Global Warming Tour

Global Warming Tour
Tour by Aerosmith
Location
  • North America
  • South America
  • Asia
  • Oceania
  • Europe
Associated albumMusic from Another Dimension!
Start dateJune 16, 2012
End dateJune 28, 2014
Legs6
No. of shows77
Aerosmith concert chronology

The Global Warming Tour, by American hard rock band Aerosmith, included 82 concert performances across North America, Oceania, Asia, Latin America, and Europe.

"It's something so magical," remarked Steven Tyler. "Other people see it. We don't, because we're in the middle of it. This is Aerosmith, man. The second we get up there on stage, it's insane."[1]

Prior to the first leg, the band played a private event for Walmart shareholders. The first leg included 23 performances and lasted from late May through early August 2012.

The second leg included 14 performances in November and December 2012. Before the second leg, the band performed a brief set at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in mid September. Also prior to the second leg, to promote their new album in early November, the band played three nationally televised performances in New York City and did a special performance in front of their old Boston apartment.

The first two legs were held primarily in indoor arenas, with a couple outdoor shows and a few festivals on the first leg, including three in eastern Canada and Milwaukee's Summerfest.

The third leg of the tour ran from late April to mid May 2013 and saw Aerosmith playing their first shows in Australia since 1990, as well as their first shows in New Zealand and the Philippines. On May 30, the band played at the "Boston Strong" charity concert for victims of the Boston Marathon bombing. In July 2013, the band played at the Greenbrier Classic in West Virginia and at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut. In August 2013, the band performed four concerts in Japan, but their first shows in China and Taiwan were cancelled due to poor ticket sales. The band performed in August at the Harley-Davidson 110th anniversary concert series in Milwaukee. Concerts were planned for Latin America in September and October, including their first shows in Uruguay, Guatemala and El Salvador.

Cheap Trick opened all dates on the first two legs bar a few festivals.[2] The Dead Dasies, featuring Jon Stevens and Richard Fortus, opened the Australia/New Zealand leg. In Argentina and Brazil, Aerosmith toured with Whitesnake, including the Personal Fest in Buenos Aires and at the Monsters of Rock in São Paulo.

The tour promoted Music from Another Dimension!, released on November 6, 2012.[3] In addition to hits and choice album cuts, the band performed four new songs from the album, three of them regularly ("Oh Yeah", "Legendary Child", and "Lover Alot").

On May 5, 2013, the band announced they had cancelled their first show in Jakarta due to safety concerns.[4]

In 2014, Aerosmith played 17 concerts across Europe from May 14 to July 2. The Let Rock Rule Tour was scheduled to follow in July, August, and September 2014 and see Aerosmith play several dates in North America. This tour featured Slash (with Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators) as the opening act. Full details of the tour were announced on April 8, 2014.[5][6] On May 14, 2014, the band announced that they had cancelled their concert in Istanbul after Turkey declared a three-day mourning for the victims of Soma mine disaster.[7] The July 2, 2014 concert in Kyiv was cancelled due to civil unrest in Ukraine.[8]

  1. ^ "Back in the saddle again". Classic Rock #174. August 2012. p. 5.
  2. ^ Greene, Andy (26 March 2012). "Aerosmith Announce 'Global Warming' Tour Dates". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Official Aerosmith Website :: Join Aeroforce One – Choose Your Package". Aeroforceone.com. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
  4. ^ "Aerosmith cancel Indonesian concert". BBC News. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-05.
  5. ^ Kaufman, Spencer (2014-03-22). "Aerosmith + Slash Set to Announce 2014 U.S. Tour". Loudwire. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
  6. ^ "Aerosmith and Slash to Officially Announce 'Let Rock Rule' Tour Details Next Tuesday". Blabbermouth.net. 2014-04-03. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  7. ^ "Aerosmith: Istanbul Concert Canceled Due To Turkish Mine Disaster". Blabbermouth.net. May 14, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
  8. ^ "Aerosmith Cancels Concert in Ukraine Because of Civil Unrest in the Country". ABC News Radio. June 20, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2015.