Permanent Vacation Tour

The Permanent Vacation Tour, by American hard rock band Aerosmith, lasted from October 1987 to September 1988. It supported the band's commercially successful comeback album Permanent Vacation, released in September 1987.

Permanent Vacation Tour

Tour by Aerosmith
Associated album	Permanent Vacation
Start date	October 16, 1987 (1987-10-16)
End date	September 15, 1988 (1988-09-15)
Legs	5
No. of shows	147
Aerosmith concert chronology

Background

The tour was the band's first since completing drug rehabilitation. Guns N' Roses, notorious for drug abuse at the time, was the supporting act for part of the tour, primarily during the summer of 1988. Aerosmith asked Guns to not do drugs in their presence, so they wouldn't relapse.[1] The two bands had a similar style, musically and personality, and were on the same record label at the time, Geffen Records. Upon their first meeting, the band members couldn't help but notice how much they resembled each other.[2] Guns N' Roses' video for "Paradise City" included footage from a show in which they opened for Aerosmith and Deep Purple at Giants Stadium on August 16, 1988. Duff McKagan can be seen wearing an Aerosmith T-shirt in the video.

"Thank God we got to meet some people that weren't fucked up!" remarked Guns guitarist Izzy Stradlin. "It influenced me, big-time… cos Tyler and those guys, they were always like my rock idols… When we toured with them, I'd go out to watch and they'd sound fucking amazing! I thought, We're gonna have to really pull this shit together to keep up."[3]

Extreme, Dokken and White Lion also filled opening slots on the tour.

During a show on this tour, Liv Tyler, aged 11 at the time, learned that her sister was Mia Tyler and her father was Steven Tyler.[4]

Tour dates

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Date	City	Country	Venue	Tickets sold / available	Revenue
North America I
October 16, 1987	Binghamton, New York	United States	Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
October 17, 1987	Buffalo, New York		Buffalo Memorial Auditorium	10,254 / 17,000	$164,060
October 19, 1987	Syracuse, New York		Onondaga County War Memorial
October 20, 1987	Toronto	Canada	Maple Leaf Gardens	11,955 / 12,500	$203,779
October 22, 1987	Montreal		Montreal Forum
October 24, 1987	Rochester, New York	United States	Rochester Community War Memorial	10,718 / 10,718	$166,276
October 25, 1987	Glens Falls, New York		Glens Falls Civic Center	7,812 / 7,812	$128,898
October 27, 1987	Portland, Maine		Cumberland County Civic Center	15,573 / 19,000	$250,956
October 28, 1987
October 30, 1987	Providence, Rhode Island		Providence Civic Center	28,350 / 28,350	$467,775
October 31, 1987
November 1, 1987	Springfield, Massachusetts		Springfield Civic Center	10,227 / 10,227	$165,000
November 3, 1987	New Haven, Connecticut		New Haven Coliseum	10,165 / 10,165	$162,701
November 5, 1987	Pittsburgh		Civic Arena[6]	13,326 / 16,000	$223,210
November 7, 1987	Lake Placid, New York		Olympic Center
November 8, 1987	Uniondale, New York		Nassau Coliseum	15,122 / 16,822	$263,587
November 10, 1987	Philadelphia		The Spectrum	17,504 / 17,504	$261,876
November 11, 1987
November 13, 1987	East Rutherford, New Jersey		Brendan Byrne Arena	19,436 / 20,528	$315,288
November 14, 1987	Richmond, Virginia		Richmond Coliseum	10,407 / 12,500	$150,330
November 16, 1987	Hampton, Virginia		Hampton Coliseum	8,730 / 13,800	$128,377
November 17, 1987	Roanoke, Virginia		Roanoke Civic Center	7,374 / 8,064	$116,704
November 19, 1987	Landover, Maryland		Capital Centre	16,255 / 18,700	$261,046
November 20, 1987	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania		Stabler Arena
November 21, 1987	Charleston, West Virginia		Charleston Civic Center
November 22, 1987	Raleigh, North Carolina		Reynolds Coliseum
November 25, 1987	Toledo, Ohio		Toledo Sports Arena
November 26, 1987	Indianapolis		Market Square Arena	14,310 / 17,000	$225,090
November 27, 1987	Cincinnati		Cincinnati Gardens	10,205 / 10,205	$155,186
November 29, 1987	Richfield, Ohio		Richfield Coliseum	15,577 / 18,000	$250,763
November 30, 1987	Fort Wayne, Indiana		Allen County War Memorial Coliseum	6,045 / 7,450	$95,508
December 2, 1987	Rosemont, Illinois		Rosemont Horizon	10,852 / 18,055	$172,359
December 3, 1987	Columbus, Ohio		Battelle Hall
December 5, 1987	Detroit		Joe Louis Arena	19,409 / 19,409	$339,658
December 6, 1987	Saginaw, Michigan		Wendler Arena	7,001 / 7,001	$122,518
December 8, 1987	Milwaukee		MECCA Arena
December 9, 1987	St. Louis		St. Louis Arena	11,249 / 19,008	$178,563
December 11, 1987	Omaha, Nebraska		Omaha Civic Auditorium	9,040 / 12,000	$134,633
December 12, 1987	Saint Paul, Minnesota		St. Paul Civic Center	17,962 / 17,962	$263,050
December 13, 1987	Madison, Wisconsin		Dane County Coliseum	8,895 / 12,000	$131,628
December 27, 1987	Augusta, Maine		Augusta Civic Center	7,206 / 8,225	$108,328
December 28, 1987	Worcester, Massachusetts		The Centrum	33,702 / 38,312	$580,000
December 30, 1987
December 31, 1987
North America II
January 16, 1988	Seattle	United States	Seattle Center Coliseum	13,768 / 13,768	$240,940
January 18, 1988	Pullman, Washington		Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum	5,694 / 6,500	$93,951
January 20, 1988	Vancouver	Canada	Pacific Coliseum	12,778 / 14,000	$190,212
January 21, 1988	Portland, Oregon	United States	Memorial Coliseum	8,772 / 12,000	$134,738
January 23, 1988	Reno, Nevada		Lawlor Events Center	6,456 / 7,500	$109,752
January 24, 1988	Sacramento, California		ARCO Arena	8,722 / 10,000	$152,635
January 26, 1988	Fresno, California		Selland Arena	7,207 / 10,748	$118,916
January 27, 1988	Inglewood, California		The Forum	14,728 / 14,728	$243,950
January 29, 1988	Daly City, California		Cow Palace
January 30, 1988	Oakland, California		Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
February 1, 1988	San Diego		San Diego Sports Arena	11,713 / 11,713	$197,085
February 2, 1988	Paradise, Nevada		Thomas & Mack Center	7,299 / 12,432	$117,266
February 4, 1988	Long Beach, California		Long Beach Arena	26,124 / 26,124	$439,058
February 6, 1988
February 7, 1988	Phoenix, Arizona		Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum	14,000 / 14,000	$226,291
February 8, 1988	Tucson, Arizona		Tucson Community Center	9,111 / 9,111	$134,190
February 10, 1988	El Paso, Texas		The Special Events Center	7,075 / 8,268	$105,013
February 12, 1988	Austin, Texas		Frank Erwin Center	8,870 / 13,251	$138,193
February 13, 1988	Dallas		Reunion Arena	15,354 / 15,965	$255,483
February 15, 1988	Houston		The Summit	10,829 / 12,061	$178,605
February 16, 1988	San Antonio		Freeman Coliseum
February 18, 1988	Tulsa, Oklahoma		Tulsa Convention Center	8,358 / 8,992	$135,523
February 19, 1988	Kansas City, Missouri		Kemper Arena	14,756 / 16,935	$238,177
February 21, 1988	Carbondale, Illinois		SIU Arena
February 22, 1988	Cedar Rapids, Iowa		Five Seasons Center	10,000 / 10,000	$159,207
February 24, 1988	Valley Center, Kansas		Kansas Coliseum	8,493 / 8,493	$133,997
February 25, 1988	Oklahoma City		Myriad Convention Center	8,268 / 15,291	$136,973
February 27, 1988	Shreveport, Louisiana		Hirsch Memorial Coliseum	10,000 / 10,000	$160,000
February 28, 1988	New Orleans		Lakefront Arena	8,768 / 8,768	$139,105
North America III
March 21, 1988	Roanoke, Virginia	United States	Roanoke Civic Center	6,889 / 11,000	$99,397
March 23, 1988	Greensboro, North Carolina		Greensboro Coliseum	6,534 / 15,780	$101,029
March 25, 1988	Charlotte, North Carolina		Charlotte Coliseum	11,294 / 11,900	$186,351
March 26, 1988	Columbia, South Carolina		Carolina Coliseum	6,897 / 12,456	$104,560
March 28, 1988	Savannah, Georgia		Savannah Civic Center	6,225 / 8,532	$97,235
March 31, 1988	Knoxville, Tennessee		James White Civic Coliseum	7,319 / 7,319	$112,712
April 1, 1988	Nashville, Tennessee		Nashville Municipal Auditorium	9,900 / 9,900	$154,496
April 2, 1988	Little Rock, Arkansas		Barton Coliseum	9,911 / 9,911	$158,576
April 5, 1988	Memphis, Tennessee		Mid-South Coliseum	9,061 / 12,035	$135,984
April 6, 1988	Jackson, Mississippi		Mississippi Coliseum	10,200 / 10,200	$145,995
April 8, 1988	Atlanta		Omni Coliseum	14,118 / 15,291	$247,065
April 9, 1988	Birmingham, Alabama		Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center	14,309 / 14,309	$236,099
April 11, 1988	Huntsville, Alabama		Von Braun Civic Center	8,446 / 10,000	$135,136
April 12, 1988	Chattanooga, Tennessee		UTC Arena	5,479 / 11,648	$87,252
April 14, 1988	Biloxi, Mississippi		Mississippi Coast Coliseum	9,240 / 9,240	$139,755
April 15, 1988	Tallahassee, Florida		Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center	8,128 / 10,004	$117,570
April 16, 1988	Jacksonville, Florida		Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum	8,765 / 11,676	$127,650
April 17, 1988	Pembroke Pines, Florida		Hollywood Sportatorium	11,193 / 12,937	$161,130
April 20, 1988	Lakeland, Florida		Lakeland Civic Center	9,310 / 10,000	$134,535
April 22, 1988	North Fort Myers, Florida		Lee County Civic Center
April 29, 1988	Johnson City, Tennessee		Freedom Hall Civic Center	9,070 / 9,070	$145,514
April 30, 1988	Louisville, Kentucky		Freedom Hall	11,000 / 19,293	$172,266
May 2, 1988	Trotwood, Ohio		Hara Arena	8,000 / 8,000	$131,093
May 3, 1988	Evansville, Indiana		Roberts Municipal Stadium	9,036 / 12,000	$318,831
May 5, 1988	Peoria, Illinois		Peoria Civic Center	8,069 / 9,667	$127,562
May 6, 1988	Rochester, Minnesota		Mayo Civic Center	7,012 / 7,012	$102,123
May 8, 1988	Winnipeg	Canada	Winnipeg Arena	9,612 / 12,443	$161,980
May 9, 1988	Regina, Saskatchewan		Agridome	4,702 / 8,770	$161,980
May 11, 1988	Saskatoon		Saskatchewan Place	5,185 / 9,914	$65,777
May 12, 1988	Edmonton		Northlands Coliseum
May 14, 1988	Calgary		Olympic Saddledome	10,197 / 17,305	$155,140
May 17, 1988	Boise, Idaho	United States	BSU Pavilion	6,206 / 9,150	$89,094
May 18, 1988	Salt Lake City		Salt Palace	10,577 / 12,100	$166,588
May 20, 1988	Denver		McNichols Sports Arena	8,361 / 18,000	$150,619
May 21, 1988	Pueblo, Colorado		Colorado State Fair	8,227 / 12,000	$132,645
May 22, 1988	Albuquerque, New Mexico		Tingley Coliseum	6,747 / 10,000	$112,910
Asia
June 17, 1988	Nagoya	Japan	Nagoya-Shi Kokaido
June 20, 1988	Osaka		Osaka Castle Hall
June 21, 1988	Tokyo		Nippon Budokan
June 23, 1988
June 24, 1988
June 26, 1988	Yokohama		Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium
North America IV[7]
July 2, 1988	Honolulu, Hawaii	United States	Neal S. Blaisdell Arena[8]	13,313 / 17,442	$231,618
July 3, 1988
July 17, 1988	Hoffman Estates, Illinois		Poplar Creek Music Theater	23,674 / 25,202	$348,714
July 19, 1988	Richfield, Ohio		Richfield Coliseum	17,819 / 19,410	$303,835
July 20, 1988	Wheeling, West Virginia		Wheeling Civic Center
July 22, 1988	Cape Girardeau, Missouri		Show Me Center
July 24, 1988	Dallas		Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre	14,440 / 14,440	$204,668
July 26, 1988	Bonner Springs, Kansas		Sandstone Amphitheater	13,374 / 15,999	$224,037
July 27, 1988	Ames, Iowa		Hilton Coliseum	12,107 / 15,000
July 29, 1988	East Troy, Wisconsin		Alpine Valley Music Theatre	19,473 / 34,000
July 30, 1988	Mears, Michigan		Val Du Lakes Amphitheatre
August 1, 1988	Cincinnati		Riverbend Music Center
August 2, 1988	Indianapolis		Market Square Arena	16,800 / 16,800	$254,022
August 4, 1988	Philadelphia		The Spectrum	35,730 / 35,730	$569,525
August 5, 1988
August 6, 1988	Saratoga Springs, New York		Saratoga Performing Arts Center	19,455 / 19,455	$347,254
August 7, 1988	Middletown, New York		Orange County Fairgrounds	15,645 / 15,645	$246,028
August 9, 1988	Weedsport, New York		Cayuga County Fair Speedway
August 11, 1988	Clarkston, Michigan		Pine Knob Music Theatre	44,153 / 44,153	$790,165
August 12, 1988
August 13, 1988
August 16, 1988	East Rutherford, New Jersey		Giants Stadium	55,799 / 63,000	$1,224,292
August 17, 1988	Columbia, Maryland		Merriweather Post Pavilion	16,516 / 16,516	$265,550
August 19, 1988	Portland, Maine		Cumberland County Civic Center
August 21, 1988	Toronto	Canada	Exhibition Stadium	18,000 / 25,000	$356,421
August 22, 1988	Ottawa		Lansdowne Park
August 24, 1988	Mansfield, Massachusetts	United States	Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts	45,780 / 45,780	$794,606
August 25, 1988
August 26, 1988
August 28, 1988	Thornville, Ohio		Buckeye Lake Music Center	19,137 / 30,000	$351,094
August 30, 1988	Plains Township, Pennsylvania		Pocono Downs	22,869 / 22,869	$444,851
August 31, 1988	Pittsburgh		Civic Arena	16,658 / 16,658	$292,503
September 2, 1988	Antioch, Tennessee		Starwood Amphitheatre	16,750 / 16,750	$253,194
September 3, 1988	St. Louis		St. Louis Arena	16,392 / 16,392	$281,015
September 8, 1988	Concord, California		Concord Pavilion
September 9, 1988	Sacramento, California		California Exposition & State Fair	12,200 / 12,200	$225,700
September 10, 1988	Mountain View, California		Shoreline Amphitheatre	20,000 / 20,000	$343,634
September 12, 1988	Chandler, Arizona		Compton Terrace	22,827 / 22,827	$365,861
September 14, 1988	Costa Mesa, California		Pacific Amphitheatre	37,528 / 37,528	$670,030
September 15, 1988

Setlist

The band consistently played six tracks from Permanent Vacation: the major singles "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)", "Angel", and "Rag Doll", as well as the rock radio hit "Hangman Jury", the rocking title track, and the Beatles cover "I'm Down". The band also played numerous songs from their classic 1973–1982 era. A typical setlist would be this:

1. "Toys in the Attic"
2. "Same Old Song and Dance
3. "Big Ten Inch Record"
4. "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)"
5. "Lightning Strikes"
6. "Rag Doll"
7. "Hangman Jury"
8. "Permanent Vacation"
9. "Angel"
10. "Back in the Saddle"
11. "Last Child"
12. "Draw the Line"
13. "Rats in the Cellar"
14. "One Way Street"
15. "Dream On"
16. "Train Kept A-Rollin'"
17. "Sweet Emotion"
18. "I'm Down"
19. "Walk This Way"

References

1. Davis, S. and Aerosmith: "Walk This Way", page 460-461. Avon, 1997
2. Davis, S. and Aerosmith: "Walk This Way", page 460. Avon, 1997
3. Wall, Mick (June 2001). "In too deep". Classic Rock #28. p. 39.
4. Davis, S. and Aerosmith: "Walk This Way", page 461-462. Avon, 1997
5. http://www.aeroforceone.com/index.cfm?pid=804192
6. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=H1INAAAAIBAJ&sjid=620DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5590,2018894&dq=aerosmith
7. http://www.gnrontour.com/setlistalm88.htm
8. http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/aerosmith-white-lion-hawaii-concert-handbill