Have Steven Tyler and Joe Perry Kissed and Made Up?

By PopEater Staff Posted Feb 18th 2010 08:59AM

The soap opera starring Steven Tyler and Joe Perry just keeps getting more convoluted. Aerosmith -- the whole band -- has been tapped to headline the Download Festival in June, even though recent news reports suggested the iconic rock group was moving on without their troubled lead singer.

In a statement on the festival's site, Tyler said, "In the early days of Aerosmith we were infected with the vibe coming out of the UK with the Yardbirds, Blues Breakers, Pretty Things and the Stones and we wanted what they had bad. So baby, we're coming home. Rock & Roll can be pure sex and we can't wait to Download..."

Reuters and other outlets report the statement was taken down from the site, but it has since been reinstated.

Relations between the two old friends have been tenuous at best since last August when Tyler plummeted off a concert stage and months later entered rehab for pain killers. It was his second rehab stint in two years, and the band appeared ready to move on. Perry even publicly stated the band was seeking a new singer, which Tyler has attacked as ludicrous. (His attorney likened Aerosmith without Steven to the Rolling Stones without Mick Jagger. We agree.)

Official channels within the Aerosmith machine have yet to comment on the booking, but drummer Joey Kramer belted "Aerosmith is back!" in a post on his Twitter feed on Wednesday.

There have been reports the band had to include Tyler in the mix if they wanted to play the festival.

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Thursday 18 February

By dsherline

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Stupid headline.

By angelo

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Ive seen aerosmith 3 or 4 times & i just couldnt imagine them without steven,.....1 of the times i saw them was a very famous concert for them in the old cleveland stadium, world series of rock 2,...1979..think i was 14,.steven was mad at joe cause he was out of drugs & joe wouldnt share so steven attempted to take joes head of with the mic stand!
cmon you guys kiss & make up....we love you!!!

By BTDT

You're right, but what does it have to do with Aerosmith?

By AERO4Ever

A dose of the 'Toxic Twins' is much, much better for ones ability to retain theri youth than the toxin Botox!!!! I need some Aerosmith!!!

Friday 19 February

By Bob

And there is the biggest problem of all. While Tyler is in rehab trying to save his life, Perry and Kramer tweet trash Tyler to death. Tyler may have addiction problems but Perry and Kramer got, gee I wish I was 17 again tweetness. They ned to grow up and support there friend. As the song go's ,,, GET A GRIP !

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