Nine Lives Tour

The Nine Lives Tour saw Aerosmith 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. [1]

Nine Lives Tour
Tour by Aerosmith
Associated albumNine Lives and A Little South of Sanity
Start dateMay 8, 1997 (1997-05-08)
End dateJuly 17, 1999 (1999-07-17)
Legs11
No. of showsapprox. 283 (scheduled); 204 (played); 43 (cancelled); 36 (rearranged)
Aerosmith concert chronology

The length of the tour was due to the chart-topping success of "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing". "We were just about to go off the road and that song came around," explained drummer Joey Kramer. "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."[2]

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, Kula Shaker, 3 Colours Red, Jonny Lang, Marry Me Jane, Talk Show, Days of the New, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Spacehog, Monster Magnet, Fuel, Fighting Gravity, Seven Mary Three, Candlebox, The Afghan Whigs, The Black Crowes, Lenny Kravitz, Bryan Adams, Stereophonics, Skunk Anansie, Ministry and Guano Apes.[3]

Several dates were cancelled, owing to Kramer and singer Steven Tyler recovering from serious injuries that occurred on separate occasions.[4][5]

Tour dates

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Date City Country Venue
Europe I
May 8, 1997NewcastleEnglandNewcastle Arena
May 10, 1997ManchesterNYNEX Arena
May 12, 1997HamburgGermanyAlsterdorfer Sporthalle
May 15, 1997HelsinkiFinlandHartwall Arena
May 17, 1997NürburgGermanyRock am Ring
May 18, 1997NurembergRock im Park
May 20, 1997PragueCzech RepublicPrague Sports Hall
May 23, 1997ViennaAustriaWiener Stadthalle
May 25, 1997MilanItalyForum di Assago
May 27, 1997RotterdamNetherlandsRotterdam Ahoy
May 29, 1997GhentBelgiumFlanders Expo
May 31, 1997BirminghamEnglandNEC Arena
June 2, 1997GlasgowScotlandS.E.C.C. Arena
June 4, 1997LondonEnglandWembley Arena
June 5, 1997
June 7, 1997LyonFranceHalle Tony Garnier
June 9, 1997ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion
June 11, 1997ParisFrancePalais omnisports de Paris-Bercy
June 13, 1997BarcelonaSpainPalau Sant Jordi
June 15, 1997MadridPalacio de los Deportes
North America I
June 30, 1997Old Orchard BeachUnited StatesSeashore Performing Arts Center
July 2, 1997OttawaCanadaCorel Centre
July 4, 1997MontrealMolson Centre
July 6, 1997TorontoMolson Amphitheatre
July 9, 1997Darien LakeUnited StatesDarien Lake Performing Arts Center
July 11, 1997MansfieldGreat Woods Center for the Performing Arts
July 12, 1997
July 14, 1997RichmondClassic Amphitheatre at Strawberry Hill
July 16, 1997BurgettstownCoca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater
July 18, 1997CamdenBlockbuster-Sony Music Entertainment Centre
July 20, 1997Saratoga SpringsSaratoga Performing Arts Center
July 29, 1997Virginia BeachGTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater
July 31, 1997HersheyHershey Park Stadium
August 2, 1997BristowNissan Pavilion
August 4, 1997ScrantonMontage Mountain Performing Arts Center
August 6, 1997New York CityMadison Square Garden
August 9, 1997HartfordMeadows Music Theater
August 10, 1997HolmdelPNC Bank Arts Center
August 12, 1997Cuyahoga FallsBlossom Music Center
August 14, 1997MinneapolisTarget Center
August 16, 1997East TroyAlpine Valley Music Theatre
August 18, 1997CincinnatiRiverbend Music Center
August 21, 1997Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills
August 22, 1997
August 24, 1997Maryland HeightsRiverport Amphitheater
August 26, 1997Bonner SpringsSandstone Amphitheater
August 28, 1997ColumbusPolaris Amphitheater
August 30, 1997Tinley ParkWorld Music Theater
August 31, 1997NoblesvilleDeer Creek Music Center
September 23, 1997RaleighHardee's Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
September 25, 1997CharlotteBlockbuster Pavilion
September 27, 1997AtlantaLakewood Amphitheater
September 29, 1997LafayetteCajundome
October 1, 1997MemphisPyramid Arena
October 3, 1997OrlandoOrlando Arena
October 5, 1997West Palm BeachCoral Sky Amphitheater
October 7, 1997AntiochStarwood Amphitheater
October 9, 1997DallasStarplex Amphitheater
October 11, 1997HoustonThe Summit
October 13, 1997PhoenixBlockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion
October 16, 1997Mountain ViewShoreline Amphitheater
October 18, 1997DevoreBlockbuster Pavilion
October 20, 1997ConcordConcord Pavilion
October 22, 1997SeattleKeyArena
October 24, 1997PortlandRose Garden Arena
October 25, 1997VancouverCanadaPacific Coliseum
November 22, 1997JacksonvilleUnited StatesJacksonville Coliseum
November 24, 1997TampaIce Palace
November 26, 1997BiloxiMississippi Coast Coliseum
November 28, 1997TupeloTupelo Coliseum
November 29, 1997BirminghamBirmingham-Jefferson Civic Center
December 2, 1997Little RockBarton Coliseum
December 4, 1997AustinFrank Erwin Center
December 8, 1997El PasoDon Haskins Center
December 10, 1997AlbuquerqueTingley Coliseum
December 12, 1997San DiegoCox Arena
December 14, 1997Las VegasMGM Grand Garden Arena
December 16, 1997AnaheimArrowhead Pond
December 18, 1997San AntonioAlamodome
December 20, 1997Oklahoma CityMyriad Convention Center
December 21, 1997Valley CenterKansas Coliseum
December 30, 1997BostonFleet Center
December 31, 1997
January 3, 1998LandoverUS Air Arena
January 7, 1998PortlandCumberland County Civic Center
January 9, 1998PittsburghPittsburgh Civic Arena
January 11, 1998RochesterRochester Community War Memorial
January 13, 1998AlbanyPepsi Arena
January 15, 1998PhiladelphiaCoreStates Spectrum
January 16, 1998BostonMama Kins Music Hall
January 17, 1998New HavenNew Haven Coliseum
January 19, 1998State CollegeBryce Jordan Center
January 21, 1998SyracuseOnondaga County War Memorial
January 23, 1998CharlestonCharleston Civic Center
January 24, 1998North CharlestonNorth Charleston Coliseum
January 27, 1998RoanokeRoanoke Civic Center
January 29, 1998ColumbiaCarolina Coliseum
January 31, 1998GreensboroGreensboro Coliseum
February 2, 1998LexingtonRupp Arena
February 4, 1998Grand RapidsVan Andel Arena
February 6, 1998AmesHilton Coliseum
February 8, 1998MadisonKohl Center
February 10, 1998Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills
Asia
March 1, 1998NagoyaJapanNagoya Dome
March 3, 1998OsakaOsaka Dome
March 5, 1998FukuokaFukuoka Dome
March 8, 1998TokyoTokyo Dome
March 9, 1998
March 12, 1998YokohamaYokohama Arena
March 14, 1998
North American II
April 18, 1998Salt Lake CityUnited StatesDelta Center
April 20, 1998DenverMcNichols Sports Arena
April 22, 1998Colorado SpringsWorld Arena
April 24, 1998SpokaneSpokane Arena
April 27, 1998AnchorageSullivan Arena
April 29, 1998
June 29, 1998Cape CanaveralCape Canaveral
Armageddon premiere
Europe II
Dates were canceled after Steven Tyler suffered a cruciate knee ligament injury after dropping the microphone stand on his knee during "Mama Kin" on April 29, 1998.
June 26, 1998Saint PetersburgRussiaKirov or Petrovsky Stadium
June 28, 1998MoscowLuzhniki Stadium
July 1, 1998OuluFinlandOulu Baseball Stadium
July 3, 1998DenmarkMidtfyns Festival
July 5, 1998BelfortFranceLes Eurockéenes de Belfort
July 7, 1998ParisL'Olympia
July 9, 1998CologneGermanySporthalle
July 10, 1998FrauenfeldSwitzerlandOut in the Green Festival
July 12, 1998Andorra-la-VellaAndorraDr. Music Festival
July 14, 1998MilanItalyFila Forum
July 16, 1998PistoiaPistoia Festival
July 18, 1998StuttgartGermanyBlindman's Ball
July 19, 1998MagdeburgBlindman's Ball
July 21, 1998KatowicePolandStadion Slaski
July 24, 1998StockholmSwedenLollipop Festival
July 26, 1998RotterdamNetherlandsAhoy
July 28, 1998SheffieldEnglandSheffield Arena
with Run-D.M.C.
July 30, 1998DublinIrelandThe Point Depot Theatre
August 1, 1998LondonEnglandWembley Arena
with Run-D.M.C.
North America III
September 9, 1998ScrantonUnited StatesMontage Mountain Performing Arts Center
September 11, 1998CamdenBlockbuster-Sony Music Entertainment Centre
September 13, 1998ClarkstonPine Knob Music Theatre
September 15, 1998
September 17, 1998CincinnatiRiverbend Music Center
September 19, 1998Tinley ParkWorld Music Theatre
September 21, 1998NoblesvilleDeer Creek Music Center
September 23, 1998ColumbusPolaris Amphitheater
September 25, 1998St. LouisRiverport Amphitheater
September 27, 1998Bonner SpringsSandstone Amphitheater
September 29, 1998AntiochStarwood Amphitheater
October 1, 1998RaleighWalnut Creek Amphitheater
October 3, 1998AtlantaLakewood Amphitheater
October 5, 1998CharlotteBlockbuster Pavilion
October 7, 1998Virginia BeachGTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater
October 9, 1998BristowNissan Pavilion
October 11, 1998HartfordMeadows Music Theatre
October 13, 1998WantaghJones Beach Amphitheater
October 15, 1998
October 17, 1998HolmdelP.N.C. Bank Arts Center
Webcast
October 20, 1998MontrealCanadaMolson Centre
October 22, 1998Quebec CityColisee de Quebec
October 24, 1998HamiltonCopps Coliseum
October 26, 1998ToledoUnited StatesToledo Sports Arena
November 3, 1998MilwaukeeBradley Center
November 5, 1998MinneapolisTarget Center
November 7, 1998MankatoMankato Civic Center
November 9, 1998OmahaCivic Auditorium
November 11, 1998FargoFargodome
November 13, 1998DuluthDuluth Entertainment Convention Center
November 15, 1998La CrosseLa Crosse Center
November 17, 1998Sioux FallsSioux Falls Arena
November 19, 1998PeoriaPeoria Civic Center
November 21, 1998EvansvilleRoberts Municipal Stadium
November 23, 1998Fort WayneAllen County War Memorial Coliseum
November 25, 1998Moline, IllinoisMARK of the Quad Cities
November 27, 1998RockfordRockford MetroCentre
November 29, 1998Notre DameJoyce Center
December 1, 1998Grand RapidsVan Andel Arena
December 3, 1998DaytonErvin J. Nutter Center
December 5, 1998CarbondaleSIU Arena
December 7, 1998KnoxvilleThompson–Boling Arena
December 9, 1998LexingtonFreedom Hall
December 11, 1998ChampaignAssembly Hall
December 13, 1998HuntingtonHuntington Civic Center
December 15, 1998ClevelandGund Arena
December 17, 1998PhiladelphiaFirst Union Spectrum
December 19, 1998Washington, D.C.MCI Center
December 27, 1998East RutherfordContinental Airlines Arena
December 29, 1998AlbanyPepsi Arena
December 31, 1998BostonFleet Center
January 2, 1999WorcesterWorcester's Centrum Centre
January 4, 1999PittsburghPittsburgh Civic Arena
January 6, 1999ChattanoogaUTC Arena
April 11, 1999ColumbusSchottenstein Center
April 13, 1999MemphisPyramid Arena
April 15, 1999GreensboroGreensboro Coliseum
April 17, 1999GreenvilleBi-Lo Center
April 19, 1999BirminghamBirmingham-Jefferson Civic Center
April 21, 1999BiloxiMississippi Coast Coliseum
April 23, 1999LafayetteCajundome
April 25, 1999San AntonioRetama Park
April 27, 1999The WoodlandsCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
April 29, 1999DallasCoca-Cola Starplex Amphitheater
May 1, 1999Greenwood VillageFiddler's Green Amphitheatre
May 3, 1999Las VegasThomas & Mack Center
May 7, 1999Los AngelesHollywood Bowl
May 13, 1999SacramentoARCO Arena
May 15, 1999GeorgeThe Gorge Amphitheatre
May 17, 1999Salt Lake CityDelta Center
May 20, 1999Auburn HillsPalace of Auburn Hills
May 22, 1999East TroyAlpine Valley Music Center
May 23, 1999Tinley ParkWorld Music Theatre
Europe III
June 10, 1999StockholmSwedenGloben Arena
June 16, 1999MunichGermanyOlympiahalle
June 18, 1999LinzAustriaSteel City Festival
June 20, 1999ZurichSwitzerlandLetzigrund
June 22, 1999StuttgartGermanySchleyerhalle
June 24, 1999CologneKölnarena
June 26, 1999LondonEnglandWembley Stadium
Toxic Twin Towers Ball
June 28, 1999BrusselsBelgiumForest National
June 30, 1999FrankfurtGermanyFesthalle Frankfurt
July 2, 1999NijmegenNetherlandsVeronica[fm] in Concert
July 4, 1999ErfurtGermanyMessehalle, Erfurt
July 6, 1999BerlinWaldbühne
July 8, 1999DenmarkMidtfyns Festival
July 11, 1999MonzaItalyMonza Rock Festival
July 12, 1999NaplesNeapolis Festival
July 15, 1999BarcelonaSpainPalau Sant Jordi
July 17, 1999LisbonPortugalT99 Festival

Stage setup

The Persian music that signified the start of each concert (whilst the curtains were in place and the band was taking their positions) was "The Feeling Begins" by Peter Gabriel. It can be found on his "Passion" album as well as on the soundtrack to "The Last Temptation of Christ".

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.

"Cryin'", "Dream On", "Love in an Elevator", "Pink", "Sweet Emotion" and "Walk This Way" 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.

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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  2. Chamberlain, Rich (May 2017). "The stories behind the songs: Aerosmith – I don't want to miss a thing". Classic Rock. No. 235. p. 27.
  3. "Aerosmith taps Monster Magnet, Fuel to open reschedules tour".
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