Aerosmith Cancels Farewell Tour, Retires from Performing
Source: Aerosmith in concert in 1994. (MPIRock/ MediaPunch via Getty)
After 54 years of recording, touring, performing and making rock music history, Aerosmith has called it a career, canceling their “Peace Out” tour Friday and retiring from the stage.
Frontman Steven Tyler’s vocal injury, which forced the Bad Boys from Boston to put their tour on hiatus in September 2023, has prevented him from making a full recovery, according to the band’s Instagram.
Source: Aerosmith’s Instagram
In April it was announced the “Peace Out” tour was expected to resume in September in Pittsburgh, but now it’s the end of the line for one of the greatest bands in rock history.
The blues-infused hard rock band formed in Boston in 1970. The group consisted of Tyler, guitarists Joe Perry and Brad Whitford, drummer Joey Kramer and bassist Tom Hamilton, who have been the consistent lineup for most of the band’s run.
Aerosmith experienced tons of success in the 1970s, and their comeback in the 1980s led to numerous awards and accolades over the next couple decades. Aerosmith won four Grammy awards, 13 MTV awards, four Billboard awards and six American Music Awards.
During their career, Aerosmith released 15 studio albums from 1973 to 2012. It’s estimated the band has sold over 150 million albums worldwide.
