Before Tyler embarked on solo projects, he returned to the band for a series of concerts in 2010, in the midst of which it was announced that the singer would be a new judge on the televised singing competition American Idol. Perry voiced his dissatisfaction in the press but Tyler's time on American Idol helped raise the band's profile, while providing a platform for Tyler's memoir, Does the Noise in My Head Bother You? The book performed better than his two solo singles -- 2010's "Love Lives" and 2011's "(It) Feels So Good" -- singles that did not wind up signaling his departure from Aerosmith. Tyler continued to tour with the band and in 2011 they recorded a new album with producer Jack Douglas, the man who helmed their classic '70s LPs. Originally scheduled for release in summer of 2012, Music From Another Dimension! wound up being pushed back to that year's holiday season, by which time Tyler had departed his judgeship on American Idol. |
Aerosmith stayed on the road through 2013 and 2014, releasing such live souvenirs as Rock for the Rising Sun and Aerosmith Rocks Donington during this period. Solo projects kept the various members of the band busy: Joe Perry published his memoir Rocks: My Life in and Out of Aerosmith in 2014 then turned his attention to Hollywood Vampires, Steven Tyler released his country-tinged solo album We're All Somebody from Somewhere in 2016, while Joey Kramer concentrated on his coffee company, Rockin' & Roastin'. In 2015, several members floated the idea of a farewell tour, but those plans remained in an embryonic stage for a good spell while Perry continued to work in Hollywood Vampires and released another solo album, Sweetzerland Manifesto, in 2018. That year, the band staged Aerosmith: Deuces are Wild, a Las Vegas residency that ran through 2019; it was postponed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During this period, Joey Kramer injured his shoulder. He managed to play the final dates in the Vegas residency but by the time the band returned to the road in 2022, it was announced that Kramer would not participate and wanted to focus on his family.
After wrapping up their Vegas commitments and holding a long-delayed 50th anniversary concert at Fenway Park in 2022, Aerosmith launched Peace Out: The Farewell Tour in September 2023. After three dates, Tyler suffered bleeding vocal cords, leading the band to postpone several concert dates until 2024.
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