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Aerosmith Rethinking the Formula for Summer Arena Tour With ZZ Top

"It's going to be a kickass show," Joe Perry says

Posted May 19, 2009 8:25 AM

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Aerosmith
Openers ZZ Top
Tickets $24-$198

WHAT TO EXPECT:
Steven Tyler's bout with pneumonia prevented Aerosmith from getting a new studio album out in time for this amphitheater tour, but that just means more room for rarities. "The set lists have been getting stale," says guitarist Joe Perry. "We've talked about doing an album front-to-back — probably one of the first three records. That's my next battle, to see if we can pull it off."

Also sweetening the deal for longtime Aerosmith fans this time out, another formidable act with arena-sized riffs: ZZ Top. "That's just amazing to be able to play with them because it's going to be a kickass show," Perry says.

THIS TIME AROUND:
Aerosmith's Joe Perry Talks New Album Delay, Tour With ZZ Top

THEIR HISTORY ON STAGE:

Shots of the band's 25 years on stage, from 1973 to 2008

PLAYLIST TO GET YOU PUMPED:

"Sweet Emotion"
"Draw the Line"
"Toys in the Attic"
"Rats in the Cellar"
"Let the Music Do
the Talking"
"Back in the Saddle"
"Dream On"
"Mama Kin"
"Train Kept a Rollin'"
"Walk This Way"
Play All

WHERE TO CATCH IT:
6/10 – St. Louis, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre St. Louis
6/13 – East Troy, WI @ Alpine Valley Music Center
6/16 – Mansfield, MA @ Comcast Center
6/21 – Bristow, VA @ Nissan Pavilion
6/24 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Post-Gazette Pavilion
6/26 – Wantagh, NY @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
6/28 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
7/1 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
7/3 – Hershey, PA @ Hersheypark Stadium
7/5 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
7/7 – Raleigh, NC @ Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
7/9 – Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte
7/11 – Tampa, FL @ Ford Amphitheatre
7/13 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ BankAtlantic Center
7/15 – Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheatre
7/17 – Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
7/19 – Dallas, TX @ Superpages.com Amphitheatre
7/25 – Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena
7/27 – Phoenix, AZ @ Cricket Wireless Pavilion
7/30 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
8/1 – Englewood, CO @ Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
8/17 – Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre
8/19 – Concord, CA @ Sleep Train Pavilion
8/23 – Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
8/28 – Tinley Park, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
8/30 – Indianapolis, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center
9/1 – Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
9/3 – Toronto, ONT @ Air Canada Centre
9/5 – Ottawa, ONT @ Scotiabank Place
9/8 – St. Paul, MN @ XCel Energy Center
9/10 – Cleveland, OH @ Blossom Music Center
9/12 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
9/14 – New York NY @ Madison Square Garden
9/16 – Detroit, MI @ Palace of Auburn Hills

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