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Global Warming Tour
Tour by Aerosmith and Cheap Trick
LocationNorth America
Associated albumMusic from Another Dimension!
Start dateMay 30, 2012 (2012-05-30)
End dateDecember 13, 2012 (2012-12-13)
Legs2 (to date)
No. of shows43 in North America (to date)
Aerosmith and Cheap Trick concert chronology

The Global Warming Tour is an ongoing concert tour by American hard rock band Aerosmith, scheduled for 39 performances across North America. The band already completed 24 performances on the first leg of the tour, which lasted from late May through early August 2012. The second leg is planned for 14 performances in November and December. A special performance at the iHeartRadio Music Festival will occur in mid September. The performances on this tour have been held primarily in indoor arenas, with a couple outdoor shows and a few festival dates on the first leg, notably three festivals in Eastern Canada and Milwaukee's Summerfest. Cheap Trick is the opening act for all dates except for a few festival shows.[1] The tour is in promotion of Aerosmith's new album Music from Another Dimension!, scheduled for release on November 6, 2012.[2]

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
Leg One
May 30, 2012 Fayetteville, Arkansas United States Bud Walton Arena (private event)
June 13, 2012 Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Convention Center (dress rehearsal)
June 16, 2012 Target Center
June 19, 2012 Cleveland, Ohio Quicken Loans Arena
June 22, 2012 Chicago, Illinois United Center
June 27, 2012 Toronto, Ontario Canada Air Canada Centre
June 29, 2012 Albany, New York United States Times Union Center
July 1, 2012 Uniondale, New York Nassau Coliseum
July 5, 2012 Auburn Hills, Michigan Palace of Auburn Hills
July 7, 2012 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Summerfest
July 10, 2012 Laval, Quebec Canada Laval Nature Center
July 12, 2012 Quebec City, Quebec Quebec City Summer Festival
July 14, 2012 Grand Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador Salmon Festival
July 17, 2012 Boston, Massachusetts United States TD Garden
July 19, 2012
July 21, 2012 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wells Fargo Center
July 24, 2012 East Rutherford, New Jersey Izod Center
July 26, 2012 Atlanta, Georgia Phillips Arena
July 28, 2012 Dallas, Texas American Airlines Center
July 30, 2012 Houston, Texas Toyota Center
August 1, 2012 Denver, Colorado Pepsi Centre
August 4, 2012 Oakland, California Oracle Arena
August 6, 2012 Los Angeles, California Hollywood Bowl
August 8, 2012 Tacoma, Washington Tacoma Dome
August 12, 2012 Bristow, Virginia Jiffy Lube Live
Leg Two
September 22, 2012 Las Vegas, Nevada United States iHeartRadio Music Festival
November 1, 2012 New York City, New York Ed Sullivan Theater
November 2, 2012 Today Show
November 2, 2012 Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together
November 5, 2012 Boston, Massachusetts 1325 Commonwealth Avenue
November 8, 2012 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Chesapeake Energy Arena
November 11, 2012 Wichita, Kansas INTRUST Bank Arena
November 14, 2012 Kansas City, Missouri Sprint Center
November 16, 2012 Austin, Texas Frank Erwin Center
November 20, 2012 New York City, New York Madison Square Garden
November 23, 2012 Atlantic City, New Jersey Revel
November 25, 2012 Columbus, Ohio Nationwide Arena
November 27, 2012 Toronto, Ontario Canada Air Canada Centre
December 1, 2012 Las Vegas, Nevada United States MGM Grand Garden Arena
December 3, 2012 Los Angeles, California Staples Center
December 6, 2012 New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans Arena
December 9, 2012 Fort Lauderdale, Florida BB&T Center
December 11, 2012 Tampa, Florida Tampa Bay Times Forum
December 13, 2012 Nashville, Tennessee Bridgestone Arena

Stage Set-Up

The stage was very close to the design of past tours. The main stage, occupying one end of the venue had the classic Aerosmith logo painted on top and two small platforms off to each side. Like normal, Joey's drums are at the back, Tom and Brad are on the left side, and Joe is on the right side. The back-up musicians were at the back-left of the stage behind a stack of amps, the order usually went Melanie (Vocals), Mindi (Saxophone, Vocals), Russ (Keyboards, Vocals). In the middle of the main stage was the catwalk, the catwalk ran through nine rows at each venue. At the end of the catwalk was a B-stage, the B-stage ran through the tenth row to the sixteenth row. Around the entire stage was a half-meter wide Barricade that contained security and a few select fans.

Performance

The show would start with a video playing on the main video screen that was reminiscent of the original opening from The Outer Limits. Near the end of the video, smoke would arise from the end of the B-stage and from the main stage. When the video finished, Joey, Brad, Tom, and Joe would kick into the opening song while Steven and Joe would rise from a trap-door at the end of the B-stage. For the first song, Steven and Joe would stay on the B-stage and the rest of the band would stay on the main stage, after the first song finished, Tom, Brad, Steven, and Joe would all go where they please. At "What It Takes", Steven would look for an attractive girl to sing the opening lines to like most tours. At the encore which was "Dream On" at every date, smoke would again appear from the end of the B-stage and Steven on a white piano would appear from the same trap-door as before. The piano had a few blocks beside it used as stairs by Joe and Steven, as they would walk on top of the piano. They followed with a second encore - "Train Kept A-Rollin'" - and at a few venues, a third encore was even played, either "Mama Kin" or "Chip Away the Stone". When the encores wrapped up, a few cannons fired silver confetti into the audience. After the confetti storm, Steven would introduce the back-up musicians (Melanie, Mindi, Russ) and the members of Aerosmith. Finally, he'd hand the microphone off to Joe, who would introduce Steven. After the intros, the band would walk out with "Mannish Boy" by Muddy Waters playing over the speakers.

Notes

  • Aerosmith premiered four new songs on this tour, "Oh Yeah", "Legendary Child", "What Could Have Been Love", "Lover Alot" and an excerpt from "Street Jesus".
  • Brad's son, Harrison Whitford, played "Last Child" with Aerosmith at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.
  • Brad's other son, Graham Whitford, played "Last Child with Aerosmith at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
  • At the Hollywood Bowl, instead of Steven and Joe appearing from a trap-door at the end of the catwalk, Stan Lee introduced the band and Aerosmith simply walked out on the stage.
  • Acclaimed actor, Johnny Depp played (rhythm guitar and one solo) with Aerosmith on "Train Kept A-Rollin'" in Los Angeles at the Hollywood Bowl.
  • Sean Lennon, son of John Lennon, provided extra vocals on "Come Together" at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
  • "Lick And a Promise", got its first play in 24 years on United States soil, the last time being at the Pacific Coast Amphitheater in Costa Mesa on September 15, 1988 along the Permanent Vacation Tour.
  • Aerosmith performed a clip of "Woman of The World" in Atlanta at the Phillips Center, a song that hasn't been played anywhere since 1974!
  • Aerosmith had to re-schedule their show in Bristow, Virginia because of reported voice problems by Tyler. It was originally scheduled for July 3 but got moved to August 12.
  • Jesse Sky Kramer joined his father on percussion for many songs at every show this tour.
  • This is the first tour where Aerosmith recruited back-up singers other than Russ Irwin.
  • Steven joined with Joey on drums during "Combination" at every date.
  • At a few shows, saxophonist and back-up singer Mindi Abair jammed with Joey during his drum solo.
  • On some nights Brad played guitar and provided backing vocals on "Ain't That a Shame" with opening act Cheap Trick.[3] On other nights, Steven would run out during "I Want You to Want Me" and play with Cheap Trick bassist Tom Petersson and guitarist Rick Nielsen and help sing the chorus, then quickly exit.[4]

List of songs played

Song Album Times
"Dream On" Aerosmith 25
"Mama Kin" 6
"Walkin’ the Dog" (Rufus Thomas cover) 4
"Train Kept A-Rollin'" (Tiny Bradshaw cover) Get Your Wings 23
"Same Old Song and Dance" 10
"S.O.S. (Too Bad)" 10
"Lord of the Thighs" 3
"Walk This Way" Toys in the Attic 25
"Sweet Emotion" 25
"No More No More" 13
"Big Ten Inch Record" (Bull Moose Jackson cover) 3
"Toys in the Attic" 1
"Last Child" Rocks 23
"Combination" 23
"Rats in the Cellar" 9
"Back in the Saddle" 4
"Lick and a Promise" 1
"Draw the Line" Draw the Line 22
"Come Together" (The Beatles cover) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (soundtrack) 7
"Chip Away the Stone" Single 4
"Rag Doll" Permanent Vacation 19
"Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" 4
"Love in an Elevator" Pump 25
"What it Takes" 23
"Livin' on the Edge" Get a Grip 25
"Boogie Man" 21
"Cryin'" 12
"Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)" Nine Lives 3
"Pink" 1
"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" Armageddon soundtrack 8
"Jaded" Just Push Play 7
"Stop Messin' Around" (Fleetwood Mac cover) Honkin' on Bobo 4
"Legendary Child" Music from Another Dimension! 25
"Lover Alot" 8
"What Could Have Been Love" 2
"Oh Yeah" 23
"Rattlesnake Shake" (Fleetwood Mac cover) Then Play On 1

Setlist

First leg (May to August 2012)
  1. "Draw The Line" (Switched with "Toys In The Attic" on 07/10)
  2. "Love in an Elevator"
  3. "Oh Yeah"
  4. "Lick And A Promise" (Only on 07/21)
  5. "Livin' on the Edge"
  6. "Cryin' ("Jaded" on 07/05, 07/07, 07/10, 07/12, 07/14, and 07/17)
  7. "S.O.S. (Too Bad)" (Replaced with "Come Together" later on the tour.)
  8. "Last Child"
  9. Joey Kramer Drum Solo
  10. "Rag Doll" ("Lord of the Thighs" on 07/05, 07/07, and 07/19)
  11. "Boogie Man"/ Instrumental Jam
  12. Theme From Peter Gunn (Only played on 07/17, 07/19, 07/21, 07/24, 07/26, 07/28, 07/30, 08/01, 08/04, 08/06, 08/08, and 08/12)
  13. "Combination"
  14. "What It Takes" (When "Stop Messin' Around" entered the set, "What It Takes" was moved later in the night)
  15. "Rattlesnake Shake" (Only on 07/21)
  16. "No More No More" (Switched with "Stop Messin' Around" later on the tour.)
  17. "Legendary Child"
  18. "Rats In The Cellar" ("I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" or "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)" were also played in this spot.)
  19. "Walking The Dog" ("Chip Away the Stone" and "Big Ten Inch Record" were also played here.)
  20. Tom Hamilton Bass Solo
  21. "Uncle Salty" (Partial) (Only played on 08/01)
  22. "Sweet Emotion"
  23. "Mother Popcorn" (Only on 06/19, 07/05, 07/07, 07/10, 07/12, 07/14, and 08/01)
  24. "Walk This Way"
  25. "Dream On" (On some dates, Steven jammed on "One Way Street" or "You See Me Crying" prior to starting "Dream On".)
  26. "Train Kept A-Rollin'"
  27. "Mama Kin" (Only on a few dates, "Chip Away the Stone" on a few nights as well.)
Second leg (September to December 2012)
  1. "Mama Kin"
  2. "Love In An Elevator"
  3. "Jaded" (Alternated with "Cryin'")
  4. "Oh Yeah"
  5. "Livin' On The Edge"
  6. "What Could Have Been Love" (Only performed 08/11, and 11/11.)
  7. "Movin' Out"
  8. "Walkin' The Dog"
  9. "Last Child"
  10. Drum Solo
  11. "Rag Doll"
  12. "Combination"
  13. "Lover Alot"
  14. "What It Takes"
  15. "No More No More"
  16. "Come Together"
  17. "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)"
  18. "Walk This Way"
  19. "Dream On"
  20. "Sweet Emotion"

Personnel

Aerosmith
Additional musicians
  • Russ Irwin - keyboards, backing vocals
  • Mindi Abair - saxophone, backing vocals [First leg only]
  • Melanie Taylor - backing vocals [First leg only]
  • Jesse Sky Kramer - percussion

References

  1. ^ Greene, Andy (26 March 2012). "Aerosmith Announce 'Global Warming' Tour Dates". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  2. ^ http://www.aeroforceone.com/index.cfm/pk/view/cd/NAA/cdid/1577329/pid/302766
  3. ^ http://www.cheaptrick.com/aeromsiths-brad-whitford-joins-ct-on-stage-71912-boston-photo-by-brian-rowe
  4. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-S5CNynBfU
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