The Nine Lives Tour saw
Aerosmith
Aerosmith is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Boston in 1970. The group consists of Steven Tyler (lead vocals), Joe Perry (musician), Joe Perry (guitar), Tom Hamilton (musician), Tom Hamilton (bass), Joey Kramer (drums) and Brad Whi ...
playing in North America, Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Czech Republic, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Holland, Italy, Austria, Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Portugal. It initially promoted their 1997 release ''
Nine Lives'' and ran from May 1997 to July 1999.
The length of the tour was due to the chart-topping success of "
I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" is a song performed by American hard rock band Aerosmith as the official theme song for the 1998 sci-fi disaster film ''Armageddon'', in which lead singer Steven Tyler's daughter Liv starred. It is one of four ...
". "We were just about to go off the road and that song came around," explained drummer
Joey Kramer
Joseph Michael Kramer (born June 21, 1950) is an American musician best known as the drummer of the hard rock band Aerosmith, which was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.
Life and career
Kramer was born in the Bronx, New ...
. "We continued to tour off that song for another year. That was welcomed by the band. At that time, that was what we did: we would be on the road for twelve or eighteen months, and the only time we came off the road was to make another record."
The tour included a range of support acts. Some opened on entire legs of the tour, others for only half. Some performers appeared at selected dates and others performed just once. They included
Shed Seven
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,
Kula Shaker
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,
3 Colours Red,
Jonny Lang
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, Marry Me Jane,
Talk Show
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,
Days of the New
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,
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
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Life and career
Shepherd wa ...
,
Spacehog
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,
Monster Magnet
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,
Fuel
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,
Fighting Gravity,
Seven Mary Three
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Seven Mary Three formed in 1 ...
,
Candlebox
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Candlebox found immediate success with the release of ...
,
The Afghan Whigs
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,
The Black Crowes
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,
Lenny Kravitz
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Kravitz won the Grammy Award for Best Male Roc ...
,
Bryan Adams
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,
Stereophonics
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,
Skunk Anansie
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,
Ministry
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and
Guano Apes
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.
Several dates were cancelled, owing to Kramer and singer
Steven Tyler
Steven Victor Tallarico (born March 26, 1948), known professionally as Steven Tyler, is an American singer, best known as the lead singer of the Boston-based rock band Aerosmith, in which he also plays the harmonica, piano, and percussion. ...
recovering from serious injuries that occurred on separate occasions.
Setlist
A standard show on the Nine Lives Tour consisted of 24 tracks, 2 and a half hour stage time. The minimum number of songs played at a show on this tour was 12, and the maximum number of songs played at a show on this tour was 28 songs, played at select shows.
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Cryin'
"Cryin'" is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. It was written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and Taylor Rhodes. It was released by Geffen Records on June 20, 1993, as a single from their 11th studio album, ''Get a Grip''. The single rea ...
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Dream On", "
Love in an Elevator
"Love in an Elevator" is a song performed by American rock band Aerosmith, written by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry. It was released in August 1989 as the lead single from their third album with Geffen Records, ''Pump'', released in September. It p ...
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Pink
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Sweet Emotion
"Sweet Emotion" is a song by the American rock band Aerosmith from the band's third album '' Toys in the Attic''. It was released as a single on May 19, 1975. The song began a string of pop hits and large-scale mainstream success for the band t ...
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Walk This Way
"Walk This Way" is a song by the American rock band Aerosmith. Written by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, the song was originally released as the second single from the album '' Toys in the Attic'' (1975). It peaked at number 10 on the ''Billboa ...
" were the only songs which were played at every single show on the Nine Lives Tour. The title track from the new record, "
Nine Lives", was the opening song at most shows.
# "Nine Lives"
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Love in an Elevator
"Love in an Elevator" is a song performed by American rock band Aerosmith, written by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry. It was released in August 1989 as the lead single from their third album with Geffen Records, ''Pump'', released in September. It p ...
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Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)"
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Eat the Rich
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Livin' on the Edge
"Livin' on the Edge" is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. The song was written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and Mark Hudson. It was released in February 1993 as the first single from the band's commercially successful album ''Get a Gr ...
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Dream On"
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Taste of India
"Taste of India" is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. It was released in 1997 on the band's 12th studio album '' Nine Lives''. It was released as a promotional single to rock radio, where it peaked at #3 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks cha ...
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Janie's Got a Gun
"Janie's Got a Gun" is a song by American rock band Aerosmith and written by Steven Tyler and Tom Hamilton. The song was released as the second single from '' Pump'' in 1989, peaking at number four on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number ...
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What Kind of Love Are You On
"What Kind of Love Are You On" is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. The song, originally a track left off the '' Nine Lives'' album, was included on '' Armageddon: The Album'' for the 1998 film ''Armageddon'' starring lead singer ...
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Last Child
"Last Child" is a song by American rock band Aerosmith. It was written by Steven Tyler and Brad Whitford and released as the first single from the album '' Rocks'' in 1976. It peaked at number 21 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, one of a strin ...
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Rag Doll"
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Pink
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Draw the Line"
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Stop Messin' Around"
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Mother Popcorn
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Walk This Way
"Walk This Way" is a song by the American rock band Aerosmith. Written by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, the song was originally released as the second single from the album '' Toys in the Attic'' (1975). It peaked at number 10 on the ''Billboa ...
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I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing
"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" is a song performed by American hard rock band Aerosmith as the official theme song for the 1998 sci-fi disaster film ''Armageddon'', in which lead singer Steven Tyler's daughter Liv starred. It is one of four ...
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Cryin'
"Cryin'" is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. It was written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and Taylor Rhodes. It was released by Geffen Records on June 20, 1993, as a single from their 11th studio album, ''Get a Grip''. The single rea ...
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Dude (Looks Like a Lady)
"Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" is a song by American rock band Aerosmith. It was released as the lead single from the band's ninth studio album '' Permanent Vacation'' in 1987.
The track reached number 14 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, number 41 ...
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Come Together
"Come Together" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The song is the opening track on their 1969 album ''Abbey Road'' and was also released as a single coupled with "Somethin ...
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What it Takes"
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Sweet Emotion
"Sweet Emotion" is a song by the American rock band Aerosmith from the band's third album '' Toys in the Attic''. It was released as a single on May 19, 1975. The song began a string of pop hits and large-scale mainstream success for the band t ...
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Tour dates
Notes
From late October 1998 onward, the tour was also called "The Little South of Sanity Tour" given the release of the
Geffen live album of the same name.
Problems
A total of 43 shows on the Nine Lives Tour were cancelled and a further 36 shows were rescheduled. The majority of the shows were cancelled/rescheduled due to injuries (Steven Tyler suffered cruciate ligament injury after dropping the microphone stand on his knee, and Joey Kramer suffered second degree burns from a freak accident at a gas station). A select few shows were cancelled/rearranged due to 'scheduling conflict' or the flu.
References
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Aerosmith concert tours
1997 concert tours
1998 concert tours
1999 concert tours