Aerosmith have introduced their retirement from touring and scrapped the rescheduled dates of their Peace Out farewell tour.

The band broke the information on Friday afternoon in an emotional assertion. “It was 1970 when a spark of inspiration became Aerosmith,” they wrote. “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.

“It has been the glory of our lives to have our music turn into a part of yours,” they continued. “In each membership, on each huge tour and at moments grand and personal you’ve gotten given us a spot in the soundtrack of your lives.”

They then addressed the primary cause for their retirement from the road: Steven Tyler’s vocal injury, which forced them to initially postpone their farewell tour after just three dates in September 2023.

“We’ve all the time needed to blow your thoughts when performing. As you understand, Steven’s voice is an instrument like no different. He has spent months tirelessly engaged on getting his voice to the place it was earlier than his damage. We’ve seen him struggling regardless of having one of the best medical workforce by his aspect. Sadly, it’s clear {that a} full restoration from his vocal damage isn’t attainable. We have made a heartbreaking and tough, however essential, determination — as a band of brothers — to retire from the touring stage.

“We are grateful beyond words for everyone who was pumped to get on the road with us one last time,” they concluded. “Grateful to our expert crew, our incredible team and the thousands of talented people who’ve made our historic runs possible. A final thank you to you — the best fans on planet Earth. Play our music loud, now and always. Dream On. You’ve made our dreams come true.”

The band additionally famous that tickets bought via Ticketmaster will likely be mechanically refunded. All different refunds will likely be out there at level of buy.

Aerosmith Statement on Retiring From Touring

What’s Next for Aerosmith?

It’s unclear what, if something, Aerosmith has deliberate subsequent. The band has not launched an album since 2012’s Music From Another Dimension!, however guitarist Joe Perry not too long ago informed Rock Candy journal that new music was “definitely a possibility, but at the minute we’re looking at the set for the tour and the songs we can play. He added: “We’re additionally remixing among the early stuff and discovering some fascinating outtakes, so it will be enjoyable to have a look at that stuff.”

Perry also expressed his gratitude for every opportunity to play at this stage — comments that sound especially prescient in light of Aerosmith’s retirement from the road. “The situation with Steven reveals you that freak issues can occur,” he said. “You simply do not know, in order that’s why each evening that I’m going on, I play prefer it’s the final present.”