List of Aerosmith concert tours

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The following is a listing of concert tours by American hard rock band Aerosmith, along with notable individual concert performances. Over 40 years, the band has performed close to 2,000 concerts in 40 countries.

Concert tours

Year	Title	Notes	Dates
1970–1972	Club Days	On November 6, 1970, Aerosmith performed their first concert at Nipmuc Regional High School (Now Miscoe Hill Elementary, Nipmuc High School was rebuilt in Upton) in Mendon, Massachusetts. From 1970-1972, the band played a series of gigs at colleges, high schools, junior high schools, clubs, ballrooms, and other small venues throughout New England. On 1971 August 24 in Vermont, at The Savage Beast, the band had its first show with Brad Whitford.
1973	Aerosmith Tour	The band continued to play smaller venues, primarily theaters, mostly in New England. In October, the band garnered more nationwide exposure, when they opened for Mott the Hoople.
1974	Get Your Wings Tour	Began March 9, 1974. In addition to performing in their home base of the Northeastern United States, the band began to venture out into other parts of the United States, particularly the Midwest and the South, and opened for other bands in larger arena shows. On July 9 Steven Tyler Spends the night in jail for swearing on stage.
1975	Toys in the Attic Tour	Began March 25, 1975; the band toured North America, and went to the Western U.S. for the first time. The band began to headline many of their own shows.
1976-77	Rocks Tour	Beginning April 17, 1976, it was the band's first major headlining tour. The band played some of the largest stadiums in the U.S., including the Silverdome, the Kingdome, Three Rivers Stadium, Angels Stadium, Sun Devil Stadium, and Comiskey Park. In the fall of 1976, Aerosmith toured Europe for the first time, supported by Phoenix. In February 1977, the band toured Japan for the first time.
1977-78	"Aerosmith Express Tour" (Draw the Line Tour)	Beginning June 21, 1977, it was a very successful and grueling tour for the band. Opening acts included AC/DC, Mahogany Rush, Nazareth, and Ted Nugent. Most of the recordings on Live! Bootleg were culled from this tour. Aerosmith headlined the Texxas Jam '78 Festival on July 4, 1978, which was later released on video in 1989. Aerosmith also headlined Cal Jam II in Ontario, CA and the Day on the Green Festival in Oakland, CA. On October 10, 1977 Steven Tyler and Joe Perry were walking back on stage and got injured by a cherry bomb thrown on stage in Philadelphia.
1978	Live Bootleg! Tour	This tour saw the band play arenas across North America in the fall of 1978. Opening acts included Golden Earring. The band bailed out 53 fans arrested for smoking pot at a show in Fort Wayne, Indiana on October 3, 1978. On November 25, 1978, Steven Tyler was hit by a glass bottle in Philadelphia, which caused the band to cancel the show.
1979-80	"Right in the Nuts" Tour (in support of Night in the Ruts)	In April and July 1978, the band played major festivals in Los Angeles, Orlando, Toronto, Oakland, and Cleveland. Guitarist Joe Perry quit the band at the Cleveland show, on July 28, 1979. After the album was released, the band embarked on a North American tour in the winter of 1979-80, the first tour to include Perry's replacement, Jimmy Crespo.
1982-83	Rock in a Hard Place Tour	This tour featured Jimmy Crespo and Rick Dufay on guitars, after Brad Whitford left the band. The tour began in November 1982 and continued through 1983.
1984	"Back in the Saddle" Tour	The band's reunion tour, after Joe Perry and Brad Whitford rejoined the band. Tour began June 22, 1984.
1985-86	Done with Mirrors Tour	The tour began August 23, 1985 in support of the original lineup's first album in six years.	91
1987-88	Permanent Vacation Tour	Began October 16, 1987, lasting until September 1988. The band's first tour since completing drug rehabilitation. Guns N' Roses opened for much of the tour.	146
1989-90	Pump Tour	Began October 18, 1989. A major world tour for the band, it saw them tour Australia for the first time.	166
1993-94	Get a Grip Tour	A world tour beginning June 2, 1993 and spanning 18 months, it saw the band go to South America and several European countries for the first time. The tour also included a performance at Woodstock '94. The band closed the tour with a live radio broadcast performance at their club, the Mama Kin Music Hall in Boston, MA.	244
1997-99	Nine Lives Tour	The band's longest tour in its history, it saw them perform in North America, Japan, and Europe on several legs. It was delayed numerous times due to injuries to Steven Tyler and Joey Kramer. The tour was also significantly extended well into 1999, due to the success of "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" and the live compilation A Little South of Sanity.	204
1999–2000	Roar of the Dragon Tour	Beginning December 29, 1999, the band toured Japan extensively.	6
2001-02	Just Push Play Tour	Began June 6, 2001 in Hartford, Connecticut, to a live TV audience on VH1. The tour saw the band tour amphitheatres and arenas until January 2002. The events of September 11, 2001 caused several dates to be cancelled. Rockin' the Joint was culled from a performance in Las Vegas. The band's Behind the Music also featured footage from this tour.	85
2002	Girls of Summer Tour	Named after the band's new single "Girls of Summer", this was a short North American tour in support of O, Yeah! The Ultimate Aerosmith Hits, it saw the band play about 50 dates, mostly amphitheaters. Kid Rock and Run-DMC opened. Last major performances for Jam Master Jay, who was murdered shortly after Run-DMC completed their opening duties.	51
2003	Rocksimus Maximus Tour	A brief North American tour, it saw the band co-headline with KISS for a brief tour of predominantly amphitheaters. The band debuted new material from their then-upcoming album Honkin' on Bobo.	59
2004	Honkin' on Bobo Tour	A brief tour starting March 11, 2004, the band played U.S. and Japanese arenas, many in smaller markets. The You Gotta Move DVD was culled from performances at the start of this tour. Cheap Trick opened.	48
2005-06	Rockin' the Joint Tour	The band played arenas in major North American markets, from October 30, 2005 to March 2, 2006. Lenny Kravitz opened. The band was supposed to do a spring leg of smaller markets with Cheap Trick opening, but it was cancelled when Steven Tyler required throat surgery.	44
2006	Route of All Evil Tour	The band co-headlined with Mötley Crüe for a tour in Fall 2006 that sent the band to about 50 major North American venues from September 5 to December 17, 2006. David Hull filled in for bassist Tom Hamilton, who was undergoing treatment for throat cancer. For 5 dates, Aerosmith played alone (Mötley Crüe also played 5 solo-headline dates)	45
2007	World Tour 2007	The band's first tour of Latin America in 14 years and first tour of Europe in 8 years. Also the first time Aerosmith played in India and the United Arab Emirates. The band performed select dates in North America as well.	36
2009	Guitar Hero Aerosmith Tour	A summer/fall tour featuring ZZ Top as the opening act for most shows, this North American tour was sponsored by Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. The tour was scheduled for over 40 shows, but only 15 were performed. A variety of health setbacks caused either Brad Whitford or Tom Hamilton to be replaced for some of the shows. Seven shows were canceled when Steven Tyler injured his leg. The rest of the tour was canceled in early August when Tyler fell off the stage in Sturgis, South Dakota. In October, two Hawaiian shows were played, one as part of a legal settlement for having canceled a show in 2007, and a show in Abu Dhabi was played in November.	18
2010	Cocked, Locked, Ready to Rock Tour	In May, Aerosmith performed in seven Latin American cities, followed by 11 European dates in June and July, and 24 dates in North America in August and September. The tour was meant to re-connect the band and their fans after their ill-fated 2009 summer tour and its associated fallout which almost led to the dissolution of the band. Aerosmith performed in Peru, Colombia, and Greece for the first time in their careers.	42
2011	Back On the Road Tour	In late 2011, Aerosmith will perform 18 concerts across Latin America and Japan. The band will perform ten shows in Latin America, including six in South America (including performing in Ecuador for the first time ever), one in Central America (performing in Panama for the first time ever), and three in Mexico. The band will perform 8 concerts in Japan; these concerts mark the band's first visit to the country in seven years.	18

Notable concert performances

Aerosmith performing in Tallinn, Estonia as part of their 2007 world tour.

• 11-6-1970: Band's first gig: Nipmuc Regional High School in Mendon, Massachusetts
• 8-24-1971: Brad Whitford plays first gig with Aerosmith in Brownsville, Vermont, replacing Ray Tabano
• 8-5-1972: Band's signing: Clive Davis signs Aerosmith to Columbia Records at a gig at Max's Kansas City in New York City
• 7-4-1978: Aerosmith headlined the Texxas World Music Festival festival - later released on VHS
• 2-21-1990: "Wayne's World" sketch on Saturday Night Live; Performances of "Monkey On My Back" and "Janie's Got a Gun"
• 8-18-1990: Aerosmith plays Monsters of Rock with Jimmy Page
• 9-18-1990: Aerosmith's MTV Unplugged performance airs on television
• 12-3-1991: Performance for MTV's 10th Anniversary show
• 1993: Live performances of "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" and "Shut Up and Dance" in Wayne's World 2
• 10-12-1993: Performances of "Cryin'" and "Sweet Emotion" on Saturday Night Live; the band also appear in several sketches
• 5-21/23-1994: Aerosmith headlined the Rock am Ring festival
• 6-4-1994: Aerosmith headlined the Monsters of Rock festival
• 6-30/7-3-1994: Aerosmith headlined the Roskilde Festival festival
• 8-13-1994: The band performs at Woodstock '94
• 11-26-1994: The band performs at an MTV Europe Thanksgiving show
• 12-19-1994: Performance at the band's Mama Kin Music Hall in Boston, Massachusetts, broadcast live on radio stations
• 4-4-1998: Performance of "Pink" at Nickelodeon's Kid's Choice Awards
• 9-9-1999: Performance of "Walk This Way" with Kid Rock and Run-DMC at MTV Video Music Awards
• 1-1-2000: Performance of "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" from Osaka, Japan on ABC's New Year's Eve Millennium Celebration
• 1-28-2001: Super Bowl XXXV halftime show in Tampa, Florida with Britney Spears, 'N Sync, Mary J. Blige, and Nelly
• 3-19-2001: Performance at the band's induction into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
• 10-21-2001: Performance at United We Stand: What More Can I Give benefit concert in Washington, D.C.
• 9-4-2003: Performance at season kickoff of NFL in Washington, D.C.
• 12-31-2003: Performance of "Baby, Please Don't Go" on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve
• 2-1-2004: The band headline the pre-game festivities for Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston, Texas
• 6-4-2004: You Gotta Move special for A&E airs; later released on DVD
• 7-4-2006: Steven Tyler and Joe Perry perform with the Boston Pops Orchestra for the Fourth of July; it was broadcast on CBS
• 9-7-2007: Nationally-televised performance at the Fashion Rocks event in New York City. The band performed "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" and "Walk This Way" (featuring Fergie).
• 8-5-2009: Steven Tyler falls off the stage at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally resulting in a broken shoulder and stitches in his head, forcing the band the cancel the rest of the tour.
• 25-10-11: Steven Tylerfell on Bourbon hotel bathroom and broke his face and he dropped two teeth, the concert in Paraguay was postponed until next day October 26.

External links

• AerosmithSetlists.com