i heard about this already. old news.

--- In aerobekisjoeperryarea@yahoogroups.com, "joeperrygoddess
<joeperrygoddess@y...>" <joeperrygoddess@y...> wrote:
> 1/10/03, 4 p.m. ET) -- The joint Aerosmith and Kiss tour is
> apparently back on for this summer. Promoters are reporting that
the
> two bands are currently putting together an itinerary that is
likely
> to play mostly in arenas, although some stadium dates are also
> possible.
>
> Neither band is officially confirming the tour, however. Aerosmith,
> in fact, spoke with us earlier about plans for an OzzFest-style
> festival package for the summer, but that's apparently gone by the
> wayside.
>
> Kiss singer-guitarist Paul Stanley was asked last year about
touring
> with Aerosmith, when the rumors first began, but declined to
confirm
> any plans with Aerosmith. "We're in this enviable position that
we're
> still finishing up our farewell tour, and we've already had about
two
> million people say, 'Don't stop,'" Stanley said. "And at that
point,
> we're kind of scratching our heads and wondering what we're going
to
> do next, so we're really kind of keeping our options open. If the
> right situation came along, anything's possible."
>
> Kiss, meanwhile, is preparing for a February 28 show with the
> Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in Australia, as well as three dates
> (March 11-13) at Budokan Hall in Tokyo. Drummer Peter Criss will be
> rejoining the band for these shows, while lead guitarist Ace
Frehley
> has not officially confirmed his participation.
>
> Aerosmith plans to record a new blues-oriented album this spring
> before the tour.
>
> -- Gary Graff, Detroit, and Bruce Simon, New York
>
> i just pulled this off of http://www.launch.com ???!!!??!?!??!?!