Legendary 70s rock band tease reunion tour after retiring over serious injury
Last year the I Don't Want To Miss A Thing hitmakers announced they would not be touring again after Steven, 77, damaged his vocal cords during the band's Peace Out tour in 2023.
10 months into their Peace Out Farewell Tour – which saw a string of concerts rescheduled – the band announced Steven's 'recovery from his vocal injury is not possible' and said they had made the 'heartbreaking and difficult decision' to retire from touring.
Following a one-off charity performance in February, former Guns N' Roses drummer Matt Sorum shared an update on his friend Steven, saying: 'Now, is he going to tour again? No, he's not.
'Because, and I explained this to people, Steven cannot put himself under the rigors of doing a full worldwide tour because there's a lot of pressure.'
Now, Aerosmith guitarist Joe has given fresh hope for fans of the 70s rock band in an interview on the SiriusXM show Trunk Nation.
'I don't know man. We're talking about it. We're all alive and well, so we will just have to see,' he said of future gigs.
'I know there's going to be at least another Aerosmith gig, and I'm not looking forward to putting the setlist together for that one.'
Asked whether Steven would be up to – and up for – it, Joe said: 'I think he would, but it's a matter of getting there. We're up there man, and it's a lot.
'With Covid and everyone being home for that length of time, it was like, 'Oh, so this is how other people live. Sleeping in your own bed every night.'
'I don't think I've gone a year without something on the calendar and having to be somewhere. So that's the bigger picture. I don't know. I got enough left in me, I still want to do it.'
Sharing a statement on social media in August the band thanked fans for their support over the decades.
'It was 1970 when a spark of inspiration became Aerosmith. Thanks to you, our Blue Army, that spark caught flame and has been burning for over five decades.
'Some of you have been with us since the beginning and all of you are the reason we made rock 'n' roll history,' it began.
'It has been the honor of our lives to have our music become part of yours. In every club, on every massive tour and at moments grand and private you have given us a place in the soundtrack of your lives.
'We've always wanted to blow your mind when performing. As you know, Steven's voice is an instrument like no other.
'He has spent months tirelessly working on getting his voice to where it was before his injury.
'We've seen him struggling despite having the best medical team by his side. Sadly, it is clear that a full recovery from his vocal injury is not possible.
'We have made a heartbreaking and difficult, but necessary, decision – as a band of brothers – to retire from the touring stage.' More Trending
It concluded: 'We are grateful beyond words for everyone who was pumped to get on the road with us one last time. Grateful to our expert crew, our incredible team and the thousands of talented people who've made our historic runs possible.
'A final thank you to you – the best fans on planet Earth. Play our music loud, now and always. Dream On. You've made our dreams come true.'
The band's line-up had mostly remained for much of the past five decades, with the other four members being Joe, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer and Brad Whitford.
Aerosmith is the best-selling American hard rock band of all time, having sold more than 150 million records worldwide, including over 85 million records in the United States.
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