Aerosmith Taking A Permanent Vacation

• Sad day for millions of Aerosmith fans — the band took to social media to announce that, due to Steven Tyler‘s apparently non-recoverable vocal injury sustained last year, Aerosmith is officially retiring from touring.

You may recall that late last September, the band had announced that Tyler, now 76, had “fractured his larynx,” causing Aerosmith to postpone the rest of the year’s dates for what was to be their “Peace Out” farewell tour.

The social post reads, “It was 1970 when a spark of inspiration became Aerosmith. Thanks to you, our Blue Army, that spark caught flame and has been burning for over five decades. Some of you have been with us since the beginning and all of you are the reason we made rock ‘n’ roll history.

It has been the honor of our lives to have our music become part of yours. In every club, on every massive tour and at moments grand and private you have given us a place in the soundtrack of your lives.

We’ve always wanted to blow your mind when performing. As you know, Steven’s voice is an instrument like no other. He has spent months tirelessly working on getting his voice to where it was before his injury. We’ve seen him struggling despite having the best medical team by his side. Sadly, it is clear, that a full recovery from his vocal injury is not possible. We have made a heartbreaking and difficult, but necessary, decision — as a band of brothers — to retire from the touring stage.”

In closing, the post states: “We are grateful beyond words for everyone who was pumped to get on the road with us one last time. Grateful to our expert crew, our incredible team and the thousands of talented people who’ve made our historic runs possible. A final thank you to you — the best fans on planet Earth. Play our music loud, now and always. Dream On. You’ve made our dreams come true.”