Steven Tyler has returned to stage for the primary time since his vocal harm that led to Aerosmith‘s retirement.
Tyler’s Jam For Janie charity occasion, which occurred yesterday (February 2) and doubled as a Grammys watch social gathering, concluded with a particular efficiency by the Aerosmith musician.
He carried out Excessive’s ‘Extra Than Phrases,’ and Aerosmith’s personal ‘Toys within the Attic’ and ‘Dream On’. Tyler additionally performed ‘Candy Emotion’, ‘Stroll This Method’ and ‘Heartbreaker’. The present had particular appearances from Linda Perry, Marcus King, Jessie J, Billy Idol, Steve Stevens, and Joan Jett.
Watch some fan-captured footage of Tyler under.
Proceeds from the Janie’s Fund charity gig will help girls impacted by abuse, neglect, violence and those that have suffered within the LA wildfires. Greater than 100 firefighters have been additionally invited to the occasion via the Widows, Orphans And Disabled Firefighters Fund and Los Angeles Fireplace Division Basis.
Aerosmith introduced their abrupt retirement from touring in August final yr after Tyler suffered a critical vocal wire harm. The band’s closing dwell present was held as a part of their ‘Peace Out’ tour, which started in 2023, however solely noticed the band play three nights, earlier than rescheduling the remainder of the dates after Tyler injured his larynx.
Following the announcement that Aerosmith’s touring days had come to an finish, quite a few well-known faces shared their unhappiness on the information. Queen’s Brian Might stated that the announcement “introduced a tear” to his eye, whereas Sammy Hagar shared his lengthy historical past with the members, calling the retirement “an ideal fucking loss”. It was later confirmed that followers might watch the band’s closing ever present on YouTube in 4K high quality.
Tom Hamilton additionally gave followers an replace on how the choice to stop tour was made final yr: “The choice was made by the crew which incorporates the band and our devoted administration… We don’t know what the longer term holds however it gained’t embody touring.”
Hamilton additionally stated he “can’t think about” the band persevering with with a brand new singer, and added: “I’m certain all of us have music in our future and it’ll present itself in ways in which we haven’t deliberate but. I’ve been enjoying in a band with some good associates. We’ve a bunch of actually good songs and we hope to be placing them out quickly and hopefully performing some gigs.”
