Bouncing back from a year that saw former drug buddies Steven Tyler and Joe Perry threatening to go their separate ways, Aerosmith has announced an 18-city summer tour that will kick off in Oakland, Calif. on July 23. The band has currently been playing shows in Europe and South America to, in the words of Tyler, help the frontman get his “mojo back” after taking a spill from the stage in August 2009 and subsequently losing his mojo under mountains of painkillers. Said mojo seems to have been located and properly appropriated, judging by the name of the upcoming “Cocked, Locked, Ready To Rock Tour,” which Tyler promises will “rock you into the middle of next week.” Those fellows certainly enjoy using the word “rock,” in all its various permutations. Here’s the confirmed lineup of tour dates; tickets for most shows go on sale June 4.
Jul. 23 Oakland, CA, Oracle Arena
Jul. 26 Paso Robles, CA, Mid-State Fair
Jul. 29 Irvine, CA, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Jul. 31 Las Vegas, NV, MGM Grand Garden Arena
Aug. 3 Dallas, TX, Superpages.com Amphitheatre
Aug. 5 Houston, TX, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Aug. 7 Tampa, FL, Ford Amphitheatre
Aug. 9 Fort Lauderdale, FL, Bank Atlantic Center
Aug. 12 Wantagh, NY, Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
Aug. 14 Boston, MA, Fenway Park
Aug. 17 Toronto, Ontario, Air Canada Centre
Aug. 19 Omaha, NE, Qwest Center
Aug. 22 Chicago, IL, First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Aug. 24 Holmdel, NJ, PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug. 26 Syracuse, NY, The Great New York State Fair
Aug. 28 Atlantic City, NJ, Boardwalk Hall
Aug. 31 Detroit, MI, The Palace At Auburn Hills
Sept. 2 Cincinnati, OH, Riverbend
Sept. 4 Uncasville, CT, Mohegan Sun