Joe Perry says Aerosmith are “talking about” reuniting to play together again

Joe Perry has revealed that Aerosmith are “talking about” the possibility of reuniting for one final concert together.

The rock legends announced their abrupt retirement from touring in August last year after frontman Steven Tyler suffered a serious vocal cord injury. The band’s final live show was held as part of their ‘Peace Out’ tour, which began in 2023, but only saw the band play three shows.Tyler did return to the stage for the first time in February for a charity event that saw him sing a number of Aerosmith classics, including ‘Walk This Way’, ‘Dream On’ and ‘Sweet Emotion’. That was followed by a similar event in April that saw Tyler and Perry reunite on stage for the first time in two years.

Now, in a new interview on Sirius XM’s Trunk Nation, Perry has raised the prospect of another full Aerosmith show somewhere down the line.

“We’re talking about it,” he said. “I mean, except for like, anything on the calendar, we’re all alive and well, so, you know, we’ll just have to see, you know? I know there’s gotta be at least another Aerosmith gig, and I’m not looking forward to putting the set list together for that one, but I don’t know, man. We’ll just have to see.”

When asked whether Tyler is physically able to play a full show, Perry added: “You know, I think he would. I think it’s just a matter of getting there.”

Tyler recently made another high-profile public appearance at the Black Sabbath ‘Back To The Beginning’ farewell show, where he played alongside Ronnie Wood, Travis Barker and others on ‘Train Kept A Rollin’, ‘Walk This Way’ and ‘Whole Lotta Love’.

Following the announcement that Aerosmith’s touring days had come to an end, numerous famous faces shared their sadness at the news. Queen’s Brian May said that the announcement “brought a tear” to his eye, while Sammy Hagar shared his long history with the members, calling the retirement “a great fucking loss”. It was later confirmed that fans could watch the band’s final ever show on YouTube in 4K quality.

Guns N’ Roses drummer Matt Sorum, a personal friend of Tyler’s, said in February that he did not expect the singer ever to tour again. “Steven cannot put himself under the rigours of doing a full worldwide tour because there’s a lot of pressure,” he said.

“And if you’re not a singer, you wouldn’t understand what he goes through, but he’s 77 years old and he’s a perfectionist. And if he doesn’t sing correctly, it bothers him.”