Aerosmith Fan Club

Aerosmith has reached a settlement with fans after the band cancelled a sold out Maui show back in 2007 and will perform a free concert in Maui to the original ticket purchasers.

The fans who filed the lawsuit against Aerosmith, alleged that the band cancelled the show in Maui, which was sold out to 8,300 people, for a more lucrative show in Chicago and a private performance to Toyota dealers in Oahu.  The suit also claimed that concert goers lost anywhere between $500,000 to 3 million dollars in travel costs, handling fees and other expenses.

Aerosmith has stated that they are glad to have reached the settlement.  Attorney for Aerosmith, Jay Handlin released a statement to the press regarding the band’s sentiment’s to the people of Maui. The statement said that the  “The band is about the music, and that they are glad to be able to resolve this in a way that really focuses on connecting or reconnecting the people of Hawaii with the band and its music.

The settlement also stipulates that all 8,300 people will have all out of pocket expenses paid, regardless of the cost.

The new concert date has not been set yet as Aerosmith is on a North American tour.  The new concert date will most likely be set for either September or October, after Aerosmith’s tour comes to a close.

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After the highly successful Toys in the Attic album of 1975, came Rocks.  Rocks was a highly awaited album because of the success of Toys in the Attic.  In 1976, Aerosmith was on top of the world as were their fans. Many Aerosmith fans waited outside the record store before it opened on the day that the Rocks album was set to be released.  In some cities, lineups of Aerosmith fans had formed outside the record stores which only heightened the buzz surrounding the Rock Band.    Most of those people today, will tell you that they were not disappointed with the Rocks Album, and some would even swear that Aerosmith’s Rocks Album was their best creation to date.

The album consists of nine songs 1. Back In The Saddle    2. Last Child    3. Rats In The Cellar 4. Combination  5. Sick As A Dog     6. Nobody’s Fault 7. Get The Lead Out 8. Lick And A Promise and 9. Home Tonight.  Last Child and Back in the Saddle were immediate FM hits.  Home Tonight was a ballad that also made the charts.

The Rocks album was very influential to many musicians from popular bands who came along after Aerosmith.Members of Guns and Roses, Motley Crue and Metallica have cited this album as leaving a major musical impression on them, and influencing their musical styles.

With the overwhelming success of Rocks came more and more concert tours.  Each time, the stadiums were getting bigger to accommodate the rapidly growing numbers of Aerosmith fans.  The concerts were loud and always filled with non stop energy, leaving concert goers tired and breathless once the concert had ended.

Aerosmith’s next album came out in 1977.  Draw the Line was also highly anticipated, but was not as successful as Aerosmith’s previous two albums.  At this point, drug addiction was starting to catch up to the hard rock band, and it showed in the music that Aerosmith was putting out. Steven Tyler and Joe Perry came to be known as the Toxic Twins during this time because of their drug use on and off the stage.

The band continued to tour and also continued to indulge themselves in the life of a Rock and Roll superstar.  During the same time they were touring, Aerosmith had acted in the movie version of the Beatles Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.  Aerosmith’s cover of  The Beatles ‘Come Together’ song which was released on the movie’s soundtrack album would be their  last top 40 hit for nearly a decade.