Aerosmith Performs First Post-Pandemic Concert: Set List, Videos

Aerosmith carried out their first post-pandemic live performance final night time (Sept. 4) in Bangor, Maine.

“This is our first fuckin’ gig in two and a half years,” guitarist Joe Perry mentioned at one level. “All we’ve been doing is lying on our backs and watching Netflix.” The band’s final reside efficiency occurred on February 15, 2020 in Las Vegas as a part of the band’s Deuces Are Wild residency, a couple of month earlier than the pandemic successfully shuttered reside touring.

You can see the complete set record and fan-shot movies from final night time’s 19-song present beneath.

Aerosmith was scheduled to embark on a European tour this summer time, however have been compelled to cancel attributable to continued considerations about COVID-19. Then, in March 2022, the band introduced they might be resuming their residency in Las Vegas in celebration of their fiftieth anniversary, although it was additionally introduced that drummer Joey Kramer would not be acting at Aerosmith’s 2022 live shows as he took a “temporary leave of absence.”

The band’s longtime drum technician John Douglas stuffed in for Kramer on the Bangor present, which kicked off with the Rocks basic “Back in the Saddle” and balanced large hits with surprising gems reminiscent of “Full Circle” and “Hangman Jury.”

Watch Aerosmith Perform “Back in the Saddle”

Aerosmith’s 2022 run was slated to start in June and final till December, but it surely was introduced in May that the primary set of reveals can be canceled as Steven Tyler entered rehab. The singer made no point out of his restoration throughout final night time’s present, utilizing his restricted quantity of stage patter to introduce his bandmates and acknowledge numerous {couples} who have been kissing within the viewers.

Aerosmith will play one other live performance on Sept. 8 in Boston, earlier than re-launching their Las Vegas residency on Sept. 14. An entire record of present dates might be seen on the band’s web site.

Watch Aerosmith Perform ‘Dream On,’ ‘Walk This Way’ and ‘Big Ten Inch Record’

Aerosmith, 9/4/22, Maine Savings Amphitheater, Bangor, Maine
1. “Back in the Saddle”
2. “Same Old Song and Dance”
3. “Rag Doll”
4. “Mama Kin”
5. “Remember (Walking in the Sand)”
6. “Stop Messin’ Around”
7. “Hangman Jury”
8. “Seasons of Wither”
9. “Livin on the Edge”
10. “Full Circle”
11. “Cryin'”
12. “The Other Side”
13. “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing”
14. “Love in an Elevator”
15. “Sweet Emotion”
16. “Dude (Looks Like a Lady)”
17. “Dream On”
18. “Walk This Way”
19. “Big Ten Inch Record”

Live reporting by Jeremy Stover.