Legendary American Classic Rock Band Announces Retirement From Touring

Legendary rock band Aerosmith abruptly cancelled the remainder of its “Peace Out” farewell tour dates and announced their formal retirement from touring.

The Rock and Roll Hall of FamE band announced Friday that lead singer Steven Tyler would not be able to recover from a recent vocal injury. In a joint statement, Tyler’s bandmates announced that they will not continue to tour together.

“It has been the honor of our lives to have our music become part of yours. In every club, on every massive tour and at moments grand and private you have given us a place in the soundtrack of your lives,” the band said in a statement.

“We’ve always wanted to blow your mind when performing. As you know, Steven’s voice is an instrument like no other. He has spent months tirelessly working on getting his voice to where it was before his injury. We’ve seen him struggling despite having the best medical team by his side,” the statement continued. “Sadly, 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 stage.”

Aerosmith was set to return to live performances in September, though a planned slate of shows is now cancelled. This includes a final upstate New York concert at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo early next year.

The award-winning band had been performing together for more than 50 years. Tyler, guitarist Joe Perry, bassist Tom Hamilton, drummer John Douglas and guitarist Brad Whitford are all in their 70’s, while drummer Joey Kramer was not scheduled to perform on the tour due to health and personal reasons.

Aerosmith’s farewell tour was initially announced in 2023, though performances were soon cancelled and rescheduled after just three shows due to a vocal injury sustained by Tyler.

“We are grateful beyond words for everyone who was pumped to get on the road with us one last time. Grateful to our expert crew, our incredible team and the thousands of talented people who’ve made our historic runs possible. A final thank you to you – the best fans on planet Earth,” Aerosmith said Friday. “Play our music loud, now and always. Dream On. You’ve made our dreams come true.”