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| Tour by Aerosmith | |
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| Start date | December 29, 1999 |
|---|---|
| End date | January 7, 2000 |
| Legs | 1 |
| No. of shows | 6 |
| Aerosmith concert chronology | |
The Roar of the Dragon Tour was a brief concert tour of Japan by American hard rock band Aerosmith.
The Roar of the Dragon Tour lasted from 1999 to 2000, and included a New Year/Millennium show in Osaka on December 31, 1999, parts of which were recorded and later broadcast on ABC television directed by Dick Carruthers as part of special programming about Millennium celebrations across the world. [1]
Despite being only six dates, the tour had its own unique theme, incorporating dragons and other important elements of East Asian culture. Before the concert started and in between songs, a dragon would roar on the projection screen. There was also a coinciding stage setup as well. [2]
As Aerosmith had still been riding on the success of Nine Lives and the "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" single from 1997 and 1998, the tour was a rousing success. In addition, Aerosmith had also only performed one leg of dates in Japan on the prior Nine Lives Tour, whereas they visited North America and Europe on several legs, so this tour was, in essence, the band making up for only performing one leg of dates in Japan on the Nine Lives Tour.
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 29, 1999 | Osaka | Japan | Osaka Dome |
| December 31, 1999 | |||
| January 2, 2000 | Nagoya | Nagoya Dome | |
| January 4, 2000 | Fukuoka | Fukuoka Dome | |
| January 6, 2000 | Tokyo | Tokyo Dome | |
| January 7, 2000 |
ENCORE:
| Song | Album | Times | |
|---|---|---|---|
| List of songs performed on this tour | |||
| Dream On | Aerosmith | 6 | |
| Mama Kin | 5 | ||
| One Way Street | 1 | ||
| Same Old Song and Dance | Get Your Wings | 6 | |
| Train Kept A-Rollin (Tiny Bradshaw cover) | 6 | ||
| S.O.S. (Too Bad) | 2 | ||
| Lord of the Thighs | 1 | ||
| "Walk This Way" | Toys in the Attic | 6 | |
| Sweet Emotion | 6 | ||
| Big Ten Inch Record (Bull Moose Jackson cover) | 2 | ||
| No More No More | 1 | ||
| Lick and a Promise | Rocks | 3 | |
| Last Child | 2 | ||
| Back in the Saddle | 1 | ||
| Draw the Line | Draw the Line | 1 | |
| Mother Popcorn (James Brown cover) | Live! Bootleg | 6 | |
| "Chip Away the Stone | 1 | ||
| Remember (Walking in the Sand) | Night in the Ruts | 1 | |
| Let the Music Do the Talking | Done with Mirrors | 5 | |
| Dude (Looks Like a Lady) | Permanent Vacation | 6 | |
| Rag Doll | 5 | ||
| Janie's Got a Gun | Pump | 6 | |
| Love in an Elevator | 6 | ||
| What It Takes | 1 | ||
| Cryin’ | Get a Grip | 6 | |
| Eat the Rich | 6 | ||
| Living on the Edge | 6 | ||
| Pink | Nine Lives | 6 | |
| Falling in Love (is Hard on the Knees) | 6 | ||
| Full Circle | 2 | ||
| I Don't Want to Miss a Thing | Armageddon soundtrack | 5 | |
| Stop Messin' Around (Fleetwood Mac cover) | Honkin' on Bobo | 6 | |
| Red House (Jimi Hendrix Experience cover) | Are You Experienced | 3 | |
| Heartbreaker (Led Zeppelin cover) | Led Zeppelin 2 | 1 | |
| Song | Times | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Show Opener | |||
| Eat the Rich | 6 | ||
| Song | Times | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Set Closers | |||
| Mama Kin | 2 | ||
| S.O.S. (Too Bad) | 2 | ||
| Sweet Emotion | 1 | ||
| Heartbreaker (Led Zeppelin cover) | 1 | ||
| Song | Times | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Show Closers | |||
| Sweet Emotion | 3 | ||
| S.O.S. (Too Bad) | 2 | ||
| Heartbreaker (Led Zeppelin cover) | 1 | ||
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