Surgery sidelines Aerosmith guitarist

Published June 8, 2009 03:06 PM
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By Jon Zahlaway / LiveDaily Senior Writer

Aerosmith [ tickets ] guitarist Brad Whitford will have to sit out part of his group's soon-to-launch co-headlining tour with fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Famers ZZ Top [ tickets ].

According to a statement from Aerosmith's camp, Whitford is on the disabled list as he "recuperates from recent surgery." The group did not specify what type of surgery the guitarist underwent.

Guitarist Bobby Schneck, who has played with Green Day, Weezer and Slash, will fill in for Whitford during the upcoming shows, according to the band's statement.

Health problems have been a running theme for the members of Aerosmith in recent years. Bassist Tom Hamilton was sidelined in August of 2006 in order to undergo radiation treatment for throat cancer; frontman Steven Tyler announced the following month that he was battling hepatitis C; and guitarist Joe Perry underwent knee surgery earlier this year.

Aerosmith will return to the stage Wednesday (6/10) in Maryland Heights, MO, the first of three headlining dates that the group will tackle before linking up with ZZ Top later this month. The two bands have shows stacked up into mid-September. Details are shown below.

TOUR DATES
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June 2009
10 - Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (Aerosmith only)
13 - East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley Music Theatre (Aerosmith only)
16 - Mansfield, MA - Comcast Center (Aerosmith only)
21 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion At Stone Ridge
24 - Burgettstown, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion
26 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon Jones Beach Theater
28 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Arena

July 2009
1 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverband Music Center
3 - Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Stadium
5 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater
7 - Raleigh, NC - Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
9 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
11 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre
13 - Sunrise, FL - BankAtlantic Center
15 - Atlanta, GA - Lakewood Amphitheatre
17 - Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
19 - Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Amphitheatre
25 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena
27 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Wireless Pavilion
30 - Tulsa, OK - BOK Cener

August 2009
1 - Denver, CO - Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
5 - Sturgis, SD - The Legendary Buffalo Chip (Aerosmith only)
7 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - Canada Inns Stadium
9 - Regina, Saskatchewan - Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field
11 - Edmonton, Alberta - Commonwealth Stadium
13 - Calgary, Alberta - McMahon Stadium
17 - Auburn, WA - White River Amphitheatre
19 - Concord, CA - Sleep Train Pavilion
21 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
23 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
28 - Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
30 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center

September 2009
1 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
3 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
5 - Kanata, Ontario - Scotiabank Place
8 - Saint Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
10 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
12 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
14 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
16 - Auburn Hills, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills

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