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Back in the Saddle Tour

1984–85 concert tour by Aerosmith

Field	Value
concert_tour_name	Back in the Saddle Tour
artist	Aerosmith
start_date	June 22, 1984
end_date	January 18, 1985
number_of_legs	2
number_of_shows	65
last_tour	Rock in a Hard Place Tour
(1982–1983)
this_tour	Back in the Saddle Tour
(1984–1985)
next_tour	Done with Mirrors Tour
(1985–1986)

(1982–1983) (1984–1985) (1985–1986)

The Back in the Saddle Tour was a comeback concert tour by American rock group Aerosmith, which had been relatively inactive for several years. The tour began on June 22, 1984, in Concord, New Hampshire and ended on January 18, 1985, in Columbus, Ohio.

Background

Formed in 1970, Aerosmith was on hard times by the early 1980s. Vocalist Steven Tyler had been drinking heavily, and his voice had suffered. Lead guitarist Joe Perry was addicted to heroin. The relationship between the two most prominent members of the band had deteriorated to "hostility". Discussing his relationship with Perry, Tyler said "I hated his guts. I said 'I never want to fucking play on the same stage with you again'."

Joe Perry quit the band in 1979 and embarked on solo career with The Joe Perry Project. Guitarist Brad Whitford also quit to work with Derek St. Holmes and later joined Perry's band. Most of Aerosmith's ventures without Perry and Whitford were unsuccessful. Many fans believed that this was the end of Aerosmith.

Reunion

In 1983, the original band members "started drifting back together". To jump start their career, the band decided on a tour of the United States, considering as many as 70 performances. In its final form, the tour consisted of 58 performances.

Tour

Doubts were expressed as to whether Aerosmith could make a comeback. "Cynics may suggest that the reunion dubbed the Back in the Saddle Tour is all the band has going for it. Aerosmith hasn't had a new album in two years."

The tour consisted of two legs with a three-month break at the midpoint. The tour "got a roar of approval from loyal fans", and it was described as "a rousing success". The band's tour income was "estimated as high as $3 million".

Setlist

"Rats In The Cellar"
"Back In The Saddle"
"Bone To Bone (Coney Island White Fish Boy)"
"Big Ten Inch Record"
"Movin' Out"
"Last Child"
"Let The Music Do The Talking" (On 12/31, Aerosmith performed the Joe Perry Project version)
"Red House" "(The Jimi Hendrix Experience Cover)"
"Dream On"
"Sweet Emotion"
"Same Old Song And Dance"

Encore:

"Walk This Way"
"Train Kept A-Rollin'"

Record contract

The success of the tour "piqued the interest" of Geffen Records

Legacy

The tour was "deemed a success". The tour "proved to be exactly what Aerosmith needed, launching the reunion on just the right note of organized mayhem."

Six of the eight tracks on the album Classics Live II were recorded at the Orpheum Theater in the band's home town of Boston on New Year's Eve, December 31, 1984 in the final weeks of the Back In The Saddle Tour. This album has been called "far more worthy than its nondescript packaging suggested".

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
June 22, 1984	Concord	United States	Capitol Theater
June 23, 1984
June 27, 1984	Weedsport	Cayuga County Fair Speedway
June 28, 1984	Saratoga Springs	Saratoga Performing Arts Center
June 30, 1984	Rochester	Rochester Community War Memorial
July 2, 1984	Columbia	Merriweather Post Pavilion
July 3, 1984	Harrisburg	City Island
July 5, 1984	Middletown	Orange County Fair Speedway
July 6, 1984	Norfolk	Norfolk Scope
July 8, 1984	Erie	Erie Civic Center
July 9, 1984	Vaughan	Canada	Kingswood Music Theatre
July 11, 1984	Clarkston	United States	Pine Knob Music Theater
July 12, 1984	Hoffman Estates	Poplar Creek Music Theater
July 13, 1984	Springfield	Prairie Capital Convention Center
July 14, 1984	Charlevoix	Castle Farms
July 15, 1984	Rockford	Rockford MetroCentre
July 17, 1984	Richfield	Richfield Coliseum
July 18, 1984	Dayton	Hara Arena
July 20, 1984	Saginaw	Wendler Arena
July 21, 1984	St. Paul	Navy Island
July 23, 1984	Toledo	Toledo Sports Arena
July 24, 1984	Dubuque	Five Flags Center
July 27, 1984	St. Paul	Navy Island
July 29, 1984	St. Louis	St. Louis Arena
July 30, 1984	Kansas City	Starlight Theater
August 1, 1984	Chattanooga	UTC Arena
August 2, 1984	Roanoke	Roanoke Civic Center
August 4, 1984	Worcester	The Centrum
August 5, 1984
August 8, 1984	Philadelphia	The Spectrum
August 10, 1984	Portland	Cumberland County Civic Center
August 11, 1984	Montreal	Canada	Montreal Forum
August 13, 1984	Halifax	Halifax Metro Center
August 14, 1984	Bangor, Maine	United States	Bangor Auditorium
August 20, 1984	Phoenix, Arizona	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
August 22, 1984	San Diego	Golden Hall
August 25, 1984	Los Angeles	Greek Theatre
August 26, 1984
August 28, 1984	San Bernardino	Orange Pavilion
August 29, 1984	Bakersfield	Bakersfield Civic Auditorium
August 31, 1984	Oakland	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
December 7, 1984	Albuquerque	Tingley Coliseum
December 8, 1984	El Paso	El Paso County Coliseum
December 10, 1984	Corpus Christi	Memorial Coliseum
December 11, 1984	San Antonio	HemisFair Arena
December 13, 1984	Dallas	Reunion Arena
December 14, 1984	Houston	The Summit
December 18, 1984	Ft. Lauderdale	Sunrise Musical Theater
December 20, 1984	Orlando	Orange County Convention Center
December 21, 1984	St. Petersburg	Bayfront Center
December 23, 1984	Orlando	Orange County Convention Center
December 26, 1984	Glen Falls	Glens Falls Civic Center
December 27, 1984	Providence	Providence Civic Center
December 29, 1984	New Haven	New Haven Coliseum
December 30, 1984	Boston	Orpheum Theater
December 31, 1984

Date	City	Country	Venue
January 2, 1985	Binghamton	United States	Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
January 3, 1985	Hershey	Hersheypark Arena
January 4, 1985	Bethlehem	Stabler Arena
January 6, 1985	Springfield	Springfield Civic Center
January 7, 1985	Baltimore	Baltimore Civic Center
January 11, 1985	Merrillville	Star Plaza Theatre
January 12, 1985	Detroit	Joe Louis Arena
January 13, 1985	Muskegon	L. C. Walker Arena
January 14, 1985
January 15, 1985	Lexington	Rupp Arena
January 17, 1985	Carbondale	SIU Arena
January 18, 1985	Columbus	Battelle Hall

References

Welles, Robin. (January 5, 1986). "World of Music". [[Oxnard Press-Courier]].
Huxley, Marti. (1995). "Aerosmith: the fall and the rise of rock's greatest band". Macmillan.
Wilker, Deborah. (April 15, 1988). "AEROSMITH SHOOTING FOR THE TOP ONCE AGAIN". [[South Florida Sun-Sentinel]].
Sharpe, Bob. (July 2024). "THE ORIGINAL AEROSMITH IS BACK, AND IT'S NOT JUST A NOSTALGIA TRIP". [[The Morning Call]].
(March 25, 1988). "AEROSMITH BACK IN THE GROOVE, IT'S BEEN NO 'VACATION' FOR THIS ROCK GROUP". [[The State (newspaper).

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