Two days before Aerosmith is set to go on tour, the band has announced that Brad Whitford will miss the start of the summer tour because of  medical reasons.  The band also stated in a media release that Brad would be recuperating from surgery, however they did not say what kind of surgery it is that the band’s guitarist will be undergoing.

Brad Whitford will be temporarily replaced by Bobby Schneck.  Schneck has previously performed with Weezer, Slash and Green Day.