Nine Lives Tour
1997–99 concert tour by Aerosmith
Nine Lives Tour Associated album Start date May 8, 1997 (1997-05-08 ) End date July 17, 1999 (1999-07-17 ) Legs 11 No. of showsapprox. 283 (scheduled); 204 (played); 43 (cancelled); 36 (rearranged)
Get a Grip Tour (1993–1994)
Nine Lives Tour (1997–1999)
Roar of the Dragon Tour (1999–2000)
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]
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]
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.
"Nine Lives"
"Love in an Elevator "
"Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees) "
"Eat the Rich "
"Livin' on the Edge "
"Dream On "
"Taste of India "
"Janie's Got a Gun "
"What Kind of Love Are You On "
"Last Child "
"Rag Doll "
"Pink "
"Draw the Line "
"Stop Messin' Around "
"Mother Popcorn "
"intro"
"Walk This Way "
"I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing "
"Cryin' "
"Dude (Looks Like a Lady) "
"Come Together "
"What it Takes "
"Sweet Emotion "
Tour dates
[ 6]
Date
City
Country
Venue
Europe I
May 8, 1997
Newcastle
England
Newcastle Arena
May 10, 1997
Manchester
NYNEX Arena
May 12, 1997
Hamburg
Germany
Alsterdorfer Sporthalle
May 15, 1997
Helsinki
Finland
Hartwall Arena
May 17, 1997
Nürburg
Germany
Rock am Ring
May 18, 1997
Nuremberg
Rock im Park
May 20, 1997
Prague
Czech Republic
Prague Sports Hall
May 23, 1997
Vienna
Austria
Wiener Stadthalle
May 25, 1997
Milan
Italy
Forum di Assago
May 27, 1997
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Rotterdam Ahoy
May 29, 1997
Ghent
Belgium
Flanders Expo
May 31, 1997
Birmingham
England
NEC Arena
June 2, 1997
Glasgow
Scotland
S.E.C.C. Arena
June 4, 1997
London
England
Wembley Arena
June 5, 1997
June 7, 1997
Lyon
France
Halle Tony Garnier
June 9, 1997
Zürich
Switzerland
Hallenstadion
June 11, 1997
Paris
France
Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy
June 13, 1997
Barcelona
Spain
Palau Sant Jordi
June 15, 1997
Madrid
Palacio de los Deportes
North America I
June 30, 1997
Old Orchard Beach
United States
Seashore Performing Arts Center
July 2, 1997
Ottawa
Canada
Corel Centre
July 4, 1997
Montreal
Molson Centre
July 6, 1997
Toronto
Molson Amphitheatre
July 9, 1997
Darien Lake
United States
Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
July 11, 1997
Mansfield
Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts
July 12, 1997
July 14, 1997
Richmond
Classic Amphitheatre at Strawberry Hill
July 16, 1997
Burgettstown
Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater
July 18, 1997
Camden
Blockbuster-Sony Music Entertainment Centre
July 20, 1997
Saratoga Springs
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 29, 1997
Virginia Beach
GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater
July 31, 1997
Hershey
Hershey Park Stadium
August 2, 1997
Bristow
Nissan Pavilion
August 4, 1997
Scranton
Montage Mountain Performing Arts Center
August 6, 1997
New York City
Madison Square Garden
August 9, 1997
Hartford
Meadows Music Theater
August 10, 1997
Holmdel
PNC Bank Arts Center
August 12, 1997
Cuyahoga Falls
Blossom Music Center
August 14, 1997
Minneapolis
Target Center
August 16, 1997
East Troy
Alpine Valley Music Theatre
August 18, 1997
Cincinnati
Riverbend Music Center
August 21, 1997
Auburn Hills
The Palace of Auburn Hills
August 22, 1997
August 24, 1997
Maryland Heights
Riverport Amphitheater
August 26, 1997
Bonner Springs
Sandstone Amphitheater
August 28, 1997
Columbus
Polaris Amphitheater
August 30, 1997
Tinley Park
New World Music Theatre|World Music Theater
August 31, 1997
Noblesville
Deer Creek Music Center
North America II
September 23, 1997
Raleigh
United States
Hardee's Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
September 25, 1997
Charlotte
Blockbuster Pavilion
September 27, 1997
Atlanta
Lakewood Amphitheater
September 29, 1997
Lafayette
Cajundome
October 1, 1997
Memphis
Pyramid Arena
October 3, 1997
Orlando
Orlando Arena
October 5, 1997
West Palm Beach
Coral Sky Amphitheater
October 7, 1997
Antioch
Starwood Amphitheater
October 9, 1997
Dallas
Starplex Amphitheater
October 11, 1997
Houston
The Summit
October 13, 1997
Phoenix
Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion
October 16, 1997
Mountain View
Shoreline Amphitheater
October 18, 1997
Devore
Blockbuster Pavilion
October 20, 1997
Concord
Concord Pavilion
October 22, 1997
Seattle
KeyArena
October 24, 1997
Portland
Rose Garden Arena
October 25, 1997
Vancouver
Canada
Pacific Coliseum
North America III
November 22, 1997
Jacksonville
United States
Jacksonville Coliseum
November 24, 1997
Tampa
Ice Palace
November 26, 1997
Biloxi
Mississippi Coast Coliseum
November 28, 1997
Tupelo
Tupelo Coliseum
November 29, 1997
Birmingham
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center
December 2, 1997
Little Rock
Barton Coliseum
December 4, 1997
Austin
Frank Erwin Center
December 8, 1997
El Paso
Don Haskins Center
December 10, 1997
Albuquerque
Tingley Coliseum
December 12, 1997
San Diego
Cox Arena
December 14, 1997
Las Vegas
MGM Grand Garden Arena
December 16, 1997
Anaheim
Arrowhead Pond
December 18, 1997
San Antonio
Alamodome
December 20, 1997
Oklahoma City
Myriad Convention Center
December 21, 1997
Valley Center
Kansas Coliseum
December 30, 1997
Boston
Fleet Center
December 31, 1997
January 3, 1998
Landover
US Air Arena
January 7, 1998
Portland
Cumberland County Civic Center
January 9, 1998
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Civic Arena
January 11, 1998
Rochester
Rochester Community War Memorial
January 13, 1998
Albany
Pepsi Arena
January 15, 1998
Philadelphia
CoreStates Spectrum
January 16, 1998
Boston
Mama Kins Music Hall
January 17, 1998
New Haven
New Haven Coliseum
January 19, 1998
State College
Bryce Jordan Center
January 21, 1998
Syracuse
Onondaga County War Memorial
January 23, 1998
Charleston
Charleston Civic Center
January 24, 1998
North Charleston
North Charleston Coliseum
January 27, 1998
Roanoke
Roanoke Civic Center
January 29, 1998
Columbia
Carolina Coliseum
January 31, 1998
Greensboro
Greensboro Coliseum
February 2, 1998
Lexington
Rupp Arena
February 4, 1998
Grand Rapids
Van Andel Arena
February 6, 1998
Ames
Hilton Coliseum
February 8, 1998
Madison
Kohl Center
February 10, 1998
Auburn Hills
The Palace of Auburn Hills
Japan
March 1, 1998
Nagoya
Japan
Nagoya Dome
March 3, 1998
Osaka
Osaka Dome
March 5, 1998
Fukuoka
Fukuoka Dome
March 8, 1998
Tokyo
Tokyo Dome
March 9, 1998
March 12, 1998
Yokohama
Yokohama Arena
March 14, 1998
North America IV
April 18, 1998
Salt Lake City
United States
Delta Center
April 20, 1998
Denver
McNichols Sports Arena
April 22, 1998
Colorado Springs
World Arena
April 24, 1998
Spokane
Spokane Arena
April 27, 1998
Anchorage
Sullivan Arena
April 29, 1998
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, 1998
Saint Petersburg
Russia
Kirov or Petrovsky Stadium
June 28, 1998
Moscow
Luzhniki Stadium
July 1, 1998
Oulu
Finland
Oulu Baseball Stadium
July 3, 1998
Ringe
Denmark
Midtfyns Festival
July 5, 1998
Belfort
France
Les Eurockéenes de Belfort
July 7, 1998
Paris
L'Olympia
July 9, 1998
Cologne
Germany
Sporthalle
July 10, 1998
Frauenfeld
Switzerland
Out in the Green Festival
July 12, 1998
Andorra-la-Vella
Andorra
Dr. Music Festival
July 14, 1998
Milan
Italy
Fila Forum
July 16, 1998
Pistoia
Pistoia Festival
July 18, 1998
Stuttgart
Germany
Blindman's Ball
July 19, 1998
Magdeburg
Blindman's Ball
July 21, 1998
Katowice
Poland
Stadion Slaski
July 24, 1998
Stockholm
Sweden
Lollipop Festival
July 26, 1998
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Ahoy
July 28, 1998
Sheffield
England
Sheffield Arena with Run-D.M.C.
July 30, 1998
Dublin
Ireland
Point Theatre
August 1, 1998
London
England
Wembley Arena with Run-D.M.C.
North America V
September 9, 1998
Scranton
United States
Montage Mountain Performing Arts Center
September 11, 1998
Camden
Blockbuster-Sony Music Entertainment Centre
September 13, 1998
Clarkston
Pine Knob Music Theatre
September 15, 1998
September 17, 1998
Cincinnati
Riverbend Music Center
September 19, 1998
Tinley Park
World Music Theatre
September 21, 1998
Noblesville
Deer Creek Music Center
September 23, 1998
Columbus
Polaris Amphitheater
September 25, 1998
Maryland Heights
Riverport Amphitheater
September 27, 1998
Bonner Springs
Sandstone Amphitheater
September 29, 1998
Antioch
Starwood Amphitheater
October 1, 1998
Raleigh
Walnut Creek Amphitheater
October 3, 1998
Atlanta
Lakewood Amphitheater
October 5, 1998
Charlotte
Blockbuster Pavilion
October 7, 1998
Virginia Beach
GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater
October 9, 1998
Bristow
Nissan Pavilion
October 11, 1998
Hartford
Meadows Music Theatre
October 13, 1998
Wantagh
Jones Beach Amphitheater
October 15, 1998
October 17, 1998
Holmdel
P.N.C. Bank Arts Center Webcast
October 20, 1998
Montreal
Canada
Molson Centre
October 22, 1998
Quebec City
Colisee de Quebec
October 24, 1998
Hamilton
Copps Coliseum
October 26, 1998
Toledo
United States
Toledo Sports Arena
November 3, 1998
Milwaukee
Bradley Center
November 5, 1998
Minneapolis
Target Center
November 7, 1998
Mankato
Mankato Civic Center
November 9, 1998
Omaha
Civic Auditorium
November 11, 1998
Fargo
Fargodome
November 13, 1998
Duluth
Duluth Entertainment Convention Center
November 15, 1998
La Crosse
La Crosse Center
November 17, 1998
Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls Arena
November 19, 1998
Peoria
Peoria Civic Center
November 21, 1998
Evansville
Roberts Municipal Stadium
November 23, 1998
Fort Wayne
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
November 25, 1998
Moline, Illinois
MARK of the Quad Cities
November 27, 1998
Rockford
Rockford MetroCentre
November 29, 1998
Notre Dame
Joyce Center
December 1, 1998
Grand Rapids
Van Andel Arena
December 3, 1998
Dayton
Ervin J. Nutter Center
December 5, 1998
Carbondale
SIU Arena
December 7, 1998
Knoxville
Thompson–Boling Arena
December 9, 1998
Lexington
Freedom Hall
December 11, 1998
Champaign
Assembly Hall
December 13, 1998
Huntington
Huntington Civic Center
December 15, 1998
Cleveland
Gund Arena
December 17, 1998
Philadelphia
First Union Spectrum
December 19, 1998
Washington, D.C.
MCI Center
December 27, 1998
East Rutherford
Continental Airlines Arena
December 29, 1998
Albany
Pepsi Arena
December 31, 1998
Boston
FleetCenter
January 2, 1999
Worcester
Worcester's Centrum Centre
January 4, 1999
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Civic Arena
January 6, 1999
Chattanooga
UTC Arena
North America VI
April 11, 1999
Columbus
United States
Schottenstein Center
April 13, 1999
Memphis
Pyramid Arena
April 15, 1999
Greensboro
Greensboro Coliseum
April 17, 1999
Greenville
Bi-Lo Center
April 19, 1999
Birmingham
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center
April 21, 1999
Biloxi
Mississippi Coast Coliseum
April 23, 1999
Lafayette
Cajundome
April 25, 1999
San Antonio
Retama Park
April 27, 1999
The Woodlands
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
April 29, 1999
Dallas
Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheater
May 1, 1999
Greenwood Village
Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
May 3, 1999
Las Vegas
Thomas & Mack Center
May 7, 1999
Los Angeles
Hollywood Bowl
May 13, 1999
Sacramento
ARCO Arena
May 15, 1999
George
The Gorge Amphitheatre
May 17, 1999
Salt Lake City
Delta Center
May 20, 1999
Auburn Hills
Palace of Auburn Hills
May 22, 1999
East Troy
Alpine Valley Music Center
May 23, 1999
Tinley Park
World Music Theatre
Europe III
June 10, 1999
Stockholm
Sweden
Globen Arena
June 16, 1999
Munich
Germany
Olympiahalle
June 18, 1999
Linz
Austria
Steel City Festival
June 20, 1999
Zurich
Switzerland
Letzigrund
June 22, 1999
Stuttgart
Germany
Schleyerhalle
June 24, 1999
Cologne
Kölnarena
June 26, 1999
London
England
Wembley Stadium Toxic Twin Towers Ball
June 28, 1999
Brussels
Belgium
Forest National
June 30, 1999
Frankfurt
Germany
Festhalle Frankfurt
July 2, 1999
Nijmegen
Netherlands
Veronica[fm] in Concert
July 4, 1999
Erfurt
Germany
Messehalle, Erfurt
July 6, 1999
Berlin
Waldbühne
July 8, 1999
Ringe
Denmark
Midtfyns Festival
July 11, 1999
Monza
Italy
Monza Rock Festival
July 12, 1999
Naples
Neapolis Festival
July 15, 1999
Barcelona
Spain
Palau Sant Jordi
July 17, 1999
Lisbon
Portugal
T99 Festival
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.
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