Peace Out: The Farewell Tour was the final concert tour by American rock band Aerosmith. The tour began on September 2, 2023, in Philadelphia and was set to conclude on February 26, 2025 in Buffalo, New York. However, it was postponed and suspended after three shows due to lead singer Steven Tyler suffering vocal cord damage. Unable to recover, on August 2, 2024, Aerosmith announced that would cease touring effective immediately, cancelling the remainder of the tour. The Black Crowes were the opening act for the tour.
Background On May 1, 2023, Aerosmith announced the farewell tour on Instagram stating, "PEACE OUT! After 50 years, 10 world tours, and playing for over 100 million fans… It's time for one last go!" A video announcement about the tour was also made featuring celebrities such as Terry Crews, Ringo Starr, Eminem, Kelly Clarkson, Slash, Bill Burr, Dolly Parton and others all in disbelief about the farewell tour. Joey Kramer will not be a part of this tour to "focus his full attention on his family and health." The band initially postponed several shows on their tour on September 11, 2023, after Tyler suffered vocal cord damage and received doctors' orders not to sing for at least 30 days, but further postponed their tour to 2024 after Tyler's vocal injury was found to be worse than initially thought.
On April 10, 2024, the band announced 39 all-new dates for the tour. The Black Crowes are set to return as the tour's opening act, and the tour was scheduled to begin in Pittsburgh on September 20, 2024. On August 2, 2024 the tour was canceled and the band announced their immediate retirement from touring due to Tyler being unable to recover from his vocal cord injury.
Show synopsis
The stage is in the shape of an A with "flanked inflatable wings", and also features ramps and walkways. The show begins with "Back in the Saddle" and finishes with "Walk This Way". During, "Toys in the Attic", they recreated the Toys in the Attic album cover by releasing inflatable toys from the ceiling. The show is two hours long.
Critical reception Shaun Brady of The Philadelphia Inquirer attended the opening show in Philadelphia and said, "Aerosmith's major strength is their ability to make such a grand-scale performance feel like a raw and raucous club date. Even after however many thousands of performances, the boys from Boston never came off as jaundiced professionals, their chemistry forever loose and sleazy, the cracks and tatters showing in Tyler's voice adding to the alluringly rough edges." Writing for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Mike Palm wrote, "If Wednesday night's concert was truly Aerosmith's last show in Pittsburgh, the veteran rockers from Boston went out with a blast — of music and confetti."
Set list This set list is from the September 2, 2023, show in Philadelphia, and is not intended to represent all dates throughout the tour. "Back in the Saddle" "Love in an Elevator" "Cryin'" "Janie's Got a Gun" "Adam's Apple" "Livin' on the Edge" "No More No More" "Rag Doll" "Hangman Jury" "Seasons of Wither" "Movin' Out" "Stop Messin' Round" "Rats in the Cellar" "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" "Sweet Emotion" "Toys in the Attic" Encore "Dream On" "Walk This Way"
Tour dates + List of 2023 concerts Date City Country Venue Opening actSeptember 2, 2023Philadelphia United StatesWells Fargo CenterThe Black CrowesSeptember 6, 2023PittsburghPPG Paints ArenaSeptember 9, 2023ElmontUBS Arena
Cancelled dates + List of cancelled concertsDateCityCountryVenueSeptember 20, 2024PittsburghUnited StatesPPG Paints ArenaSeptember 23, 2024PhiladelphiaWells Fargo CenterSeptember 26, 2024LouisvilleKFC Yum! CenterSeptember 29, 2024Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldhouseOctober 2, 2024CharlotteSpectrum CenterOctober 5, 2024KnoxvilleThompson–Boling ArenaOctober 8, 2024Washington, D.C.Capital One ArenaOctober 11, 2024AtlantaState Farm ArenaOctober 14, 2024St. LouisEnterprise CenterOctober 17, 2024CincinnatiHeritage Bank CenterOctober 20, 2024NashvilleBridgestone ArenaOctober 31, 2024PhoenixFootprint CenterNovember 3, 2024San AntonioFrost Bank CenterNovember 6, 2024AustinMoody CenterNovember 9, 2024DallasAmerican Airlines CenterNovember 12, 2024TulsaBOK CenterNovember 15, 2024OmahaCHI Health CenterNovember 18, 2024DenverBall ArenaNovember 21, 2024PortlandModa CenterNovember 24, 2024SeattleClimate Pledge ArenaNovember 27, 2024Salt Lake CityDelta CenterNovember 30, 2024San FranciscoChase CenterDecember 4, 2024San JoseSAP CenterDecember 7, 2024InglewoodKia ForumDecember 28, 2024NewarkPrudential CenterDecember 31, 2024BostonTD GardenJanuary 4, 2025DetroitLittle Caesars ArenaJanuary 7, 2025TorontoCanadaScotiabank ArenaJanuary 10, 2025MontrealBell CentreJanuary 13, 2025ColumbusUnited StatesSchottenstein CenterJanuary 16, 2025IndianapolisGainbridge FieldhouseJanuary 19, 2025ChicagoUnited CenterJanuary 22, 2025Saint PaulXcel Energy CenterJanuary 25, 2025Kansas CityT-Mobile CenterFebruary 11, 2025OrlandoKia CenterFebruary 14, 2025TampaAmalie ArenaFebruary 17, 2025SunriseAmerant Bank ArenaFebruary 20, 2025RaleighPNC ArenaFebruary 23, 2025New York CityMadison Square GardenFebruary 26, 2025BuffaloKeyBank Center
Personnel Aerosmith Steven Tyler – lead vocals, piano Joe Perry – guitar, backing vocals Tom Hamilton – bass Brad Whitford – guitar Additional musicians Buck Johnson – keyboards, backing vocals John Douglas – drums
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