Aerosmith have confirmed that they are breaking up after 46 years together. They have also announced a farewell tour, which will take place in 2017. Founded in 1970 in Boston, Massachusetts, the band's last release, Music from Another Dimension!, came out in 2012.

Why did Aerosmith break up?

Drug addiction and internal conflict led to the departures of Perry and Whitford in 1979 and 1981. The band did not fare well and the album Rock in a Hard Place (1982) failed to match previous successes.

When did Aerosmith break up?

The Breakup and Reunion. On July 28, 1979, Joe Perry left Aerosmith during a concert in Cleveland; he went on to start the Joe Perry Project. The band, left without their lead guitarist, replaced Perry first with Richard Supa and then with Johnny Crespa.