Joe Perry recently opened up about the possibility of Aerosmith playing live again. It comes less than two years after the legendary rockers announced that they were officially retiring from touring due to singer Steven Tyler’s vocal injury.
Aerosmith announced on August 2, 2024 and it was nearly one year after the now-78-year-old singer fractured his larynx during a September 2023 show. Perry then spoke about the likelihood of another Aerosmith show.
Speaking with Billboard, Perry said, “The band is still kind of definitely not in touring mode, but there are certainly other options, so we stay in touch.”
Perry further added about future Aerosmith activities. He said, “You just never know. It’s just been in the last six months that Steven’s started to get comfortable with singing; he literally had to take a year off before he was able to start stretching his vocal cords, and you’re always worried about reinjuring it. I learned a long time ago that everything we do is fragile… so we just take it day by day. You hope for the best. You just have to have the confidence and have that vision of positive in front of you. You can’t do it unless you envision it.”
Perry and Tyler had performed together for the first time in nearly two years at a private concert the singer hosted on April 30, 2025 in San Francisco, California. The event was a benefit for Janie’s Fund, the initiative Tyler created in order to bring hope and healing to girls and young women who have experienced trauma.
