After more than five decades, Aerosmith is retiring from touring.
On Friday, the band’s official X account announced that lead singer Steven Tyler’s voice had failed to fully recover, leading them to the “heartbreaking” decision to stop performing.
“It was in 1970 that a spark of inspiration became Aerosmith. Thanks to you, our Blue Army, that spark has been ignited and burning for over five decades. Some of you have been with us since the beginning and all of you are the reason we have made rock ‘n’ roll history,” the lengthy statement began.
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From left: Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer, Joe Perry and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith have announced that the band is retiring from touring. (Matthew Eisman/FilmMagic)
“It has been the honor of our lives to have our music integrated with yours. In every club, on every massive tour, and at grand and private moments, you have given us a place in the soundtrack of your lives. We have always wanted to blow you away with our performances,” the statement continued.
The group then addressed Tyler’s current health status.
“As you know, Steven’s voice is an instrument like no other. He has spent months working tirelessly to regain his pre-injury voice,” the statement reads. “We have watched him struggle despite having the best medical team at his side.”
“Unfortunately, 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 scene.”
“We are incredibly grateful to everyone who couldn’t wait to hit the road with us one last time,” the statement continued. “We are grateful to our expert team, our incredible crew, and the thousands of talented people who made our historic tours possible. A final thank you to you, the best fans on planet Earth. Play our music loud, now and always. Keep dreaming. You made our dreams come true.”
The band announced that Tyler’s voice has not yet been able to “fully recover.” (Getty Images)
Fox News Digital has reached out to Aerosmith for additional comment.
In May 2023, Aerosmith announced their farewell tour, which was to give fans one last chance to see the band live.
At the time of the announcement, guitarist Joe Perry spoke about the decision to retire from touring, citing the fact that all of the band members are between 70 and 75 years old as a major reason for abandoning that part of their career.
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“I think it’s time,” he said simply.
Aerosmith have announced their farewell tour in May 2023. (Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for the Janie Fund)
The group, currently consisting of Perry, Tyler, Brad Whitford, Joey Kramer and Tom Hamilton, has been around since 1970 and, over those 53 years, they’ve released hits like “Janie’s Got a Gun,” “Crazy” and “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing.”
They performed these songs and many others in their Las Vegas Residency which ended last year, and Perry suggested they would take some of the production value from the residency to use on the upcoming tour.
“We have made a heartbreaking and difficult, but necessary decision – as a band of brothers – to retire from the touring scene.”
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“It’s kind of a 50th anniversary celebration here,” Perry said. “You never know how much longer everyone’s going to be healthy to do this… It’s been a while since we’ve done a real tour. We did that Vegas tour, which was awesome. It was fun, but we’re kind of anxious to get back on the road.”
In a statement to The Associated Press at the time, Tyler said, “We’re opening Pandora’s box one last time to introduce our fans to the Peace Out Tour. Be there or watch as we take all the toys out of the attic. Get ready.”
Tyler previously said he had a “feeling” the farewell tour would continue “for a while.” (Phillip Faraone/WireImage)
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Although both Perry and Tyler referred to the upcoming tour as a farewell, Tyler added, “This is the last farewell tour, but I have a feeling it’s going to be a while. But I don’t know how many times we’ll be back in the same cities. This could very likely be the last time.”
Emily Trainham of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
