# Get a Grip Tour

The Get a Grip Tour was a concert tour by American hard rock band Aerosmith that lasted over eighteen months, from early June 1993 to mid-December 1994. The tour was put on in support of the band's third consecutive multi-platinum album Get a Grip, released in April 1993.

## Background

The Get a Grip Tour began June 2, 1993 in Topeka, Kansas and ended December 19, 1994 at the band's Mama Kin Music Hall in Boston, Massachusetts. It included approximately 240 shows, alongside special performances. To date, it is the second-longest tour in the band's history, eclipsed only by the Nine Lives Tour, which lasted for three years. However, it holds the record for the most shows performed by Aerosmith on a single tour.
The band played multiple legs across North America, Europe, Japan, and Central and South America. The tour included their first performances in Central and South America, as well as European nations including Romania, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Turkey, Israel, Spain, Finland, Norway, the Czech Republic, and Austria. "Someone said, 'You've never been to South America,'" recalled Steven Tyler. "We said, 'This is the end of the tour – no more gigs.' But then they said $2 million… and you think, 'Okay, that's the worry taken out of Christmas.'"
Interspersed among regular show dates were performances on television shows such as Saturday Night Live, Late Show with David Letterman, MTV's Most Wanted, the MTV Video Music Awards, the Grammy Awards, and the MTV Europe Music Awards. The band also played club shows, in Los Angeles, London – as a surprise – Sioux Falls, South Dakota after a concert there.
At the Woodstock '94 festival in August 1994, the band closed the show on Saturday night, taking the stage at 1:15am to a crowd of 350,000. They were supposed to start at midnight, but a heavy downpour delayed the start time. Steven Tyler and Joey Kramer had attended the original Woodstock Festival in 1969.
Opening acts on the tour included Megadeth, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Cry of Love, Jackyl, 4 Non Blondes, Soul Asylum, Therapy?, Collective Soul, Extreme, Brother Cane, Mr. Big, and Robert Plant in Argentina.
Megadeth opened the first shows in June, but was fired on July 17, after the band overheard Dave Mustaine talking poorly of Aerosmith in a radio interview: "We think we oughta be headlining, but we don't mind because everyone knows this is Aerosmith's last hurrah." Steven Tyler replied, "Dave, we'd like to help you out. Which way did you come in?" And it turned out to not be "Aerosmith's last hurrah": Aerosmith went on to stage fourteen successful tours, release five top five albums, chart five singles to the Billboard Hot 100 (including a #1 hit), and chart sixteen singles to the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart over the next 20 years.
By the end of the tour, Get a Grip had sold twelve million records worldwide, including six million in the United States alone (eventually seven million), charted four Top 40 hits, and won the band two Grammys, four MTV Video Music Awards, two People's Choice Awards, two American Music Awards, and a Billboard Music Award.
The Geffen compilation Big Ones was released in November 1994. Its new songs "Blind Man" and "Walk on Water" were included in the setlist for the final days of the tour. Those two tracks were recorded at a hotel on the island of Capri in July 1994, after the band's summer dates in Europe.
During the show in Costa Rica on November 10, 1994, a fan was killed when the gates of the stadium were opened. The band had no idea this had happened and played the show. After learning of the death, they sent condolences through local networks for family and friends of the victim.
The tour closed at the band's recently opened Mama Kin Music Hall in Boston on December 19, 1994. Heavy on 1970s classics, the show was broadcast on radio across North America.

## Set list

* "Intro"
* "Eat the Rich"
* "Toys in the Attic"
* "Fever"
* "What it Takes"
* "Amazing"
* "Rag Doll"
* "Cryin'"
* "Mama Kin"
* "Boogie Man"
* "Shut Up and Dance"
* "Walk on Down"
* "Stop Messin' Around"
* "Janie's Got a Gun"
* "Love in an Elevator"
* "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)"
* "Sweet Emotion"
* "Dream On"
* "Livin' on the Edge"
* "Walk This Way"

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| North America ||||
| June 2, 1993 | Topeka | United States | Landon Arena |
| June 4, 1993 | Oklahoma City | United States | Myriad Convention Center |
| June 6, 1993 | Omaha | United States | Omaha Civic Auditorium |
| June 7, 1993 | Sioux Falls | United States | Sioux Falls Arena |
| June 9, 1993 | Rapid City | United States | Rushmore Plaza Civic Center |
| June 10, 1993 | Billings | United States | MetraPark Arena |
| June 12, 1993 | Fargo | United States | Fargodome |
| June 13, 1993 | Minneapolis | United States | Target Center |
| June 15, 1993 | Cedar Rapids | United States | Five Seasons Center |
| June 16, 1993 | Peoria | United States | Peoria Civic Center |
| June 18, 1993 | Auburn Hills | United States | The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| June 19, 1993 | Mears | United States | Val Du Lakes Amphitheatre |
| June 21, 1993 | Cincinnati | United States | Riverbend Music Center |
| June 22, 1993 | Fort Wayne | United States | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum |
| June 23, 1993 | Noblesville | United States | Deer Creek Music Center |
| June 25, 1993 | Maryland Heights | United States | Riverport Amphitheatre |
| June 26, 1993 | Tinley Park | United States | World Music Theater |
| June 28, 1993 | Memphis | United States | Pyramid Arena |
| June 29, 1993 | Antioch | United States | Starwood Amphitheatre |
| July 1, 1993 | Richfield | United States | Richfield Coliseum |
| July 2, 1993 | Burgettstown | United States | Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater |
| July 4, 1993 | East Troy | United States | Alpine Valley Music Theatre |
| July 14, 1993 | Birmingham | United States | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center |
| July 15, 1993 | Biloxi | United States | Mississippi Coast Coliseum |
| July 17, 1993 | The Woodlands | United States | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion |
| July 18, 1993 | Dallas | United States | Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre |
| July 19, 1993 | The Woodlands | United States | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion |
| July 21, 1993 | Lubbock | United States | Lubbock Municipal Coliseum |
| July 23, 1993 | El Paso | United States | El Paso County Coliseum |
| July 24, 1993 | Albuquerque | United States | Tingley Coliseum |
| July 26, 1993 | Greenwood Village | United States | Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre |
| July 27, 1993 | Greenwood Village | United States | Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre |
| July 29, 1993 | Chandler | United States | Compton Terrace |
| July 31, 1993 | Costa Mesa | United States | Pacific Amphitheatre |
| August 1, 1993 | San Diego | United States | San Diego Sports Arena |
| August 3, 1993 | Paradise | United States | Thomas & Mack Center |
| August 4, 1993 | Inglewood | United States | Great Western Forum |
| August 6, 1993 | Mountain View | United States | Shoreline Amphitheatre |
| August 7, 1993 | Sacramento | United States | Cal Expo Amphitheatre |
| August 9, 1993 | Boise | United States | BSU Pavilion |
| August 10, 1993 | Salt Lake City | United States | Delta Center |
| August 12, 1993 | Portland | United States | Memorial Coliseum |
| August 13, 1993 | Seattle | United States | Seattle Center Coliseum |
| August 14, 1993 | Vancouver | Canada | Pacific Coliseum |
| August 16, 1993 | Edmonton | Canada | Northlands Coliseum |
| August 17, 1993 | Calgary | Canada | Olympic Saddledome |
| August 26, 1993 | Mansfield | United States | Great Woods |
| August 27, 1993 | Mansfield | United States | Great Woods |
| August 29, 1993 | Ottawa | Canada | Landsdowne Park Stadium |
| August 30, 1993 | Toronto | Canada | CNE Grandstand |
| September 4, 1993 | Wantagh | United States | Jones Beach Theater |
| September 5, 1993 | Wantagh | United States | Jones Beach Theater |
| September 6, 1993 | Foxborough | United States | Foxboro Stadium |
| September 7, 1993 | Binghamton | United States | Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena |
| September 8, 1993 | Darien | United States | Darien Lake Performing Arts Center |
| September 10, 1993 | Landover | United States | USAir Arena |
| September 11, 1993 | East Rutherford | United States | Brendan Byrne Arena |
| September 13, 1993 | Providence | United States | Providence Civic Center |
| September 17, 1993 | Philadelphia | United States | The Spectrum |
| September 18, 1993 | Albany | United States | Knickerbocker Arena |
| September 21, 1993 | Amherst | United States | Mullins Center |
| September 22, 1993 | Philadelphia | United States | The Spectrum |
| September 24, 1993 | Charlotte | United States | Charlotte Coliseum |
| September 25, 1993 | Raleigh | United States | Walnut Creek Amphitheatre |
| September 28, 1993 | Roanoke | United States | Roanoke Civic Center |
| September 29, 1993 | Hampton | United States | Hampton Coliseum |
| October 1, 1993 | Columbia | United States | Carolina Coliseum |
| October 2, 1993 | Atlanta | United States | Coca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre |
| Europe ||||
| October 21, 1993 | Sheffield | England | Sheffield Arena |
| October 23, 1993 | Solihull | England | National Exhibition Centre |
| October 24, 1993 | Solihull | England | National Exhibition Centre |
| October 27, 1993 | Dublin | Ireland | Point Theatre |
| October 29, 1993 | Glasgow | Scotland | Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre |
| October 31, 1993 | Brussels | Belgium | Forest National |
| November 1, 1993 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Rotterdam Ahoy |
| November 4, 1993 | Barcelona | Spain | Palau dels Esports de Barcelona |
| November 6, 1993 | San Sebastián | Spain | Velodromo de Anoeta |
| November 8, 1993 | Paris | France | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy |
| November 10, 1993 | Nuremberg | Germany | Frankenhalle |
| November 11, 1993 | Berlin | Germany | Deutschlandhalle |
| November 13, 1993 | Budapest | Hungary | Budapest Sportcsarnok |
| November 14, 1993 | Vienna | Austria | Wiener Stadthalle |
| November 15, 1993 | Munich | Germany | Olympiahalle |
| November 17, 1993 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion |
| November 18, 1993 | Milan | Italy | Palatrussardi |
| November 20, 1993 | Metz | France | Galaxie Amnéville |
| November 22, 1993 | Stuttgart | Germany | Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle |
| November 23, 1993 | Dortmund | Germany | Westfalenhallen |
| November 25, 1993 | Frankfurt | Germany | Festhalle Frankfurt |
| November 26, 1993 | Oldenburg | Germany | Weser-Ems Halle |
| November 28, 1993 | Malmö | Sweden | Malmö Isstadion |
| November 29, 1993 | Oslo | Norway | Oslo Spektrum |
| December 1, 1993 | Helsinki | Finland | Helsinki Ice Hall |
| December 3, 1993 | Stockholm | Sweden | Stockholm Globe Arena |
| December 4, 1993 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Scandinavium |
| December 7, 1993 | London | England | Wembley Arena |
| December 8, 1993 | London | England | Wembley Arena |
| North America / South America ||||
| December 28, 1993 | Halifax | Canada | Halifax Metro Centre |
| December 29, 1993 | Saint John | Canada | Harbour Station |
| December 31, 1993 | Boston | United States | Boston Garden |
| January 1, 1994 | Boston | United States | Boston Garden |
| January 5, 1994 | Binghamton | United States | Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena |
| January 7, 1994 | Hershey | United States | Hersheypark Arena |
| January 14, 1994 | São Paulo | Brazil | Estádio do Morumbi |
| January 17, 1994 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | José Amalfitani Stadium |
| January 21, 1994 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Praça da Apoteose |
| January 23, 1994 | Caracas | Venezuela | Poliedro de Caracas |
| January 25, 1994 | Mexico City | Mexico | Palacio de los Deportes |
| January 26, 1994 | Mexico City | Mexico | Palacio de los Deportes |
| January 28, 1994 | Bayamón | Puerto Rico | Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium |
| February 1, 1994 | Orlando | United States | Orlando Arena |
| February 2, 1994 | Miami | United States | Miami Arena |
| February 4, 1994 | Tampa | United States | USF Sun Dome |
| February 5, 1994 | Tampa | United States | USF Sun Dome |
| February 9, 1994 | New Orleans | United States | Lakefront Arena |
| February 10, 1994 | Pensacola | United States | Pensacola Civic Center |
| February 12, 1994 | Jacksonville | United States | Jacksonville Coliseum |
| February 14, 1994 | Knoxville | United States | Thompson–Boling Arena |
| February 15, 1994 | Charleston | United States | Charleston Civic Center |
| February 17, 1994 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden |
| February 19, 1994 | Rochester | United States | Rochester Community War Memorial |
| February 20, 1994 | Pittsburgh | United States | Civic Arena |
| February 21, 1994 | Boston | United States | Hard Rock Cafe |
| February 22, 1994 | Moline | United States | MARK of the Quad Cities |
| February 23, 1994 | Ames | United States | Hilton Coliseum |
| February 25, 1994 | Toledo | United States | Toledo Sports Arena |
| February 26, 1994 | Lexington | United States | Rupp Arena |
| Japan ||||
| April 27, 1994 | Yokohama | Japan | Yokohama Arena |
| April 29, 1994 | Osaka | Japan | Osaka-jō Hall |
| April 30, 1994 | Osaka | Japan | Osaka-jō Hall |
| May 3, 1994 | Hiroshima | Japan | Sun-Plaza Hall |
| May 4, 1994 | Fukuoka | Japan | Kokusai Koryo Center |
| May 6, 1994 | Nagoya | Japan | Nagoya Rainbow Hall |
| May 7, 1994 | Tokyo | Japan | Nippon Budokan |
| May 9, 1994 | Tokyo | Japan | Nippon Budokan |
| May 10, 1994 | Tokyo | Japan | Nippon Budokan |
| May 12, 1994 | Tokyo | Japan | Nippon Budokan |
| May 13, 1994 | Tokyo | Japan | Nippon Budokan |
| May 16, 1994 | Tokyo | Japan | Nippon Budokan |
| May 17, 1994 | Tokyo | Japan | Nippon Budokan |
| Europe ||||
| May 21, 1994 | Nürburg | Germany | Rock am Ring |
| May 22, 1994 | Munich | Germany | Rock in Riem |
| May 24, 1994 | Graz | Austria | Schwarzl Freizeit Zentrum |
| May 25, 1994 | Budapest | Hungary | Hidegkuti Nándor Stadium |
| May 27, 1994 | Prague | Czech Republic | Stadion Evžena Rošického |
| May 29, 1994 | Warsaw | Poland | Gwardia Stadium |
| May 30, 1994 | Ostrava | Czech Republic | Sportovní hala |
| June 1, 1994 | Halle an der Saale | Germany | Gerry Weber Stadion |
| June 4, 1994 | Castle Donington | England | Monsters of Rock |
| June 6, 1994 | Paris | France | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy |
| June 7, 1994 | Toulouse | France | Palais des Sports |
| June 9, 1994 | Madrid | Spain | Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid |
| June 9, 1994 | Madrid | Spain | Estudio Cadena 40 Principale Studios |
| June 10, 1994 | Zaragoza | Spain | Plaza de Toros de Zaragoza |
| June 12, 1994 | Cascais | Portugal | Praça de Touros de Cascais |
| June 14, 1994 | Bucharest | Romania | Stadionul Național |
| June 16, 1994 | Istanbul | Turkey | İnönü Stadium |
| June 20, 1994 | Saint Petersburg | Russia | White Nights Festival |
| June 22, 1994 | Nijmegen | Netherlands | Mega Music Rock Experience |
| June 23, 1994 | Bielefeld | Germany | Seidenstickerhalle |
| June 25, 1994 | Dijon | France | Parc des Expositions |
| June 27, 1994 | Kiel | Germany | Ostseehalle |
| June 29, 1994 | Stockholm | Sweden | Vasamuseet |
| June 30, 1994 | Roskilde | Denmark | Roskilde Festival |
| July 2, 1994 | Thorout | Belgium | Thorout Rock Festival |
| July 3, 1994 | Werchter | Belgium | Rock Werchter |
| July 6, 1994 | Wels | Austria | Wels Rock Festival |
| July 7, 1994 | Milan | Italy | Sonoria Festival |
| July 9, 1994 | Winterthur | Switzerland | Out in the Green Festival |
| July 10, 1994 | Turku | Finland | Turku Ruisrock Festival |
| July 12, 1994 | Tel Aviv | Israel | Yarkon Park |
| North America ||||
| July 29, 1994 | Montreal | Canada | The Forum |
| July 30, 1994 | Montreal | Canada | The Forum |
| August 1, 1994 | Stowe | United States | Stowe Mountain Performing Arts Center |
| August 3, 1994 | Richfield | United States | Richfield Coliseum |
| August 5, 1994 | Milwaukee | United States | Marcus Amphitheatre |
| August 6, 1994 | Tinley Park | United States | World Music Theatre |
| August 8, 1994 | Syracuse | United States | War Memorial Auditorium |
| August 10, 1994 | Hershey | United States | Hersheypark Stadium |
| August 11, 1994 | New Haven | United States | Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| August 13, 1994 | Saugerties | United States | Woodstock '94 |
| August 15, 1994 | Scranton | United States | Montage Mountain P.A.C. |
| August 17, 1994 | Philadelphia | United States | The Spectrum |
| August 19, 1994 | Mansfield | United States | Great Woods |
| August 20, 1994 | Mansfield | United States | Great Woods |
| August 22, 1994 | Old Orchard Beach | United States | Seashore Performing Arts Center |
| August 24, 1994 | Ottawa | Canada | Landsdowne Park |
| August 26, 1994 | Landover | United States | USAir Arena |
| August 27, 1994 | Burgettstown | United States | Starlake Amphitheater |
| August 29, 1994 | Wantagh | United States | Jones Beach Theatre |
| August 30, 1994 | Wantagh | United States | Jones Beach Theatre |
| September 2, 1994 | Atlanta | United States | Lakewood Amphitheatre |
| September 3, 1994 | Antioch | United States | Starwood Amphitheater |
| September 6, 1994 | Antioch | United States | Starwood Amphitheater |
| September 16, 1994 | Raleigh | United States | Hardee's Walnut Creek Amphitheater |
| September 17, 1994 | Charlotte | United States | Blockbuster Pavilion |
| September 19, 1994 | Richmond | United States | Classic Amphitheatre at Strawberry Hill |
| September 21, 1994 | Columbus | United States | Polaris Amphitheater |
| September 23, 1994 | Noblesville | United States | Deer Creek Music Center |
| September 24, 1994 | Auburn Hills | United States | The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| September 26, 1994 | Maryland Heights | United States | Riverport Amphitheater |
| September 28, 1994 | Bonner Springs | United States | Sandstone Amphitheater |
| September 30, 1994 | Houston | United States | The Summit |
| October 1, 1994 | Austin | United States | Southpark Meadows |
| October 3, 1994 | Dallas | United States | Starplex Amphitheater |
| October 5, 1994 | Denver | United States | McNichols Sports Arena |
| October 7, 1994 | Sacramento | United States | California Exposition Amphitheater |
| October 8, 1994 | Mountain View | United States | Shoreline Amphitheatre |
| October 10, 1994 | Reno | United States | Lawlor Events Center |
| October 12, 1994 | Paradise | United States | Thomas & Mack Arena |
| October 14, 1994 | Phoenix | United States | Desert Sky Pavilion |
| October 15, 1994 | Devore | United States | Blockbuster Pavilion |
| October 17, 1994 | Mountain View | United States | Shoreline Amphitheater |
| October 22, 1994 | Portland | United States | Memorial Coliseum |
| October 24, 1994 | Vancouver | Canada | Pacific Coliseum |
| October 25, 1994 | Tacoma | United States | Tacoma Dome |
| Latin America ||||
| November 10, 1994 | San Jose | Costa Rica | National Stadium |
| November 13, 1994 | Santiago | Chile | Velodromo del Estadio Nacional |
| November 16, 1994 | Córdoba | Argentina | Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras |
| November 18, 1994 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | José Amalfitani Stadium |
| November 20, 1994 | Bogotá | Colombia | Estadio El Campin |
| North America ||||
| December 1, 1994 | Cleveland | United States | Gund Arena |
| December 3, 1994 | Louisville | United States | Freedom Hall |
| December 4, 1994 | Auburn Hills | United States | The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| December 6, 1994 | Chicago | United States | United Center |
| December 8, 1994 | Minneapolis | United States | Target Center |
| December 10, 1994 | Philadelphia | United States | CoreStates Spectrum |
| December 12, 1994 | Buffalo | United States | Memorial Auditorium |
| December 13, 1994 | Toronto | Canada | SkyDome |
| December 15, 1994 | Worcester | United States | The Centrum |
| December 16, 1994 | East Rutherford | United States | Brendan Byrne Arena |
| December 18, 1994 | Albany | United States | Knickerbocker Arena |
| December 19, 1994 | Boston | United States | Mama Kin's Music Hall |