Rock royalty are coming
The Guardian, Canada
February 24, 2007
Aerosmith to play CDPEC on July 21
Stephanie Riley’s e-mail says it all: aerosmithlover#1. The 24-year-old Montague woman has been what she describes as the ultimate Aerosmith fan ever since she can remember.
So word that Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton and Joey Kramer are coming to P.E.I. leaves Riley Livin’ On the Edge.
The Guardian has confirmed Aerosmith will play the Charlottetown Driving Park Entertainment Centre July 21.
More than 30,000 fans are expected, making it the largest concert in the Island’s history. Last year’s concert by U.S. rap and dance music artist Black Eyed Peas attracted about 18,000.
Riley travelled to Quebec in 1998 to see the Boston rockers with her best friend, Angela MacDougall, who is also from Montague. In 2001, the duo was flown to Toronto to see Aerosmith as a high school graduation gift. "I have everything they’ve ever produced — posters, books, CDs, 8-tracks, records — you name it, I’ve got it," Riley said from her Montague home Friday. "We’re psyched. It’s hard for me to believe that they are coming this close. It’s just going to be insane."
Legends. Icons. Idols.
Those are the words used to describe the rock legends. They have sold over 100 million albums and are members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And they’re now on a world tour. That tour will take the band to cities like Buenos Aires, Dubai, Frankfurt, Paris, London, Moscow and now Charlottetown, P.E.I....
February 24, 2007
Aerosmith to play CDPEC on July 21
Stephanie Riley’s e-mail says it all: aerosmithlover#1. The 24-year-old Montague woman has been what she describes as the ultimate Aerosmith fan ever since she can remember.
So word that Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton and Joey Kramer are coming to P.E.I. leaves Riley Livin’ On the Edge.
The Guardian has confirmed Aerosmith will play the Charlottetown Driving Park Entertainment Centre July 21.
More than 30,000 fans are expected, making it the largest concert in the Island’s history. Last year’s concert by U.S. rap and dance music artist Black Eyed Peas attracted about 18,000.
Riley travelled to Quebec in 1998 to see the Boston rockers with her best friend, Angela MacDougall, who is also from Montague. In 2001, the duo was flown to Toronto to see Aerosmith as a high school graduation gift. "I have everything they’ve ever produced — posters, books, CDs, 8-tracks, records — you name it, I’ve got it," Riley said from her Montague home Friday. "We’re psyched. It’s hard for me to believe that they are coming this close. It’s just going to be insane."
Legends. Icons. Idols.
Those are the words used to describe the rock legends. They have sold over 100 million albums and are members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And they’re now on a world tour. That tour will take the band to cities like Buenos Aires, Dubai, Frankfurt, Paris, London, Moscow and now Charlottetown, P.E.I....
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