Aerosmith has been forced to cancel appearances at festivals in Shanghai and Taipai this Wednesday and Saturday.
According to sources, the band made the decision after the promoters for the shows were not able to meet the terms of the contract. The band released a statement with comments from each of the band members.
Local Promoter Unable to Meet Contractual Obligations
It is with sincere regret that AEROSMITH has announced that it must cancel two previously scheduled festival gigs Wednesday, August 21 in Shanghai and Saturday, August 24 in Taipei. AEROSMITH shares the disappointment of their supportive fans in Shanghai and Taipei and they hope to see them soon.
“We are extremely upset to have disappointed our dedicated fans,” says Steven Tyler. “They have welcomed us into their country and due to uncontrollable circumstances we will not be able to perform. We were so excited to share our music with them and look forward to one day returning and giving them the show they deserve.”
“We’re disappointed as we wanted to play for our fans,” said Joe Perry. “We’ve looked forward to this for a lifetime.”
“It’s always been a dream of ours to play in Shanghai and Taipei, and meet our fans there,” Tom Hamilton says. “We were really looking forward to visiting Shanghai and Taipei and playing for our fans there and are very disappointed that these two shows have been cancelled.”
“I’m disappointed we weren’t able to play for our fans in China, however the circumstances were beyond our control.” says Joey Kramer. “I sincerely hope Aerosmith will get another opportunity to come back to Shanghai and Taiwan to play for our many fans there.”
Next up is an August 30 show at Marcus Amphitheater in Milwaukee followed by a month off before touring South America.
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