In a November 2010 interview reported at NME.com, drummer Joey Kramer
confirmed that the band had every intention to finish and release their
long-delayed album in 2011, stating, "Really, at this point in time,
the only thing that's going to stop us is if someone out-and-out dies.
Other than that, we've already been through what we've been through and
stood the test of time. What else is there?"[187]
On January 18, 2011, Tyler declared that "Joe (Perry) has got some
licks and I've got a bunch of songs that I've written for solo and/or
Aerosmith" and the band would start prepping the album that week.[188] On March 20, 2011, Aerosmith announced a new greatest hits album, Tough Love: Best of the Ballads, which was released on May 10, 2011.[189] On May 14, 2011, the band announced a tour of Latin America in the fall of 2011.[190]
In June, Joe Perry announced that the band is going to meet at the
recording studio to produce the next album of the band in July. On
August 30, it was announced that the new album will be released around
May 2012. The album will be produced by Jack Douglas, who produced four albums for the band in the 1970s.[191][192] Aerosmith began their fall tour of Latin America and Japan on October 22 in Lima, Peru. As part of the tour, the band performed in Paraguay, Panama, and Ecuador for the first time in their careers. Their show in Asunción, Paraguay
was postponed a day, after lead singer Steven Tyler sustained facial
injuries after falling in his hotel room shower, due to a bout of food
poisoning that dehydrated him and caused him to faint.[193]
On March 11, 2012, Aerosmith was featured on an episode of 60 Minutes.
The show included very candid interviews with the band members,
interspersed with live performances from the band's 2011 tour. Some of
the comments the band members said about each other seemed to re-ignite
past tensions in the band.[194] However, on March 22, Joe Perry surprised Steven Tyler by performing "Happy Birthday" for him on American Idol, as an early birthday present for Tyler.[195] On March 26, Aerosmith announced a summer tour with Cheap Trick entitled the "Global Warming Tour". On May 23, Aerosmith debuted their new single, "Legendary Child", on the season finale of American Idol.[196][197] Shortly after, it was announced that their fifteenth studio album, Music from Another Dimension!, would be released on November 6, 2012.[198] On May 30, Aerosmith and Cheap Trick performed for Walmart shareholders.[199]
Aerosmith's "Global Warming Tour" began June 16 in Minneapolis and took
the band to 26 locations across North America through August 12.[200][201] The band hinted that the tour would continue in October/November after the album release.[202] On August 22, Aerosmith released two singles simultaneously, the rocker "Lover Alot" and the ballad "What Could Have Been Love".[203] On September 22, Aerosmith performed at the iHeartRadio music festival in Las Vegas. In advance of the release of their new album, the band performed on The Late Show with David Letterman and Today, and Tyler and Perry were interviewed on The Late Show and The View. In addition, Tyler, Perry and Whitford performed "Dream On" for the telethon Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together
to raise funds for the victims of the namesake storm that struck the
Northeastern United States. On November 5, Aerosmith performed an
outdoor concert[26]
in front of their old apartment at 1325 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston
to celebrate the release of their album and their Boston roots. Music from Another Dimension!
was released on November 6. Two days later, the band began the 2nd leg
of their Global Warming Tour, which took the band to 14 North American
locations through December 13.[204]
On January 21, 2013, Aerosmith released "Can't Stop Lovin' You" (featuring Carrie Underwood) as the fourth single from Music from Another Dimension!.[205] On February 20, it was announced that the band's principal songwriters Steven Tyler and Joe Perry would be recipients of the ASCAP Founders Award at the society's 30th Annual Pop Music Awards on April 17.[206] Two days later, it was announced that the duo would be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at a ceremony to be held on June 13.[207]
In late April and early May 2013, Aerosmith extended their Global
Warming Tour to Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Indonesia, and
Singapore. This marked the band's first performances in Australia in 23
years,[208] and the band's first-ever performances in the latter four countries.[209][210][211] Tom Hamilton had to miss the last three Australian shows due to illness; David Hull filled in for him.[212]
On May 5, Aerosmith cancelled their first-ever performance in Indonesia
(scheduled for May 11) due to safety concerns; the actual threat was
not released.[213] On May 30, Aerosmith performed as part of the "Boston Strong" charity concert for victims of the Boston Marathon bombings.[214] The band also performed at the Greenbrier Classic in West Virginia on July 6,[215] at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut on July 10,[216] four concerts in Japan in mid-August, and as part of the Harley-Davidson 110th Anniversary Concert series in Milwaukee on August 30.[217]
In the fall of 2013, Aerosmith extended their tour to Central and South
America, including their first-ever performances in Guatemala, El
Salvador and Uruguay. Hamilton had to depart the Latin American tour due
to illness.[218]
In July 2013, the band released the live concert DVD Rock for the Rising Sun, which also documented the band's 2011 tour of Japan. The release was also screened in select theaters in October 2013.[219]
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