It’s been nearly a year since Aerosmith officially called time on their touring career, but Joe Perry isn’t ruling out one final night together.
The legendary rockers announced their retirement from the road on August 2, 2024, almost a year after frontman Steven Tyler fractured his larynx during a September 2023 show. The injury forced the band to halt their “Peace Out” farewell tour just three dates in, with their last performance taking place in Elmont, New York, on September 9, 2023.
Speaking recently with WZLX’s Kenny Young, Perry opened the door — even if only slightly — to the idea of another Aerosmith concert.
“We’re actually talking quite a bit,” Perry admitted. “I know our touring days are over, but… I don’t know… We’re all flesh and blood… I would say, at some point, we will all be together on the same stage. If I was a betting man, which I am, I would say, at some point something’s gonna happen. But we’ll see.”
A Year of Reflection
Tyler, now 77, hasn’t stayed out of the spotlight entirely. Most recently, he joined an all-star lineup at Black Sabbath’s “Back To The Beginning” charity concert, performing three songs — including “The Train Kept-A-Rollin’,” Aerosmith’s own “Walk This Way,” and Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love.” Sharing the stage with names like Ron Wood, Nuno Bettencourt, Tom Morello, Rudy Sarzo, and Travis Barker, Tyler reminded fans that his fire is far from gone.
Perry, meanwhile, has been balancing his own projects with the realities of aging in a physically demanding profession. In a June conversation with SiriusXM’s Eddie Trunk, he was candid about the toll touring takes:
“It’s one thing when you’re 25 or 30, but it’s another when you’re starting to get up there like us. All that energy you put out on stage — it takes something out of you physically and emotionally.”
No Plans… But Not No Hope
While no Aerosmith shows are currently on the calendar, Perry says he and Tyler are in regular contact. In fact, they performed together this past April at a private benefit for Janie’s Fund — the charity Tyler founded to support girls and young women who’ve endured trauma. It was their first time sharing a stage in nearly two years.
“We talk probably a couple of times a week,” Perry revealed. “We’re all alive and well. I know there’s gotta be at least another Aerosmith gig… I’ve always played like every show’s the last one.”
For now, Perry’s focus is on The Joe Perry Project, which will hit the road in August for eight U.S. dates. The 2025 lineup is a rock supergroup in its own right, featuring Perry, Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford, keyboardist Buck Johnson, The Black Crowes’ Chris Robinson, and Stone Temple Pilots members Robert DeLeo and Eric Kretz.
Aerosmith’s “Peace Out” tour was originally set to run until February 2024 with The Black Crowes as special guests. But after Tyler’s injury, the rescheduled run — planned to start in September 2024 — never happened.
Even so, Perry’s words suggest that while Aerosmith’s long road may be behind them, one final curtain call isn’t out of the question. Fans may just have to keep the faith — and wait for that one night when the Boston boys come together again.
