Refugee 7 Report post Posted June 9, 2009 Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford will have to sit out part of his group's soon-to-launch co-headlining tour with fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Famers ZZ Top. According to a statement from Aerosmith's camp, Whitford is on the disabled list as he "recuperates from recent surgery." The group did not specify what type of surgery the guitarist underwent. Guitarist Bobby Schneck, who has played with Green Day, Weezer and Slash, will fill in for Whitford during the upcoming shows, according to the band's statement. Health problems have been a running theme for the members of Aerosmith in recent years. Bassist Tom Hamilton was sidelined in August of 2006 in order to undergo radiation treatment for throat cancer; frontman Steven Tyler announced the following month that he was battling hepatitis C; and guitarist Joe Perry underwent knee surgery earlier this year. Aerosmith will return to the stage Wednesday (6/10) in Maryland Heights, MO, the first of three headlining dates that the group will tackle before linking up with ZZ Top later this month. The two bands have shows stacked up into mid-September. Details are shown below. [Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.] June 2009 10 - Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (Aerosmith only) 13 - East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley Music Theatre (Aerosmith only) 16 - Mansfield, MA - Comcast Center (Aerosmith only) 21 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion At Stone Ridge 24 - Burgettstown, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion 26 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon Jones Beach Theater 28 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Arena July 2009 1 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverband Music Center 3 - Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Stadium 5 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater 7 - Raleigh, NC - Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek 9 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre 11 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre 13 - Sunrise, FL - BankAtlantic Center 15 - Atlanta, GA - Lakewood Amphitheatre 17 - Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 19 - Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Amphitheatre 25 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena 27 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Wireless Pavilion 30 - Tulsa, OK - BOK Cener August 2009 1 - Denver, CO - Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre 5 - Sturgis, SD - The Legendary Buffalo Chip (Aerosmith only) 7 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - Canada Inns Stadium 9 - Regina, Saskatchewan - Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field 11 - Edmonton, Alberta - Commonwealth Stadium 13 - Calgary, Alberta - McMahon Stadium 17 - Auburn, WA - White River Amphitheatre 19 - Concord, CA - Sleep Train Pavilion 21 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center 23 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater 28 - Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre 30 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center September 2009 1 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center 3 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre 5 - Kanata, Ontario - Scotiabank Place 8 - Saint Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center 10 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center 12 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center 14 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden 16 - Auburn Hills, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
