ROCK band Aerosmith will be celebrating their 50 years together with a final tour.
Called Peace Out, the band announced the tour would start September 2 in Philadelphia, reported the Daily Mail.
The 40-date tour will end on January 26 in Montreal. The band will also put in a stop at its hometown of Boston on New Year's Eve.
“I think it's about time,” said guitarist Joe Perry.
The group is made up of frontman Steven Tyler, bassist Tom Hamilton, drummer Joey Kramer and guitarist Brad Whitford.
Perry believes the time to say goodbye is now. Every founding band member is over the age of 70, with Tyler, 75, being the oldest.
He added that they also learned from the staging of their recent Las Vegas residency shows.
“It's kind of a chance to celebrate the 50 years we've been out here,” Perry said.
“You never know how much longer everybody's going to be healthy to do this. It's been a while since we've actually done a real tour. We did that run in Vegas, which was great. It was fun, but (we're) kind of anxious to get back on the road.”
Tyler and Perry said the band is looking forward to performing the band's rock classics including 'Crazy,' 'Janie's Got a Gun' and 'Livin' on the Edge.'
Aerosmith, which formed in 1970, has won four Grammys. Through their collaboration with Run-DMC for 'Walk This Way', the band blazed a trail for rock and hip-hop.
They performed the Super Bowl halftime show in 2001 and even had their own theme park attraction in 1999 at Disney World in Florida. In Paris, the band also launched the 'Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith' ride.
'We're opening up Pandora's Box one last time to present our fans with the Peace Out tour,' Tyler said in a statement to The Associated Press.
The Pandora's Box reference recalls Aerosmith's 1991 three-disc compilation album that covered the band's output from the 1970s to the early 1980s.
'Be there or beware as we bring all the toys out of the attic. Get ready,' Tyler added.
The band said Kramer would not take part in the upcoming tour.
The drummer has been on leave to “focus his attention on his family and health” since their Vegas residency last year. Drummer John Douglas will continue to play in his place.
Perry called Kramer their brother. The band said his “legendary presence behind the drum kit will be sorely missed.”
Before the tour ends, Perry said other cities could be added.
“It's the final farewell tour, but I have a feeling it will go on for a while,” he said.
“But I don't know how many times we'll be coming back to the same cities. It could very possibly be the last time.” – The Vibes, May 2, 2023
