BOSTON (CelebrityAccess MediaWire) — The iconic rock band Aerosmith has announced that they are hitting the road this summer for a tour of North America.
Kicking off in Minneapoolis on June 16th at the Target Center, the tour will run through July before wrapping on on August 8th in Tacoma, Washington when the band performs at the Tacoma Dome. According to Live Nation, a second leg to the tour will be announced in the fullness of time. With the excepetion of Summerfest in Milwaukee, no festival dates are listed on the itinerary.
Cheap Trick will provide support on all current dates.
"The old Aerosmith is back with a new vengeance and we will kick your ass and make out with your mothers," said frontman Steven Tyler.
According to Rolling Stone, the band is finally close to releasing their long-promised 15th studio album, which has been promised to ship in May, 2012. Aerosmith's last new material was 2004's "Honkin' on Bobo" which drew praise from critics and peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200.
North American Dates
June 16 – Minneapolis, MN Target Center
June 19 – Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
June 22 – Chicago, IL United Center
June 27 – Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
July 1 – Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum
July 3 – Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live
July 5 – Detroit, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills
July 7 – Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amphitheater, Summerfest
July 17 – Boston, MA TD Garden
July 21 – Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
July 24 – East Rutherford, NJ IZOD Center
July 26 – Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
July 28 – Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
July 30 – Houston, TX Toyota Center
August 1 – Denver, CO Pepsi Center
August 4 – Oakland, CA Oracle Arena
August 6 – Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
August 8 – Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
-CelebrityAccess Staff Writers
