Aerosmith: From Toys to Rocks…
Yipee! It’s 1976 again! For Surly…
A few weeks ago, Aerosmith announced that they would be performing their 1975 record, Toys in the Attic in its entirety during the first leg of their summer tour. On August 17th, when that tour hits White River here in Seattle, the band will play 1976’s Rocks all the way through. Queue my head exploding in 3, 2, 1…
After being informed of this revelation last night by my BFF and fellow Rocks aficionado Surly, our discussion digressed to the price tag associated with seeing one of our favorite bands perform what is easily Aerosmith’s greatest record. Nosebleed tickets for Aerosmith’s summer tour start at $95. Seats on your ass in the grass will run you $40. If you’re unaffected by the highest unemployment rates in 26 years and have been looking for a way to spend $400, The Sweet Spot Package will give you seating in the first 15 rows (not the first five) and access to a VIP (?) party with drummer and new author, Joey Kramer.
Now, if your cash is actually burning a hole in your wallet, for $1249 you can score tickets for The Wheels Up Package which includes seats in the first four rows and a meet and greet with Tyler and Walmart sympathizer Joe Fucking Perry. Speaking of The Perry, if Joe gets his wish, later dates of the tour might include live tracks from 1979’s Night in the Ruts.
Despite the sudden rush rock ‘n’ roll adrenaline to my head at the though of being able to experience Rocks live, I have to agree with Surly’s final take on it all. Forget about the money we don’t have for tickets. For us, the real deal breaker here is something both our ears and eyes reject simply on principal. Having to sit through Aerosmith’s opening act, ZZ Top. Honestly, was every other band in the world (barring Nickelback of course) busy? Tube Snake Boogie in the house of delight?
Not so much…
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They played here last month without ZZ Top, they had the Dropkick Murphy’s instead! I’d throw down the $40 for some grass stains and to hear Rocks though. Fuck!
Agreed! Although I prefer my grass smoked Ox…