Aerosmith has announced their retirement from the road and cancelled the remaining, rescheduled dates of their Peace Out farewell tour. Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler sustained a vocal injury which forced the band to initially postpone their farewell tour after just three dates in September 2023; they were scheduled to resume the tour on Sept. 20 through late February.
The band shared in a statement on social media: “It was 1970 when a spark of inspiration became Aerosmith,” they wrote. “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 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. * 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.”
Tyler sustained the vocal injury during a concert last September and initially said he wouldn’t be able to sing for the next 30 days, but later announced that the tour would have to be ‘put on hold’ because the injury was more serious than initially thought. Aerosmith were scheduled to resume their farewell tour on Sept. 20 in Pittsburgh, with stops after that in Philadelphia, Dallas, Denver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Detroit, Chicago and New York.
Aerosmith noted that tickets purchased through Ticketmaster will be automatically refunded, while all other refunds will be available at point of purchase.
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