Watch Aerosmith return for first show in three years – with Dave Grohl on drums

Aerosmith realizou seus primeiros shows ao vivo em três anos, com Dave Grohl na bateria e participações especiais de Johnny Depp, Guns N’ Roses, Liv Tyler e mais.

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The two shows were billed as ‘California, Dream On: Aerosmith & Friends’ and took place at the Hollywood Bowl in California on October 29 and November 1. They were the rock giants’ first live shows in three years, following Aerosmith abruptly bringing their touring days to an end when frontman Steven Tyler injured his larynx.

Before they took to the stage to close out the first night, there were performances from Eric Church, Heart, Billy Idol, Sammy Hagar, and Godsmack’s Sully Erna, and backing musicians included Nuno Bettencourt.

The Black Crowes também executaram um breve set – apresentando covers de quatro músicas do Aerosmith – assim como os Guns N’ Roses, que foram apoio direto para Tyler e companhia e executaram covers de ‘Nobody’s Fault’, ‘Last Child’ e ‘Seasons of Wither’.

Aerosmith were then introduced to the stage by the frontman’s daughter Liv Tyler and fellow actor Alicia Silverstone, who both featured in the band’s ‘Crazy’ music video back in 1994.

Eles tocaram um set de seis músicas apresentando seus maiores sucessos ‘Toys in the Attic’, ‘Back in the Saddle’, ‘Sweet Emotion’, ‘The Train Kept A-Rollin’, e ‘Dream On’, e foram acompanhados por Dave Grohl, dos Foo Fighters, na bateria na maior parte do set.

Johnny Depp came out as a surprise guest and played guitar on ‘The Train Kept A-Rollin’, and original drummer Joey Kramer came out for the final song, joining his bandmates as they closed the night out with ‘Walk This Way’.

On night two, Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello and Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale came together to cover two Aerosmith tracks, ‘Kings And Queens’ and ‘Round And Round’, while Alice In Chains’ Jerry Cantrell and Mike Inez joined up with Richie Kotzen for covers of ‘Draw The Line’ and ‘Nobody’s Fault’.

Outros artistas que abriram para o Aerosmith incluíram Billy Idol novamente, Pat Monahan do Train, Grace Potter e Ann e Nancy Wilson do Heart. The Black Crowes e Guns N’ Roses retornaram para tocar sets breves, e o Aerosmith tocou um set semelhante ao da apresentação anterior, mas também executou um cover de “Come Together” dos Beatles.

Johnny Depp and Dave Grohl didn’t take part in that show, and the drummer for that show was their recent touring drummer, John Douglas.

MC para ambas noites foi o comediante e ator Bill Burr, que contou ao público no primeiro show que eles seriam os “últimos dois shows na história do Aerosmith”.

At the second night, however, Tyler seemed to refute the comments and said: “So Bill Burr said these are our final shows, huh? Doesn’t he know that you can’t get rid of Aerosmith.

In fact, at the end of the fucking world, there will only be cockroaches, Aerosmith, and, I guess, Bill Burr.”.

Check out more footage from the two shows below.

While Aerosmith have rarely played live since bringing their touring days to an end, Tyler has made a few live appearances in the time since – including a brief performance at the final Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath show ‘Back To The Beginning’ in 2025.

Ele também se uniu a Yungblud para o EP colaborativo ‘One More Time’, fez uma aparição no palco com ele e Joe Perry nos MTV VMAs de 2025 como parte de uma homenagem a Ozzy Osbourne, e também lançou tanto um remix country do EP com Lainey Wilson quanto uma ‘Desert Road Version’ com o ator Steve Martin.

As for Grohl, the Foo Fighters star recently appeared alongside Jack Black, Foo Fighters, Bruce Springsteen and more at Tom Morello’s inaugural his Power To The People festival, played a rare opening slot for AC/DC – also joining them on stage for their headline set – and also opened up about how he first met late drummer Taylor Hawkins.

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