After the leader Steven Tyler He seriously injured his voice at a concert, Aerosmith have confirmed that their touring days have come to an end immediately. Check out the images and full tracklist from their final show below.
The concert took place at the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York on September 9, 2023, and no one, including the band itself, knew about it. It would be his last.
The series of live shows, which took place as part of their 'Peace Out' tour, began last year, but the band only played three nights, before rescheduling the rest of the dates after Tyler injured his larynx.
Their final show, held in Elmont, New York, followed their tour-opening concert in Philadelphia on September 2, 2023 and a follow-up show in Pittsburgh on September 6.
Like the others, it began with a video montage of the band over the years, before Tyler and company stormed the stage and opened the set with a rendition of “Back In The Saddle.” From there, they segued into a cover of the Rufus Thomas song “Walking the Dog.” This was the first time they played it live on tour, and came after they originally covered it on their 1977 LP “Draw the Line.”
From there, countless fan favorites followed, including 'I Don't Want to Miss a Thing', 'Cryin'', 'Livin' On The Edge', 'Love in an Elevator' and 'Sweet Emotion'.
“Bright Light Fright,” taken from their album “Draw The Line,” also received airplay for the first time since 1994, according to Setlist.fm, and Aerosmith closed out the night with back-to-back versions of “Toys In The Attic,” “Dream On” and “Walk This Way.”
Interestingly, the last song they played at what would soon be confirmed as their final show was not from their discography. Instead, the band closed the show by performing “Happy Birthday to You” and brought out a giant chocolate cake to celebrate guitarist Joe Perry's 73rd birthday the next day.
Check out more images from the show below, as well as the full tracklist.
The set list for Aerosmith's final concert was:
'Back in the saddle'
'Walking the Dog' (Rufus Thomas cover, tour debut)
'Rag doll'
'Living on the edge'
'Janie has a gun'
'No more no more'
'Crying”
Adam's apple'
'Wither Seasons'
'Moving'
'Love in an Elevator'
'Bright Light Fright' (first time since 1994)
“I do not wanna Miss a Thing”
'Rats in the basement'
'Sweet emotion'
'Toys in the attic'
'Dreaming in'
'Walk this way'
'Happy Birthday'
After the tour was postponed following the New York show, the rescheduled 'Peace Out' dates were set to begin on September 20 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, however, due to the vocalist being unable to overcome his injury, the band confirmed that they had “made a heartbreaking and difficult, but necessary decision” to end the group.
The announcement was made on social media last Friday (August 2), and was They confirmed that the tour had been cancelled in its entirety and that they would not be playing live again..
“As you know, Steven’s voice is an instrument like no other. He has spent months working tirelessly to get his voice back to what it was before his injury. We have seen him struggle despite having the best medical team at his side. Sadly, it is clear that a full recovery from his vocal injury is not possible,” the update reads.
“Some of you have been with us since the beginning and all of you are the reason we have made rock and roll history. It has been an honor of our lives to have our music become a part of yours. In every club, on every massive tour and in moments both grand and private, you have given us a place on the soundtrack of your lives.”
Numerous famous faces have also come out to share their sadness at the news, with Queen guitarist Brian May says the ad made him cryand Sammy Hagar shares his long story with the memberscalling retirement a “big, damned loss.”
Ticket holders for cancelled shows will be able to find refunds available at the point of purchase.
Aerosmith's last studio album came over a decade ago, when the band shared 'Music From Another Dimension!' in 2012. Steven Tyler's final studio album arrived in 2016, in the form of a debut solo LP called 'We're All Somebody from Somewhere.'