WWW.METALSETLISTS.COM - Aerosmith -- Boston, MA -- July 19th, 2012

Cheap Trick:

1. Clock Strikes Ten
2. Elo Kiddies
3. California Man
4. If You Want My Love
5. Ballad of TV Violence
6. She's Tight
7. Need Your Love
8. Surrender
9. The Flame
10. Ain't That a Shame (with Brad Whitford from Aerosmith)
11. I Want You to Want Me
12. Dream Police
13. Goodnight

Aerosmith:

1. Draw the Line
2. Love in an Elevator
3. Back in the Saddle :rocker:
4. Livin' on the Edge
5. Cryin'
6. Lord Of The Thighs :rocker:
7. Oh Yeah
8. Last Child
9. Drum Solo
10. Rag Doll
11. Peter Gunn Theme
12. Boogie Man
13. Combination
14. What It Takes
15. Legendary Child
16. No More No More
17. Sweet Emotion
18. Walk This Way

Encore:
19. Dream On
20. Train Kept A-Rollin'
21. Mama Kin :rocker:

I have to admit - after giving up on these guys after seeing them in 2009 on the ill-fated "Train Wreck" tour, they have redeemed themselves in a big way!

While not quite up to the standards of their shows back in the day (let's face it - they are in their 60's now!), they ROCKED. Maybe it's getting rid of the whole American Idol thing, maybe not, but Tyler was the Tyler I remember! Oh, and a setlist that was pretty much free of the late 90's/early 2000's ballad/pop crap went a looooong way to winning me back.

The Gaaaahden was packed to the rafters and everyone was having a blast - audience and the band. After the last notes of "Mama Kin" (Which they added at the last minute) faded, and Joe Perry said that "it was great to be playing at home, and it was a bummer that it was over" you really had to believe him!

Cheap Trick was good too, but the sound was a little off during their set. Brad Whitford came out and played with them on "Ain't That A Shame", which was a treat - I have always been a fan of Brad's playing, and anytime I can see him play out from under Perry's shadow is amazing!

3 years ago I would have laughed if anyone had told me I'd be saying this, but... Go see them if you can!