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(with

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and the Conspirators) as the opening act. The tour sent both acts to various locations across North America from July to September 2014 and included two festival concerts and eighteen regular concerts. In addition, Aerosmith performed a private show in the middle of the tour. Slash with Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators did not perform at Rock Fest in Wisconsin or at the private show, but performed at all of the other concerts. Full details of the concert tour were announced on April 8, 2014 in an interview with Steven Tyler and Joe Perry on ''

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'' and through the launch of a new version of the band's website. To promote the tour, the band played a brief concert with Slash at the

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on the Sunset Strip in

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. Tyler and Perry also appeared on ''

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'' where they gave away tickets to the studio audience. The concert tour followed Aerosmith's

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which saw the band play 88 concerts on five continents from 2012 to 2014 in support of their 2012 album ''

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''.

Tour dates

Setlist

An average setlist would look like this: #" Back in the Saddle" (not performed at shows in Dana Point, Stateline, George, Denver, or Dallas; replaced with "

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" at shows in Atlanta, Atlantic City, Newark, Bristow, and Clarkston) #"

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" (moved after "Love in an Elevator" at shows after Stateline; moved back to this slot for shows in Atlantic City, Newark, Bristow, and Clarkston; not performed at show in Dana Point) #"

Love in an Elevator "Love in an Elevator" is a song performed by American Rock music, rock band Aerosmith, written by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry (musician), Joe Perry. It was released in August 1989 as the lead Single (music), single from their third album with Geff ...

" #"

Cryin' "Cryin'" is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. It was written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and Taylor Rhodes. It was released by Geffen Records on June 20, 1993, as a single from their 11th studio album, ''Get a Grip''. The single rea ...

" #" S.O.S. (Too Bad)" (only performed at shows in George and Denver; “Pink” performed in this slot at the show in Dana Point) #"

Livin' on the Edge "Livin' on the Edge" is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. The song was written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and Mark Hudson. It was released in February 1993 as the first single from the band's commercially successful album ''Get a Gr ...

" #" Monkey on My Back" (not performed at shows after Las Vegas) #" Kings and Queens" (not performed at show in Dana Point) #" Toys in the Attic" #"

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" (only performed at the show in The Woodlands) or "

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" (only performed at the shows in Atlanta, Atlantic City, Newark, Bristow, and Clarkston) #" Rag Doll" #"Freedom Fighter" (replaced with " Stop Messin' Around" at shows after Inglewood) #"Big Ten Inch Record" or "

Same Old Song and Dance "Same Old Song and Dance" is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith, written by singer Steven Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry. Released on March 19, 1974, as the lead single from their second studio album, ''Get Your Wings'', it has remained ...

" (neither were performed at shows in Newark, Bristow, or Clarkston; both “Jaded” and “Same Old Song and Dance” performed back-to-back in this slot at show in Dana Point) #" Rats in the Cellar" (replaced with "

Lord of the Thighs "Lord of the Thighs" is a song performed by American rock band Aerosmith. It was written by frontman Steven Tyler, and released on the band's 1974 album ''Get Your Wings''. Drummer Joey Kramer has said it is his favorite song to perform live. Kr ...

" at shows after Tinley Park; replaced with “ Janie's Got a Gun” at show in Dana Point; replaced with "

Mama Kin "Mama Kin" is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith, which appears on their 1973 self-titled debut album. The song was written by lead singer Steven Tyler. It was a staple of Aerosmith concerts and appeared on several live albums. Mus ...

" at shows after Denver; "Mama Kin" replaced with "Movin' Out" and " Walkin' the Dog" at show in Atlantic City; "Mama Kin" was performed with Slash at the shows in Newark and Clarkston) #"

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" #"

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" (not performed at show in Dana Point) #"

Dude (Looks Like a Lady) "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" is a song by American rock band Aerosmith. It was released as the lead single from the band's ninth studio album '' Permanent Vacation'' in 1987. The track reached number 14 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, number 41 ...

" (replaced with "

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" at shows in Atlantic City, Newark, Bristow, and Clarkston) #"

Walk This Way "Walk This Way" is a song by the American rock band Aerosmith. Written by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, the song was originally released as the second single from the album '' Toys in the Attic'' (1975). It peaked at number 10 on the ''Billboa ...

" Encore #" Dream On" (Encore) #"

Sweet Emotion "Sweet Emotion" is a song by the American rock band Aerosmith from the band's third album '' Toys in the Attic''. It was released as a single on May 19, 1975. The song began a string of pop hits and large-scale mainstream success for the band ...

" (Encore) *At the show in Wantagh, "Monkey on My Back" was not performed, while " Chip Away the Stone" was performed after "No More No More" and before "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" *At the show in Mansfield, both "Freedom Fighter" and "Stop Messin' Around" were performed back-to-back, followed by "

" (with Slash). "

" (with Johnny Depp) was added as a final encore after "Sweet Emotion" *At the show in Stateline, "

", "

", and " Janie's Got a Gun" were added, while "Eat the Rich", "Monkey on My Back" and "No More No More" were dropped *Before "Dream On", Steven Tyler performs a snippet of " Home Tonight" or "

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" (at the show in Newark, a snippet of "Mia" was also performed, in addition to a snippet of "Home Tonight")

Notes

*Slash joined Aerosmith on stage for "

" at the shows in Mansfield, Newark, and Clarkston *Also at the Mansfield show, actor Johnny Depp joined the band on stage for a performance of "

" *Aerosmith played a private show in Dana Point, California on August 5 for Allstate *The concert in Concord on August 13 was canceled due to problems with Joey Kramer's health *Joey Kramer's son Jesse filled in for his father on the August 16th date in George, Washington and the August 19th date in Denver, Colorado, with Joey returning to play for the encore songs on August 19 *After being challenged by Mötley Crüe, Aerosmith participated in the

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at the end of their performance in The Woodlands *The entire show in Clarkston was broadcast live on

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*At the show in Clarkston, Slash presented a cake and Steven Tyler led the audience in singing "Happy Birthday" in honor of Joe Perry's 64th birthday the following day

Personnel

;Aerosmith * Steven Tyler – lead vocals, harmonica, percussion * Joe Perry – guitar, backing vocals, lap pedal steel, talkbox *

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– guitar * Tom Hamilton – bass, additional backing vocals on

and Dude Looks Like A Lady * Joey Kramer – drums, percussion ;Additional musicians *Buck Johnson – keyboards, backing vocals *Jesse Sky Kramer – drums, percussion (on August 16 and 19)

References

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