Aerosmith Tour News: Steven Tyler Goes Solo, Band Says Bye

Farewell, Aerosmith?

Steven Tyler placed a call to The Howard Stern Show on June 21 to confirm something that had been previously mentioned in the media: Aerosmith is planning a farewell tour for next year. Tyler said it is time, but his manager said the band is not breaking up.

According to Tyler, the details have not been worked out yet. He said he expects the farewell tour to last a long time.

Tyler told Rolling Stone in May that he and the other members of Aerosmith were thinking about a farewell tour. He said he was excited about the prospect of either embarking on a farewell tour or recording another album.

Steven Tyler’s Solo Career

Steven Tyler in stage in 2007. — Steven Tyler in 2007. By daigooliva (Flickr) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Tyler has been promoting his solo country album, We’re All Somebody From Somewhere, which is scheduled to be released July 15. He said he has been inspired by the people he has had the opportunity to write with in Nashville. Tyler wrote the album’s title track with Jaren Johnston from the Cadillac Three.

Steven Tyler will kick off his Out on a Limb solo tour with a concert in Las Vegas on July 2. The tour will include dates across the United States and Canada through September. You can order tickets from Capital City Tickets.