Aerosmith has ended its farewell tour early after lead single Steven Tyler suffered a vocal injury. The Peace Out Farewell Tour was initially rescheduled after Tyler’s injury, which included a fractured larynx, at the outset of the tour, but after unveiling the new dates to begin in September, it turns out that Tyler’s recovery was more complicated than they originally thought it’d be.
In a statement, the band wrote:
It has been the honor of our lives to have our music become part of yours. In every club, on every massive tour and at moments grand and private you have given us a place in the soundtrack of your lives.
We’ve always wanted to blow your mind when performing. As you know, Steven’s voice is an instrument like no other. He has spent months tirelessly working on getting his voice to where it was before his injury. We’ve seen him struggling despite having the best medical team by his side. Sadly, it is clear, that a full recovery from his vocal injury is not possible. We have made a heartbreaking and difficult, but necessary, decision – as a band of brothers – to retire from the touring stage.
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 over five decades. Some of you have been with us since the beginning and all of you are the reason we made rock ‘n’ roll history.
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— Aerosmith (@Aerosmith) August 2, 2024
The announcement ends a near 55-year run — most of it with the same members — that included four Grammy Awards, an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the record for the most total RIAA certifications by an American group. They’ve made rock history and it seemed for a while like they’d be around forever, but all good things, it seems, eventually do come to an end.