# Cocked, Locked, Ready to Rock Tour

The Cocked, Locked, Ready to Rock Tour was a concert tour by American hard rock band Aerosmith that took place during mid-2010. In late spring and early summer of 2010, the band performed in South America and Europe, respectively, marking their first concerts on those continents since 2007. During the second half of summer, the band toured North America. Prior to the tour, the band confirmed that the lead singer would be Steven Tyler, after rumors of his departure in late 2009.
The tour included a headlining show at Download Festival, playing the festival's venue – Donington Park – for the first time in 16 years. Aerosmith also performed in Venezuela, Chile, Costa Rica, and Romania for the first time in 16 years. The tour also saw the band perform in Peru and Greece for the first time in their careers.
In North America, the band played in many locations that they missed due to the cancellation of dates on their prior Guitar Hero Aerosmith Tour in 2009.
In total, Aerosmith performed in 18 countries on this tour.

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening acts |
| South America/Central America |||||
| May 17, 2010 | Caracas | Venezuela | Poliedro de Caracas | — |
| May 20, 2010 | Bogotá | Colombia | Simón Bolívar Park | — |
| May 22, 2010 | Lima | Peru | Explanada del Estadio Monumental | Amen |
| May 25, 2010 | Santiago | Chile | Parque O'Higgins | — |
| May 27, 2010 | Porto Alegre | Brazil | Estacionamento da Fiergs | — |
| May 29, 2010 | São Paulo | Brazil | Estádio Palestra Itália | Cachorro Grande |
| June 1, 2010 | Alajuela | Costa Rica | Autódromo La Guácima | Gandhi |
| Europe |||||
| June 10, 2010 | Sölvesborg | Sweden | Sweden Rock Festival | — |
| June 13, 2010 | Donington Park | England | Download Festival | — |
| June 15, 2010 | London | England | O2 Arena | Airbourne & TAB the Band |
| June 18, 2010 | Bucharest | Romania | Zone Arena | — |
| June 20, 2010 | Athens | Greece | Karaiskaki Stadium | — |
| June 23, 2010 | Arnhem | Netherlands | Gelredome | — |
| June 25, 2010 | Dessel | Belgium | Graspop Metal Meeting | — |
| June 27, 2010 | Barcelona | Spain | Palau Sant Jordi (Opening act: The Cribs) |
| June 29, 2010 | Paris | France | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy | — |
| July 1, 2010 | Prague | Czech Republic | O2 Arena | — |
| July 3, 2010 | Venice | Italy | Heineken Jammin' Festival | — |
| July 23, 2010 | Oakland | United States | Oracle Arena | Sammy Hagar |
| July 26, 2010 | Paso Robles | United States | Mid-State Fair | — |
| July 29, 2010 | Irvine | United States | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre | Cheap Trick |
| July 31, 2010 | Las Vegas | United States | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Sammy Hagar |
| August 3, 2010 | Dallas | United States | Gexa Energy Pavilion | Blue October |
| August 5, 2010 | The Woodlands | United States | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion | Sammy Hagar |
| August 7, 2010 | Tampa | United States | 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre | Blue Öyster Cult |
| August 9, 2010 | Sunrise | United States | BankAtlantic Center | Sammy Hagar |
| August 12, 2010 | Wantagh | United States | Nikon at Jones Beach Theater | Sammy Hagar |
| August 14, 2010 | Boston | United States | Fenway Park | J. Geils Band |
| August 17, 2010 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre | Sammy Hagar |
| August 19, 2010 | Omaha | United States | Qwest Center | Sammy Hagar |
| August 22, 2010 | Tinley Park | United States | First Midwest Bank Amphitheater | Buckcherry |
| August 24, 2010 | Holmdel | United States | PNC Bank Arts Center | Sammy Hagar |
| August 26, 2010 | Syracuse | United States | New York State Fair | — |
| August 28, 2010 | Atlantic City | United States | Boardwalk Hall | Sammy Hagar |
| August 31, 2010 | Auburn Hills | United States | The Palace of Auburn Hills | Sammy Hagar |
| September 2, 2010 | Cincinnati | United States | Riverbend Music Center | Sammy Hagar |
| September 4, 2010 | Uncasville | United States | Mohegan Sun Arena | Mighty Mighty Bosstones |
| September 8, 2010 | Winnipeg | Canada | MTS Centre | Joan Jett and the Blackhearts |
| September 10, 2010 | Calgary | Canada | Pengrowth Saddledome | Joan Jett and the Blackhearts |
| September 12, 2010 | Saskatoon | Canada | Credit Union Centre | Joan Jett and the Blackhearts |
| September 14, 2010 | Edmonton | Canada | Rexall Place | Joan Jett and the Blackhearts |
| September 16, 2010 | Vancouver | Canada | Rogers Arena | Joan Jett and the Blackhearts |
* Top 50 Worldwide Tours 2010: #34
* Total Gross: US $36.4 million
* Total Attendance: 478,192 (counting only the 39 shows)

## Personnel

Aerosmith members:
* Steven Tyler – lead vocals, harmonica, piano
* Tom Hamilton – bass
* Joey Kramer – drums
* Joe Perry – lead and rhythm guitar, backing and lead vocals, talkbox
* Brad Whitford – rhythm and lead guitar
Additional musicians
* Russ Irwin – keyboards, backing vocals

## Set

For the set, Aerosmith played an average of about 16 to 20 songs at each show, with a good mix from the different eras of their catalog. About 14 to 18 songs comprised the main set, with an additional 2 or 3 songs played during the encore. The concert in The Woodlands featured 5 songs in the encore, but featured a shorter main set. During the North American leg of the tour, the setlist whittled away from 20 songs at the start of the tour down to 17 songs in the middle of the tour, but went back up to 20 songs for the Tinley Park and Uncasville shows, and ranged from 17 to 19 songs at other shows. In addition, a drum solo by Joey Kramer occurred during the middle of the set, and at most concerts, Joe Perry performed a duel against the Guitar Hero: Aerosmith version of himself, like the previous year's Guitar Hero Aerosmith Tour, before performing a song in which he sang lead vocals (either "Stop Messin' Around", "Red House", or "Combination").

### List of songs played on tour

| Album | Song | Times |
| Aerosmith (1973) | "Dream On" | 42 |
| Aerosmith | "One Way Street" | 3 |
| Aerosmith | "Mama Kin" | 11 |
| Aerosmith | "Movin' Out" | 1 |
| Aerosmith | "Walkin' the Dog" (Rufus Thomas cover) | 6 |
| Get Your Wings (1974) | "Same Old Song and Dance" | 7 |
| Get Your Wings | "Lord of the Thighs" | 16 |
| Get Your Wings | "S.O.S. (Too Bad)" | 1 |
| Get Your Wings | "Train Kept A-Rollin'" (Tiny Bradshaw cover) | 28 |
| Toys in the Attic (1975) | "Toys in the Attic" | 22 |
| Toys in the Attic | "Walk This Way" | 42 |
| Toys in the Attic | "Sweet Emotion" | 42 |
| Toys in the Attic | "No More No More" | 11 |
| Rocks (1976) | "Back in the Saddle" | 19 |
| Rocks | "Last Child" | 28 |
| Rocks | "Rats in the Cellar" | 1 |
| Rocks | "Combination" | 3 |
| Draw the Line (1977) | "Draw the Line" | 42 |
| Draw the Line | "Kings and Queens" | 2 |
| Draw the Line | "Milk Cow Blues" (Kokomo Arnold cover) | 1 |
| Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (soundtrack) (1978) | "Come Together" (Beatles cover) | 19 |
| Live! Bootleg (1978) | "Chip Away the Stone" | 6 |
| Permanent Vacation (1987) | "Rag Doll" | 28 |
| Pump (1989) | "Love in an Elevator" | 42 |
| Pump | "Monkey on My Back" | 1 |
| Pump | "Janie's Got a Gun" | 2 |
| Pump | "What It Takes" | 39 |
| Get a Grip (1993) | "Eat the Rich" | 20 |
| Get a Grip | "Livin' on the Edge" | 42 |
| Get a Grip | "Cryin'" | 42 |
| Get a Grip | "Crazy" | 10 |
| Nine Lives (1997) | "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)" | 35 |
| Nine Lives | "Pink" | 37 |
| Armageddon soundtrack (1998) | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" | 39 |
| Just Push Play (2001) | "Jaded" | 16 |
| Honkin' on Bobo (2004) | "Baby, Please Don't Go" (Big Joe Williams cover) | 31 |
| Honkin' on Bobo | "Stop Messin' Around" (Fleetwood Mac cover) | 37 |
| Rockin' the Joint (2005) | "Rattlesnake Shake" (Fleetwood Mac cover) | 1 |
| Are You Experienced (1967) | "Red House" (Jimi Hendrix Experience cover) | 2 |
| Song | Times |
| Show Openers ||
| Love in an Elevator | 14 |
| Train Kept A-Rollin | 8 |
| Same Old Song and Dance | 7 |
| Back in the Saddle | 5 |
| Eat the Rich | 5 |
| Toys in the Attic | 2 |
| Rats in the Cellar | 1 |
| Song | Times |
| Main Set Closer ||
| Draw the Line | 42 |
| Song | Times |
| Show Closers ||
| Toys in the Attic | 18 |
| Walk This Way | 17 |
| Train Kept A-Rollin | 4 |
| Crazy | 1 |
| Rattlesnake Shake | 1 |
| Walking the Dog | 1 |

## Problems

While there were little to no problems during the South American and European legs of the tour, tension within the band grew during the North American leg. The tension began when rumors began to circulate in late July and early August that Steven Tyler would replace Simon Cowell as judge on the television series American Idol. Joe Perry criticized Tyler for not consulting the rest of the band, saying that he "found out on the internet, like the rest of the world" and that nobody else in the band knew anything about it. On August 18, many news outlets began to report that Tyler had indeed signed with Fox.
At the band's August 12 show at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York, Tyler accidentally hit Joe Perry in the head with his microphone stand during the end of "Sweet Emotion", not realizing that Perry had approached the drum riser that Tyler was standing on. In the ensuing incident, the injured Perry threw down his guitar in anger while Tyler was checking to see if he was OK and stormed off the stage, but returned to finish the concert.
At the band's August 17 show at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Tyler playfully bumped Perry while both were performing the second song "Love in an Elevator" on the catwalk. In retaliation, Perry playfully bumped Tyler back, but the bump caught Tyler off guard and Tyler tumbled off-stage into the audience. Tyler was previously injured in a fall off-stage in August 2009 which caused the rest of the band's Guitar Hero Aerosmith Tour to be canceled. Tyler was caught by members of the audience and crew and was helped back on-stage by Perry. In retaliation, Tyler spun Perry around and said "It ain't gonna happen again baby", then stated to Perry "You will pay for that, my brother". Later during the same concert, Tyler changed the lyrics of "Livin' on the Edge" to "We're seeing things in a different way/And Joe knows it ain't his".