Rockin' the Joint Tour

Rockin' the Joint Tour

Tour by Aerosmith and Lenny Kravitz
Associated album	Rockin' the Joint
Start date	October 30, 2005
End date	March 2, 2006
Legs	3
Number of shows	61 (scheduled); 44 (played)
Aerosmith and Lenny Kravitz concert chronology

The Rockin' the Joint Tour was a North American concert tour headlined by Aerosmith, that ran from 2005–2006. The tour was put on in support of their live album titled Rockin' the Joint which was released in the fall of 2005. The first leg ran from October 30 to February 24 hitting most major U.S. markets; shows on this leg were opened by Lenny Kravitz. The second leg was scheduled to run from March to April 2006, reaching some of the smaller U.S. markets and opened by Cheap Trick. It was, however, cut short when lead singer Steven Tyler required throat surgery.

Tour dates

The following is a list of the tour dates on this tour:

Date	City	Country	Venue
Leg I with Lenny Kravitz opening
October 30, 2005	Uncasville	United States	Mohegan Sun Arena
November 1, 2005
November 3, 2005	Washington, D.C.		MCI Center
November 8, 2005	Uniondale		Nassau Coliseum
November 10, 2005	East Rutherford		Continental Airlines Arena
November 12, 2005	Boston		TD Banknorth Garden
November 14, 2005	Rhode Island		Dunkin' Donuts Center
November 16, 2005	Ottawa	Canada	Scotiabank Place
November 18, 2005	Toronto		Air Canada Centre
November 20, 2005	Columbus	United States	Nationwide Arena
November 23, 2005	Philadelphia		Wachovia Center
November 26, 2005	Pittsburgh		Mellon Arena
November 30, 2005	Abany		Pepsi Arena
December 2, 2005	Atlantic City		Borgata
December 4, 2005	Cleveland		Wolstein Center
December 6, 2005	Minneapolis		Target Center
December 8, 2005	Winnipeg	Canada	MTS Centre
December 10, 2005	Chicago	United States	United Center
December 13, 2005	Milwaukee		Bradley Center
December 15, 2005	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills
December 17, 2005	Grand Rapids		Van Andel Arena
Leg II with Lenny Kravitz opening
January 5, 2006	Orlando	United States	TD Waterhouse Centre
January 7, 2006	Jacksonville		Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
January 12, 2006	Charlotte		Charlotte Bobcats Arena
January 15, 2006	Atlanta		Philips Arena
January 17, 2006	Tampa		St. Pete Times Forum
January 19, 2006	Sunrise		Office Depot Center
January 21, 2006	Greensboro		Greensboro Coliseum
January 23, 2006	Houston		Toyota Center
January 25, 2006	San Antonio		SBC Center
January 27, 2006	Dallas		American Airlines Center
January 30, 2006	Denver		Pepsi Center
February 1, 2006	Glendale		Glendale Arena
February 3, 2006	San Jose		HP Pavilion at San Jose
February 6, 2006	Sacramento		ARCO Arena
February 8, 2006	Oakland		Oakland Arena
February 10, 2006	San Diego		iPayOne Center
February 13, 2006	Portland		Rose Garden Arena
February 15, 2006	Seattle		KeyArena
February 18, 2006	Paradise		MGM Grand Garden Arena
February 20, 2006	Fresno		Save Mart Center
February 22, 2006	Los Angeles		Staples Center
February 24, 2006	Anaheim		Arrowhead Pond
Leg III with Cheap Trick opening
March 2, 2006	Hollywood	United States	Hard Rock Live
March 4, 2006	Pensacola		Pensacola Civic Center canceled
March 7, 2006	Lexington		Rupp Arena canceled
March 9, 2006	Manchester		Verizon Wireless Arena canceled
March 12, 2006	Hershey		Giant Center canceled
March 15, 2006	Wilkes-Barre		Wachovia Arena canceled
March 17, 2006	East Lansing		Breslin Center canceled
March 19, 2006	Montreal	Canada	Bell Centre canceled
March 21, 2006	London		John Labatt Centre canceled
March 23, 2006	Des Monies	United States	Wells Fargo Arena canceled
March 25, 2006	Grand Forks		Alerus Center canceled
March 27, 2006	Peoria		Carver Arena canceled
March 29, 2006	Oklahoma City		Ford Center canceled
March 31, 2006	Omaha		Qwest Center canceled
April 2, 2006	Ashwaubenon		Resch Center canceled
April 5, 2006	Saskatoon	Canada	Credit Union Centre canceled
April 7, 2006	Edmonton		Rexall Place canceled
April 9, 2006	Vancouver		General Motors Place canceled

All shows after March 2, 2006 were canceled due to illness of the band's frontman Steven Tyler, who later on would undergo throat surgery.

Problems

• Lenny Kravitz, a long-time friend of the group, announced on the October 30, 2005 show that his father, telveision/film producer Sy Kravitz had died the previous day after losing his battle with leukemia. He then dedicated his hit "Let Love Rule" to his father.
• On March 22, 2006, widespread news reports were released that Steven Tyler needed throat surgery and thus the remaining dates of the tour were canceled. Additionally, the band was put on hiatus indefinitely until Tyler recovered.

Before the Tampa, Florida show, Lenny Kravitz did not perform due to some voice complications.

Criticisms

• Many fans were outraged at the ticket prices, which were as high as $150. Even some of the cheaper seats were in excess of $85.
• Other fans criticized the short setlists. The tour started out with Aerosmith doing about 20 songs, but was quickly reduced to as little as 16 songs, likely so the band could sustain themselves through most of the tour. Many concert attendees felt that they were not getting their money's worth out of the concert.

Innovations

• The band employed a unique stage setup which featured two long catwalks, extending slightly diagonally from the main stage. This allowed the band more flexibility in working the crowd, and giving all seats a better view of the band members while they were performing.
• The band mixed up their setlist heavily, starting out the tour with their main hits, and eventually including rarities like "Walkin' the Dog", "S.O.S. (Too Bad)", and the first live performance of "Kings and Queens" in more than a decade.
• The show also featured Joe Perry as lead singer and guitarist on his solo hit "Shakin' My Cage."
• Joey Kramer's son filled in for about 2-4 songs at some of the earlier shows, as his dad's shoulder healed from a previous injury.

Setlist

An average setlist would look like this,

• 1. "Helter Skelter"
• 2. "Walk This Way"
• 3. "Same Old Song And Dance"
• 4. "Cryin'"
• 5. "Livin' on the Edge"
• 6. "No More No More"
• 7. "Jaded"
• 8. "Shakin' My Cage"
• 9. "Sweet Emotion"
• 10. "Seasons Of Wither"
• 11. "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing"
• 12. "Dream On"
• 13. "Lord of the Thighs"
• 14. "Baby, Please Don't Go"
• 15. "The Other Side"
• 16. "Train Kept A-Rollin'"
• 17. "Back in the Saddle"
• 18. "Draw The Line"

Success

• The tour grossed several million dollars and was consistently ranked by Pollstar as among the Top 5 tours of the week. The only reason it did not rank among the highest grossing tours of the year was due to the tour evenly overlapping two years.
• Individual show grosses of $1 million+ were the norm throughout the tour and almost every show was sold out or close to being sold out.

See also

• Aerosmith
• Rockin' the Joint
• Lenny Kravitz
• Cheap Trick

External links

• Aerosmith
• Aero Force One