Aerosmith, Lenny Kravitz roll out 2006 tour dates

Aerosmith and Lenny Kravitz , who are in the midst of a late-fall roadtrip, have unveiled their first batch of 2006 concerts.

The rockers will get the New Year started with a series of January dates that are currently scheduled to launch Jan. 5 in Orlando, and so far focus on Florida, North Carolina and Texas. Tickets for most of the newly announced shows are scheduled to hit the box office on Saturday (11/19), and those for the remaining pair of shows are scheduled to go on sale Dec. 3. Details are included in the itinerary below.

In an effort to give concertgoers a better view of the shows on the current tour, the band devised a stage set-up that features ramps that lead from the main stage into the middle of venue, according to a press release.

Aerosmith is working the road behind its recently released live set, "Rockin' the Joint," which captures the group's January 2002 performance at Las Vegas club The Joint, a 3,000-capacity venue located inside the Hard Rock Hotel. The new set is available in a DualDisc version that includes an audio side containing 11 tracks, and a DVD side featuring the entire album mixed in Enhanced PCM Stereo, as well as video footage of the band performing four songs during the Vegas gig.

Among the tracks on "Rockin' the Joint" is "Seasons of Wither," a cut that first appeared on 1974's "Get Your Wings," but has never turned up on an official live album until now.

"'Seasons of Wither' is one of my all-time favorite Aerosmith songs, but we never used to play it live in the old days," recalls Steven Tyler. "Over the years, it's really become an Aerocult favorite and always gets a major reaction on the rare occasion we drop it into the set list. It means a lot to me to finally give fans a killer live version of this song."

"Rockin' the Joint" follows Aerosmith's most recent studio set, last year's "Honkin' on Bobo," an all-blues album.

Kravitz continues to back his 2004 release, "Baptism."

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
 tour dates and tickets
November 2005
16 - Ottawa, Ontario - Corel Centre
18 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
20 - Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena
23 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
26 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena
30 - Albany, NY - Pepsi Arena

December 2005
2 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata Event Center
4 - Cleveland, OH - Wolstein Center
6 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
8 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre
10 - Chicago, IL - United Center
15 - Auburn Hills, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills

January 2006
5 - Orlando, FL - TD Waterhouse Centre (on sale 11/19)
12 - Charlotte, NC - New Charlotte Arena (on sale 11/19)
17 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum (on sale 12/3)
19 - Sunrise, FL - BankAtlantic Center (on sale 11/19)
21 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum (on sale 12/3)
23 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center (on sale 11/19)
25 - San Antonio, TX - SBC Center (on sale 11/19)
27 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center (on sale 11/19)

 tour dates and tickets
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