA @ Sleep Train Pavilion
08/23 – Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
08/28 – Chicago, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
08/30 – Indianapolis, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center
09/01 – Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
09/03 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
09/05 – Ottawa, QC @ Scotiabak Place
09/08 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
09/10 – Cleveland, OH @ Blossom Music Center
09/12 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
09/16 – Detroit, MI @ Palace of Auburn Hills
* = Aerosmith only