Steven Tyler postpones Aerosmith shows: Frontman faces years of injury, rehab and sexual assault accusations
The band canceled multiple dates on its ‘Peace Out’ farewell tour
Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler is still recovering from a severe vocal cord injury, which prompted the band to postpone a series of upcoming shows on its farewell tour. The frontman’s vocal injury comes on the heels of a few tumultuous recent years for the band, which formed over 50 years ago.
“I’m heartbroken to say I have received strict doctor’s orders not to sing for the next thirty days,” Tyler shared on the band’s social media platforms Monday.
“I sustained vocal cord damage during Saturday’s show that led to subsequent bleeding. We’ll need to postpone a few dates so that we can come back and give you the performance you deserve.”
Aerosmith began its Peace Out farewell tour this month in Philadelphia and is scheduled to perform into 2024.
It is unclear if Tyler will require further medical attention after vocal rest or what the long-term impact will be on the band’s plans for their final tour.
In a statement to The Associated Press when the tour was announced in May, Tyler said, “We’re opening up Pandora’s box one last time to present our fans with the Peace Out tour. Be there or beware as we bring all the toys out of the attic. Get ready.”
This isn’t the band’s first string of shows that have been postponed. In May 2022, Aerosmith canceled Las Vegas residency dates after Tyler relapsed and entered a rehab center after foot surgery meant to ready him for the stage.
“As many of you know. Our beloved brother Steven has worked on his sobriety for many years. After foot surgery to prepare for the stage and the necessity of pain management during the process, he has recently relapsed and voluntarily entered a treatment program to concentrate on his health and recovery,” a social media statement from the band said.
In July, Fox News Digital confirmed Tyler had checked out of the rehab center after staying longer than the required 30 days.
Representatives for Tyler said at the time he was “doing extremely well and looking forward to being back on stage.”
Aerosmith eventually performed scheduled dates late in the year but canceled its final two residency shows in December, citing unspecified health issues for Tyler.
“On the advice of doctors, Steven has to sit these out. Stay healthy and we’ll see you in the new year!” the group wrote at the time.
Foot issues have plagued Tyler for years. In 2012, he told Oprah Winfrey about using painkillers to deal with pain in his feet from “dancing around onstage.”
“My toes are all squished. During an operation, they had to take nerves out,” he explained. “This was in 2002, 2003. I was on so many drugs, and I didn’t give them to someone else to hold. I’m in bed, and I start snorting. I got really bummed out and ashamed.”
The Grammy award winner has been open about his struggles with drugs and sobriety.
In 2019, he recalled the time his band sent him to rehab to kick a habit in 1988.
“There was a moment in ’88 where management and the band pulled an intervention on me,” Tyler told Haute Living. They thought, ‘Get the lead singer sober, and all our problems would be over.’ So I got sober and, you know, it took me many years to get over the anger of them sending me to rehab while they went on vacation.
“But today, because of that moment … I am grateful and owe a thanks to them for my sobriety.”
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