Aerosmith has been forced to postpone their remaining live shows in September after frontman Steven Tyler suffered “vocal cord damage” over the weekend.
“I’m heartbroken to say I even have received strict doctor’s orders to not sing for the subsequent thirty days,” Tyler announced on the band’s Instagram on Monday, announcing that six cities may have to attend to say their final goodbyes to the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers.
Tyler, 75, said the band would want to “postpone just a few dates” so that they could “come back and provides [fans] the performance [they] deserve.”
Shows in Toronto (Sept. 12), Chicago (Sept. 15), Detroit (Sept. 18), Cleveland (Sept. 21), Raleigh (Sept. 24) and Washington D.C. (Sept. 27) have been rescheduled for January and February 2024, the band shared within the post.
The “Dream On” hitmaker shared he “sustained” the damage during Saturday’s show at UBS Arena on Long Island, NY, which “led to subsequent bleeding.”
The group assured its fans that every one tickets purchased for the canceled dates “will probably be honored” for his or her recent rescheduled shows.
“Refunds will probably be available for those unable to attend,” the announcement read.
The Boston-rooted band has been an industry iconic for 50 years and commenced their 40-show ‘Peace Out Farewell Tour’ lower than two weeks ago on Sept. 2 in Philadelphia.
Tyler’s health was also a cause for concern last December.
The “Rag Doll” band was forced to cancel the ultimate two shows of their Las Vegas residency “on the recommendation of doctors” after it was reported Tyler was battling a mysterious illness.
Along with the singer’s health scares, Aerosmith was forced again to cancel dates in June and July after Tyler relapsed after years of battling drug addiction and “voluntarily” entered treatment, in response to a tweet from the band back in May.
“Thanks to your understanding and to your support for Steven during this time,” the band wrote.
In an interview with Haute Living in 2019, Tyler opened up about when his bandmates sent him off to rehab to kick a habit in 1988.
“There was a moment in ’88 where management and the band pulled an intervention on me,” Tyler told the outlet on the time.
“They thought, ‘Get the lead singer sober, and all our problems can be over.’ So I got sober, and, you recognize, it took me a few years to recover from the anger of them sending me to rehab while they went on vacation.”
