Aerosmith Joined by Dave Grohl and Johnny Depp at Hollywood Bowl for First Show in Three Years, as GNR and Black Crowes Open With Tribute Sets: Concert Review — SkimNews
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- Aerosmith returned to the Hollywood Bowl on Oct. 29, 2026, its first concert since abruptly cutting short its farewell tour a little over three years earlier, with a six-song, 45-minute set closing a nearly four-hour bill.
- Steven Tyler showed no sign of the vocal injury that halted Aerosmith’s aborted 2023 tour, and the reviewer said the band sounded “completely top form” during the short performance.
- Joey Kramer returned to center stage for the closing number and played side by side with John Douglas after Dave Grohl led the first five of six songs, a bittersweet compromise that kept the co-founder performing without the heaviest drumming.
- Johnny Depp joined Joe Perry on “Train Kept A-Rollin’,” playing rhythm guitar and taking half of Perry’s guitar solo.
- Black Crowes devoted their entire five-song set to Aerosmith covers, opening with “Let the Music Do the Talking” and closing with “Chip Away the Stone.”
- Guns N’ Roses played three Aerosmith covers in a five-song set—“Nobody’s Fault,” “Seasons of Wither” and “Last Child”—before adding “Sweet Child of Mine” and “Welcome to the Jungle.”
- Bill Burr called the outings “the final two shows in Aerosmith’s history” while introducing the opener, even though no official farewell had been announced and the band offered no closing explanation.
Why it matters: Aerosmith delivered a six-song, 45-minute set at full strength after the 2023 cancellation, giving ticket holders a genuine return rather than a mere archival appearance. But because no official farewell was declared, the two Bowl dates remain the only confirmed performances, while Burr’s “final two shows” remark leaves the band’s longer-term status unresolved.
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