Legendary rockers Aerosmith will play Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium on Wednesday, 24th April with a stellar line-up of special guests, including Wolfmother, The Dead Daisies, Diva Demolition and Head Like a Hole.
Legends. Icons. Idols. These are the words used to describe those rare bands that have been adored for a lifetime and immortalised as distinct creators of rock and roll. Aerosmith have sold more than 100 million albums worldwide, won more than 30 awards including four Grammy Awards and are the best-selling American rock band of all time. They also hold the record for the most gold and multi-platinum albums by an American group.
With Steven Tyler on vocals, Joe Perry and Brad Whitford on guitars, Tom Hamilton on bass, and Joey Kramer on drums, they’ve outdone the trends and fads of rock and roll to become one of the most powerful and electrifying forces in popular music.
In 2001 Aerosmith were inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” and were included in both Rolling Stone’s and VH1’s lists of the “100 Greatest Artists of All Time”.
Joining Aerosmith in Dunedin is Grammy and ARIA album of the year award winners, Wolfmother. They are coming out of recording hiatus to perform exclusively with Aerosmith. Forming in the early noughties, Wolfmother released their self-titled debut album in October 2005 resulting in close to two million sales worldwide, shows all over the world, multiple ARIA Awards and a Grammy including numerous performance accolades with icons including Jimmy Page & AC/DC to Lenny Kravitz requesting Wolfmother as guests.
The Dead Daisies feature New Zealand-born former INXS frontman Jon Stevens on vocals and Ian Moss of Cold Chisel and David Lowy on guitar. Jon Stevens is one of Australasia’s most popular and respected singers. He has had a remarkable career; from lead singer of rock band Noiseworks to successful solo artist. “Bad Company meets Foreigner via The Faces kind of vibe, big choruses, powerful melodies and strong hooks,” says Jon. As the guitarist and occasional lead singer of Cold Chisel, Moss recorded eight albums in ten years, three of which were No. one national hits. His solo career began with a No. one album and single and five ARIA Awards.
Diva Demolition and Wellington rabble rousers Head Like a Hole complete the line-up.
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