Joe Perry is back on the road for a series of summer performances with The Joe Perry Project. The trek launched last night, August 13, in Tampa, Florida at Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
For the North American trek – which marks the first solo shows for Perry this year – the legendary guitarist will be joined by his Aerosmith bandmates Brad Whitford (guitar) and Buck Johnson (keys), along with The Black Crowes’ Chris Robinson (vocals), and Stone Temple Pilots’ Robert DeLeo (bass), along with Jason Sutter (drums). Jason Sutter is stepping in for Eric Kretz, who is missing dates “due to a family emergency,” and is “looking forward to rejoining the tour as soon as he is able.”
The Joe Perry Project performed the following setlist in Tampa, as per Setlist.fm:
“Let The Music Do The Talking”
“My Fist Your Face” (Aerosmith cover)
“Same Old Song And Dance” (Aerosmith cover)
“East Coast, West Coast”
“Get The Lead Out” (Aerosmith cover)
“Twice As Hard” (The Black Crowes cover)
“Fortunate One” (Joe Perry song)
“Interstate Love Song” (Stone Temple Pilots cover)
“Combination” (Aerosmith cover)
“Mama Kin” / “Get It Up” (Aerosmith cover)
“Vasoline” (Stone Temple Pilots cover)
“Won’t Let Me Go” (Joe Perry song)
“Jealous Again” (The Black Crowes cover)
“Bright Light Fright” (Aerosmith cover)
“Last Child” (Aerosmith cover)
“Chip Away The Stone” (Richard Supa cover)
“Draw The Line” (Aerosmith cover)
Encore:
“The Train Kept A-Rollin’” (Tiny Bradshaw cover)
“Walk This Way” (Aerosmith cover)
Check out some fan-filmed video from the show below:
The 11-date run wraps up September 17 in Los Angeles, California (supporting The Who), with an August 19 performance in Perry’s hometown of Boston, Massachusetts (see the itinerary below).
For more information, visit JoePerry.com.
Tour dates:
August
14 – Hollywood, FL – Seminole Hard Rock
16 – Toronto, ON – History
17 – Muskoka, ON – Kee to Bala
19 – Boston, MA – Wang Theatre
20 – Hampton Beach, NH – Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
22 – Mashantucket, CT – The Premier Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino
23 – Port Chester, NY – Capitol Theatre
26 – Boston, MA – Fenway Park
September
16 – Chandler, AZ – The Showroom at Gila Rivers Hotels & Casinos Wild Horse Pass
17 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
As co-founding member, principal songwriter, electrifying lead guitarist and co-producer of Aerosmith – America’s Greatest Rock & Roll Band – Joe Perry has achieved permanent iconic stature in the pantheon of rock. He has helped to drive his band, over the course of five decades, to sales of more than 150 million albums, critical acclaim, four Grammy Awards (one of which includes the guitar-based instrumental “Boogie Man”) and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Joe’s work with Aerosmith has resulted in an unending array of accolades and honors. Beyond their Grammy Awards and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, other key milestones over the past 50 years include: 12 MTV Video Awards; two People’s Choice Awards; six Billboard Music Awards; eight American Music Awards; 23 Boston Music Awards; and an Academy Award nomination for Best Song, “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” (from the soundtrack to Armageddon).
One of the world’s true Guitar Hero’s, he was immortalized in 2008, when Aerosmith made history and created a cultural firestorm with the Activision released Guitar Hero®: Aerosmith®, an epic collaboration that marked the first music-based game to feature one band.
As a solo artist, Perry has released six albums including his 1980 debut, the critically acclaimed Let The Music Do the Talking, which landed at #47 on Billboard’s album chart. Most recently, Perry released Switzerland Manifesto in 2018 and Switzerland Manifesto MKII in 2023 (which included six tracks with alternate vocal appearances and mixes from the 2018 album).
Since 2012, Perry has been a member of the Hollywood Vampires – an American rock supergroup – alongside Alice Cooper and Johnny Depp. The group released three albums: Hollywood Vampires (2015) and Rise (2019), along with a live album Live in Rio (2023).
In addition, in 2014 Perry released Rocks: My Life In And Out of Aerosmith (Simon & Schuster). Written with David Ritz, the book spent its initial two weeks on the prestigious New York Times bestseller list. To support the book, Joe embarked on a cross-country book tour with multiple nights in New York, his Boston hometown (three in-stores), Chicago, San Francisco, Phoenix, Los Angeles and a stop at The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland. In addition, he made top-tier broadcast appearances on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Conan, CBS This Morning, Fox & Friends, Tavis Smiley, and Larry King alongside popular national radio including Howard Stern and Imus In The Morning. Perry also personally narrated the audio version of the book.
