The soap opera starring Steven Tyler and Joe Perry just keeps getting more convoluted. Aerosmith — the whole band — has been tapped to headline the Download Festival in June, even though recent news reports suggested the iconic rock group was moving on without their troubled lead singer.
In a statement on the festival’s site, Tyler said, “In the early days of Aerosmith we were infected with the vibe coming out of the UK with the Yardbirds, Blues Breakers, Pretty Things and the Stones and we wanted what they had bad. So baby, we’re coming home. Rock & Roll can be pure sex and we can’t wait to Download…”
Reuters and other outlets report the statement was taken down from the site, but it has since been reinstated.Relations between the two old friends have been tenuous at best since last August when Tyler plummeted off a concert stage and months later entered rehab for pain killers. It was his second rehab stint in two years, and the band appeared ready to move on. Perry even publicly stated the band was seeking a new singer, which Tyler has attacked as ludicrous. (His attorney likened Aerosmith without Steven to the Rolling Stones without Mick Jagger. We agree.)
Official channels within the Aerosmith machine have yet to comment on the booking, but drummer Joey Kramer belted “Aerosmith is back!” in a post on his Twitter feed on Wednesday.
There have been reports the band had to include Tyler in the mix if they wanted to play the festival.
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