Motley Crue and Aerosmith Touring Together
 

MOTLEY CRUE AND AEROSMITH TOUR CONFIRMED
Motley Crue and Aerosmith will team up for a U.S. tour this fall, according to Blabbermouth.net. Concert promotion company Live Nation has confirmed through its website that the two veteran groups will hit the road together, with the first show penciled in for September 23rd in Camden, New Jersey. Tickets will go on sale June 24th, with more dates and venues to be announced soon.
A Crue/Aerosmith pairing has been the focus of speculation for months, with Crue singer Vince Neil alluding to it earlier this year in a radio interview.

Aerosmith is currently recording its new album and first studio effort since 2004's blues covers collection, Honkin' On Bobo. Lead singer Steven Tyler recently underwent surgery to repair a broken blood vessel in his throat.

Motley Crue reportedly began working on a new studio album in early May, although no details have emerged yet about the project. Drummer Tommy Lee has been filming the second season of the CBS-TV reality series Rock Star, along with ex-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted and former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke.

Jesus, of all the things Americans should be happy for!

Just reading the title of the post is amazing!!! I only ONLY hope they both come to the UK!!

USA - you're SO lucky!

We very rarely get cool sh** like this in the UK, but I also have my fingers crossed! Seen Aerosmith once and they rocked, have wondered since quite what they have against playing outside the States.

I wanna go to the US!

*Growls in the general direction of America*

Good to know they're both working on new albums though

Now THAT is a double bill!!!!!

Dream On :d

I don't get the excitement.

Aerosmiths last tour was hardly anything to drool about and Motley are a far cry from what they used to be. Add a sky high ticket price to that and venues that suck ass and you are left with what???

It's all in the name and what they once used to be; they know how to cash in on peoples sentimental sides and that is very sad. Not only for the poor desperate souls that go and see those bands everytime they come through for fear it might be their last time and/or in the hopes to capture a glimpse of what the 80s were truly like, but also for the band itself as it truly takes away from the greatness they once possessed and leaves the people who truly remember and care about 'good' music with a bad taste in their mouths. Shame shame shame.... it's the ultimate sellout.

I saw Motley on their last tour and it was amazing. They kicked ass. Great stage show, great energy and they sounded awesome!

Aerosmith just needs to leave the blues shit off of their setlist.

As for the venues, I don't have a problem with them. They're basically the same ones we went to see the bands at in the 80's.

you're sure you ever listened to Aerosmith ...EVER?

Um, yeah.

If you've seen Aerosmith on either of their last 2 tours, you'd know what I mean. They did a 30 minute blues cover set on the Kiss tour, which bored the hell out of me (and lots of other people judging by the lines at the concession stands.)

The last tour was in support of Honkin' On Bobo, and that did nothing for me. I just don't care for that straight ahead blues stuff.

Given how big of an Aerosmith fan I am and how many times I've seen them, I find your question hysterical.

Given that you cut Bon Jovi up so much but claim to be a fan, questioning me as not being an Aerosmith fan because I didn't like something they did is a bit hypocritical, wouldn't you say?

I'm wondering if Aero will ever tour Europe again. Hoping, but chances seem low. I don't really understand because the last show I've been to in Germany (Munich 2000) has been amazing and I met manys Aeroheads who were desperately waiting for a real tour here in Europe, not only one secret gig like the Munich one.

Right now I do hope Steven will fully recover from his surgery and IF they come over here, I'll do at least... well, as many shows as possible. But I also hope they skip the "bobo thing". This one is just not my business.

Thing is, they started out as a blues band and most people still feel that they also made their strongest records during that period. Saying they should leave out the blues stuff is like saying Bon Jovi should leave out the arena rock.

Firts of all. Sorry mate for not giving a damn about what big of an Aerosmith fan you are.

Second, What I meant was Aerosmith's rock has more BLUES in it than any other band I ever listened to. If you find that hysterical, fair enough.

Third, when did I "claim" to be a Bon Jovi fan?

Forth. I don't give a damn what big Aerosmith fan you are. Aerosmith is all about blues, from their debut to Rocks to Get A Grip. Honkin' On Bobo was more extreme but if you don't like the blues about Aerosmith than what the hell do you like them for?

Did you ever listen to Live!Bootleg by the way? If that's not blues than I don't know and that's one of the greatest live records ever.

Interesting. I saw them on both those tours and the one with Kiss was amazing!! Absolutely amazing. I don't recall any certain minutes of blues covers, but there wasn't a boring minute in the set.

The last tour in support of Bobo, was the complete opposite and it wasn't due to the fact that they played Bobo songs, in fact, I had hoped they would, but there were very few and Tyler sucked. Whatever they had, it wasn't present that night and from what I gathered afterwards, tons of people were disappointed by their performance on that tour.

Of course, I am rather critical and don't just 'love' it simply because it is the almighty Aerosmith we are talking about ;) regardless of how long I've been a fan. :)

You'd have thought Aero would be bored with touring the US now. Anyway, looks like there's an album on the way so if that's sucessful we may get a European tour. :p

I would love for Aerosmith to come over to the UK but I'm not going to hold my breath - it's been 8 years since they did a concert here and they've had plenty of opportunities to come over and tour with releases of new albums.

I realize Aerosmith's music is bluesy. However, there's a difference between incorporating blues into rock music, and just playing the blues. To think not liking the blues means you don't like Aerosmith is just stupid.

As for you being a Bon Jovi fan, I would have to assume to an extent you are some what of a fan. You spend enough tiem on these boards. Noone ever said everyone here was a Backstager, but one would assume you have some interest in the band.

It was amazing - At least Kiss was. And I'm not even a big Kiss fan. I went to the show at the Tweeter Center in Mansfield, MA - It was lame. There was at least, a 30 minute blues jam by Aerosmith where many, MANY people actually left the show. Granted, it was a work night and it was late, but it had lots to do with the music. And given that Aerosmith is bigger nowhere than they are in Boston, that's saying something.

I agree - I don't love Aerosmith because it's the almighty Aerosmith. I love them because I really enjoy their music (most of it anyways.) There are many bands I feel that way about - Metallica and Van Halen come to mind. Neither band has done anything I've liked since 1995.

On the other side, Def Leppard, who was all but shut out for 3 records in a row, released 2 GREAT albums (Slang and X) and Euphoria was pretty damned good as well. I didn't jump off the Leppard bandwagon because so many others did.

Guess my point is, current status of a band has no effect on whether I like or dislike them. If this were true, I wouldn't have been a Bon Jovi fan from 1992-2000.

No, it isn't anything like that. Blues is incorporated into Aerosmith's music. It isn't everything they are. And I didn't say they should leave that early material out - That stuff is great. What I said was, seeing a 2 hour gig full of blues withouth the Aerosmith Rock, isn't what I wanted to see.

Arena rock IS what Bon Jovi is.

I dunno, to me arena rock means fist pumping anthems like Bad Medicine or Lay Your Hands On Me (even though I hate that one). Midtempo stuff like Misunderstood, Joey, WTWYA and whatnot make for a nice change but aren't arena rock.

With Aerosmith, take a tune like Mama Kin. It oozes rock & roll. Then take Crazy, which is a sappy ballad. Or 90% of the Just Push Play album which just screamed "but we're still modern!". Got my point?

Yeah, good point.

I don't think anyone thinks Aerosmith has done anything since Get a Grip (and even that may be pushing it) that could really compete with something like Toys In The Attic.