Aerosmith has delayed the start of its residency in Las Vegas by three months for Steven Tyler to complete a drug treatment program. According to a statement from the band, he recently fell after a foot surgery.
“As many of you know, our dear brother Steven has been working on his sobriety for many years,” the band wrote in a statement. “After foot surgery to prepare for the stage and the need to control pain during the process, she has recently relapsed and voluntarily entered a treatment program to focus on her health and recovery.” .
“We are sorry to inform our fans and friends that we have to cancel our first set of residency dates in Las Vegas this June and July while he focuses on his well-being,” they continue. “We will continue our 2022 dates from September and inform you of any updates as soon as we can. We are devastated to have bothered so many of you, especially our most loyal fans who often travel long distances to experience our shows. “.
The band was originally scheduled to resume their Deuces are Wild Vegas residency on June 17 after a two-year hiatus from the road. It will now begin on September 14th. Earlier this month, they booked at the Maine Savings Amphitheater in Bangor, Maine and Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. For now, these shows are moving forward.
In the 1970s, Tyler and Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry were known as the “Toxic Twins” because of their drug habits. “The most expensive thing is not drugs,” Perry told Rolling Stone in 1990, “even the phenomenal amounts we were making. It’s the decisions you make – or don’t make – while you’re fucked. You can tell exactly what we’re doing. listen to the records … You can listen to the cloudy music. Listen to Draw the Line: Rocks’ focus is completely gone. “
Things changed in the early eighties when Tyler went into rehab and the original band was reformed, but he relapsed a few times in the following years. In 2009, he fell off the stage at a show in Sturgis, South Dakota and was seriously injured. He went to a treatment center a few months later.
“When you live a life as rich as mine,” Tyler told Rolling Stone in 2012, “I deserve to take drugs. The only difference between you and me is that I’m addicted to drugs. In other words, I do. to serve in spite of the adverse consequences: my children leave me, money doesn’t. I’m an idiot. But I’m not an idiot. I’m not a bad person who goes well, I’m a sick person who gets better. “