Editing Aerosmith

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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Aerosmith
| image             = Aerosmith member.png
| image_upright     = 1.3
| caption           = Aerosmith members. Clockwise, from top left: [[Steven Tyler]], [[Tom Hamilton (musician)|Tom Hamilton]], [[Brad Whitford]], [[Joe Perry (musician)|Joe Perry]] and [[Joey Kramer]]
| origin            = [[Boston, Massachusetts]], U.S.
| genre             = {{flatlist|
* [[Hard rock]]
* [[blues rock]]
* [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]]
}}
| discography       = [[Aerosmith discography|Discography]]
| years_active      = 1970–present<!--Please DO NOT change from "present" to "2024". The fact that Aerosmith announced their retirement from touring in 2024 DOES NOT mean they are breaking up. Please leave it as "present" until an official breakup is announced. -->
| label             = {{flatlist|
* [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
* [[Geffen Records|Geffen]]
}}
| spinoffs          = {{flatlist|
* [[The Joe Perry Project]]
* [[Whitford/St. Holmes]]
}}
| website           = {{URL|aerosmith.com}}
| current_members   = * [[Steven Tyler]]
* [[Tom Hamilton (musician)|Tom Hamilton]]
* [[Joey Kramer]]
* [[Joe Perry (musician)|Joe Perry]]
* [[Brad Whitford]]
| past_members      = * [[Ray Tabano]]
* [[Jimmy Crespo]]
* Rick Dufay
}}

'''Aerosmith''' <!--Please DO NOT change from "is" to "was". The fact that Aerosmith announced their retirement from touring in 2024 DOES NOT mean they are breaking up. Leave it as "is" until an official breakup is announced. -->is<!--Please DO NOT change from "is" to "was". The fact that Aerosmith announced a retirement from touring DOES NOT mean they are breaking up. Please leave it as "is" until an official breakup is announced. --> an American [[Rock music|rock]] band formed in [[Boston]] in 1970.<ref name="rockhall.com">{{cite web|url=https://rockhall.com/inductees/aerosmith/timeline/ |title=Aerosmith &#124; The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum|publisher=Rockhall.com |date=April 15, 2013|access-date=August 26, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Burlingame |first=Jeff |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GxCDDwAAQBAJ&dq=Aerosmith+1970&pg=PA29 |title=Aerosmith |date=2018-12-15 |publisher=Enslow Publishing, LLC |isbn=978-1-9785-0521-6 |page=29 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Furniss |first=Matters |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aPhzUuZyXuoC&dq=Aerosmith+1970&pg=PA1968 |title=Aerosmith - Uncensored on the Record |date=February 2012 |publisher=Coda Books Ltd |isbn=978-1-78158-014-1 |language=en}}</ref> The group consists of lead vocalist [[Steven Tyler]], bassist [[Tom Hamilton (musician)|Tom Hamilton]], drummer [[Joey Kramer]], and guitarists [[Joe Perry (musician)|Joe Perry]] and [[Brad Whitford]]. Their style, which is rooted in [[blues]]-based [[hard rock]],<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p3508 |pure_url=yes}} | title = Aerosmith Biography |author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |website = Allmusic |access-date=August 22, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Aerosmith: Biography: Rolling Stone">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/aerosmith/biography|title=Aerosmith: Biography: Rolling Stone|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=August 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330065344/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/aerosmith/biography|archive-date=March 30, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> has also incorporated elements of [[pop rock]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Aerosmith & KISS will be performing at the Tweeter Center on September 26, 2003|first=Darryl |last=Cater |publisher=ChicagoGigs.com|url=http://www.chicagogigs.com/features/aerosmith_kiss.htm |access-date=April 12, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028152329/http://www.chicagogigs.com/features/aerosmith_kiss.htm|archive-date=October 28, 2007}}</ref> [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]],<ref name="allmusic" /> [[glam metal]],<ref name="Aerosmith_glam1">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/07/10/magazine/heavy-metal-weighty-words.html?pagewanted=all|title=Heavy Metal, Weighty Words – NYTimes.com|last=Pareles|first=Jon|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=May 16, 2010|date=July 10, 1988}}</ref> and [[rhythm and blues]],<ref name="Aerosmith: Get A Grip: Music Reviews: Rolling Stone">{{cite magazine|title=Aerosmith: Get A Grip: Music Reviews: Rolling Stone|first=Mark|last=Coleman|magazine=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/aerosmith/albums/album/232882/review/6212283/get_a_grip|access-date=March 31, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505010654/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/aerosmith/albums/album/232882/review/6212283/get_a_grip |archive-date=May 5, 2008 |url-status=dead <!--Set by H3llBot-->}}</ref> and has inspired many subsequent rock artists.<ref name="Allmusic – Pop-metal">{{cite web|title=allmusic&nbsp;– Pop-Metal|website=[[AllMusic]]|url=https://www.allmusic.com/explore/style/d7728|access-date=April 12, 2008|archive-date=February 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205030622/http://www.allmusic.com/explore/style/d7728|url-status=dead}}</ref> Aerosmith is sometimes referred to as "the Bad Boys from Boston"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rockhall.com/inductees/aerosmith/bio/|title=Aerosmith Biography|publisher=The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum|access-date=October 20, 2011|archive-date=January 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119222322/http://rockhall.com/inductees/aerosmith/bio/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band".<ref name="Newman 20">{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EwoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA20|last=Newman|first=Melinda |title=The Billboard Interview – Aerosmith|magazine=Billboard |volume=110|issue=33|pages=19–20 |date=August 15, 1998|issn=0006-2510|quote=...it becomes clear why Aerosmith has been tagged 'America's Greatest Rock 'N' Roll Band.'}}</ref><ref name="mtv.com">{{cite web|title=Aerosmith's Opening Night: Crazy Amazing For Hell's Angels And 'Jaded' Kids|first=Brian|last=Ives|publisher=MTV |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1444335/20010607/story.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328123224/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1444335/20010607/story.jhtml |archive-date=March 28, 2010|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="NewHampshire" /><ref name="Mieses B.05">Whatever there is to say now about Aerosmith, the long-lasting, hard-rocking quintet that has often been billed or hyped as America's greatest rock and roll band, it could have been said two decades ago. {{citation|last=Mieses|first=Stanley|title=Still Walking the Walk, Leading the Way|newspaper=Newsday|page=B.05|date=August 9, 1997}}</ref> The primary songwriting team of Tyler and Perry is sometimes referred to as the "[[Toxic Twins]]".

Perry and Hamilton were originally in a band together, the Jam Band, where they met up with Tyler, Kramer, guitarist [[Ray Tabano]], and formed Aerosmith; in 1971, Tabano was replaced by Whitford. They released a string of multi-platinum albums starting with their [[Aerosmith (album)|eponymous debut]] in 1973, followed a year later by ''[[Get Your Wings]]''.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs 2">{{cite book|first=Joseph|last=Murrells|year=1978|title=The Book of Golden Discs|edition=2nd|publisher=Barrie and Jenkins Ltd|location=London|page=[https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/341 341]|isbn=0-214-20512-6|url=https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/341}}</ref> The band broke into the mainstream with their next two albums, ''[[Toys in the Attic (album)|Toys in the Attic]]'' (1975) and ''[[Rocks (Aerosmith album)|Rocks]]'' (1976).<ref>{{cite web|title=Aerosmith Just Keeps on Rockin'|publisher=Articlecity.com|url=http://www.articlecity.com/articles/music_and_movies/article_237.shtml|access-date=April 6, 2008|archive-date=July 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707165425/http://www.articlecity.com/articles/music_and_movies/article_237.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Draw the Line (Aerosmith album)|Draw the Line]]'' and ''[[Night in the Ruts]]'' followed in 1977 and 1979, respectively. Throughout the 1970s, the band toured extensively and charted a dozen [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] singles, including their first [[Top 40]] hit "[[Sweet Emotion]]" and the Top 10 hits "[[Dream On (Aerosmith song)|Dream On]]" and "[[Walk This Way]]". By the end of the decade, they were among the most popular hard rock bands in the world and developed a following of fans, often referred to as the "[[Blue Army (Aerosmith)|Blue Army]]".<ref name=autogenerated1>Davis, p. 239</ref> [[Drug addiction]] and internal conflict led to the departures of Perry and Whitford in 1979 and 1981, respectively.<ref name="Aerosmith: Biography: Rolling Stone"/> The band did not fare well and the album ''[[Rock in a Hard Place]]'' (1982) failed to match previous successes.

Perry and Whitford returned to Aerosmith in 1984. After [[Back in the Saddle Tour|a comeback tour]], they recorded ''[[Done with Mirrors]]'' (1985), which did not meet commercial expectations. It was not until a 1986 collaboration with rap group [[Run-DMC|Run–D.M.C.]] on a remake of "[[Walk This Way]]", and the band's multi-platinum album, ''[[Permanent Vacation (Aerosmith album)|Permanent Vacation]]'' (1987), that they regained their previous level of popularity.<ref>{{cite news|title=Aerosmith&nbsp;– Full Biography|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/424/Aerosmith/biography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904130649/https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/424/Aerosmith/biography |archive-date=September 4, 2015 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2015 |url-status=dead|access-date=April 18, 2019}}</ref> In the late 1980s and 1990s, the band won numerous awards for music from the multi-platinum albums ''[[Pump (album)|Pump]]'' (1989), ''[[Get a Grip]]'' (1993), and ''[[Nine Lives (Aerosmith album)|Nine Lives]]'' (1997), while they embarked on their most extensive concert tours to date. Their biggest hits during this period included "[[Dude (Looks Like a Lady)]]", "[[Angel (Aerosmith song)|Angel]]", "[[Rag Doll (Aerosmith song)|Rag Doll]]", "[[Love in an Elevator]]", "[[Janie's Got a Gun]]", "[[What It Takes (Aerosmith song)|What it Takes]]", "[[Livin' on the Edge]]", "[[Cryin']]", and "[[Crazy (Aerosmith song)|Crazy]]". The band also filmed popular music videos and made notable appearances in television, film, and video games. In 1998, they achieved their first number-one hit with "[[I Don't Want to Miss a Thing]]" from [[Armageddon: The Album|''Armageddon'''s soundtrack]] and the following year, [[Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith|their roller coaster attraction]] opened at [[Walt Disney World]]. Their comeback has been described as one of the most remarkable and spectacular in rock history.<ref name="allmusic" /><ref name="Aerosmith: Biography: Rolling Stone" /> Additional albums ''[[Just Push Play]]'' (which included the hit "[[Jaded (Aerosmith song)|Jaded]]"), ''[[Honkin' on Bobo]]'' (a collection of blues [[cover version|covers]]), and ''[[Music from Another Dimension!]]'' followed in 2001, 2004, and 2012, respectively. In 2008, they released ''[[Guitar Hero: Aerosmith]]'', which is considered to be the best-selling band-centric video game. From 2019 to 2022, the band had a [[Aerosmith: Deuces are Wild|concert residency in Las Vegas]], which was interrupted from 2020 to 2021 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. After Tyler suffered (and ultimately failed to recover from) a vocal injury in 2023 during the third date of their [[Peace Out: The Farewell Tour|farewell tour]], the band retired from touring in 2024.

Aerosmith is [[List of best-selling music artists|the best-selling American hard rock band of all time]], having sold more than 150 million records worldwide, including over 85&nbsp;million records in the United States.<ref name="Press of Atlantic City">{{cite news|url=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/_shorecast/aerosmith-guitarist-perry-tells-all-band-hits-a-c-sunday/article_c4e2528e-2e1d-11e4-889a-0019bb2963f4.html|title=Aerosmith guitarist Perry tells all; band hits A.C. Sunday|last=DiGiacomo|first=Robert|date=August 27, 2014|publisher=[[The Press of Atlantic City]]|access-date=October 15, 2014}}</ref><ref name="RIAA&nbsp;— Top Selling Artists">{{cite web|title=Top Selling Artists|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA.com)|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=tblTopArt|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070701163039/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=tblTopArt|archive-date=July 1, 2007|df=mdy}}</ref> With 25 gold, 18 platinum, and 12 multi-platinum albums, they hold the record for the most total [[RIAA certification|certifications]] by an American group and are tied for the most multi-platinum albums by an American group. They have achieved twenty-one Top 40 hits on the US Hot 100, nine number-one [[Mainstream Rock Tracks|Mainstream Rock]] hits, four [[Grammy Award]]s, six [[American Music Awards]], and ten [[MTV Video Music Awards]]. They were inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 2001, and were ranked number 57 and 30, respectively, on ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s and VH1's lists of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Immortals&nbsp;– The Greatest Artists of All Time: 57) Aerosmith|magazine=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/7235473/57_aerosmith|access-date=March 25, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080401091038/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/7235473/57_aerosmith|archive-date=April 1, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2013, Tyler and Perry were inducted into the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]], and in 2020, the band received the [[MusiCares Person of the Year]] award.

==History==
===Formation (1964–1970)===
In 1964, [[Steven Tyler]] formed his own band called the Strangeurs—later Chain Reaction—in [[Yonkers, New York]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Rubin|first1=Dave|title=Inside Rock Guitar: Four Decades of the Greatest Electric Rock Guitarists|date=2015|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=978-1-4950-5639-0|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZWfECwAAQBAJ&q=Strangeurs+steven+tyler&pg=PT179|language=en}}</ref> Meanwhile, Perry and Hamilton formed the Jam Band (commonly known as "Joe Perry's Jam Band"), which was based on free-form and blues. Hamilton and Perry moved to [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]] in September 1969.<ref>Davis, p. 95</ref> There they met [[Joey Kramer]], a drummer from Yonkers, New York. Kramer knew Tyler and had always hoped to play in a band with him.<ref name="Walk This Way, page 104">Davis, p. 104</ref> Kramer, a [[Berklee College of Music]] student, decided to leave the school, and joined Jam Band.<ref name="Walk This Way, page 104" />

In 1970, Chain Reaction and Jam Band played at the same gig in New Hampshire. Tyler immediately loved Jam Band's sound, and wanted to combine the two bands. In October 1970, the bands met up again and considered the proposition. Tyler, who had been a drummer and backup singer in Chain Reaction, adamantly refused to play drums in this new band, insisting that he would take part only if he could be frontman and lead vocalist. The others agreed, and a new band was formed. The band moved into a home together at 1325 Commonwealth Avenue<ref name="Commonwealth">{{cite web|url=http://archive.boston.com/yourtown/news/allston_brighton/2012/11/aerosmith_plans_concert_outsid.html|title=Aerosmith plans concert outside their former Allston apartment building at 1325 Comm. Ave.|first=Matt|last=Rocheleau|date=November 2, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823101220/http://archive.boston.com/yourtown/news/allston_brighton/2012/11/aerosmith_plans_concert_outsid.html|archive-date=August 23, 2016|access-date=August 23, 2016}}</ref> in Boston, where they wrote and rehearsed music together and relaxed in between shows.<ref name="Walk This Way, page 104" />

The members of the band reportedly spent afternoons getting high and watching ''[[Three Stooges]]'' reruns.<ref name="wildrs">{{cite magazine|last1=Wild|first1=David|title=Aerosmith's Amazing Road Back|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/aerosmiths-amazing-road-back-19900405|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=June 19, 2017|date=April 5, 1990}}</ref> One day, they had a post-Stooges meeting to try to come up with a name. Kramer said that, when he was in school, he would write the word "aerosmith" all over his notebooks.<ref name="Davis, pp. 106–107" /> The name had popped into his head after listening to [[Harry Nilsson]]'s album ''[[Aerial Ballet]]'', which featured jacket art of a circus performer jumping out of a biplane. Initially, Kramer's bandmates were unimpressed; they all thought he was referring to [[Arrowsmith (novel)|the Sinclair Lewis novel]] they were required to read in high school English class. "No, not Arrowsmith," Kramer explained. "A-E-R-O...Aerosmith."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aeronewsdaily.com/blog/2008/03/14/steven-tyler-interview|title=Interview with Steven Tyler|publisher=AeroNewsDaily|date=March 13, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20080514055305/http://aeronewsdaily.com/blog/2008/03/14/steven-tyler-interview|archive-date=May 14, 2008|access-date=August 22, 2016}}</ref> The band settled upon this name after also considering "the Hookers" and "Spike Jones".<ref name="Davis, pp. 106–107">Davis, pp. 106–107</ref><ref name="mtv">{{cite web|title=The Aerosmith History 1969–2002|work=MTV|url=http://www.mtv.com/onair/icon/timeline.jhtml|access-date=March 25, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080317194349/http://www.mtv.com/onair/icon/timeline.jhtml|archive-date=March 17, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> At some point prior to the weekend of December 25, 1971, they were known as "Fox Chase".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Blechl|first=Robert |title=A Half-Century Ago, Little-Known Band Called Aerosmith Plays Littleton|url=https://www.caledonianrecord.com/news/local/a-half-century-ago-little-known-band-called-aerosmith-plays-littleton/article_ca8e4e30-22c4-51bb-97fa-4e2304a1b0d9.html|access-date=2021-12-25|website=Caledonian Record|date=December 23, 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

Soon, the band hired [[Ray Tabano]], a childhood friend of Tyler, as rhythm guitarist and began playing local shows.<ref>Davis, pp. 105, 111</ref> Aerosmith played their first gig in [[Mendon, Massachusetts]] at [[Nipmuc Regional High School]] (now Miscoe Hill Middle School) on November 6, 1970. In 1971, Tabano was replaced by [[Brad Whitford]], who also attended the Berklee School of Music, and was formerly a member of the band [[Earth Inc.]]<ref>Davis, pp. 128–131</ref> Whitford, from [[Reading, Massachusetts]], had  played at Reading's [[Coolidge Middle School (Reading, Massachusetts)|AW Coolidge Middle School]]. Other than a period from July 1979 to April 1984, the line-up of Tyler, Perry, Hamilton, Kramer, and Whitford has stayed the same.<ref name="allmusic" />

===Record deal, ''Aerosmith'', ''Get Your Wings'', and ''Toys in the Attic'' (1971–1975)===
After forming the band and finalizing the lineup in 1971, the band started to garner some local success doing live shows.<ref name="Aerosmith: Biography: Rolling Stone" /> Originally booked through the Ed Malhoit Agency,<ref>Davis, p. 110</ref> the band signed a promotion deal with Frank Connelly, and eventually secured a management deal with David Krebs and Steve Leber in 1972.<ref>Davis, p. 157</ref> Krebs and Leber invited [[Columbia Records]] President [[Clive Davis]] to see the band at [[Max's Kansas City]] in New York City. Aerosmith was not originally scheduled to play that night at the club, but they paid out of their own pockets to secure a place on the bill, reportedly the only band ever to do so at Max's. "[[No Surprize]]" from their ''[[Night in the Ruts]]'' album celebrated the moment their fame rose.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maxskansascity.com/aerosmith/|title=Aerosmith Biography: From Clive Davis to Guitar Hero: Aerosmith|date=September 17, 2008|access-date=September 17, 2008|publisher=Max's Kansas City|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919130031/http://www.maxskansascity.com/aerosmith/|archive-date=September 19, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Aerosmith signed with Columbia in mid-1972 for a reported $125,000, and recorded their debut album, ''[[Aerosmith (album)|Aerosmith]]''.<ref>Huxley, Martin (1995). p. 25</ref> Released in January 1973, the album peaked at number 166.<ref name="allmusic" /> The album was straightforward rock and roll with well-defined blues influences, laying the groundwork for Aerosmith's signature [[blues rock]] sound.<ref name="STE">{{cite web|title=''Aerosmith'' – Review|author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|website=[[AllMusic]]|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r167|pure_url=yes}}}}</ref> Although the highest-charting single from the album was "[[Dream On (Aerosmith song)|Dream On]]" at number 59,<ref>Davis, p. 202</ref> several tracks, such as "[[Mama Kin]]" and "[[Walkin' the Dog]]", would become staples of the band's live shows, and received airplay on rock radio.<ref>Davis, pp. 183, 190–191</ref> The album reached gold status initially, eventually went on to sell two million copies, and was certified double platinum after the band reached mainstream success over a decade later.<ref name="RIAA&nbsp;— Searchable Database">{{cite web|title=Searchable Database|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA.com)|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626050454/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH|archive-date=June 26, 2007|df=mdy}}</ref> After constant touring, the band released their second album, ''[[Get Your Wings]]'' in 1974, the first of a string of multi-platinum albums produced by [[Jack Douglas (record producer)|Jack Douglas]].<ref>Davis, p. 206</ref> This album included the rock radio hits "[[Same Old Song and Dance]]" and "[[Train Kept A-Rollin']]", a cover done previously by [[the Yardbirds]].<ref>Davis, p. 220</ref> The album also contained several fan favorites, including "[[Lord of the Thighs]]", "[[Seasons of Wither]]", and "[[S.O.S. (Too Bad)]]", darker songs that have become staples in the band's live shows.<ref>Davis, pp. 215–217</ref> To date, ''Get Your Wings'' has sold three million copies.<ref name="RIAA&nbsp;— Searchable Database" />

In 1975, Aerosmith released their third album, ''[[Toys in the Attic (album)|Toys in the Attic]]'', which established Aerosmith as international stars, competing with the likes of [[Led Zeppelin]] and [[the Rolling Stones]].<ref name="autogenerated1" /> Originally derided as Rolling Stones knockoffs in part due to the physical resemblance between lead singers Steven Tyler and [[Mick Jagger]],<ref name="Aerosmith: Biography: Rolling Stone" /> ''Toys in the Attic'' showed that Aerosmith was a unique and talented band in their own right.<ref name="Toys in the Attic Review">{{cite web|title=''Toys in the Attic'' – Review|author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|website=[[AllMusic]]|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r169|pure_url=yes}} | access-date=April 3, 2008}}</ref> ''Toys in the Attic'' was an immediate success, starting with the single "[[Sweet Emotion]]", which became the band's first [[Top 40]] hit.<ref>Davis, p. 244</ref> This was followed by a successful re-release of "[[Dream On (Aerosmith song)|Dream On]]" which hit No. 6, becoming their best charting single of the 1970s.<ref>Davis, p. 247</ref> "[[Walk This Way]]", re-released in 1976, reached the Top 10 in early 1977.<ref name="Aerosmith: Biography: Rolling Stone" />

In addition, "[[Toys in the Attic (song)|Toys in the Attic]]" and "Big Ten Inch Record" (a song originally recorded by [[Bull Moose Jackson]]) became concert staples.<ref>{{cite web|title=Albums are forever...Aerosmith, 'Toys in the Attic' Columbia records, 1975 – E-Zone |first=Scott |last=Walus |work=The Daily Vidette |url=http://media.www.dailyvidette.com/media/storage/paper420/news/2001/09/06/EZone/Albums.Are.Forever.Aerosmith.toys.In.The.Attic.Columbia.Records.1975-89504.shtml |access-date=April 8, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080422020238/http://media.www.dailyvidette.com/media/storage/paper420/news/2001/09/06/EZone/Albums.Are.Forever.Aerosmith.toys.In.The.Attic.Columbia.Records.1975-89504.shtml |archive-date=April 22, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> As a result of this success, both of the band's previous albums re-charted.<ref>Davis, pp. 238, 247</ref> ''Toys in the Attic'' has gone on to become the band's bestselling studio album in the United States, with certified US sales of nine million copies.<ref name="RIAA&nbsp;— Searchable Database" /> The band toured in support of ''Toys in the Attic'', where they started to get more recognition.<ref name="autogenerated1" /> Also around this time, the band established their home base as "[[Wherehouse|the Wherehouse]]" in [[Waltham, Massachusetts]], where they would record and rehearse music, as well as conduct business.<ref>Davis, p. 246</ref>

===''Rocks'', ''Draw the Line'', and ''Live! Bootleg'' (1976–1978)===
[[File:Aerosmith 2.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.75|During the 1970s, [[Steven Tyler]] (left) and [[Joe Perry (musician)|Joe Perry]] (right) became known as "[[Toxic Twins|The Toxic Twins]]" due to their extensive drug use]]
In 1976, Aerosmith's fourth album was ''[[Rocks (Aerosmith album)|Rocks]],'' which music historian Greg Prato described as "captur[ing] Aerosmith at their most raw and rocking".<ref name="Rocks Review">{{cite web|title=''Rocks'' – Review|first=Greg|last=Prato|website=[[AllMusic]]|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r171|pure_url=yes}}}}</ref> It went [[Music recording sales certification|platinum]] swiftly<ref name="RIAA&nbsp;— Searchable Database" /> and featured two Top 40 hits, "[[Last Child]]" and "[[Back in the Saddle]]", as well as the ballad "[[Home Tonight]]", which also charted.<ref name="Aerosmith Chart Positions">{{cite web|title=Aerosmith Chart Positions&nbsp;– Singles|website=[[AllMusic]]|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p3508|pure_url=yes}} | access-date=April 1, 2008}}</ref> ''Rocks'' would eventually go on to sell over four million copies.<ref name="RIAA&nbsp;— Searchable Database" /> Both ''Toys in the Attic'' and ''Rocks'' are highly regarded,<ref name="Toys in the Attic Review" /><ref name="Rocks Review" /> especially in the hard rock genre: they appear on such lists as ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|500 Greatest Albums of All Time]]<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The RS 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|magazine=Rolling Stone |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5938174/the_rs_500_greatest_albums_of_all_time/2|access-date=April 3, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080402070111/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5938174/the_rs_500_greatest_albums_of_all_time/2|archive-date=April 2, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=The RS 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|magazine=Rolling Stone |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5938174/the_rs_500_greatest_albums_of_all_time/3|access-date=April 3, 2008| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080401132249/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5938174/the_rs_500_greatest_albums_of_all_time/3|archive-date=April 1, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and are cited as influential by members of [[Guns N' Roses]], [[Metallica]], and [[Mötley Crüe]].<ref name="Aerosmith">{{cite web|title=Aerosmith|work=Slash. Rolling Stone Issue 946| url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/7235473/57_aerosmith| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060521070940/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/7235473/57_aerosmith/| url-status=dead| archive-date=May 21, 2006}}</ref><ref name="Blabbermouth.net">{{cite news|title= Metallica Pay Aerosmith A Backstage Visit|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=7772|url-status=dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111210073723/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=7772|archive-date=December 10, 2011}}</ref> [[Kurt Cobain]] also listed ''Rocks'' as one of the albums he thought were most influential to [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]'s sound in his [[Journals (Cobain)|journal]] in 1993.<ref name= "joyfulnoiserecordings.com">{{cite web|title=Top 50 by Nirvana|url=http://www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com/journal/top-50-by-nirvana/|access-date=May 8, 2013|url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141018034220/http://www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com/journal/top-50-by-nirvana/|archive-date=October 18, 2014}}</ref> Soon after ''[[Rocks (Aerosmith album)|Rocks]]'' was released, the band continued to tour heavily, this time headlining their own shows, including large stadiums and rock festivals.<ref name="Aerosmith: Biography: Rolling Stone" />

In 1977, Aerosmith released their fifth album, ''[[Draw the Line (Aerosmith album)|Draw the Line]]''. Its recording was affected by the band's excesses, but the record still had memorable moments.<ref name="Aerosmith Chart Positions"/> The [[Draw the Line (song)|title track]] charted just shy of the Top 40 and remains a live staple, and "[[Kings and Queens (Aerosmith song)|Kings and Queens]]" also charted.<ref name="Aerosmith Chart Positions"/> The album went on to sell two million copies.<ref name="RIAA&nbsp;— Searchable Database" /> The band toured extensively in support of the album, but [[drug abuse]] and the fast-paced life of touring and recording began affecting their performances. Tyler and Perry became known as "[[the Toxic Twins]]" due to their notorious abuse of drugs on and off the stage.<ref name="Aerosmith: Biography: Rolling Stone"/><ref name="rockhall"/> Tyler later commented, "I've spent $64 million on drugs"; Perry scoffed later, "There's no fucking way in the world you could spend that much money on drugs and still be alive. It makes a good headline – but, practically speaking, that was probably a very small portion of where we spent our money."<ref>Yates, Henry: "Heavy Load"; ''[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]'' #206, February 2015, p138</ref>

While continuing to tour and record in the late 1970s, Aerosmith appeared in the ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (film)|Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'' movie.<ref name="allmusic" /> Their cover of [[The Beatles]]' "[[Come Together#Covers|Come Together]]", from the [[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (soundtrack)|soundtrack]], was the band's last Top 40 hit for nearly 10 years.<ref name="Aerosmith Chart Positions"/> The double vinyl ''[[Live! Bootleg]]'', issued in 1978, captured the band's rawness<ref>{{cite web|title=''Live! Bootleg'' – Review|publisher=CDUniverse.com|url=http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1087816/a/Live!+Bootleg.htm}}</ref> during the ''Draw the Line'' tour. The standalone single "[[Chip Away the Stone]]", also released in 1978, charted at number 77.<ref name="Aerosmith Chart Positions"/>

===Departures of Joe Perry and Brad Whitford, ''Night in the Ruts'', and ''Rock in a Hard Place'' (1979–1984)===
In 1979, the band started work on their next album, ''[[Night in the Ruts]]'', but Aerosmith decided to go on tour during a break in the recording schedule. As the decade was about to conclude, the band's drug use began taking its toll, and tensions were slowly coming to a head. The band's touring schedule brought them to [[Cleveland Stadium]] on July 28, 1979, where they headlined the [[World Series of Rock]] festival. Pandemonium erupted backstage when Joe Perry's wife, Elissa, threw a glass of milk at Tom Hamilton's wife, Terry. Following the show, Tyler and Perry got into a heated argument when Tyler confronted Perry about his wife's antics, and after the course of the argument, Perry left Aerosmith (while Tyler claims in his autobiography that he fired Perry from the band). Upon his departure, Perry took some of the music that he had written with him. Shortly after his departure, Perry formed his own side project known as [[The Joe Perry Project]].<ref name="allmusic" /><ref name="Aerosmith: Biography: Rolling Stone" />

Since there was still work to be done on ''Night in the Ruts'', Aerosmith needed fill-in musicians to take Perry's place on the songs that needed to be recorded to complete the album. Guitarist Brad Whitford took over some of the lead parts, and [[Richard Supa|Richie Supa]], the band's longtime writing partner, filled in where needed until the band was able to hire [[Jimmy Crespo]] to take over as the next full-time guitarist. ''Night in the Ruts'' was released in November 1979, but managed to sell only enough records to be certified gold at the time, although it would eventually sell enough copies to be certified platinum by 1994. The only single the album spawned, a cover of "[[Remember (Walking in the Sand)]]" by [[the Shangri-Las]], peaked at number 67 on the Billboard Hot 100.<ref name="Aerosmith Chart Positions"/>

The tour for ''Night in the Ruts'' commenced shortly thereafter, but the band found themselves playing in smaller and smaller venues than before due to their popularity beginning to wane. Steven Tyler's drug issues were starting to affect his performance and songwriting, and he reached rock bottom in 1980, when he collapsed on stage during a show in [[Portland, Maine]], and did not get up for the remainder of the set.<ref>Davis, p. 371</ref> Also in 1980, Aerosmith released their first compilation album, ''[[Greatest Hits (Aerosmith album)|Greatest Hits]]''. While the compilation didn't chart very high initially, it gained popularity later, and went on to become the band's best selling album in the United States, with sales of 12 million copies.<ref name="RIAA&nbsp;— Searchable Database" /> In the fall of 1980, Tyler was injured in a serious motorcycle accident, which left him hospitalized for two months, and unable to tour or record well into 1981.<ref>Davis, pp. 373–374</ref>

In 1981, Aerosmith began work on their next album, ''[[Rock in a Hard Place]]'', which saw them reunite with producer Jack Douglas. However, after the first song for the album, "[[Lightning Strikes (Aerosmith song)|Lightning Strikes]]", was recorded, Brad Whitford left the band and formed a duo with [[Derek St. Holmes]], with whom he recorded a [[Whitford/St. Holmes|self-titled album]], which failed to garner much interest. Whitford later joined up with the Joe Perry Project and played with them in 1984.<ref>Davis, p. 378</ref>

With [[Rick Dufay]] taking Whitford's place, ''Rock in a Hard Place'' was released on August 27, 1982. The album reached number 32 on the Billboard 200 album chart.<ref name="RIAA&nbsp;— Searchable Database" /> Only one single charted, the aforementioned "Lightning Strikes", which peaked at number 21 on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks|Mainstream Rock]] chart.<ref name="Aerosmith Chart Positions"/> As with the tour for ''Night in the Ruts'', Aerosmith was unable to book larger venues, and instead had to rely on filling clubs and theaters, which they struggled to do. At a homecoming arena show in [[Worcester, Massachusetts]], Tyler and Perry reunited and got high backstage before the show. Tyler was so intoxicated that he collapsed on stage again and, like before, could not get up.<ref>Davis, p. 400</ref>

On February 14, 1984, Perry (by then divorced from his first wife Elissa) and Whitford saw Aerosmith perform at Boston's [[Orpheum Theatre (Boston)|Orpheum Theater]]. Shortly thereafter, discussions began to reintegrate the two into the band and several months later, the original members of Aerosmith officially reunited.<ref>Davis, p. 417</ref> Steven Tyler recalls:{{cquote|You should have felt the buzz the moment all five of us got together in the same room for the first time again. We all started laughin'—it was like the five years had never passed. We knew we'd made the right move.|4=Steven Tyler<ref>Huxley, p. 128</ref>}}

===Back in the Saddle reunion tour, ''Done with Mirrors'', and drug rehab (1984–1986)===
In 1984, Aerosmith embarked on a reunion tour called the [[Back in the Saddle Tour]],<ref name="allmusic" /> which led to the live album ''[[Classics Live II]]''. While concerts on the tour were well-attended, it was plagued with several incidents, mostly attributed to drug abuse by band members.<ref name="allmusic" /> With their drug problems still not behind them, the group was signed to [[Geffen Records]], and began working on a comeback.<ref name="Biography.com" /> Despite the band signing on to a new record company, the band's old label [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] continued to reap the benefits of Aerosmith's comeback, releasing the live companion albums ''[[Classics Live I and II]]'' and the collection ''[[Gems (Aerosmith album)|Gems]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Allmusic&nbsp;– ''Gems''&nbsp;– Review|first=Greg|last=Prato|website=[[AllMusic]]|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r181|pure_url=yes}} | access-date=April 2, 2008}}</ref>

In 1985, the band released the album ''[[Done with Mirrors]]'', their first studio album since reuniting. While the album did receive some positive reviews,<ref>{{cite web|title=Allmusic&nbsp;– ''Done with Mirrors''&nbsp;– Review|author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|website=[[AllMusic]]|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r177|pure_url=yes}} | access-date=April 1, 2008}}</ref> it only went gold<ref name="RIAA&nbsp;— Searchable Database" /> and failed to produce a hit single or generate any widespread interest.<ref name="Aerosmith Chart Positions"/> The album's most notable track, "[[Let the Music Do the Talking (song)|Let the Music Do the Talking]]", was in fact a cover of a song originally recorded by the Joe Perry Project and released on that band's album of the same name.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Done With Mirrors: Aerosmith: Review: Rolling Stone|first=Jimmy|last=Guterman|magazine=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/172146/review/5945804|access-date=April 1, 2008}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Nevertheless, the band became a popular concert attraction once again, touring in support of ''Done with Mirrors'', well into 1986.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aerosmith&nbsp;– Done With Mirrors Tour|publisher=[[Aero Force One]]|url=http://www.aeroforceone.com/index.cfm?pid=804189|access-date=April 1, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420102217/http://www.aeroforceone.com/index.cfm?pid=804189|archive-date=April 20, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 1986, in an unprecedented crossover collaboration, Aerosmith (largely the additional contributions of leaders Tyler and Perry) appeared on [[Run-DMC|Run–D.M.C.]]'s cover of "[[Walk This Way]]",<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://anchor.fm/cover/episodes/Walk-This-Way-ec4c5j|title=Walk This Way by Uncovering the Cover • A podcast on Anchor|website=Anchor|language=en|access-date=2020-04-10|archive-date=April 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410221231/https://anchor.fm/cover/episodes/Walk-This-Way-ec4c5j|url-status=dead}}</ref> a track [[rap rock|blending rock and roll with hip hop]].<ref name="mtv" /> In reaching number 4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100,<ref name="Rock on the Net" /> the song and its frequently-aired video resurrected Aerosmith's career by introducing the band's music to a new generation.<ref name="Biography.com">{{cite web|title=Aerosmith Biography|publisher=Biography.com|url=http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9542493&page=3 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20081216115424/http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9542493&page=3 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 16, 2008|access-date=April 4, 2008}}</ref>

Despite their resurrecting performance, the band members' drug problems still stood in their way. In 1986, Tyler completed a successful [[drug rehabilitation]] program, after an intervention by his fellow band members, a doctor, and manager [[Tim Collins (manager)|Tim Collins]], who believed that the band's future would not be bright if Tyler did not get treated in time. The rest of the band members also completed drug rehab programs over the course of the next couple of years. According to the band's tell-all autobiography, Collins pledged in September 1986 that he could make Aerosmith the biggest band in the world by 1990 if they all completed drug rehab.<ref>Davis, pp. 1–15</ref> Their next album was crucial because of the commercial disappointment of ''Done With Mirrors'', and as the band members became clean, they worked hard to make their next album a success.<ref>Davis, p. 454</ref>

===''Permanent Vacation'' and ''Pump'' (1987–1991)===
''[[Permanent Vacation (Aerosmith album)|Permanent Vacation]]'' was released in August 1987, becoming a major hit and the band's bestselling album in over a decade (selling 5 million copies in the US),<ref name="RIAA&nbsp;— Searchable Database" /> with all three of its singles ("[[Dude (Looks Like a Lady)]]", "[[Angel (Aerosmith song)|Angel]]", and "[[Rag Doll (Aerosmith song)|Rag Doll]]") reaching the Top 20 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref name="Aerosmith Chart Positions"/> Steven Tyler reveals in his autobiography that the album was "...the first one we ever did sober."<ref>Steven Tyler with David Dalton (2011) The Autobiography: Does the noise in my head bother you?. London: Harper Collins Publishers. page 242.</ref> Part of ''Permanent Vacation''{{'}}s commercial success involved producer [[Bruce Fairbairn]] whose production touches (such as sound effects and high-quality recording) added interest to the album and the use of outside songwriters such as [[Desmond Child]], [[Jim Vallance]], and [[Holly Knight]] who assisted the band with lyrics. While the group was initially hesitant to using outside songwriters, including Tyler being furious for Knight getting songwriting credits for changing one word ("Rag Time" became "Rag Doll"), the method paid off, as ''Permanent Vacation'' became the band's most successful album in a decade. The group went on [[Permanent Vacation Tour|a subsequent tour]] with labelmates [[Guns N' Roses]] (who have cited Aerosmith as a major influence), which was intense at times because of Aerosmith's new struggle to stay clean amidst Guns N' Roses' well-publicized, rampant drug use.<ref>Davis, pp. 460–461</ref>
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Aerosmith's next album was even more successful. ''[[Pump (album)|Pump]]'', released in September 1989, featured three Top Ten singles: "[[Love in an Elevator]]", "[[Janie's Got a Gun]]", and "[[What It Takes (Aerosmith song)|What It Takes]]", as well as the Top 30 "[[The Other Side (Aerosmith song)|The Other Side]]",<ref name="Aerosmith Chart Positions"/> re-establishing the band as a serious musical force.<ref>{{cite web|title=''Pump'' – Review|work=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]|url=http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=2200|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216114257/http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=2200|archive-date=December 16, 2008}}</ref> ''Pump'' was a critical and commercial success, eventually selling 7 million copies,<ref name="RIAA&nbsp;— Searchable Database" /> spawning several music videos that were in regular rotation on MTV, and achieving four-star ratings from major music magazines.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Pump: Aerosmith: Review: Rolling Stone|first=Kim|last=Neely|magazine=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/300286/review/6212939/pump|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112182137/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/300286/review/6212939/pump|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 12, 2007|access-date=March 31, 2008}}</ref> ''Pump'' ranked as the fourth-bestselling album of 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1990/the-billboard-200|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1990|website=Billboard.com|access-date=June 19, 2017}}</ref> The band also won its first [[Grammy Award|Grammy]] in the category of [[Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal]], for "Janie's Got a Gun".<ref name="grammy" /> In addition, the video for "Janie's Got a Gun" won two [[MTV Video Music Awards|Video Music Awards]] and was ranked as one of the 100 greatest videos of all time by ''Rolling Stone'', MTV, and VH1. Like ''Permanent Vacation'', ''Pump'' was produced by Bruce Fairbairn, who added production touches such as instrumental interludes that provided transitions between songs to give the album a more complete sound, as well as the Margarita Horns, who added horns to tracks such as "Love in an Elevator" and "The Other Side". Rock critic [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] claimed that ''Pump'' "revels in [pop concessions] without ever losing sight of Aerosmith's dirty hard rock core", going on to say that, "such ambition and successful musical eclectism make ''Pump'' rank with ''Toys in the Attic'' and ''Rocks''."<ref>{{cite web|title=Pump – Aerosmith|author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|work=AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/pump-r182|access-date=January 8, 2012}}</ref> The recording process for ''Pump'' was documented in the video ''[[The Making of Pump]]'', which has since been re-released as a DVD. The music videos for the album's singles were featured on the release ''[[Things That Go Pump in the Night]]'', which quickly went platinum.<ref name="RIAA&nbsp;— Searchable Database" />

[[File:Aerosmith WaynesWorld.jpg|thumb|Aerosmith appear in a "[[Wayne's World]]" sketch on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' in 1990]]

In support of ''Pump'', the band embarked on the 12-month [[Pump Tour]], which lasted for most of 1990.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aerosmith&nbsp;– Pump Tour|publisher=AeroForceOne.com|url=http://www.aeroforceone.com/index.cfm?pid=804195|access-date=March 26, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420102228/http://www.aeroforceone.com/index.cfm?pid=804195|archive-date=April 20, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> On February 21, 1990, the band appeared in a "[[Wayne's World]]" sketch on ''[[Saturday Night Live]],'' debating the fall of communism and the Soviet Union, and performed their recent hits "[[Janie's Got a Gun]]" and "[[Monkey on My Back]]".<ref>Davis, p. 470</ref> The appearance of the band in the "Wayne's World" sketch was later ranked by [[E!]] as the number-one moment in the history of the program.<ref>{{cite web|author=TV.com|url=http://www.tv.com/e!s-101/most-unforgettable-snl-moments-20--1/episode/315334/summary.html|title=E!'s 101: Most Unforgettable SNL Moments 20&nbsp;– 1&nbsp;– Season 2, Episode 5|publisher=TV.com|date=January 15, 2004|access-date=December 31, 2011|archive-date=June 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629100629/http://www.tv.com/e%21s-101/most-unforgettable-snl-moments-20--1/episode/315334/summary.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> On August 11, 1990, the band's performance on MTV's ''[[MTV Unplugged|Unplugged]]'' aired.<ref>{{cite web|title=MTV Unplugged|publisher=[[TV.com]]|url=http://www.tv.com/mtv-unplugged/aerosmith/episode/145015/summary.html|access-date=March 25, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080328114904/http://www.tv.com/mtv-unplugged/aerosmith/episode/145015/summary.html|archive-date=March 28, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> In October 1990, the Pump Tour ended, with the band's first ever performances in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|title=AeroForceOne Aerosmith&nbsp;– Previous Tours|publisher=Aeroforceone.com|url=http://www.aeroforceone.com/index.cfm/pk/content/pid/804156|access-date=April 6, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327021815/http://www.aeroforceone.com/index.cfm/pk/content/pid/804156|archive-date=March 27, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> That same year, the band was also inducted to the Hollywood Rock Walk.<ref name="Rock Walk">{{cite web|title=List of all the rockwalk/inductees|publisher=Guitar Center's Hollywood Rockwalk|url=http://www.rockwalk.com/inductees|access-date=December 1, 2007|archive-date=September 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100928050734/http://www.rockwalk.com/inductees/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In November 1991, the band appeared on ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[Flaming Moe's]]"<ref>{{cite web|title=The Simpsons&nbsp;– Guest Stars|publisher=TheSimpsons.com|url=http://www.thesimpsons.com/bios/bios_guests_aerosmith.htm|access-date=March 25, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080418011815/http://www.thesimpsons.com/bios/bios_guests_aerosmith.htm|archive-date=April 18, 2008 |url-status=dead <!--Set by H3llBot-->}}</ref> and released a box set titled ''[[Pandora's Box (album)|Pandora's Box]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Allmusic – ''Pandora's Box'' – Overview|first=Greg|last=Prato|website=[[AllMusic]]|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r183|pure_url=yes}} | access-date=April 2, 2008}}</ref> In coordination with the release of ''Pandora's Box'', the band's 1975 hit "Sweet Emotion" was re-mixed and re-released as a single, and a music video was created to promote the single. Also in 1991, the band performed their 1973 single "Dream On" with [[Michael Kamen]]'s orchestra for MTV's 10th Anniversary special; this performance was used as the official music video for the song.<ref>{{cite web|title=Composer Who Worked With Metallica, Aerosmith Dead at 55|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1480511/rock-composer-michael-kamen-dead-at-55.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120731232430/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1480511/rock-composer-michael-kamen-dead-at-55.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 31, 2012|publisher=MTV|date=November 18, 2003|access-date=May 20, 2012}}</ref> In 1992, Tyler and Perry appeared live as guests of [[Guns N' Roses]] during the latter's 1992 worldwide pay-per-view show in Paris, performing a medley of "Mama Kin" (which GN'R covered in 1986) and "Train Kept-A Rollin".<ref>{{cite web|title=YouTube&nbsp;– Guns n' Roses feat, Aerosmith&nbsp;– Mama kin|publisher=YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIaGsOYjfQA| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623082618/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIaGsOYjfQA| archive-date=2012-06-23|access-date=April 6, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=YouTube&nbsp;– Aerosmith & Guns'n Roses&nbsp;– Train Kept A Rollin'|publisher=YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Dl2l4pyIZs| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091113235648/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Dl2l4pyIZs| archive-date=2009-11-13|access-date=April 6, 2008}}</ref>

===''Get a Grip'' and ''Big Ones'' (1992–1995)===
The band took a brief break before recording their follow-up to ''Pump'' in 1992. Despite significant shifts in mainstream music at the beginning of the 1990s,<ref name="Aerosmith: Get A Grip: Music Reviews: Rolling Stone" /> 1993's ''[[Get a Grip]]'' was just as successful commercially, becoming their first album to debut at number 1<ref name="Aerosmith Albums Chart Positions">{{cite web|title=Aerosmith Chart Positions&nbsp;– Albums|website=[[AllMusic]]|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p3508|pure_url=yes}} | access-date=March 25, 2008}}</ref> and racking up sales of 7 million copies in a two-and-a-half-year timespan<ref name="RIAA&nbsp;— Searchable Database" /> and over 20&nbsp;million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|title=MelodicRock.com Interviews: A&R guru John Kalodner under the microscope|first=Andrew J.|last=McNeice|publisher=MelodicRock.com|url=http://www.melodicrock.com/interviews/johnkalodner.html|access-date=March 31, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509165722/http://www.melodicrock.com/interviews/johnkalodner.html|archive-date=May 9, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> The first singles were the hard rocking "[[Livin' on the Edge]]" and "[[Eat the Rich (Aerosmith song)|Eat the Rich]]". Though many critics were unimpressed by the focus on the subsequent interchangeable power-ballads in promoting the album,<ref name="Aerosmith: Get A Grip: Music Reviews: Rolling Stone" /> all three ("[[Cryin']]", "[[Amazing (Aerosmith song)|Amazing]]", and "[[Crazy (Aerosmith song)|Crazy]]") proved to be huge successes on radio<ref name="Aerosmith Chart Positions"/> and MTV.<ref name="Biography.com" /> The music videos featured then up-and-coming actress [[Alicia Silverstone]]; her provocative performances earned her the title of "the Aerosmith chick"<ref>{{cite web|title=Alicia Silverstone&nbsp;– Biography|publisher=Dotspotter.com|url=http://www.dotspotter.com/celebrities/Alicia_Silverstone|access-date=April 4, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502214737/http://www.dotspotter.com/celebrities/Alicia_Silverstone|archive-date=May 2, 2008}}</ref> for the first half of the decade. Steven Tyler's daughter [[Liv Tyler]] was also featured in the "Crazy" video.<ref>{{cite web|title=Liv Tyler&nbsp;– Profile |publisher=Eonline.com |url=http://www.eonline.com/celebrities/profile/index.jsp?uuid=2e1a53c6-a0d4-4499-9956-1c8c5e171367 |access-date=April 4, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080402201449/http://www.eonline.com/celebrities/profile/index.jsp?uuid=2e1a53c6-a0d4-4499-9956-1c8c5e171367 |archive-date=April 2, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The band won two [[Grammy Award]]s for songs from this album in the category of [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal|Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal]]: for "Livin' on the Edge" in 1994 and "Crazy" in 1995.<ref name="grammy" />

During the making of ''Get a Grip'', the management and record company brought in a variety of professional songwriting collaborators to help give nearly all the songs on the album more commercial appeal,<ref name="Aerosmith: Get A Grip: Music Reviews: Rolling Stone" /> a trend which would continue until the early 2000s. However, this led to accusations of [[selling out]] that would continue throughout the 1990s. In addition to Aerosmith's [[Get a Grip Tour|grueling 18-month world tour]] in support of ''Get a Grip'', the band also did a number of things to help promote themselves and their album and appeal to youth culture, including the appearance of the band in the movie ''[[Wayne's World 2]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Wayne's World 2 (1993)|publisher=[[Netflix]].com|url=http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Wayne_s_World_2/60020675|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20080422052529/http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Wayne_s_World_2/60020675|archive-date=April 22, 2008|access-date=August 22, 2016}}</ref> where they performed two songs,<ref>{{cite web|title=Allmusic – ''Wayne's World 2'' – Overview|first=William|last=Ruhlmann|website=[[AllMusic]]|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r199549|pure_url=yes}} |access-date=April 2, 2008}}</ref> the appearance of the band and their music in the video games ''[[Revolution X]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=GameStats: Revolution X|publisher=GameStats.com|url=http://www.gamestats.com/objects/005/005662/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121206004558/http://www.gamestats.com/objects/005/005662/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 6, 2012|access-date=August 22, 2016}}</ref> and ''[[Quest for Fame]]'',<ref>Davis, p. 500</ref> performing at [[Woodstock '94]],<ref>Davis, pp. 497–498</ref> using their song "[[Deuces Are Wild]]" in ''[[The Beavis and Butt-head Experience]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience&nbsp;– Overview|website=[[AllMusic]]|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r188471|pure_url=yes}} | access-date=March 29, 2008}}</ref> and opening their own club, The Mama Kin Music Hall, in [[Boston]] in 1994.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mass Moments: Aerosmith Opens Lansdowne Street Music Hall|date=December 23, 2005 |publisher=MassMoments.com|url=https://www.massmoments.org/moment.cfm?mid=363|access-date=March 27, 2008}}</ref> That same year saw the release of the band's compilation for [[Geffen Records]], entitled ''[[Big Ones]]'' featuring their biggest hits from ''Permanent Vacation'', ''Pump'', and ''Get a Grip'', "Deuces Are Wild" from the ''Beavis and Butt-head Experience'', as well as two new songs, "[[Blind Man (Aerosmith song)|Blind Man]]" and "[[Walk on Water (Aerosmith song)|Walk on Water]]",<ref>{{cite web|title=Allmusic – ''Big Ones'' – Overview|author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|website=[[AllMusic]]|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r205993|pure_url=yes}} | access-date=April 2, 2008}}</ref> both of which experienced great success on the rock charts.<ref name="Aerosmith Chart Positions"/>

===''Nine Lives'' and "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (1996–2000)===
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Aerosmith had signed a $30&nbsp;million contract for four records with [[Columbia Records]]/[[Sony Music]] in 1991, but had only recorded three of their six contractual albums with [[Geffen Records]] at that point (''Done with Mirrors'', ''Permanent Vacation'', and ''Pump'').<ref>{{Cite web|last=Goldstein|first=Patrick|date=1991-08-14|title=Aerosmith to Sign Monster Sony Pact : Pop music: The deal would make the band rock's highest paid group but the band still owes Geffen two albums. Returns on Sony's investment wouldn't be realized until 1995.|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-08-14-ca-551-story.html|access-date=2020-09-29|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> Between 1991 and 1996, they released two more albums with Geffen (''Get a Grip'' and ''Big Ones''), which meant they now had five albums with Geffen under their belt (along with a planned live compilation), which meant they could now begin recording for their new contract with Columbia.<ref name="allmusic" /><ref>{{cite book|title=Bang Your Head: The Rise and Fall of Heavy Metal|last=Konow|first=David|year=2002|publisher=Three Rivers|location=New York|isbn=978-0-609-80732-3|page=341}}</ref> The band took time off with their families before working on their next album, ''[[Nine Lives (Aerosmith album)|Nine Lives]]'', which was plagued with personnel problems, including the firing of manager [[Tim Collins (manager)|Tim Collins]],<ref name="allmusic" /> who, according to band members, had nearly caused the band to break up.<ref>Davis, pp. 508–510</ref> The album's producer was also changed from [[Glen Ballard]] to [[Kevin Shirley]].<ref>{{cite web|title=''Nine Lives'' – Overview|author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|website=[[AllMusic]]|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r256345|pure_url=yes}} | access-date=March 29, 2008}}</ref> ''Nine Lives'' was released in March 1997. Reviews were mixed, and ''Nine Lives'' initially fell down the charts,<ref name="allmusic" /> although it had a long chart life and sold double platinum in the United States alone,<ref name="RIAA&nbsp;— Searchable Database" /> fueled by its singles, "[[Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)]]", the ballad "[[Hole in My Soul]]", and the crossover-pop smash "[[Pink (Aerosmith song)|Pink]]" (which won the band their fourth [[Grammy Award]] in 1999 in the [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal|Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal]] category).<ref name="grammy" /> It was followed by the over two-year-long [[Nine Lives Tour]], which was plagued by problems including lead singer [[Steven Tyler]] injuring his leg at a concert,<ref>Davis, p. 521</ref> and [[Joey Kramer]] suffering second degree burns when his car caught fire at a gas station.<ref>Davis, p. 522</ref>

[[File:Rockin outside.JPG|thumb|left|The [[Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith]] opened on July 29, 1999, in [[Disney's Hollywood Studios]] in [[Walt Disney World Resort]]]]
In 1998, in the midst of setbacks during the Nine Lives Tour, the band released the single "[[I Don't Want to Miss a Thing]]", the love theme, written by [[Diane Warren]] for the 1998 film ''[[Armageddon (1998 film)|Armageddon]]'', starring Steven Tyler's daughter [[Liv Tyler|Liv]].<ref>{{cite web|title=''Armageddon'' On Top|publisher=Yahoo!|url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12034696|access-date=March 29, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060524201523/http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12034696|archive-date=May 24, 2006}}</ref> The song became Aerosmith's first and only number 1 single<ref name="Aerosmith Chart Positions"/> when it debuted at the top position on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and stayed on top of the charts for four weeks.<ref name="Rock on the Net" /> The song was nominated for an [[Academy Award]] in 1999.<ref name="Academy Awards Database">{{cite web|title=Results Page&nbsp;– Academy Awards Database&nbsp;– AMPAS|publisher=[[AMPAS]] (Oscars.org)|url=http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/DisplayMain.jsp?curTime=1206590254052|access-date=March 26, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402164421/http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/DisplayMain.jsp?curTime=1206590254052|archive-date=April 2, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The song helped open Aerosmith up to a new generation<ref>{{cite web|title=Aerosmith&nbsp;– I Don't Want to Miss a Thing' – The Vault on EN|publisher=EntertainmentNutz.com|url=http://www.entertainmentnutz.com/music/vault/aerosmith/i_dont_want_to_miss_a_thing.htm|access-date=April 5, 2008|archive-date=August 10, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100810161254/http://www.entertainmentnutz.com/music/vault/aerosmith/i_dont_want_to_miss_a_thing.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> and remains a slow-dance staple.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Rolling Stone: Rock List: The 25 Greatest Slow Dance Songs Ever|magazine=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/06/04/rock-list-the-25-greatest-slow-dance-songs-ever/|access-date=April 5, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080406134317/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/06/04/rock-list-the-25-greatest-slow-dance-songs-ever/|archive-date=April 6, 2008 |url-status=dead <!--Set by H3llBot-->}}</ref> 1998 also saw the release of the double-live album, ''[[A Little South of Sanity]]'', which was assembled from performances on the Get a Grip and Nine Lives tours.<ref>{{cite web|title=''A Little South of Sanity'' – Overview|website=[[AllMusic]]|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r379658|pure_url=yes}} |access-date=March 29, 2008}}</ref> The album went platinum shortly after its release.<ref name="RIAA&nbsp;— Searchable Database" /> The band continued with their seemingly neverending world tours promoting ''Nine Lives'' and the "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" single well into 1999.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aerosmith&nbsp;– Nine Lives Tour|publisher=AeroForceOne.com|url=http://www.aeroforceone.com/index.cfm?pid=804175|access-date=April 2, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420102157/http://www.aeroforceone.com/index.cfm?pid=804175|archive-date=April 20, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1999, Aerosmith was chosen to be featured in the [[Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith]], providing the ride's soundtrack and theme at both [[Disney's Hollywood Studios]] at the [[Walt Disney World Resort]] and, formerly, at [[Disneyland Paris]] in the [[Walt Disney Studios Park]], which opened in 2002 and closed in 2019, to be replaced by an [[Iron Man]] and [[Avengers (comics)|the Avengers]] attraction in the upcoming [[Avengers Campus]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Facts|publisher=RocknRollerCoaster.com|url=http://www.rocknrollercoaster.com/facts.html|access-date=March 25, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080125082657/http://www.rocknrollercoaster.com/facts.html|archive-date=January 25, 2008}}</ref> On September 9, 1999, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry reunited with [[Run-DMC|Run–D.M.C.]] and were also joined by [[Kid Rock]] for a collaborative live performance of "Walk This Way" at the [[MTV Video Music Awards]], a precursor to the [[Girls of Summer Tour]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kid Rock, Run-D.M.C. Back in the Saddle With Aerosmith|work=MTV|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1455000/20020604/aerosmith.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020803230607/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1455000/20020604/aerosmith.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 3, 2002|access-date=March 29, 2008}}</ref> The band celebrated the new millennium with a brief tour of Japan,<ref>{{cite web|title=Aerosmith&nbsp;– Roar of the Dragon|publisher=AeroForceOne.com|url=http://www.aeroforceone.com/index.cfm?pid=804220|access-date=April 2, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420102239/http://www.aeroforceone.com/index.cfm?pid=804220|archive-date=April 20, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> and also contributed the song "[[Angel's Eye]]" to the 2000 film ''[[Charlie's Angels (2000 film)|Charlie's Angels]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Allmusic – ''Charlie's Angels'' – Overview|first=William|last=Ruhlmann|website=[[AllMusic]]|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r504333|pure_url=yes}} | access-date=April 2, 2008}}</ref> In December 2000, they wrapped up work on their next album.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aerosmith Wrapping Up Work on New Album|first=Teri|last=Vanhorn|publisher=MTV|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1424631/aerosmith-wrapping-up-work-on-new-album/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112063540/http://www.mtv.com/news/1424631/aerosmith-wrapping-up-work-on-new-album/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 12, 2015|access-date=January 6, 2015}}</ref>

===''Just Push Play'', ''O, Yeah!'' and Rocksimus Maximus (2001–2003)===
[[File:Aerosmith B.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.15|[[Brad Whitford]], [[Steven Tyler]], and [[Joe Perry (musician)|Joe Perry]] of Aerosmith performing at the [[NFL]] Kickoff in Washington, D.C., on September 4, 2003]]
The band entered their next decade by co-headlining with NSYNC the [[Super Bowl XXXV halftime show]], titled "The Kings of Rock and Pop", with appearances from Britney Spears, [[Mary J. Blige]] and [[Nelly]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Graham |first1=Adam |title=Adam Graham: In 2001, *NSYNC, Britney Super Bowl halftime show rocked |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/2016/02/05/adam-graham-nsync-britney-super-bowl-halftime-rocked-socks/79902652/ |publisher=Detroit News |access-date=14 February 2020 |language=en |date=5 February 2016}}</ref> All of the stars collaborated with Aerosmith at the end for a performance of "[[Walk This Way]]".<ref name="Sports Illustrated">{{cite news|title=Aerosmith, N'Sync add spice to MTV-driven halftime show|publisher=[[CNNSI]]|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/2001/playoffs/news/2001/01/28/superbowl_halftimeshow_ap/|access-date=March 27, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226005204/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/2001/playoffs/news/2001/01/28/superbowl_halftimeshow_ap/|archive-date=February 26, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In March 2001, the band released their 13th studio album ''[[Just Push Play]]'', which quickly went platinum,<ref name="RIAA&nbsp;— Searchable Database" /> fueled by the Top 10 single "[[Jaded (Aerosmith song)|Jaded]]"<ref name="Aerosmith Chart Positions"/> and the appearance of the [[Just Push Play (song)|title track]] in [[Dodge]] commercials.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dodge Ad Boosts New Aerosmith Single|first=John|last=Benson|publisher=Allbusiness.com|url=http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/4617901-1.html|access-date=April 1, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216120021/http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/4617901-1.html|archive-date=December 16, 2008}}</ref> They were inducted to the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] soon after their album was released, in late March 2001.<ref name="rockhall">{{cite web|url=http://www.rockhall.com/inductees/aerosmith|title=Aerosmith|access-date=March 22, 2008|work=[[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312072936/http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/aerosmith|archive-date=March 12, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> Aerosmith is the only band to be inducted to the Hall of Fame with a song active in the charts ("Jaded").<ref name="Rock on the Net" /> Later that year, the band performed as part of the [[United We Stand: What More Can I Give]] [[benefit concert]] in Washington D.C. for [[September 11 attacks|9/11]] victims and their families.<ref>{{cite news|title=United We Stand: What More Can I Give?|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?node=cityguide/profile&id=1065889|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103013205/https://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/?node=cityguide%2Fprofile&id=1065889|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 3, 2018|access-date=March 31, 2008|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The band flew back to [[Indianapolis]] for a show the same night, as part of their [[Just Push Play Tour]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Aerosmith&nbsp;– Just Push Play Tour|publisher=AeroForceOne.com|url=http://www.aeroforceone.com/index.cfm?pid=804223|access-date=March 31, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420102245/http://www.aeroforceone.com/index.cfm?pid=804223|archive-date=April 20, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The band started 2002 by ending the Just Push Play tour, and simultaneously recording segments for their ''[[Behind the Music]]'' special on [[VH1]], which not only chronicled the band's history but also the band's current activities and touring. The special was one of the few ''Behind the Music''s to run two hours in length.<ref>{{cite web|title=Behind The Music: Aerosmith|publisher=[[VH1]]|url=http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/behind_the_music/56634/episode.jhtml|access-date=March 27, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080318195831/http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/behind_the_music/56634/episode.jhtml|archive-date=March 18, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In May, Aerosmith covered the "[[Spider-Man (theme song)|Theme from Spider-Man]]" for the soundtrack of the 2002 [[Spider-Man (2002 film)|film of the same name]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Spider-Man: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture|website = Amazon|url=https://www.amazon.com/Spider-Man-Music-Inspired-Various-Artists/dp/B000063208/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1288124885&sr=8-1|access-date=October 26, 2010}}</ref> On June 27, the band performed at the official [[FIFA World Cup]] concert at [[Ajinomoto Stadium|Tokyo Stadium]] which took place during the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]] held in Korea/Japan.<ref>{{cite news|title=The First Official Concert of the FIFA World Cup|url=https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y=2002/m=5/news=the-first-official-concert-the-fifa-world-cup-153-86211.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208165555/http://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y=2002/m=5/news=the-first-official-concert-the-fifa-world-cup-153-86211.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 8, 2015|publisher=FIFA.com|date=October 16, 2015}}</ref> In July 2002, Aerosmith released a two-disc career-spanning compilation ''[[O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits]]'', which featured the new single "[[Girls of Summer]]" and embarked on the [[Girls of Summer Tour]] with [[Kid Rock]] and [[Run-DMC|Run–D.M.C.]] opening.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aerosmith&nbsp;– Girls of Summer Tour|publisher=AeroForceOne.com|url=http://www.aeroforceone.com/index.cfm?pid=804231|access-date=April 2, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420102450/http://www.aeroforceone.com/index.cfm?pid=804231|archive-date=April 20, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''O, Yeah!'' has since been certified double platinum.<ref name="RIAA&nbsp;— Searchable Database" /> MTV honored Aerosmith with their [[MTV Icon|mtvICON]] award in 2002. Performances included [[Pink (singer)|Pink]] covering "Janie's Got a Gun". [[Shakira]] performed "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)", [[Kid Rock]] played "Mama Kin" and "Last Child", [[Train (band)|Train]] performed "Dream On" and [[Papa Roach]] covered "Sweet Emotion". In addition, testimonials featured surprise guests [[Metallica]], as well as [[Janet Jackson]], [[Limp Bizkit]] singer [[Fred Durst]], [[Alicia Silverstone]] and [[Mila Kunis]].<ref name="MTV Icon">{{cite web|title=mtvICON: Aerosmith|work=MTV|url=http://www.mtv.com/onair/icon/|access-date=March 25, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080315220415/http://www.mtv.com/onair/icon/|archive-date=March 15, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2003, Aerosmith co-headlined with [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]] on the Rocksimus Maximus Tour, in preparation for release of their blues album. They also performed a song for ''[[Rugrats Go Wild]]'', "Lizard Love".<ref>{{cite web|title=Aerosmith&nbsp;– Rocksimus Maximus Tour|publisher=AeroForceOne.com|url=http://www.aeroforceone.com/index.cfm?pid=804235|access-date=April 2, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420102456/http://www.aeroforceone.com/index.cfm?pid=804235|archive-date=April 20, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===''Honkin' on Bobo'', ''Rockin' the Joint'' and ''Devil's Got a New Disguise'' (2004–2006)===
Aerosmith's long-promised<ref name="Honkin' on Bobo&nbsp;— Review">{{cite web|title=''Honkin' on Bobo'' – Review|website=[[AllMusic]]|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r682961|pure_url=yes}}}}</ref> blues album ''[[Honkin' on Bobo]]'' was released in 2004. This was a return to the band's roots, including recording the album in live sessions, working with former producer [[Jack Douglas (record producer)|Jack Douglas]], and laying down their blues rock grit.<ref name="Honkin' on Bobo&nbsp;— Review" /> It was followed by a live DVD, ''[[You Gotta Move (video)|You Gotta Move]]'', in December 2004,<ref name="allmusic" /> culled from performances on the Honkin' on Bobo Tour. "Dream On" was also featured in an advertising campaign for [[Buick]] in 2004, targeting that [[marque]]'s market which is now composed largely of people who were teenagers when the song first charted.<ref>{{cite news|title=Buick Shifts From 'Dream' to 'Precision'|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/18/business/media/18adco.html?fta=y|access-date=March 31, 2008|first=Stuart|last=Elliott|date=November 18, 2005}}</ref>

2005 saw [[Steven Tyler]] appear in the film ''[[Be Cool]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Be Cool|publisher=KillerMovies.com|url=https://www.killermovies.com/b/becool/|access-date=April 2, 2008}}</ref> [[Joe Perry (musician)|Joe Perry]] released his [[Joe Perry (album)|self-titled solo album]] that same year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Allmusic – ''Joe Perry'' – Overview|author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|website=[[AllMusic]]|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r735731|pure_url=yes}} | access-date=April 2, 2008}}</ref> At the 2006 Grammy Awards, he was nominated for Best Rock Instrumental Performance for the track "Mercy",<ref>{{cite news|title=The Complete List of Grammy Nominations|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/08/arts/09gram-list.html|access-date=April 4, 2008|date=December 8, 2005}}</ref> but lost to [[Les Paul]]. In October 2005, Aerosmith released a CD/DVD ''[[Rockin' the Joint]]''.<ref name="allmusic" /> The band hit the road for the [[Rockin' the Joint Tour]] on October 30 with [[Lenny Kravitz]] for a fall/winter tour of arenas in the largest US markets.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Aerosmith, Lenny Kravitz Set for Fall Tour|first=Jonathan|last=Cohen|magazine=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/61315/aerosmith-lenny-kravitz-set-for-fall-tour|access-date=April 2, 2008}}</ref> The band planned to tour with [[Cheap Trick]] in the spring, hitting secondary markets in the US.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Aerosmith Reteams with Cheap Trick for Tour|first=Jonathan|last=Cohen|magazine=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/59925/aerosmith-reteams-with-cheap-trick-for-tour|access-date=April 2, 2008}}</ref> Almost all of this leg of the tour was canceled, however. Dates were initially canceled one by one<ref>{{cite web|title=Aerosmith News|publisher=AeroForceOne.com|url=http://www.aeroforceone.com/index.cfm?pn=30&&pk=viewall&cd=NAA&pid=302766|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105200941/http://aeroforceone.com/index.cfm?pn=30&&pk=viewall&cd=NAA&pid=302766|archive-date=January 5, 2010|access-date=August 22, 2016}}</ref> until March 22, 2006, when it was announced that lead singer Steven Tyler needed throat surgery, and the remaining dates on the tour were subsequently canceled.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aerosmith Cancel Tour; Singer To Undergo Throat Surgery|work=VH1|url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1526788/20060322/tyler_steven.jhtml|access-date=March 31, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216115415/http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1526788/20060322/tyler_steven.jhtml|archive-date=December 16, 2008}}</ref>

Tyler and Perry performed with the [[Boston Pops Orchestra]] for their annual concert of July 4 on the Esplanade in 2006, a milestone as it was the first major event or performance since Steven Tyler's throat surgery.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Aerosmith Gets Orchestral for Independence Day|first=Jonathan|last=Cohen|magazine=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/57961/aerosmith-gets-orchestral-for-independence-day|access-date=April 2, 2008}}</ref> Around this time, the band also announced that they would embark on the Route of All Evil Tour with [[Mötley Crüe]] in late 2006.<ref>{{cite web|title="Route of All Evil" AF1 Press Release|publisher=Aero Force One|url=http://www.aeroforceone.com/index.cfm/pk/view/cd/NAA/cdid/662206/pid/302766|access-date=April 1, 2008}}</ref> On August 24, 2006, it was announced that [[Tom Hamilton (musician)|Tom Hamilton]] was undergoing treatment for [[Esophageal cancer|throat cancer]]. In order to make a full recovery, he sat out much of the Route of All Evil Tour until he was well again. Former Joe Perry Project bassist [[David Hull (musician)|David Hull]] substituted for Hamilton until his return.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hamilton treated for throat cancer|work=The Boston Globe|url=https://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2006/08/25/hamilton_treated_for_throat_cancer/|access-date=March 29, 2008|date=August 25, 2006|first1=Carol|last1=Beggy|first2=Mark|last2=Shanahan}}</ref> On September 5, 2006, Aerosmith kicked off the Route of All Evil Tour with [[Mötley Crüe]] in Columbus, Ohio. The co-headlining tour took both bands to amphitheaters across North America through November 24, 2006. After that, a select few arena dates were added, some of which were with Mötley Crüe. The tour ended December 17, 2006.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aerosmith&nbsp;– Route of All Evil Tour|publisher=Aero Force One|url=http://www.aeroforceone.com/index.cfm?pid=806208|access-date=April 1, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420102511/http://www.aeroforceone.com/index.cfm?pid=806208|archive-date=April 20, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref>

On October 17, 2006, the compilation album ''[[Devil's Got a New Disguise: The Very Best of Aerosmith]]'' was released. The album contained previous hits with the addition of two new songs, "[[Devil's Got a New Disguise (song)|Devil's Got a New Disguise]]" and "Sedona Sunrise", which were older outtakes re-recorded for the album.<ref>{{cite web|title=''Devil's Got a New Disguise: The Very Best of Aerosmith'' – Review|website=[[AllMusic]]|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r857259|pure_url=yes}} | access-date=March 29, 2008}}</ref> "Devil's Got a New Disguise" peaked at number 15 on the [[Mainstream Rock Tracks]] chart.<ref name="Aerosmith Chart Positions"/> The album was intended to fulfill Aerosmith's contract with Sony and tide fans over until the band's new studio album was released.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Graff|first=Gary|title=Two New Songs Highlight Aerosmith Best-Of|author-link=Gary Graff|magazine=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/57437/two-new-songs-highlight-aerosmith-best-of|access-date=April 2, 2008}}</ref>

===Touring, ''Guitar Hero: Aerosmith'' and unfinished album (2007–2009)===
In early 2007, the band announced [[Aerosmith World Tour 2007|a new World Tour]], their first for nearly a decade to include dates outside North America or Japan.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Aerosmith Touring Europe for First Time Since '99|first=Jonathan|last=Cohen|magazine=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1054702/aerosmith-touring-europe-for-first-time-since-99|access-date=April 2, 2008}}</ref> The band performed at London's [[Hard Rock Cafe]] in February 2007 to promote their European tour which included a night in Hyde Park as part of the [[Hyde Park Calling]] festival sponsored by Hard Rock Cafe.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aerosmith take DMC for a walk in Hyde Park|publisher=Yahoo.com|url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/44788314|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629063625/http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/44788314|archive-date=June 29, 2007|url-status=dead|access-date=August 22, 2016}}</ref> In the spring, the band toured Latin America to sold-out stadium crowds.<ref name="monstersandcritics">{{cite web|title=Musicians&nbsp;– Aerosmith |publisher=Monsters and Critics.com |url=http://people.monstersandcritics.com/archive/peoplearchive.php/Aerosmith/biog |access-date=April 6, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080309160021/http://people.monstersandcritics.com/archive/peoplearchive.php/Aerosmith/biog |archive-date=March 9, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In the summer, the band toured Europe, performing at several major rock festivals and visiting some countries they had never played before. Additionally, the band played in Middle East countries such as the [[United Arab Emirates]] and India for the first time.<ref name="NewHampshire">{{cite web|title=Aerosmith&nbsp;– America's Rock and Roll Band|publisher=NewHampshire.com|url=http://www.newhampshire.com/article/99999999/NEWHAMPSHIRE09/110429373/-1/newhampshire09|access-date=March 25, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009075420/http://newhampshire.com/article/99999999/NEWHAMPSHIRE09/110429373/-1/newhampshire09|archive-date=October 9, 2011|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The band also played a few select dates in California and Canada in late July. The July 21, 2007 concert in [[Prince Edward Island]], was the largest in that province's history.<ref>{{cite news|title=Aerosmith to rock Prince Edward Island: report|publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]].ca|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/aerosmith-to-rock-prince-edward-island-report-1.687214|access-date=May 20, 2008|date=February 25, 2007|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629212426/http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2007/02/25/aerosmith-pei.html|archive-date=June 29, 2007}}</ref> In September, the band performed eight dates in major markets in Northeastern North America. These shows were opened by [[Joan Jett]]. The band also played a private gig in Hawaii. A public show in [[Maui]] was canceled for logistical reasons,<ref>{{cite news|title=AEROSMITH: Maui Concert Cancellation Explained|work=Blabbermouth.net|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=81213|access-date=March 29, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216114315/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=81213|archive-date=December 16, 2008}}</ref> which spurred a class action lawsuit against the band.<ref>{{cite news|title=Attorney Says AEROSMITH Fans Want Losses Paid |work=Blabbermouth.net |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=83166 |access-date=March 29, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080306122948/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=83166 |archive-date=March 6, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In April 2009, Aerosmith agreed to compensate all ticket buyers of the canceled show with a free ticket to a rescheduled Maui show to be held on October 20, 2009, along with reimbursements of all out-of-pocket expenses related to the show.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/aerosmith/news/aerosmith-to-settle-lawsuit-with-maui-performance--61987793|title=Aerosmith to Settle Lawsuit with Maui Performance|agency=Associated Press|date=April 27, 2009|access-date=April 29, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430181016/http://new.music.yahoo.com/aerosmith/news/aerosmith-to-settle-lawsuit-with-maui-performance--61987793|archive-date=April 30, 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Agrupacioncompleta.jpg|thumb|right|Aerosmith promoting ''[[Guitar Hero: Aerosmith]]'' in 2008]]
On November 1, 2007, the band entered the studio to work on the final studio album of their current contract with Sony. At the time, it was believed that the album would include both re-recorded tracks left off previous albums as well as brand new material.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Aerosmith Hitting The Studio in November|last=Graff|first=Gary|author-link=Gary Graff|magazine=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1049541/aerosmith-hitting-the-studio-in-november|access-date=September 4, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070910143742/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1049541/aerosmith-hitting-the-studio-in-november|archive-date=September 10, 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> In an interview, guitarist Joe Perry revealed that in addition to creating a new album, the band was working closely with the makers of the [[Guitar Hero (series)|''Guitar Hero'' series]] to develop ''[[Guitar Hero: Aerosmith]]'', a video game dedicated to the band's music.<ref>{{cite news|title=New Guitar Hero gives sweet emotion to Aerosmith fans|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/idUSWNAS125620080216|access-date=February 15, 2008|first=Scott|last=Hillis|date=February 15, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216060124/https://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/idUSWNAS125620080216|archive-date=February 16, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> The game was released on June 29, 2008, and contains many of their most popular songs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wii Preview: Guitar Hero: Aerosmith|first=Neal|last=Ronaghan|publisher=Nintendo World Report|url=https://nintendoworldreport.com/previewArt.cfm?artid=15660|access-date=April 1, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080413023457/http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/previewArt.cfm?artid=15660|archive-date=April 13, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> Steven Tyler announced on VH1 Classic Radio on September 4, 2008, that Aerosmith intended to enter the studio at the end of September 2008 to complete the band's [[Aerosmith's fifteenth studio album|15th studio album]]. Tyler also confirmed that the band planned to begin a new US tour in June 2009, in support of the as-yet-untitled album. This tour was supposed to be preceded by a concert in Venezuela on February 1, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aerosmith to play in Venezuela|publisher=Aero Force One|url=http://www.aeroforceone.com/index.cfm/pk/view/cd/NAA/cdid/1053779/pid/302766|access-date=November 16, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204052135/http://www.aeroforceone.com/index.cfm/pk/view/cd/NAA/cdid/1053779/pid/302766|archive-date=December 4, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> However, on January 15, 2009, Tyler said the band would be unable to play the gig because of a second knee injury of guitarist Joe Perry. In mid-February 2009, it was announced that the album would be produced by the famed [[Brendan O'Brien (record producer)|Brendan O'Brien]] and that the album would likely be recorded live, like their earlier records. Although the band had hoped to finish the album before the tour started in June 2009,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aeroforceone.com/index.cfm/pk/view/cd/NAA/cdid/1087191/pid/1085355|title=Brendan and Disney – Tom Checks In|publisher=AeroForceOne|date=February 18, 2009|access-date=July 2, 2010}}</ref> Perry said that the group "realized there wasn't any chance of getting [the album] finished before we hit the road for the summer." The tour featured [[ZZ Top]] as the opening act for most of the tour.<ref>[[Gary Graff|Graff, Gary]]. [https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/269042/aerosmith-to-tour-with-zz-top-new-album-delayed "Aerosmith to Tour with ZZ Top, New Album Delayed"]. [[billboard.com]]. April 4, 2009.</ref> The Aerosmith/ZZ Top Tour, presented by ''Guitar Hero: Aerosmith'', was officially announced and the first dates released on April 8, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aeroforceone.com/index.cfm/pk/view/cd/NAA/cdid/1099842/pid/302766|title=Aerosmith's 2009 Tour Dates and Tickets!|publisher=AeroForceOne|date=April 8, 2009|access-date=July 2, 2010}}</ref>

The tour was slated to take the band across North America from June to September 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aeroforceone.com/index.cfm?pk=viewall&cd=MAE&pid=10784|title=2010 Aerosmith tour dates and tickets|publisher=AeroForceOne|date=June 17, 2010|access-date=July 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100621070800/http://www.aeroforceone.com/index.cfm?pk=viewall&cd=MAE&pid=10784|archive-date=June 21, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> The tour featured the band performing nearly all of the songs on their 1975 album ''[[Toys in the Attic (album)|Toys in the Attic]]'' during the first seven dates of the tour and also featured Joe Perry sing lead vocals on the 1976 "Combination". The tour was plagued with several health problems, however. Guitarist [[Brad Whitford]] had to sit out the first seven dates of the tour in order to recover from head surgery, after injuring his head getting out of his car. On June 28, 2009, at the band's seventh show of the tour at the [[Mohegan Sun Arena]] in [[Uncasville, Connecticut]], lead singer [[Steven Tyler]] injured his leg, which required seven shows to be postponed. As soon as the band resumed the tour on July 15, Whitford returned to the fold. However, [[Tom Hamilton (musician)|Tom Hamilton]] had to depart the tour in order to recover from non-invasive surgery. On August 5, 2009, Tyler was rushed to the hospital after falling from the stage at a concert in [[Sturgis, South Dakota]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idiomag.com/peek/97032/aerosmith|title=Aerosmith Cancel US Tour|access-date=August 21, 2009|date=August 15, 2009|publisher=[[idiomag]]}}</ref> He was helped up by security staff and taken backstage, before guitarist Joe Perry told the audience the show was over. Tyler was airlifted to Rapid City Regional Hospital, where he received treatment for head and neck injuries and a broken shoulder. In the wake of Tyler's injuries, the band was forced to postpone five shows in Western Canada. On August 14, 2009, Aerosmith announced that they had decided to cancel the rest of their US tour dates with ZZ Top, due to Tyler's injuries.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aerosmith cancels tour due to Tyler injuries |last=Bream |first=Jon |work=Star Tribune |url=http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/53194297.html?elr=KArksc8P:Pc:UHDaaDyiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU |access-date=August 14, 2008 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606124717/http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/53194297.html?elr=KArksc8P%3APc%3AUHDaaDyiUiD3aPc%3A_Yyc%3AaUU |archive-date=June 6, 2011|df=mdy}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=125244 |title=AEROSMITH Cancels Remainder of Summer Tour|publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |date=August 14, 2009 |access-date=July 2, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090817211921/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=125244 |archive-date=August 17, 2009}}</ref>

In the midst of the tour, Perry completed work on his fifth solo album, ''[[Have Guitar, Will Travel (Joe Perry album)|Have Guitar, Will Travel]]'' and drummer [[Joey Kramer]] released his autobiography, ''Hit Hard''. Perry's solo album was released on October 6, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hit Hard – Joey Kramer – Paperback|work=HarperCollins|url=http://www.harpercollins.com/9780061566622/hit-hard|access-date=January 6, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Have Guitar Will Travel – Joe Perry|author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|work=Allmusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/have-guitar-will-travel-mw0000831001|access-date=January 6, 2015}}</ref>

After Tyler recovered from falling off stage, the band returned to the stage in mid-October for two shows in Hawaii, one in [[Maui]] which was rescheduled from 2007 and finally played as part of a legal settlement, and an additional show which was played in [[Honolulu]]. In early November, the band played a concert in [[Abu Dhabi]] at the [[Abu Dhabi Grand Prix|Grand Prix]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Beyoncé, Aerosmith To Rev Up Abu Dhabi|magazine=Pollstar|url=https://www.pollstar.com/news_article.aspx?ID=691378|access-date=January 6, 2015}}</ref>

==={{anchor|Tyler-Perry feud, Cocked, Locked, and Ready to Rock Tour, and new album (2009–present)}}Tyler-Perry feud and Cocked, Locked, and Ready to Rock Tour (2009–2010)===
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[[File:Aerosmith 4.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.9|Aerosmith performing in [[Arnhem]], Netherlands, on June 23, 2010]]Tyler pulled out of a planned South American tour at the end of 2009 and seemed intent on pursuing solo projects, including his autobiography ''Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?''. Tyler told ''Classic Rock magazine'', "I don't know what I'm doing yet, but it's definitely going to be something Steven Tyler: working on the brand of myself – Brand Tyler."<ref name="classicrockmagazine.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/are-aerosmith-headed-for-a-permanent-vacation|title=Are Aerosmith Headed for a Permanent Vacation?|publisher=Classicrockmagazine.com|date=April 11, 2009|access-date=July 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527233329/http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/are-aerosmith-headed-for-a-permanent-vacation/|archive-date=May 27, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> Meanwhile, guitarist Joe Perry toured the United States at the end of 2009, and Japan and the UK early in 2010.<ref name="classicrockmagazine.com" />

In November 2009, Joe Perry stated that Tyler had not been in contact with the band and could be on the verge of quitting Aerosmith.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/has-steven-tyler-quit-aerosmith|title=Has Steven Tyler Quit Aerosmith?|magazine=Metal Hammer|date=February 19, 2010|access-date=July 2, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101002050530/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/has-steven-tyler-quit-aerosmith/|archive-date=October 2, 2010|df=mdy}}</ref> Perry stated that the rest of the group was "looking for a new singer to work with".<ref name="BBCquit">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8355485.stm|work=BBC News|title=Tyler is 'not quitting Aerosmith'|date=November 11, 2009|access-date=April 23, 2010}}</ref> It was reported that singer [[Lenny Kravitz]] had been approached for Steven Tyler's position, which he then declined.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/music/international/2009/lenny-tyler-aerosmith-091209.html|title=Lenny Kravitz can't replace Steven Tyler|publisher=Entertainment.oneindia.in|date=December 9, 2009|access-date=July 2, 2010|archive-date=October 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020191253/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/music/international/2009/lenny-tyler-aerosmith-091209.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

However, despite the rumors of him leaving the band, Tyler joined the Joe Perry Project onstage on November 10, 2009, at the Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza, and Tyler and Perry performed the Aerosmith single "[[Walk This Way]]" together. According to sources at the event, Tyler assured the crowd that he was "not quitting Aerosmith".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=130178|title=Steven Tyler: I Am Not Leaving Aerosmith!|publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com|date=November 10, 2009|access-date=July 2, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091114052921/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=130178|archive-date=November 14, 2009|df=mdy}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lindsay|first=Andrew|url=http://stereokill.net/2009/11/11/steven-tyler-is-not-leaving-aerosmith|title=Steven Tyler is NOT leaving Aerosmith|publisher=stereokill.net|date=November 11, 2009|access-date=July 2, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091215020315/http://stereokill.net/2009/11/11/steven-tyler-is-not-leaving-aerosmith/|archive-date=December 15, 2009|df=mdy}}</ref>

On December 22, 2009, ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine reported that Tyler had entered a rehabilitation facility to manage his addiction to painkillers, brought on by injuries to his knees, legs, and feet, that resulted from years of performing. In his statement, Tyler said he is grateful for the support he is receiving, is committed to getting things taken care of, and is eager to get back on stage and in the recording studio with his bandmates.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bartolomeo|first=Joey|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20332576,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091223035822/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20332576,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 23, 2009|title=Steven Tyler Enters Rehab for Painkiller Addiction|work=People|date=December 22, 2009|access-date=July 2, 2010}}</ref>

On January 20, 2010, Perry confirmed the band were about to audition for a new singer to replace Tyler.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60K5MJ20100121|title=Aerosmith to hold auditions for replacement singer|work=Reuters|date=January 21, 2010|access-date=July 2, 2010}}</ref> Perry said Tyler's surgery to his legs would "take him out of the picture" for up to a year and a half, and in the meantime, the rest of the band wanted to continue performing. Perry also said that the band would be willing to continue working with Tyler in the future if the singer wanted to.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8474439.stm|title=Aerosmith look to 'replace' frontman Steve Tyler|publisher=BBC|date=January 22, 2010|access-date=January 22, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100123052241/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8474439.stm|archive-date=January 23, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>

In response, Tyler's attorney sent the band and its manager a "cease and desist" letter and threatened further legal action against both if the band did not discontinue this effort to replace Tyler.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ca.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idCATRE61008620100201|title=Steven Tyler eyes suit to stop Aerosmith replacement|last=Graff|first=Gary|author-link=Gary Graff|work=Reuters|date=January 31, 2010|access-date=January 31, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100208170157/http://ca.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idCATRE61008620100201|archive-date=February 8, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On February 15, 2010, it was announced that Aerosmith were to headline [[Download Festival]] at [[Donington Park]], England in June 2010. Tyler was confirmed as the frontman for the show by festival promoter Andy Copping. It was announced that the band would precede the June 13, 2010 date with an appearance at the [[Sweden Rock Festival]] on June 10, 2010, in [[Sölvesborg]]. During the Donington show, Perry celebrated Tyler's position as frontman, dubbing him "the best lead singer on the planet".<ref>{{cite web|title=Rain clears for Aerosmith's festival closing Download set|date=June 13, 2010|publisher=NME|url=https://www.nme.com/news/aerosmith/51503|access-date=January 6, 2015}}</ref> On February 24, the band announced the first batch of dates for their upcoming [[Cocked, Locked, Ready to Rock Tour]]. The tour saw the band play seven dates in South and Central America in May, followed by eleven dates in Europe, in June and early July. The band performed in Colombia, Peru and Greece for the first time in their career on this tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aeroforceone.com/index.cfm/pk/view/cd/NAA/cdid/1250674/pid/302766|title=Aerosmith Back on the Road With 'Cocked, Locked, Ready To Rock Tour!'|publisher=AeroForceOne|date=February 24, 2010|access-date=July 2, 2010}}</ref> The band performed 24 concerts in North America in late July, August, and September. Many of the concerts were in locations the band canceled on in 2009. As part of the tour, the band played [[Fenway Park]] in Boston with fellow Bostonians [[the J. Geils Band]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aeroforceone.com/index.cfm/pk/view/cd/NAA/cdid/1299123/pid/302766|title=Aerosmith Announces US Tour Dates|publisher=AeroForceOne|date=May 28, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917130716/http://aeroforceone.com/index.cfm/pk/view/cd/NAA/cdid/1299123/pid/302766|archive-date=September 17, 2010|access-date=August 22, 2016}}</ref>

[[File:Fantastic Duo (4731749210).jpg|thumb|upright|In 2010, tensions flared between Tyler (left) and Perry (right)  after the former accepted an offer to be a judge on ''[[American Idol]]'']]
Problems on the band's Cocked, Locked, and Ready to Rock Tour arose in August 2010, including Tyler accidentally hitting Joe Perry in the head with his microphone stand at a show in [[Wantagh, New York]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.redlasso.com/ClipPlayer.aspx?id=4d8f7465-84d0-4e4c-bfb2-7397f3e0f509|title=Steven Tyler hits Joe Perry on the head with his microphone stand|publisher=Red Lasso|date=August 19, 2010|access-date=August 20, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100823023345/http://www.redlasso.com/ClipPlayer.aspx?id=4d8f7465-84d0-4e4c-bfb2-7397f3e0f509|archive-date=August 23, 2010}}</ref> and Perry bumping into Tyler at the Toronto show, which caused Tyler to tumble off the stage.<ref>{{cite web|last=MacNeil|first=Jason|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/A/Aerosmith/ConcertReviews/2010/08/18/15058436.html|title=Concert Review: Air Canada Centre, Toronto|work=jam.canoe.ca|publisher=Canoe.ca|date=August 18, 2010|access-date=November 7, 2010|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713114833/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/A/Aerosmith/ConcertReviews/2010/08/18/15058436.html|archive-date=July 13, 2012|url-status=usurped|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/entertainment/local/article/90813--aerosmith-s-steven-tyler-falls-off-stage-at-acc|title=Aerosmith's Steven Tyler Falls Off Stage at ACC|work=CityNews Toronto|publisher=Rogers Broadcasting|date=August 18, 2010|access-date=November 7, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629151708/http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/entertainment/local/article/90813--aerosmith-s-steven-tyler-falls-off-stage-at-acc|archive-date=June 29, 2011}}</ref> Perry suffered a minor head injury at the Wantagh show and Tyler was helped back up by fans and Perry at the Toronto show, and both shows went on. Around the same time as these incidents, tension flared again between Perry and Tyler due to Tyler's plans to become a talent judge on ''[[American Idol]]''. Perry criticized Tyler for not consulting the rest of the band, saying that he "found out on the internet, like the rest of the world" and that nobody else in the band knew anything about it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockradio.co.uk/rock-news/aerosmith-set-for-another-civil-war/i2gu9yam|title=Aerosmith set for another civil war|work=Rock Radio|publisher=GMG Radio|date=October 26, 2010|access-date=November 7, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101111010002/http://www.rockradio.co.uk/rock-news/aerosmith-set-for-another-civil-war/i2gu9yam|archive-date=November 11, 2010}}</ref>

On August 18, 2010, it was reported that Tyler officially signed on with the show.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/celebritology/2010/08/report_steven_tyler_confirmed.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005092226/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/celebritology/2010/08/report_steven_tyler_confirmed.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 5, 2012|title=Report: Steven Tyler confirmed for 'American Idol'|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=August 18, 2010|access-date=August 21, 2010}}</ref> When asked about this in October, Perry declared he understood Tyler's reasons and wished him luck, but stated that he would seek different projects – "I'm tired of waiting around, so I'm not passing up anything right now".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spinner.com/2010/10/29/joe-perry-steven-tyler-american-idol/|title=Joe Perry Wishes Steven Tyler Success With 'American Idol'|publisher=[[Spinner.com]]|date=October 29, 2010|first=Steve|last=Baltin|access-date=December 13, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101207034412/http://www.spinner.com/2010/10/29/joe-perry-steven-tyler-american-idol/|archive-date=December 7, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>

While announcing the Cocked, Locked, and Ready to Rock Tour in 2009, Tyler and Perry said that the next item on the agenda was a new Aerosmith album, the group's first since 2004's ''Honkin' on Bobo.'' The group did some recording with producer Brendan O'Brien in 2008 but halted because of Tyler's health problems.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Graff|first=Gary|author-link=Gary Graff|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957559/aerosmiths-tyler-perry-are-back-in-the-saddle-again|title=Aerosmith's Tyler, Perry Are Back in the Saddle Again|magazine=Billboard|date=June 30, 2009|access-date=November 7, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101111201102/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957559/aerosmiths-tyler-perry-are-back-in-the-saddle-again|archive-date=November 11, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton told the ''[[Boston Herald]]'' in September 2010 that Tyler believes he has the time and energy to continue fronting the band while also being a judge on ''American Idol''.<ref name="rs sep 2010" />

Hamilton explained, "Steven's been very emphatic in saying that the way his time is arranged on the show leaves room to work on a record. He's been taking great pains to remind everybody of that, so hopefully that's the way it will come out."<ref name="rs sep 2010">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/aerosmith-bassist-hopeful-about-recording-20100927|title=Aerosmith Bassist Hopeful About Recording|access-date=April 1, 2011|date=September 27, 2011|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510072654/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/aerosmith-bassist-hopeful-about-recording-20100927|archive-date=May 10, 2012|url-status=live|df=mdy}}</ref> On November 5, 2010, Brad Whitford said the recording sessions will probably be in Los Angeles, where ''American Idol'' is headquartered, and a world tour would follow.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/951627/aerosmith-to-tour-release-new-music-next-year-says-guitarist|title=Aerosmith to Tour, Release New Music Next Year, Says Guitarist|first=Gary|last=Graff|magazine=Billboard|date=November 5, 2010|access-date=December 13, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203123507/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/951627/aerosmith-to-tour-release-new-music-next-year-says-guitarist|archive-date=December 3, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Touring and ''Music from Another Dimension!'' (2010–2013)===
In a November 2010 interview reported at NME.com, drummer [[Joey Kramer]] confirmed that the band had every intention to finish and release their long-delayed album in 2011, stating, "Really, at this point in time, the only thing that's going to stop us is if someone out-and-out dies. Other than that, we've already been through what we've been through and stood the test of time. What else is there?"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/aerosmith/53726|title=Aerosmith to record 'old-school' new album in 2011|work=NME|location=UK|date=November 5, 2010|access-date=November 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101108074442/http://www.nme.com/news/aerosmith/53726|archive-date=November 8, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> On January 18, 2011, Tyler declared that "Joe (Perry) has got some licks and I've got a bunch of songs that I've written for solo and/or Aerosmith" and the band would start prepping the album that week.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70H7W320110118|title=Tyler has "bunch of songs" for new Aerosmith album|work=Reuters|last=Serjeant|first=Jill|date=January 18, 2011|access-date=January 20, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110119132101/https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70H7W320110118|archive-date=January 19, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>
On March 20, 2011, Aerosmith announced a new greatest hits album, ''[[Tough Love: Best of the Ballads]]'', which was released on May 10, 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=156104|title=AEROSMITH To Release 'Tough Love: Best Of The Ballads' In May|access-date=April 2, 2011|date=March 30, 2011|work=Blabbermouth.net|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110405195535/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=156104|archive-date=April 5, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> On May 14, 2011, the band announced a tour of Latin America in the fall of 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=158125|title=AEROSMITH Announces Latin American Tour|work=Blabbermouth.net|date=May 14, 2011|access-date=May 17, 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120908204506/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=158125|archive-date=September 8, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> In June, Joe Perry announced that the band is going to meet at the recording studio to produce the next album of the band in July. On August 30, 2011, it was announced that the new album will be released around May 2012. The album will be produced by [[Jack Douglas (record producer)|Jack Douglas]], who produced four albums for the band in the 1970s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=162609|title=AEROSMITH Working On 'Raw, Nasty, Tough Rock' Album For May 2012 Release|publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com|access-date=October 20, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005013658/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=162609|archive-date=October 5, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalrage.com/news/61536/aerosmith-working-on-raw-nasty-tough-rock-album-for-may-2012-release.html|title=News: – Just like beer, only greener and with more words|publisher=Metalrage.com|date=January 1, 1970|access-date=October 20, 2011}}</ref> Aerosmith began their fall tour of Latin America and Japan on October 22, 2011, in [[Lima]], [[Peru]]. As part of the tour, the band performed in [[Paraguay]], Panama, and [[Ecuador]] for the first time in their careers. Their show in [[Asunción]], [[Paraguay]] was postponed a day, after lead singer Steven Tyler sustained facial injuries after falling in his hotel room shower, due to a bout of food poisoning that dehydrated him and caused him to faint.<ref>{{cite news|last=Anne|first=Sarah|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/celebritology/post/steven-tyler-hurts-face-loses-teeth-after-bathroom-fall-in-paraguay/2011/10/26/gIQABS2dIM_blog.html|title=Steven Tyler hurts face, loses teeth after bathroom fall in Paraguay – Celebritology 2.0|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=October 26, 2011|access-date=March 29, 2012}}</ref>

[[File:Steven Tyler Joey Kramer June 2012.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.9|Steven Tyler and Joey Kramer playing drums together at an Aerosmith concert in Chicago, Illinois, on June 22, 2012]]
On March 11, 2012, Aerosmith was featured on an episode of ''[[60 Minutes]]''. The show included very candid interviews with the band members, interspersed with live performances from the band's 2011 tour. Some of the comments the band members said about each other seemed to re-ignite past tensions in the band.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2012/03/16/steven_tyler_admits_aerosmith_said_too|title=Steven Tyler Admits Aerosmith 'Said Too Much' In '60 Minutes' Interview|publisher=starpulse.com|date=March 16, 2012|access-date=May 11, 2012|archive-date=February 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222062258/http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2012/03/16/steven_tyler_admits_aerosmith_said_too|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, on March 22, 2012, Joe Perry surprised Steven Tyler by performing "[[Happy Birthday to You|Happy Birthday]]" for him on ''American Idol'', as an early birthday present for Tyler.<ref>{{cite web|author=Wright, Shauna|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/joe-perry-steven-tyler-happy-birthday-american-idol/|title=Joe Perry Gives Steven Tyler an Early Birthday Present on 'American Idol'|publisher=Ultimate Classic Rock|date=March 23, 2012|access-date=May 11, 2012}}</ref> On March 26, 2012, Aerosmith announced a summer tour with [[Cheap Trick]] entitled the "[[Global Warming Tour]]". On May 23, 2012, Aerosmith debuted their new single, "[[Legendary Child]]", on the season finale of ''[[American Idol]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Greene, Andy|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/joe-perry-aerosmith-will-perform-on-american-idol-season-finale-20120510|title=Joe Perry: Aerosmith Will Perform on 'American Idol' Season Finale|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=May 10, 2012|access-date=May 11, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Gomez, Jorge|title=Aerosmith debuted their new single on the 'American Idol' season finale|url=http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/2012/05/aerosmith-debuted-their-new-single-american-idol-season-finale|publisher=Celebrity Cafe|date=May 10, 2012|access-date=May 12, 2012}}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Shortly after, it was announced that their fifteenth studio album, ''[[Music from Another Dimension!]]'', would be released on November 6, 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=175955|title=Aerosmith Frontman Explains New Album Delay|work=Blabbermouth.net|date=June 26, 2012|access-date=June 26, 2012}}</ref> On May 30, 2012, Aerosmith and Cheap Trick performed for [[Walmart]] shareholders.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bravewords.com/news/183601|title=Aerosmith, Cheap Trick To Play 2012 Walmart Shareholders Meeting|publisher=Bravewords.com|date=May 12, 2012|access-date=May 20, 2012|archive-date=May 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510104320/http://www.bravewords.com/news/183601|url-status=dead}}</ref> Aerosmith's "Global Warming Tour" began June 16, 2012 in Minneapolis and took the band to 26 locations across North America through August 12, 2012.<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Greene, Andy|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/aerosmith-announce-global-warming-tour-dates-20120326|title=Aerosmith Announce 'Global Warming' Tour Dates &#124; Music News|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=March 29, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aeroforceone.com/index.cfm?pk=viewall&cd=MAE&pid=10784|title=2012 Aerosmith tour dates and tickets|publisher=AeroForceOne|date=March 26, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502004556/http://www.aeroforceone.com/index.cfm?pk=viewall&cd=MAE&pid=10784|archive-date=May 2, 2012|access-date=August 22, 2016}}</ref> The band hinted that the tour would continue in October/November after the album release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aeroforceone.com/index.cfm/pk/view/cd/NAA/cdid/1577329/pid/302766|title=Aerosmith Interview on 'Idol' Finale &#124; Aerosmith News|publisher=AeroForceOne|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221130416/http://www.aeroforceone.com/index.cfm/pk/view/cd/NAA/cdid/1577329/pid/302766|archive-date=February 21, 2014|access-date=August 22, 2016}}</ref> On August 22, 2012, Aerosmith released two singles simultaneously, the rocker "[[Lover Alot]]" and the ballad "[[What Could Have Been Love]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iconvsicon.com/2012/08/28/aerosmith-to-unleash-music-from-another-dimension-on-november-6th/|title=Aerosmith To Unleash 'Music From Another Dimension' On November 6!|publisher=Icon vs. Icon|date=August 28, 2012|access-date=September 2, 2012|archive-date=September 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904000107/http://www.iconvsicon.com/2012/08/28/aerosmith-to-unleash-music-from-another-dimension-on-november-6th/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On September 22, 2012, Aerosmith performed at the [[iHeartRadio]] music festival in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]]. In advance of the release of their new album, the band performed on ''[[The Late Show with David Letterman]]'' and ''[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]'', and Tyler and Perry were interviewed on ''The Late Show'' and ''[[The View (talk show)|The View]]''. In addition, Tyler, Perry and Whitford performed "[[Dream On (Aerosmith song)|Dream On]]" for the telethon ''[[Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together]]'' to raise funds for the victims of the [[Hurricane Sandy|namesake storm]] that struck the Northeastern United States. On November 5, 2012, Aerosmith performed an outdoor concert<ref name="Commonwealth" /> in front of their old apartment at 1325 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston to celebrate the release of their album and their Boston roots. ''Music from Another Dimension!'' was released on November 6, 2012. Two days later, the band began the 2nd leg of their Global Warming Tour, which took the band to 14 North American locations through December 13, 2012.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Aerosmith Announce Second Leg of Global Warming Tour|first=Lukasz|last=Bielawksi|magazine=Guitar World|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/aerosmith-announce-second-leg-global-warming-tour|access-date=January 6, 2015}}</ref>

On January 21, 2013, Aerosmith released "[[Can't Stop Lovin' You (Aerosmith song)|Can't Stop Lovin' You]]" (featuring [[Carrie Underwood]]) as the fourth single from ''Music from Another Dimension!''.<ref name="All Access">{{cite web|title=Hot/Modern/AC Future Releases|url=http://www.allaccess.com/hot-modern-ac/future-releases|publisher=Allaccess.com|access-date=January 22, 2013}}</ref> On February 20, 2013, it was announced that the band's principal songwriters Steven Tyler and Joe Perry would be recipients of the [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP]] Founders Award at the society's 30th Annual Pop Music Awards on April 17, 2013.<ref name="Hollywood Reporter">{{cite web|title=Steven Tyler and Joe Perry to Receive ASCAP Founders Award at 30th annual Pop Music Awards|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/steven-tyler-joe-perry-receive-422964|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=February 21, 2013|access-date=February 23, 2013}}</ref> Two days later, it was announced that the duo would be inducted into the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] at a ceremony to be held on June 13, 2013.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Steven Tyler and Joe Perry Picked for Songwriters Hall of Fame|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/steven-tyler-and-joe-perry-picked-for-songwriters-hall-of-fame-20130222|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=February 22, 2013|access-date=February 23, 2013}}</ref>

[[File:Aerosmith IMG 0301 (10032127613).jpg|thumb|right|Brad Whitford (left) and Steven Tyler (right) performing with Aerosmith in Caracas, 2013]]
In late April 2013 and early May 2013, Aerosmith extended their Global Warming Tour to Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Singapore. This marked the band's first performances in Australia in 23 years,<ref>{{cite web|title=Aerosmith Australian Tour Announcement Imminent|first=Paul|last=Cashmere|url=https://www.noise11.com/news/aerosmith-australian-tour-announcement-imminent-20130221|publisher=Noise 11|date=February 21, 2013|access-date=May 4, 2013}}</ref> and the band's first-ever performances in the latter four countries.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aerosmith live in Dunedin|url=http://www.therock.net.nz/MusicampEvents/LiveRock/Aerosmith.aspx|publisher=[[The Rock (radio station)|The Rock FM]]|access-date=May 4, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302032633/http://www.therock.net.nz/MusicampEvents/LiveRock/Aerosmith.aspx|archive-date=March 2, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Aerosmith concert at the SM MOA Arena May 8|first=Dexter Rodrigo|last=Matilla|url=http://www.philstar.com/music/2013/03/05/916126/aerosmith-concert-sm-moa-arena-may-8|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=March 5, 2013|access-date=March 4, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Aerosmith: Global Warming World Tour Live in Jakarta 2013|url=http://www.indonesia.travel/en/news/detail/947/aerosmith-global-warming-world-tour-live-in-jakarta-2013|publisher=Wonderful Indonesia|date=April 30, 2013|access-date=May 4, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501235728/http://indonesia.travel/en/news/detail/947/aerosmith-global-warming-world-tour-live-in-jakarta-2013|archive-date=May 1, 2013|df=mdy}}</ref> Tom Hamilton had to miss the last three Australian shows due to illness, David Hull filled in for him.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aerosmith's Tom Hamilton Pulls Out of Australian Tour Due to Illness|first=Dave|last=Lifton|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/aerosmith-tom-hamilton-australian-tour-illness/|publisher=Ultimate Classic Rock|date=April 29, 2013|access-date=May 4, 2013}}</ref> On May 5, 2013, Aerosmith cancelled their first-ever performance in Indonesia (scheduled for May 11, 2013) due to safety concerns, the actual threat was not released.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aerosmith cancels Jakarta concert|url=http://www.france24.com/en/20130505-aerosmith-cancels-jakarta-concert|publisher=France24|access-date=May 5, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506234409/http://www.france24.com/en/20130505-aerosmith-cancels-jakarta-concert|archive-date=May 6, 2013}}</ref> On May 30, 2013, Aerosmith performed as part of the "Boston Strong" charity concert for victims of the [[Boston Marathon bombing]].<ref>{{cite web|title='Boston Strong' Concert Organizer: 'This Town Can't Be Brought Down'|first=Shirley|last=Halperin|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1560666/boston-strong-concert-organizer-this-town-cant-be-brought-down|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=May 3, 2013|access-date=May 4, 2013}}</ref> The band also performed at the [[Greenbrier Classic]] in West Virginia on July 6, 2013<ref>{{cite news|title=Aerosmith coming to The Greenbrier Classic|url=http://www.register-herald.com/local/x1340812335/AEROSMITH-coming-to-The-Greenbrier-Classic|newspaper=[[The Register-Herald]]|date=April 11, 2013|access-date=May 4, 2013}}</ref> at the [[Foxwoods Resort Casino]] in Connecticut on July 10, 2013,<ref>{{cite web|title=Aerosmith Announces First US Tour Date of 2013 at Foxwoods|first=Tim|last=Staskiewicz|url=http://wzlx.cbslocal.com/2013/04/10/aerosmith-announces-first-us-tour-date-of-2013-at-foxwoods/|publisher=[[WZLX|100.7 WZLX]]|date=April 10, 2013|access-date=May 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420014158/http://wzlx.cbslocal.com/2013/04/10/aerosmith-announces-first-us-tour-date-of-2013-at-foxwoods/|archive-date=April 20, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> four concerts in Japan in mid-August, and as part of the [[Harley-Davidson]] 110th Anniversary Concert series in Milwaukee on August 30, 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Harley-Davidson anniversary celebration adds Toby Keith, Aerosmith|first=piet|last=levy|url=https://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/musicandnightlife/harley12-as9h4en-202570481.html|newspaper=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]|date=April 11, 2013|access-date=May 4, 2013}}</ref> In the fall of 2013, Aerosmith extended their tour to Central and South America, including their first-ever performances in Guatemala, El Salvador and Uruguay. Hamilton had to depart the Latin American tour due to illness.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aerosmith Star Sidelined By Illness|url=https://www.antimusic.com/news/13/October/22Aerosmith_Star_Sidelined_By_Illness.shtml#.UmcKVBBPApU|publisher=antimusic.com|date=October 22, 2013|access-date=October 22, 2013}}</ref>

In July 2013, the band released the live concert DVD ''[[Rock for the Rising Sun]]'', which also documented the band's 2011 tour of Japan. The release was also screened in select theaters in October 2013.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Gallo's Film & TV Briefs: Aerosmith Releases Concert Film, Stone Roses Documentary Acquired, 'Sing-Off' Sets December Return|author=Gallo, Phil|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/tv-film/5748241/gallos-film-tv-briefs-aerosmith-releases-concert-film-stone-roses|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=October 10, 2013|access-date=October 22, 2013}}</ref>

===Solo endeavors and continued touring (2014–2018)===
[[File:Aerosmith 2015.jpg|thumb|left|Aerosmith performing on the [[Blue Army Tour]] in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on August 4, 2015]]
On March 21, 2014, in tweets released by Joe Perry, Joey Kramer, and [[Slash (musician)|Slash]], it was announced that Aerosmith would be touring North America with Slash (along with [[Myles Kennedy]] & the Conspirators) in the summer of 2014. This followed a 17-date European tour that Aerosmith took from May 14, 2014, to July 2, 2014. The North American tour, known as the [[Let Rock Rule Tour]], sent Aerosmith to 21 locations from July 10, 2014, to September 12, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aerosmith + Slash Set to Announce 2014 U.S. Tour|author=Kaufman, Spencer|url=https://loudwire.com/aerosmith-slash-2014-u-s-tour/|work=[[Loudwire]]|date=March 22, 2014|access-date=March 24, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Aerosmith and Slash to Officially Announce 'Let Rock Rule' Tour Details Next Tuesday|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/aerosmith-and-slash-to-officially-announce-let-rock-rule-tour-details-next-tuesday/|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=April 3, 2014|access-date=April 6, 2014}}</ref>

Asked in May 2014 if Aerosmith would release a sixteenth studio album anytime soon, bassist [[Tom Hamilton (musician)|Tom Hamilton]] replied, "I hope soon. But I really don't know what we are doing because we no longer have a record contract. We are finished with Columbia. So, there is nothing written in stone. We'll see what the fans want."<ref>{{cite web|title=Aerosmith's Tom Hamilton Talks About His Health, Touring The World And Possibility of New Music |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/aerosmiths-tom-hamilton-talks-about-his-health-touring-the-world-and-possibility-of-new-music/ |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=May 4, 2014|access-date=May 4, 2014}}</ref> In an interview with ''Rolling Stone'' about what the future holds, Joe Perry admitted that, "I don't even know if making new albums makes sense anymore. Maybe we'll just release an EP every six months. I don't know what the future looks like."<ref>{{cite news|last=Greene|first=Andy |title=Aerosmith May Never Release Another Album |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/aerosmith-may-never-release-another-album-20140523 |access-date=May 24, 2014 |newspaper=Rolling Stone|date=May 23, 2014}}</ref>

On October 7, 2014, Perry released his autobiography ''Rocks: My Life in and Out of Aerosmith'', co-written by David Ritz.<ref>{{cite news|author=Farber, Jim|title=Aerosmith from the inside: Joe Perry's autobiography, 'Rocks,' gives long history of feuding and friction with Steven Tyler|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/joe-perry-book-cites-rocky-ties-steven-tyler-article-1.1954287|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=September 29, 2014|access-date=May 14, 2015}}</ref> Perry promoted the book with a book-signing tour that took him to 14 locations across the United States in the month of October.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Joe Perry Books A Book Tour|url=http://www.pollstar.com/news_article.aspx?ID=814020|magazine=Pollstar|date=September 25, 2014|access-date=May 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518080715/http://www.pollstar.com/news_article.aspx?ID=814020|archive-date=May 18, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> On February 26, 2015, Aerosmith premiered the film ''Aerosmith Rocks Donington'' in 300 movie theaters across North America; the concert video is from the band's 2014 performance at [[Download Festival]] at [[Donington Park]] in [[Leicestershire, England]]. The video was released on DVD/Blu-ray on September 4, 2015.

On March 31, 2015, lead singer Steven Tyler stated that he was working on his first solo [[country music|country]] album.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Steven Tyler Announces Solo Country Album|first=Andrew|last=Leahey|date=April 1, 2015|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/steven-tyler-announces-solo-country-album-20150401|access-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Steven Tyler cutting country album in Nashville|first=Dave|last=Paulson|date=April 1, 2015|work=[[USA Today]]|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2015/04/01/steven-tyler-country-album-nashville/70804044/|access-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref> On April 6, 2015, it was announced that Tyler signed a record deal with [[Scott Borchetta]]'s [[Dot Records]] (a division of the [[Big Machine Label Group]]).<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Hudak, Joseph|title=Steven Tyler Signs With Big Machine to Release Country Album|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/steven-tyler-signs-with-big-machine-to-release-country-album-20150406|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=April 6, 2015|access-date=May 13, 2015}}</ref> On May 13, 2015, Tyler released the lead single, "[[Love is Your Name]]", from his forthcoming solo debut album. He promoted the song on the ''[[Bobby Bones Show]]'', [[iHeartMedia]], ''[[CBS This Morning]]'', ''[[Entertainment Tonight]]'', and the ''[[American Idol]]'' [[American Idol (season 14)|season 14]] finale.<ref>{{cite news|title=Aerosmith Singer Steven Tyler: More 'Love Is Your Name' Solo Single Details Revealed|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/aerosmith-singer-steven-tyler-more-love-is-your-name-solo-single-details-revealed/|work=Blabbermouth.net|date=May 12, 2015|access-date=May 13, 2015}}</ref>

On June 10, 2015, Aerosmith embarked on the [[Blue Army Tour]], which sent the band to 17 North American locations through August 7, 2015, many of them in smaller venues in secondary markets that the band has either never performed in or hasn't performed in many years. The band also played a one-off show in Moscow on September 5, 2015. On the tour, the band played several lesser-known deep cuts.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aerosmith – The Official Website: Tour Dates|url=https://www.aerosmith.com/tour|access-date=February 25, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Aerosmith Talk 45 Years of 'Kicking Ass' Onstage |last=Browne |first=David |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/aerosmith-talk-45-years-of-kicking-ass-onstage-20150226 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=February 26, 2015 |access-date=February 26, 2015}}</ref>

After the tour, Tyler completed work on his solo album, ''[[We're All Somebody from Somewhere]]'', which was released on July 15, 2016.<ref>{{cite news|author=Mansfield, Brian|title=Steven Tyler releases first country single|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2015/05/13/steven-tyler-country-single-love-is-your-name/27208651/|newspaper=USA Today|date=May 13, 2015|access-date=May 13, 2015}}</ref> Prior to the album's release, a second single, "Red, White & You", was released in January 2016, followed by the third single (the title track) in June 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Steven Tyler, 'Red, White & You'|url=https://tasteofcountry.com/steven-tyler-red-white-and-you/|publisher=[[Taste of Country]]|date=January 22, 2016|access-date=February 15, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Stefano, Angela|title=Hear Steven Tyler's 'We're All Somebody From Somewhere'|url=https://theboot.com/steven-tyler-were-all-somebody-from-somewhere-song/|publisher=[[Townsquare Media|The Boot]]|date=June 24, 2016|access-date=July 12, 2016}}</ref> Meanwhile, Joe Perry worked with [[Alice Cooper]] and [[Johnny Depp]] on the side project [[Hollywood Vampires (band)|Hollywood Vampires]], which released their [[Hollywood Vampires (Hollywood Vampires album)|eponymous debut album]] in September 2015 and performed at the [[58th Grammy Awards]] on February 15, 2016.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Hollywood Vampires |last=Grow |first=Kory |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/hollywood-vampires-hollywood-vampires-20150911 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=September 11, 2015 |access-date=February 15, 2016 |archive-date=December 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231103520/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/hollywood-vampires-hollywood-vampires-20150911 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Brad Whitford re-joined [[Derek St. Holmes]] for a handful of tour dates in November 2015 and a new [[Whitford/St. Holmes]] album that was made available to fans at their live performances and was scheduled for wide release in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brad Whitford and Derek St. Holmes Announce Whitford/St. Holmes Reunion Record |last=Giles |first=Jeff |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/whitford-st-holmes-reunion/ |publisher=[[Ultimate Classic Rock]] |date=July 13, 2015 |access-date=February 15, 2016}}</ref> Tom Hamilton performed with [[Thin Lizzy]] at a handful of concert dates in Europe in the summer of 2016 and also joined [[Pearl Jam]] for a performance of "[[Draw the Line (song)|Draw the Line]]" at Boston's Fenway Park on August 7, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aerosmith's Tom Hamilton to Tour with Thin Lizzy |last=Lifton |first=Dave |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/tom-hamilton-thin-lizzy/ |publisher=[[Ultimate Classic Rock]] |date=April 19, 2016 |access-date=July 12, 2016}}</ref> Meanwhile, Joey Kramer became actively involved in his "Rockin' & Roastin'" coffee business, which opened a location in [[Newry, Maine]], in December 2015 and a second location in [[North Attleborough, Massachusetts]] in July 2016.<ref>{{cite news|title=Aerosmith drummer opens new restaurant/café at Sunday River this season|last=Pierce |first=Kathleen |url=http://bangordailynews.com/2015/11/03/living/aerosmith-drummer-opens-new-restaurantcafe-at-sunday-river-this-season/ |newspaper=[[Bangor Daily News]]|date=November 3, 2015|access-date=February 15, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Rockin' and Roastin' is Now Open in North Attleboro|author=Hatic, Dana|url=https://boston.eater.com/2016/7/1/12067836/rockin-roastin-joey-kramer-aerosmith-opening|publisher=Boston Eater|date=July 1, 2016|access-date=July 12, 2016}}</ref>

Since December 2015, in various interviews, Whitford, Tyler, and Perry all discussed the possibility of a farewell tour or "wind-down tour" slated to start in 2017. Perry has suggested the tour could last for two years and Tyler said it could potentially last "forever", Whitford and Tyler also discussed the potential of doing one last studio album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/steven-tyler-aerosmith-farewell-tour-2017-article-1.2590465|title=Steven Tyler says Aerosmith is considering a farewell tour in 2017|website=[[New York Daily News]]|date=May 8, 2016 |access-date=August 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bostonmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/blog/2016/04/06/aerosmith-farewell-tour-2017/ |title=Aerosmith May Go on a Farewell Tour in 2017: The Boston-bred rockers could be saying goodbye next year |publisher=bostonmagazine.com |last=Juul |first=Matt |date=April 6, 2016 |access-date=August 22, 2016 |archive-date=May 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510102951/http://www.bostonmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/blog/2016/04/06/aerosmith-farewell-tour-2017/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Brad Whitford tells Eddie Trunk Aerosmith is considering a farewell tour and one last album|url=http://wrqk.iheart.com/onair/fishhead-1472/brad-whitford-tells-eddie-trunk-aerosmith-14228377/|publisher=[[WRQK-FM]]|date=December 28, 2015|access-date=July 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918104304/http://wrqk.iheart.com/onair/fishhead-1472/brad-whitford-tells-eddie-trunk-aerosmith-14228377/|archive-date=September 18, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

[[File:Hellfest2017Aerosmith 01.jpg|thumb|right|Aerosmith performing at [[Hellfest]] 2017]]
On July 10, 2016, Perry collapsed onstage at a concert he was performing with the Hollywood Vampires on [[Coney Island]] in [[Brooklyn, New York]]. It is believed he suffered cardiac arrest. He was revived and rushed to the hospital, where he was quickly upgraded to stable condition later that night. The Vampires continued the show without Perry that evening and continued the rest of their tour, but canceled an appearance on ''[[The Late Show with Stephen Colbert]]''. After resting for a few days, Perry made a complete recovery and returned to the Hollywood Vampires tour.<ref>{{cite web|title=Joe Perry Expected to Recover Quickly, Rejoin Hollywood Vampires on Tour |last=Giles |first=Jeff |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/tom-hamilton-thin-lizzy/ |publisher=[[Ultimate Classic Rock]] |date=July 12, 2016 |access-date=July 12, 2016}}</ref>

From September through October 2016 Aerosmith embarked on a nine-date tour of Latin America, called the [[Rock 'N' Roll Rumble Tour]], preceded by a performance at the Kaaboo Festival in [[San Diego, California]] on September 17.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kielty |first=Martin |title=Aerosmith farewell tour next year, says Steven Tyler |url=http://teamrock.com/news/2016-06-22/aerosmith-farewell-tour-2017-steven-tyler |publisher=Team Rock|date=June 22, 2016 |access-date=July 12, 2016}}</ref> In November 2016, Aerosmith announced that they would be going on a "farewell" tour in Europe in the spring and summer of 2017, titled the [[Aero-Vederci Baby! Tour]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Aerosmith Announces 'Aero-Vederci Baby!' 2017 European Tour|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/aerosmith-announces-aero-vederci-baby-2017-european-tour/|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=November 16, 2016|access-date=November 14, 2016}}</ref> The tour launched in Tel Aviv, Israel on May 17, 2017, where approximately 45,000 tickets were sold.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/aerosmiths-steven-tyler-touches-down-in-tel-aviv/|title=Aerosmith's Steven Tyler touches down in Tel Aviv|last=Steinberg|first=Jessica|date=May 14, 2017|work=Times of Israel|access-date=May 17, 2017}}</ref> In early July, the band completed the European leg of the tour; the band extended the tour to South America in September and October 2017, but the last few shows had to be canceled due to health issues. According to Brad Whitford, the tour could end anytime from 2017 to the next four years in 2021.<ref name="billboard.com">{{cite magazine|title=Aerosmith Announces 'Farewell' Tour Dates: 'We All Have Different Feelings About It'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7573675/aerosmith-farewell-tour-joe-perry-interview|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard.com]]|date=November 14, 2016|access-date=December 2, 2016}}</ref> On 19 January 2018, Perry released a solo disc titled ''[[Sweetzerland Manifesto]]''. He also announced that the 2017 tour titled "[[Aero-Vederci Baby! Tour|Aero-Vederci Baby]]!" was not really a final tour and the band will be touring in 2019 to celebrate their 50th anniversary.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/joe-perry-says-aerosmith-is-planning-50th-anniversary-tour/|title=JOE PERRY Says AEROSMITH Is Planning 50th-Anniversary Tour|date=2018-04-18|work=BLABBERMOUTH.NET|access-date=2018-04-23|language=en-US}}</ref>

==="Deuces are Wild" residency, "Peace Out: The Farewell Tour", retirement from touring and possible new music (2019–present)===
[[File:Aearosmith Las Vegas 20190413.jpg|thumb|left|Aerosmith performing in Las Vegas during the band's 2019 [[Deuces Are Wild (concert residency)|Deuces Are Wild]] residency]]
Aerosmith appeared on NBC's ''[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]'' show on August 15, 2018, to announce a [[concert residency|residency]] in Las Vegas called "[[Aerosmith: Deuces are Wild]]", a reference to both Las Vegas [[casino|casino gambling]] and their [[Deuces Are Wild|1994 single of the same name]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/aerosmith-las-vegas-residency-deuces-are-wild-announced-today-show-2018-08-15/|title=Aerosmith announces Las Vegas residency, "Deuces Are Wild"|work=CBS News|access-date=2018-08-16|language=en}}</ref> The band's Las Vegas residency took place in April, June, July, and September thru December 2019. It had been scheduled to be extended into January, February, May, and June 2020 at the [[Park MGM|Park Theater]], but the 2020 dates were cut short due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. In addition to the Las Vegas shows, in mid-July 2019, the band performed at a festival in Minnesota, and in August 2019, they played a total of nine shows spread across three MGM venues in Maryland, New Jersey, and Massachusetts.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://wror.com/2019/02/12/aerosmith-announces-additional-las-vegas-residency-dates/|title=Aerosmith announces additional Las Vegas residency dates|last=Banas|first=Erica|date=2019-02-12|access-date=2019-03-17|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/02/aerosmith-vegas-show-east-coast/|title=Aerosmith bringing their Vegas show to the East Coast|last=Kaufman|first=Spencer|date=2019-02-26|access-date=2019-03-17|language=en}}</ref>

In 2019, a European tour was announced, due to take place through the summer of 2020 following the completion of their Las Vegas dates. However, the shows were canceled in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, as was a 50th Anniversary show at Boston's Fenway Park, originally planned for September 2020. The European dates were initially rescheduled for the summer of 2021<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1268875694664232961|user=Aerosmith|title=New Rescheduled Dates! For more info visit: Aerosmith.com|date=June 5, 2020}}</ref> but were later moved again to summer 2022 due to the ongoing pandemic.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1363969958695165952|user=Aerosmith|title=Due to current conditions and for the safety of our fans, the 2021 European Tour has been rescheduled to 2022. Please stay tuned for more information regarding the new dates or contact your point of purchase. All tickets will be valid for new dates.|date=Feb 22, 2021}}</ref>

In January 2019, Joe Perry stated that he and Steven Tyler were due to start recording new material together for a new Aerosmith album.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ustaer|first=Feyyaz|date=December 31, 2018|title=Joe Perry Shares New Details About New Aerosmith Album|url=https://metalheadzone.com/joe-perry-shares-new-details-about-new-aerosmith-album/|access-date=October 20, 2019|website=Metalheadzone.com|archive-date=June 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618214813/https://metalheadzone.com/joe-perry-shares-new-details-about-new-aerosmith-album/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The next month, on February 14, 2019, Aerosmith was scheduled to receive a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]], but the ceremony and installation were postponed due to inclement weather with a new date to be determined later.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-aerosmith-hollywood-walk-of-fame-ceremony-postponed-20190214-story.html|title=Aerosmith's Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony takes a rain check|last=Pineda|first=Dorany|date=February 14, 2019|access-date=2022-09-23|newspaper=LA Times}}</ref>

In April 2019, drummer Joey Kramer suffered minor injuries to his shoulder<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kirkl|first=Justin|date=2020-01-23|title=What Could Be More Aerosmith Than Their Current Feud With Founding Member Joey Kramer?|url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a30641511/aerosmith-joey-kramer-injury-drummer-grammys-controversy-explained/|access-date=2020-09-28|website=Esquire|language=en-US}}</ref> following an unspecified accident, and was forced to stand down from several concerts of the band's Las Vegas residency. His drum technician John Douglas substituted for him. In November of that same year, Kramer told several news sites that he was not allowed to rejoin the band despite his recovery, to which the band responded that his playing was "not up to Aerosmith standards".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a30641511/aerosmith-joey-kramer-injury-drummer-grammys-controversy-explained/|title=What Could Be More Aerosmith Than Their Current Feud With Founding Member Joey Kramer?|first=Justin|last=Kirkl|date=January 23, 2020|website=Esquire.com|access-date=April 6, 2021}}</ref> The disagreement culminated in a series of lawsuits in January 2020, after which Kramer was expected to be barred from performing with the band at the 2020 Grammy Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/23/entertainment/drummer-joey-kramer-aerosmith-court-case/index.html|title=Joey Kramer loses battle to play with Aerosmith at Grammys|author=Lisa Respers France|website=Cnn.com|date=January 23, 2020 |access-date=April 6, 2021}}</ref> Kramer rejoined Aerosmith in February 2020 for their Las Vegas residency.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wallis|first=Adam|date=February 11, 2020|title=Joey Kramer rejoins Aerosmith as drummer after legal battle|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/6537159/joey-kramer-rejoins-aerosmith/|access-date=2021-04-03|website=Global News|language=}}</ref>

In an August 2020 interview with former [[The Black Crowes]] drummer Steve Gorman, on his radio show ''Steve Gorman Rocks'', [[Brad Whitford]] was asked what the future of Aerosmith looked like. His response was "I don't really know what they want to do. And, I don't really care because, um, truthfully, I'm not interested anymore",<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stevegormanrocks.com/2020/08/10/steve-talks-with-aerosmiths-brad-whitford/|title=Steve Talks with Aerosmith's Brad Whitford!|date=August 10, 2020|website=Stevegormanrocks.com|access-date=April 6, 2021}}</ref> citing ongoing dysfunction within the band. He expressed similar concerns in an interview with [[Joe Bonamassa]] on his "Live From Nerdville" podcast in June 2021. Whitford shared his thoughts about how the [[COVID-19]] outbreak would affect touring plans for Aerosmith, and musicians in general, while acknowledging his and his bandmate's current ages. Stating, "I mean, I have my doubts about Aerosmith ever performing again at this stage because age is becoming a real factor. It is what it is."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCjiZi9NzME/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211028/vCjiZi9NzME| archive-date=2021-10-28|title=Joe Bonamassa - Live from Nerdville Episode 53 |date=June 2, 2021|website=youtube.com|access-date=June 21, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

On August 23, 2021, Aerosmith signed a distribution deal with [[Universal Music Group]], covering the band's entire catalog — both Geffen (Universal's subsidiary) and Columbia titles.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/record-labels/9617961/aerosmith-universal-music-group-deal |title=Aerosmith Bring Entire Recorded Catalog to Universal Music, Tease 50th Anniversary Plans |magazine=Billboard |last=Eggertsen |first=Chris |date=August 23, 2021 |access-date=September 14, 2021 }}</ref>

In March 2022, following the cancellation of the rescheduled European tour, Aerosmith announced that the Deuces Are Wild residency would both continue and expand, beginning in June and running through December, along with the rescheduled Fenway Park show in September.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Jackson Maxwell |date=2022-03-23 |title=Aerosmith announce 2022 Las Vegas residency dates |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/news/aerosmith-2022-las-vegas-residency |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=guitarworld |language=en}}</ref> Kramer was also confirmed to be sitting out all concerts, with the band claiming that he would be focusing "his full attention on his family during these uncertain times."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ruggieri |first=Melissa |title=Joe Perry touts the return of Aerosmith's Las Vegas residency: 'Fans want live music' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/03/23/aerosmith-returns-las-vegas-residency-park-mgm-2022/7127140001/ |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref> Aerosmith announced on May 24, 2022, that the June and July dates of the Deuces Are Wild residency would be canceled as a result of Tyler checking himself into a rehab facility after he suffered a [[relapse]] following his pain management of a foot surgery.<ref>{{Cite web |author=((News 3 Staff)) |date=2022-05-24 |title=Aerosmith cancels summer Las Vegas shows as Steven Tyler seeks treatment |url=https://news3lv.com/news/local/aerosmith-postpones-las-vegas-residency-as-steven-tyler-seeks-treatment |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=KSNV |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2022/07/01/aerosmith-steven-tyler-out-of-rehab-relapse-clean-sober/|title=Steven Tyler Out of Rehab; Doing 'Amazingly Well' & Excited To Get On Stage|date=July 1, 2022|access-date=2022-09-23|publisher=TMZ.com}}</ref> Following Tyler's 30+ day rehab treatment, the band went on to perform at Boston's Fenway Park for their 50th anniversary show and then resumed their Las Vegas residency, scheduled September through December 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2022/09/aerosmith-fenway-park-50th-anniversary-live-review/|title=Aerosmith Play With Time At 50th Anniversary Show In Boston|last=Molloy|first=Tim|date=September 9, 2022|access-date=2022-09-23|publisher=Spin}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/aerosmith-is-back-on-the-strip-and-badder-than-ever-2640483/|title=Aerosmith is back on the Strip and badder than ever|last=Katsilometes|first=John|date=September 15, 2022|access-date=2022-09-23|publisher=Las Vegas Review-Journal}}</ref>

In May 2023, the band announced a [[farewell tour]] called "[[Peace Out: The Farewell Tour]]" that would begin in September. The tour would send the band to 40 North American locations through January 2024, and would include [[The Black Crowes]] as the opening act. The tour would not include original drummer [[Joey Kramer]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Greg |date=2023-05-01 |title=Aerosmith To Launch Farewell Tour In September |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/aerosmith-farewell-final-tour-peace-out-1235351678/ |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=Fekadu>{{Cite web |last=Fekadu |first=Mesfin |date=2023-05-05 |access-date=2023-05-01 |title=Rock Icons Aerosmith to Launch Final Tour |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/aerosmith-peace-out-farewell-tour-1235476303/| language=en}}</ref> Shortly after the tour began, however, it was announced that it was being delayed until the following year due to Tyler badly injuring his vocal cords during a performance on September 9.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/29/arts/music/aerosmith-postpones-tour-steven-tyler.html|title=Aerosmith Postpones Farewell Tour After Steven Tyler Fractures Larynx|last=Kuo |first=Christopher |date=September 29, 2023|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=October 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001063221/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/29/arts/music/aerosmith-postpones-tour-steven-tyler.html|archive-date=October 1, 2023}}</ref> The tour was rescheduled to begin in September 2024 and proceed through February 2025.<ref name=PORescheduled>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/aerosmith-rescheduled-dates-peace-out-farewell-tour-1235001721/ |title=Aerosmith Announce Rescheduled Dates for Peace Out Farewell Tour |last=Greene |first=Andy |date=April 10, 2024 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=April 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240410152408/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/aerosmith-rescheduled-dates-peace-out-farewell-tour-1235001721/ |archive-date=April 10, 2024}}</ref> On August 2, 2024, the tour was canceled and the band announced their immediate retirement from touring, due to Tyler being unable to recover from his vocal cord injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/aerosmith-announces-retirement-touring-steven-tyler-vocal-recovery-cancels-concerts-1236094474/|title=Aerosmith Announces Retirement From Touring, Saying Steven Tyler's 'Recovery From His Vocal Injury Is Not Possible'|magazine=Variety|language=EN|date=August 2, 2024|access-date=August 2, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C-LozVSvFYQ/|title=Aerosmith - It was 1970 when a spark of inspiration became Aerosmith. Thanks to you, our Blue Army, that spark caught flame and has been burning for… - Instagram |access-date=2 August 2024 |website=Instagram}}</ref> Perry has stated that he does not rule out new music from Aerosmith.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/joe-perry-doesnt-rule-out-new-music-from-aerosmith-its-definitely-a-possibility|title=Joe Perry Doesn't Rule Out New Music From Aerosmith: It's 'Definitely A Possibility'|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|language=EN|date=July 31, 2024|access-date=August 2, 2024}}</ref> Tom Hamilton in an August 29, 2024 interview with [[AARP Magazine]]  said "The band is still alive" and when asked about the future of the band he said "On the hope scale, I'm somewhere between 7 and 9. We won't be doing any tours from now on, but I'll always have hope that other types of opportunities will come along. This isn't the first time black clouds have been on our horizon — and somehow the sun managed to come out. Time and hope are all we have at the moment." Hamilton was asked about new music and said "So far there hasn't been any talk about a new Aerosmith album."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/music/info-2024/aerosmith-tom-hamilton-interview.html|title=Aerosmith's Tom Hamilton: 'The Band Is Still Alive'|publisher=[[AARP Magazine]]|language=EN|date=August 29, 2024|access-date=August 29, 2024}}</ref> In January 2025, bassist Tom Hamilton discussed the possibility of recording with Tyler "in the future".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2025/01/tom-hamilton-aerosmith-future/|title=Tom Hamilton: "Maybe Aerosmith Will Do Something in the Future"|last=Kaufman|first=Spencer|date=January 13, 2025|access-date=January 14, 2025|publisher=[[Consequence of Sound]]}}</ref> On January 23, 2025, Aerosmith announced a reunion show with Tyler as a celebration for the [[67th Annual Grammy Awards]] and a benefit concert for fire firefighters during the [[January 2025 Southern California wildfires|Southern California wildfires]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://consequence.net/2025/01/aerosmith-to-reunite-steven-tyler-grammy-party/|title= Aerosmith to Reunite for Performance at Steven Tyler's Grammy Party|last=Kaufman|first=Spencer|publisher=[[Consequence of Sound]]|date=January 23, 2025|access-date=January 23, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/billy-idol-joan-jett-steven-tyler-grammy-awards-1235881450/|title=Aerosmith, Billy Idol, Joan Jett to Perform at Steven Tyler's 'Jam for Janie'|last1=Lynch|first1=Jessica|last2=Grein|first2=Paul|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=January 23, 2025|access-date=January 23, 2025}}</ref>

==Influence and legacy==
[[File:Aerosmith Slash 2014.jpg|thumb|right|[[Slash (musician)|Slash]] performing with Aerosmith in 2014. He has cited the band as one of his biggest influences<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Slash |title=The Immortals – The Greatest Artists of All Time: 57) Aerosmith |date=April 21, 2005 |magazine= [[Rolling Stone]] |publisher=Wenner Media LLC |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/7235473/57_aerosmith |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070213100108/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/7235473/57_aerosmith |archive-date=February 13, 2007 |access-date= July 12, 2024}}</ref>]]
Influenced by bands such as [[the Beatles]], [[the Rolling Stones]], [[the Yardbirds]], [[Led Zeppelin]], and the [[New York Dolls]],<ref name="Davis, Stephen 1997" /><ref>Jeff Burlingame (2010). [https://books.google.com/books?id=Tr7m0cc6v1YC&dq=aerosmith+influenced+by+rolling+stones&pg=PT19 "Aerosmith: Hard Rock Superstars"]. Enslow Publishers, Inc.</ref> Aerosmith proved to be a major influence themselves on subsequently massively successful bands and musicians;<ref name="Bukszpan 2003" /> according to Perry, [[Eddie Van Halen]] once told him that his band [[Van Halen]] "started out on the suburban L.A. club circuit, playing Aerosmith songs".<ref name="Davis, Stephen 1997" /> Aerosmith's influence was evident on the next generation of [[hard rock]] and [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] bands,<ref name="Aerosmith" /><ref name="Blabbermouth.net" /><ref name="Davis, Stephen 1997" /> namely [[Mötley Crüe]], [[Ratt]], [[Guns N' Roses]], [[Tesla (band)|Tesla]], [[L.A. Guns]], [[Cinderella (band)|Cinderella]], [[Faster Pussycat]], [[Skid Row (American band)|Skid Row]], [[Extreme (band)|Extreme]], [[Warrant (American band)|Warrant]], [[Inglorious]], [[the Black Crowes]], and [[the Quireboys]], as well as [[Metallica]], [[Metal Church]], and [[Testament (band)|Testament]]. The [[BulletBoys]] wrote a song for their first album called "Owed to Joe" about Aerosmith and the debt that next generation of guitarists owed to Joe Perry.  Especially, Guns N' Roses and [[Velvet Revolver]] guitarist [[Slash (musician)|Slash]] has stated that Aerosmith is his favorite band,<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Slash|first2=Anthony|last2=Bozza|author-link2 = Anthony Bozza|title=[[Slash (book)|Slash]]|publisher=HarperCollins|year=2008|isbn=978-0-00-725777-5}}</ref> and Mötley Crüe's [[Nikki Sixx]] has expressed massive admiration for the band and its early records in both ''[[The Dirt]]'' and ''[[The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star|The Heroin Diaries]]''. Members of [[alternative rock]] bands such as [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]],<ref name="joyfulnoiserecordings.com" /> [[Mother Love Bone]]/[[Pearl Jam]], [[Radiohead]], [[Stone Temple Pilots]], [[Staind]] and [[Godsmack]] are also self-professed early Aerosmith fans.<ref>{{cite news|title=Stone Temple Pilots Flying High After Saying No To Aerosmith|first=Gary|last=Graff|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1993/08/19/stone-temple-pilots-flying-high-after-saying-no-to-aerosmith/|access-date=January 6, 2015}}</ref>

The interplay between Joe Perry and Brad Whitford has been inspiring to many bands, especially Guns N' Roses. Joe Perry has received wide recognition and praise as a lead guitarist, and has shared the stage many times with [[Jimmy Page]] and [[Jeff Beck]], who Perry cites as primary influences. He and Tyler were asked by Page to induct Led Zeppelin into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]]; during the ceremony, which took place in 1995, Tyler and Perry delivered their speech and joined the band onstage for a brief set. During Beck's and Metallica's induction in 2009, they invited Perry and Page to play the Yardbirds/Zeppelin/Aerosmith classic "[[Train Kept A-Rollin']]". Other collaborations, either by individual members of the band or by Aerosmith as a whole, have included [[Alice Cooper]] on his ''[[Trash (Alice Cooper album)|Trash]]'' album, [[Guns N' Roses]] (who opened for Aerosmith during their 1988 tour and had covered "Mama Kin" on their first release), and [[B'z]]. As a testimony to their importance in American popular culture as a whole, Aerosmith have also collaborated with popular non-rock artists, such as [[Run-DMC]], [[Eminem]] ("[[Sing for the Moment]]"), and [[Carrie Underwood]], and performed with [['N Sync]], [[Britney Spears]], [[Mary J. Blige]], and [[Nelly]] for the [[Super Bowl XXXV]] halftime show.<ref name="mtv" /><ref name="Sports Illustrated" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2002_05F_emshow.html|title=Feature for May 28, 2002 – Eminem's "The Eminem Show"|publisher=Rapreviews.com|date=May 28, 2002|access-date=August 26, 2015}}</ref><ref name=RS1>{{cite web|last=Browne|first=David|title=30-Jul-12 Aeromith's New Album Features Vocals By Carrie Underwood, Julian Lennon And Johnny Depp|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/aerosmith-tap-johnny-depp-carrie-underwood-for-another-dimension-lp-20120730|work=Rollingstone.com|date=July 30, 2012|access-date=August 2, 2012}}</ref> Country artists [[Garth Brooks]] and [[Mark Chesnutt]] both scored hit singles with covers of Aerosmith songs; Brooks in 1995 with "[[Fever (Aerosmith song)|The Fever]]", a reworking of Aerosmith's 1993 song,<ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=garth brooks|chart=Country Songs}}|title=Garth Brooks Album & Song Chart History – Country Songs|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=August 22, 2011}}</ref> and Chesnutt in 1999 with a cover of Aerosmith's 1998 song "[[I Don't Want to Miss a Thing]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=mark chesnutt|chart=Country Songs}}|title=Mark Chesnutt Album & Song Chart History – Country Songs|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=August 12, 2011}}</ref>

Like many of their 1970s contemporaries including [[Led Zeppelin]] and [[Alice Cooper]], the members of Aerosmith were prone to excess and debauchery. Drug consumption was rampant; the recording sessions for 1976's ''[[Rocks (Aerosmith album)|Rocks]]'' and 1977's ''[[Draw the Line (Aerosmith album)|Draw the Line]]'' were especially noted for their substance indulgence, including [[heroin]]. In the words of [[Bebe Buell]], "They [Aerosmith] were like a gang of kids with their own planes, [[Porsche]]s, millions of dollars, limitless resources. [...] [[Mick Jagger]] and [[Jimmy Page]] had control, but these boys did not care. They won the prize, hands down, for the rowdiest rock 'n' roll band in that era. No question."<ref name="Davis, Stephen 1997">{{Cite book|author=Davis, Stephen|author2=Aerosmith|title=[[Walk This Way: The Autobiography of Aerosmith]]|location=New York|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|year=1997|isbn=978-0-380-97594-5|author-link=Stephen Davis (music journalist)}}</ref>

In the mid to late 1970s, the band enjoyed tremendous popularity in the United States and in Japan, though they failed to make a big impression in Britain. Still, they were among the most popular hard rock acts in America in the mid to late 1970s, along with [[Heart (band)|Heart]], [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], [[Ted Nugent]], [[ZZ Top]], and [[Boston (band)|Boston]].<ref name="Davis, Stephen 1997" /> Their massive popularity waned, however, following Perry and Whitford's departures. Following both guitarists' return to the band and its complete drug cleanup, Aerosmith made a prodigious return to success, once described as "the single most successful comeback in the history of heavy metal, if not all of popular music."<ref name="Bukszpan 2003">{{Cite book|first=Daniel|last=Bukszpan|title=''The Encyclöpedia öf Heavy Metal''|publisher=[[Sterling Publishing]]|year=2003|isbn=978-0-7607-4218-1}}</ref> During both the 1970s and the 1987–1995 era, Aerosmith undertook grueling world tours that numbered in the triple digits numbers of dates, headlining or co-headlining festivals along the way, such as the [[Texxas Jam]] in 1978 and 1987, the [[Monsters of Rock]] festival at [[Castle Donington]], England in 1990 and 1994, and [[Woodstock '94]].<ref>{{cite web|title=35 Years Ago: Aerosmith and Ted Nugent Highlight Texxas Jam '78|first=Eduardo|last=Rivadavia|date=July 2013 |publisher=Ultimate Classic Rock|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/texxas-jam-78/|access-date=January 6, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Today in Dallas photo history – 1987: Thousands attend Texxas Jam at the Cotton Bowl|first=Jerome|last=Sims|newspaper=Dallas Morning News|url=http://photographyblog.dallasnews.com/2013/06/today-in-dallas-photo-history-1987-thousands-attend-texxas-jam-at-the-cotton-bowl.html/|access-date=January 6, 2015|archive-date=April 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426233742/http://photographyblog.dallasnews.com/2013/06/today-in-dallas-photo-history-1987-thousands-attend-texxas-jam-at-the-cotton-bowl.html/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Monsters of Rock 1990|publisher=songkick|url=https://www.songkick.com/festivals/4166-monsters-of-rock/id/2335386-monsters-of-rock-1990|access-date=January 6, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Monsters of Rock 1994|publisher=songkick|url=https://www.songkick.com/festivals/4166-monsters-of-rock/id/766088-monsters-of-rock-1994|access-date=January 6, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Aerosmith, Nine Inch Nails to Play Woodstock Anniversary Concert|first=Fred|last=Goodman|magazine=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/aerosmith-nine-inch-nails-to-play-woodstock-anniversary-concert-19940602|access-date=January 6, 2015}}</ref>

Initially resistant to this medium, the band later became renowned and received numerous awards for pioneering expansive, conceptual music videos, such as those for "[[Janie's Got a Gun]]" (directed by future ''[[Fight Club]]'' director [[David Fincher]]), "[[Livin' on the Edge]]", "[[Cryin']]", "[[Amazing (Aerosmith song)|Amazing]]", "[[Crazy (Aerosmith song)|Crazy]]", "[[Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)]]", and "[[Pink (Aerosmith song)|Pink]]".<ref name="Rock on the Net" /><ref>{{cite magazine|title=The 10 Best Aerosmith Music Videos|first=Mallika|last=Rao|magazine=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/the-10-best-aerosmith-music-videos-20110427|access-date=January 6, 2015}}</ref>

Aerosmith was the first band to have its band-centered ''[[Guitar Hero]]'' title, ''[[Guitar Hero: Aerosmith]]'', which is considered to be the best-selling band-centric video game across both the ''Guitar Hero'' and ''[[Rock Band (video game)|Rock Band]]'' platforms.<ref name="Patten">{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/article/music-videogames-trouble-15797|title=A Hard Day's Night for Music Video Games|publisher=[[The Wrap]]|first=Dominic|last=Patten|date=March 30, 2010|access-date=March 30, 2010|archive-date=April 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424165247/https://www.thewrap.com/article/music-videogames-trouble-15797|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Hatfield">{{cite web|url=http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/108/1089238p1.html|title=Are Single-band Music Games a Success?|website=Xbox360.ign.com|first=Daemon|last=Hatfield|date=May 12, 2010|access-date=May 13, 2010}}</ref>

==Band members==
{{Main|List of Aerosmith members}}
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'''Current members'''
* [[Steven Tyler]] – lead vocals, keyboards, harmonica, percussion {{small|(1970–present)}}
* [[Tom Hamilton (musician)|Tom Hamilton]] – bass, backing vocals {{small|(1970–present)}}
* [[Joey Kramer]] – drums, percussion {{small|(1970–present)}}
* [[Joe Perry (musician)|Joe Perry]] – guitar, backing and occasional lead vocals {{small|(1970–1979, 1984–present)}}
* [[Brad Whitford]] – guitar, backing vocals {{small|(1971–1981, 1984–present)}}

'''Touring members'''
* [[Buck Johnson (musician)|Buck Johnson]] – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals {{small|(2014–2024)}}
* John Douglas – drums, percussion {{small|(2019–2020, 2022–2024)}}

'''Former members'''
* [[Ray Tabano]] – rhythm guitar {{small|(1970–1971)}}
* [[Jimmy Crespo]] – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals {{small|(1979–1984)}}
* Rick Dufay – rhythm guitar {{small|(1982–1984)}}
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==Awards and achievements==
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Aerosmith}}
Despite Aerosmith's popularity and success in the 1970s, it wasn't until their comeback in the late-1980s and 1990s when they started winning awards and major recognition. In 1987, Aerosmith won the [[Soul Train Music Award for Best Rap Single]] for the re-mix of "[[Walk This Way]]" with [[Run-DMC]] In 1990, Aerosmith won their first [[Grammy]] award, for [[Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal]], and went on to win a total of four such awards (all of them in the 1990s) for "[[Janie's Got a Gun]]", "[[Livin' on the Edge]]", "[[Crazy (Aerosmith song)|Crazy]]", and "[[Pink (Aerosmith song)|Pink]]". Aerosmith is second only to [[U2]] in the number of awards won in that category.<ref name="grammy">{{cite web|title=Grammy Award winners&nbsp;– Aerosmith|publisher=[[NARAS]] (Grammy.com)|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=%22aerosmith%22&title=&year=All&genre=31|access-date=March 25, 2008}}</ref>

In addition, Aerosmith's music videos won numerous awards throughout the 1990s. Aerosmith ranks as the ninth most successful artist (and the third most successful group) of all-time at the [[MTV Video Music Awards]] (VMAs), with ten such awards to date. Aerosmith is also the all-time leader in the categories [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video|Best Rock Video]] (with four such awards) and [[MTV Video Music Award – Viewer's Choice|Viewer's Choice]] (with three such awards). Aerosmith has also won once each in the categories [[MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year|Video of the Year]], [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video|Best Group Video]], and [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film|Best Video from a Film]]. The videos for which Aerosmith has won VMAs are "Janie's Got a Gun" (2 awards), "[[The Other Side (Aerosmith song)|The Other Side]]", "Livin' on the Edge", "[[Cryin']]" (3 awards), "[[Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)]]", "Pink", and "[[I Don't Want to Miss a Thing]]".<ref name="Rock on the Net">{{cite web|title=Rock on the Net: Aerosmith|publisher=RockOntheNet.com|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-a/aerosmith_main.htm|access-date=March 29, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080410152908/http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-a/aerosmith_main.htm|archive-date=April 10, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Over the course of their career (primarily 1990 and after), Aerosmith has also collected six [[American Music Awards]], four [[Billboard Music Awards]], two [[People's Choice Awards]], sixteen [[Boston Music Awards]], and numerous other awards and honors.<ref name="Rock on the Net" /> Some of the high accolades Aerosmith have achieved include induction into Hollywood's Rock Walk in 1990, a declaration of "Aerosmith Day" in the state of [[Massachusetts]] by then-Governor [[William Weld]] on April 13, 1993, induction into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 2001,<ref name="rockhall" /> and being honored with the [[MTV Icon|mtvICON]] award in 2002.<ref name="MTV Icon" />

In the fields of technology and video games, Aerosmith has achieved several feats. In 1994, Aerosmith released the song "Head First" on the CompuServe online service, which is considered to be the first full-length commercial product available online. In 2008, Aerosmith became the first artist to have an entire ''[[Guitar Hero]]'' video game based around them with ''[[Guitar Hero: Aerosmith]]''. ''Guitar Hero: Aerosmith'' is considered to be the best-selling band-centric video game across both the ''Guitar Hero'' and ''[[Rock Band (video game)|Rock Band]]'' platforms.<ref name="Patten" /><ref name="Hatfield" />

Aerosmith also holds several chart and album sales feats, including the second highest number of number-one singles on the [[Mainstream Rock Tracks]] chart for a group with nine,<ref name="Aerosmith Chart Positions"/> the only number one debut on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] by a rock group with "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing",<ref name="Guinness World Records, page 206">{{cite book|title=Guinness World Records 2000: Millennium Edition|url=https://archive.org/details/guinnessworldrec20000newy|url-access=registration|year=2000|publisher=[[Bantam Books|Bantam]]|location=New York|isbn=978-0-553-58268-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/guinnessworldrec20000newy/page/206 206]}}</ref> the second most [[RIAA certification|gold]] albums by an American group behind Kiss who has 30, the most total certifications (including gold, platinum, and multi-platinum combined) by an American group, and are tied with [[Van Halen]] for the most [[RIAA certification|multi-platinum]] albums by an American group.<ref name="RIAA&nbsp;— Artist Tallies">{{cite web|title=Artist Tallies|publisher=Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA.com)|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=tblArtTal|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130711195722/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=tblArtTal|archive-date=July 11, 2013}}</ref> From the [[Recording Industry Association of America]], Aerosmith has achieved 25 gold, 18 platinum, and 12 multi-platinum album certifications, in addition to one diamond album, four gold singles, and one platinum digital single.<ref name="RIAA&nbsp;— Artist Tallies" /><ref name="RIAA">{{cite web|url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Aerosmith%22|title=Gold & Platinum: Aerosmith|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]|access-date=September 30, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904130649/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Aerosmith%22|archive-date=September 4, 2015|df=mdy}}</ref> Media often refer to Aerosmith, who have sold more than 150 million albums worldwide and 70.2&nbsp;million in the United States, as the best-selling American rock band.<ref name="Press of Atlantic City" /><ref name="RIAA&nbsp;— Top Selling Artists" /><ref name="RIAA" />

Aerosmith were honored as [[MusiCares Person of the Year]] in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/musicares/news/aerosmith-be-honored-2020-musicares-person-year|title=Aerosmith Named 2020 MusiCares Person Of The Year|date=October 3, 2019|website=Grammy.com|access-date=October 20, 2019}}</ref>

===Rankings===
* "[[Dream On (Aerosmith song)|Dream On]]", "[[Toys in the Attic (song)|Toys in the Attic]]", and "[[Walk This Way]]" (with Run-D.M.C.) are all listed in [[The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll]].
* In 1993, "''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s list of the "Top 100 Music Videos" included "Walk This Way" (with Run-D.M.C.) at number 11 and "[[Janie's Got a Gun]]" at number 95.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1993/rsvideo.htm|title=Rolling Stone: "The 100 Top Music Videos" (1993)|publisher=Rock on the Net|access-date=August 26, 2015}}</ref>
* In 1999, MTV's "100 Greatest Videos Ever Made" included "Walk This Way" (with Run-D.M.C.) at number 5 and "[[Janie's Got a Gun]]" at number 48.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1999/mtv100.htm|title=MTV: 100 Greatest Music Videos Ever Made|publisher=Rock on the Net|access-date=August 26, 2015}}</ref>
* In 2000, VH1's "100 Greatest Rock Songs" included "Walk This Way" at number 35 and "[[Dream On (Aerosmith song)|Dream On]]" at number 47.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2000/vh1rocksongs.htm|title=VH1: 100 Greatest Rock Songs: 1-50|publisher=Rock on the Net|access-date=August 26, 2015}}</ref>
* In 2001, "VH1: 100 Greatest Videos" included "Walk This Way" (with Run-D.M.C.) at number 11, "[[Crazy (Aerosmith song)|Crazy]]" at number 23, and "[[Janie's Got a Gun]]" at number 48.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2001/vh1videos.htm|title=VH1: 100 Greatest Videos|publisher=Rock on the Net|access-date=August 26, 2015}}</ref>
* In 2003, ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|500 Greatest Albums of All Time]] included ''[[Rocks (Aerosmith album)|Rocks]]'' at number 176 and ''[[Toys in the Attic (album)|Toys in the Attic]]'' at number 228.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2003/rs500albums2.htm|title=Rolling Stone: The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (101-200)|publisher=Rock on the Net|access-date=August 26, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2003/rs500albums3.htm|title=Rolling Stone: The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (201-300)|publisher=Rock on the Net|access-date=August 26, 2015}}</ref>
* In 2004, ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s [[The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time]] included "[[Dream On (Aerosmith song)|Dream On]]" at number 172, "Walk This Way" (with Run-D.M.C.) at number 287, "Walk This Way" (original) at number 336, and "[[Sweet Emotion]]" at number 408.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2004/rs500songs4.htm|title=Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All-Time: 151-200 (compiled in 2004)|publisher=Rock on the Net|access-date=August 26, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2004/rs500songs6.htm|title=Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All-Time: 251-300 (compiled in 2004)|publisher=Rock on the Net|access-date=August 26, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2004/rs500songs7.htm|title=Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All-Time: 301-350 (compiled in 2004)|publisher=Rock on the Net|access-date=August 26, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2004/rs500songs9.htm|title=Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All-Time: 401-450 (compiled in 2004)|publisher=Rock on the Net|access-date=August 26, 2015}}</ref>
* In 2004, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked Aerosmith number 57 on their list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".<ref>{{cite magazine |title= The Immortals: The First Fifty|magazine=Rolling Stone| issue= 946| url= https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5939214/the_immortals_the_first_fifty| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060316103016/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5939214/the_immortals_the_first_fifty/| url-status= dead| archive-date= March 16, 2006}}</ref>
* In 2008, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked the original version of "Walk This Way" at number 34 on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time.<ref>{{cite magazine|title="Walk This Way" Makes 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time| first= Gavin |last= Edwards| magazine=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/20947527/page/16|access-date=June 12, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080621075810/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/20947527/page/16|archive-date=June 21, 2008 |url-status=dead <!--Set by H3llBot-->}}</ref>
* In 2010, Aerosmith were ranked number 30 on [[VH1]]'s "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/495331/vh1-100-greatest-artists-of-all-time/photo/|title=VH1: 100 Greatest Artists|date=September 3, 2010 |publisher=VH1|access-date=17 July 2021}}</ref>
* In 2013, Ultimate Classic Rock website ranked "[[Sweet Emotion]]" number 1 in their Top 100 Classic Rock Songs chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/aerosmith-sweet-emotion-top-100-classic-rock-songs/|title=number 1: Aerosmith, 'Sweet Emotion' – Top 100 Classic Rock Songs|publisher=Ultimateclassicrock.com|access-date=August 26, 2015}}</ref>
*  "Pump", which reached number 1 on the Australian Record Industry Association charts and yielded two top 10 hit singles. "Pump" more than 150,000 units on Warner Music (which distributed Geffen in Australia until 1990) and more than 60,000 units after Universal took over<ref>Sexton, Paul. "The Action Abroad: Better Late than Never." Billboard – The International Newsweekly of Music, Video and Home Entertainment August 15, 1998: A,6, A-14. ProQuest. Web. September 28, 2016.</ref>

==Discography==
{{Main|Aerosmith discography|List of songs recorded by Aerosmith|l2=songs}}

'''Studio albums'''
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* ''[[Aerosmith (album)|Aerosmith]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Get Your Wings]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Toys in the Attic (album)|Toys in the Attic]]'' (1975)
* ''[[Rocks (Aerosmith album)|Rocks]]'' (1976)
* ''[[Draw the Line (Aerosmith album)|Draw the Line]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Night in the Ruts]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Rock in a Hard Place]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Done with Mirrors]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Permanent Vacation (Aerosmith album)|Permanent Vacation]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Pump (album)|Pump]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Get a Grip]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Nine Lives (Aerosmith album)|Nine Lives]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Just Push Play]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Honkin' on Bobo]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Music from Another Dimension!]]'' (2012)
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==Media==
{{Main|List of performances by Aerosmith in media}}
In addition to recording and performing music, Aerosmith has also been involved with films, television, video games, pinball, and music videos. In 1978, the band starred as the "Future Villain Band" in the film ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (film)|Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]''. Later, when the band resurrected itself in the late 1980s and 1990s, Aerosmith made further appearances, including the "[[Wayne's World]]" sketch on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' in 1990, the "[[Flaming Moe's]]" episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' in 1991, and the film ''[[Wayne's World 2]]'' in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Christopher |first=Michael|date=2020-02-17 |title=30 Years Ago: Aerosmith Party On as Guests on 'Wayne's World' |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/aerosmith-waynes-world/ |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=Ultimate Classic Rock |language=en}}</ref> The band also appeared in the 2005 [[John Travolta]]/[[Uma Thurman]] comedy ''[[Be Cool]]'', in which Steven Tyler and Thurman's characters help bring pop music star Linda Moon ([[Christina Milian]]) into the limelight. The band also opened for the 1993 movie "[[Dazed and Confused (film)|Dazed and Confused]]" with "[[Sweet Emotion]]" likely added as it was a very traditional rock number from the 1970s

The band has been the subject of several video games including ''[[Revolution X]]'' in 1994, ''[[Quest for Fame]]'' in 1995, and ''[[Guitar Hero: Aerosmith]]'', in June 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Revolution X (Video Game) |url=https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/RevolutionX |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=TV Tropes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Quest for Fame (1995) |url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/20009/quest-for-fame/ |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=MobyGames |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Xbox 360 Review - 'Guitar Hero: Aerosmith' |url=https://worthplaying.com/article/2008/6/29/reviews/52489-xbox-360-review-guitar-hero-aerosmith/ |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=WorthPlaying |language=en}}</ref> The band has also made over 30 major music videos,<ref>{{cite web|title=mvdbase.com&nbsp;– Aerosmith|publisher=mvdbase.com|url=http://www.mvdbase.com/artist.php?last=Aerosmith|access-date=May 8, 2008|archive-date=August 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807030859/http://www.mvdbase.com/artist.php?last=Aerosmith|url-status=dead}}</ref> and released seven home videos or DVDs.<ref>{{cite web|title=allmusic: Aerosmith&nbsp;— Discography&nbsp;— DVDs & Videos|website=[[AllMusic]]|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p3508|pure_url=yes}} | access-date=May 8, 2008}}</ref>

In 2017, [[Stern (game company)|Stern]] released three versions of an Aerosmith [[pinball]] machine, which feature original versions of nine of the band's iconic songs, as well as [[Love in an Elevator|Elevator]] and [[Toys in the Attic (album)|Toy-Box]] [[Pinball#Features|multiballs]].

==Tours==
{{Main|List of Aerosmith concert tours}}
'''Concert tours'''
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* Aerosmith Tour (1973)
* Get Your Wings Tour (1974)
* Toys in the Attic Tour (1975)
* Rocks Tour (1976–77)
* Aerosmith Express Tour (1977–78)
* Live! Bootleg Tour (1978)
* Night in the Ruts Tour (1979–80)
* Rock in a Hard Place Tour (1982–83)
* [[Back in the Saddle Tour]] (1984)
* Done with Mirrors Tour (1985–86)
* [[Permanent Vacation Tour]] (1987–88)
* [[Pump Tour]] (1989–90)
* [[Get a Grip Tour]] (1993–94)
* [[Nine Lives Tour]] (1997–99)
* Roar of the Dragon Tour (1999–2000)
* [[Just Push Play Tour]] (2001–02)
* Girls of Summer Tour (2002)
* Rocksimus Maximus Tour (2003)
* Honkin' on Bobo Tour (2004)
* Rockin' the Joint Tour (2005–06)
* Route of All Evil Tour (2006)
* [[Aerosmith World Tour 2007]] (2007)
* [[Aerosmith/ZZ Top Tour]] (2009)
* [[Cocked, Locked, Ready to Rock Tour]] (2010)
* Back on the Road Tour (2011)
* [[Global Warming Tour]] (2012–14)
* [[Let Rock Rule Tour]] (2014)
* [[Blue Army Tour]] (2015)
* [[Rock 'N' Roll Rumble Tour]] (2016)
* [[Aero-Vederci Baby! Tour]] (2017–18)
* [[Peace Out: The Farewell Tour]] (2023)
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'''Concert residencies'''
* [[Deuces Are Wild (concert residency)|Aerosmith: Deuces are Wild]] (2019–22)

==See also==
* [[Aero Force One]]
* [[Honorific nicknames in popular music]]
* [[List of artists who reached number one on the Australian singles chart]]
* [[List of artists who reached number one in the United States]]
* [[List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart]]
* [[List of best-selling music artists]]
* [[List of blues rock musicians]]
* [[List of glam metal bands and artists]]
* [[List of hard rock musicians (A–M)]]
* [[List of heavy metal bands]]
* [[List of highest-certified music artists in the United States]]

==References==
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===Bibliography===
* {{cite book|author=Bernabei, Fabio|year=2011|title=Aerosmith – 40 anni di storia. Dai Toxic Twins a Guitar Hero: Tsunami Edizioni|url=https://www.tsunamiedizioni.com}}
* {{Cite book|author=Davis, Stephen|author2=Aerosmith|title=[[Walk This Way: The Autobiography of Aerosmith]]|location=New York|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|year=1997|isbn=978-0-380-97594-5|author-link=Stephen Davis (music journalist)}}
* {{Cite book|author=Huxley, Martin|title=Aerosmith: The Fall and the Rise of Rock's Greatest Band|location=New York|publisher=[[St. Martin's Press]]|year=1995|isbn=978-0-312-11737-5}}

==Further reading==
* {{Cite book|author=Bowler, Dave|title=Aerosmith: What It Takes|publisher=[[Pan Macmillan]]|year=1997|isbn=978-0-7522-2243-1|author2=Bryan Dray}}
* {{Cite book|author=Dome, Malcolm|title=Aerosmith: Life in the Fast Lane|publisher=[[Castle Communications]]|year=1994|isbn=978-1-898141-75-4|author-link=Malcolm Dome}}
* {{Cite book|author=Foxe-Tyler, Cyrinda|author2=[[Danny Fields]]|title=Dream on: Livin' on the Edge With Steven Tyler and Aerosmith|publisher=Berkley Boulevard Books|year=2000|isbn=978-0-425-17142-4}}
* {{Cite book|author=Power, Martin|title=The Complete Guide to the Music of Aerosmith|publisher=[[Omnibus Press]]|year=1997|isbn=978-0-7119-5598-1}}
* {{Cite book|author=Putterford, Mark|title=The Fall and Rise of Aerosmith|publisher=Omnibus Press|year=1996|isbn=978-0-7119-5308-6}}
* {{Cite book|author=Putterford, Mark|title=Aerosmith Live!|publisher=Omnibus Press|year=1994|isbn=978-0-7119-4246-2}}

==External links==
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