Three months after Aerosmith rescheduled the remaining dates of their Peace Out farewell tour, the group has officially announced their retirement from touring amid Steven Tyler‘s ongoing vocal cord injury.
The rock band took to social media on Friday (Aug. 2) to share a statement announcing the news. “It was 1970 when a spark of inspiration became Aerosmith. Thanks to you, our Blue Army, that spark caught flame and has been burning for over five decades. Some of you have been with us since the beginning and all of you are the reason we made rock ‘n’ roll history,” the statement began. “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 statement continued that Tyler “has spent months tirelessly working on getting his voice to where it was before his injury,” before adding, “We’ve seen him struggling despite having the best medical team by his side. 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 thanked their crew and team before concluding with a message to their fans. “A final thank you to you – the best fans on planet Earth. Play our music loud, now and always. Dream On. You’ve made our dreams come true,” they wrote, noting that all tickets purchased will be refunded.
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Tyler first revealed that he injured his voice in September 2023. “I’m heartbroken to say I have received strict doctor’s orders not to sing for the next thirty days,” the veteran singer explained at the time. “I sustained vocal cord damage during Saturday’s show that led to subsequent bleeding.
Aerosmith, formed in 1970 by Tyler, guitarist Joe Perry and bassist Tom Hamilton, were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.
