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CONTRARY TO REPORTS, AEROSMITH’S JOE PERRY INSISTS THAT THE BAND IS GETTING ALONG “BETTER THAN EVER”

 

When asked about the recent reports in the New York Post’s Page Six column stating that the band was not getting along, among other negative claims, Perry joked, “It must have been a slow news week.”

 

The guitarist continued, “We were wondering, ‘Who’s saying this?’ and ‘Why are they saying this?’ It’s totally wrong and irrelevant. The least they could have done was get [the facts] right…[The people they quoted] haven’t have anything to do with the band in 10 or 12 years. The band is getting along better than ever. We were thinking about [releasing a statement], but then why even validate it by even answering?”

 

Perry added, “No matter what goes on [behind the scenes]. We do everything and put aside everything for the fans. We give everything up for the audience.”

 

Perry stated that after Aerosmith wrap up their current tour dates with Cheap Trick in December, the guitarist plans on continuing to work on his book and doing some “solo stuff.” He added that Aerosmith hopes to hit road again this summer.

 

Remaining dates on Aerosmith’s Global Warming tour are as follows:

 

November:

 

20, Madison Square Garden New York, NY

23 Revel Ovation Hall Atlantic City, NJ

25 Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH

27 Air Canada Centre Toronto, ON, Canada

 

December:

 

1 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, NV

3 Staples Center Los Angeles, CA

6 New Orleans Arena New Orleans, LA

9 BT&T Center Fort Lauderdale, FL

11 Tampa Bay Times Forum Tampa, FL

13 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN

 

Aerosmith’s new album Music From Another Dimension! was released on November 6th through Columbia Records. The album debuted at Number 5 on the Billboard 200.

 

BON JOVI ANNOUNCE US TOUR DATES

As Bon Jovi gears up for a monumental year, the all-American rock icons have announced the first set of U.S. dates, taking them from coast to coast on their Bon Jovi Because We Can–The Tour.   The tour will begin in Uncasville, CT on February 9th, treating fans to one night-only performances in U.S. arenas nationwide, plus multiple stadium shows including a two night stand at MetLife Stadium in the band’s home state of New Jersey.   Ensuring that there is truly something for every fan, Bon Jovi is offering a wide range of ticket options, starting at $19.50 (plus service charges). Tickets will go on sale in select markets beginning Friday, November 30th.   Overwhelming demand for the band’s previously announced Canadian dates has already led to second shows in Montreal and Toronto, and Bon Jovi has plenty more in store. The band will expand their current tour schedule with additional North American dates including Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA; Ford Field in Detroit, MI, and many more. The current tour itinerary is listed below, with further details to come. View U.S. tour announcement video below.   The tour, promoted by AEG Live in the U.S., Canada and the U.K., will debut brand new songs from Bon Jovi’s upcoming album What About Now, to be released in Spring 2013, loading even more ammunition into the band’s huge arsenal of hits. The group’s return to the road in 2013 will launch the latest chapter in an ongoing blockbuster run which has already secured Bon Jovi’s status as the essential live rock band – having performed more than 2,700 concerts in over 50 countries for more than 35 million fans.Bon JoviI Because We Can–The Tour will make its way across the globe with dates in Europe, the Far East, Africa, Latin America and Australia.   For for up-to-date information, please visit www.BonJovi.com. #BecauseWeCan.   Bon JoviI Because We Can–The Tour dates:   February:   9 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun 10 Washington DC Verizon Center 21 Pittsburgh, PA CONSOL Energy Center 27 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena   March:   1 Tampa, FL Tampa Bay Times Forum 2 Sunrise, FL BB&T Center 5 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena 6 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena 9 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena 10 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena 13 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center 14 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center 16 Oklahoma City, OK Chesapeake Energy Arena   April:   7 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center 10 Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center 11 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center 13 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center 14 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena 16 Denver, CO Pepsi Center 17 Salt Lake City, UT EnergySolutions Arena 19 Los Angeles, CA STAPLES Center 20 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena 23 Glendale, AZ obing.com Arena 25 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion at San Jose   July:   12 Chicago, IL Soldier Field 24 E Rutherford, NJ MetLife Stadium 25 E Rutherford, NJ MetLife Stadium   The tour will also hit the following cities, with additional details to come:   Memphis, TN Milwaukee, WI Philadelphia, PA Portland, OR Raleigh, NC San Antonio, TX Seattle, WA State College, PA Vancouver, BC

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LED ZEPPELIN GUITARIST SAYS REUNION TOUR NEVER HAPPENED BECAUSE ROBERT PLANT “WAS BUSY”

Andy Greene of Rolling Stone reports:

 

It turns out that Led Zeppelin fans weren’t alone in thinking the group’s 2007 triumphant reunion concert at London’s O2 Arena would lead to a tour. “Some of us thought we would be continuing, that there were going to be more concerts in the not-too-distant-future,” Jimmy Page tells Rolling Stone Senior Writer David Fricke in the new issue, on stands November 23rd. “Because there was a lot of work being put into the show.”

 

Ultimately, Robert Plant had no interest in carrying on. “He was busy,” says Page. “He was doing his Alison Krauss project. I wasn’t fully aware it was going to be launched at the same time. So what do you do in a situation like that? I’d been working with the other two guys for the percentage of the rehearsals at the O2. We were connecting well. The weakness was that none of us sang.”

 

With Plant out of the picture, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and drummer Jason Bonham continued rehearsing together in early 2008. “We didn’t do any professional recording,” says Page. “We just had a little digital recorder. I thought it was good. I wasn’t going to away from it. But the weakness came up again. It was, ‘We gotta have a singer.'”

 

The idea of a tour was considered, but Plant refuses to divulge the full list of singers who jammed with the group. Alter Bridge frontman Myles Kennedy has publicly acknowledged rehearsing with the group, and Page doesn’t deny that. “It sounded premature,” he says. “I could see what way it was going. Various people thought we should go on tour. I thought we needed a good, credible album, not do something that sounded like we were trying to milk the O2.”

 

Steven Tyler has also said he flew to England to jam with the band. “The timing wasn’t the best,” says Page. “We had put so much toward the O2. And the three of us were catching up with stuff. It was very good, seriously promising. But there was this other thing going on. [Pauses] And that’s it.”

 

In related news, Led Zeppelin’s Celebration Day, which captured that show on film, is available for purchase at ledzeppelin.com. Watch a clip of the band performing Black Dog below.