SLASH Says Touring With AEROSMITH Has 'Really Upped' His Band's Game

August 26, 2014

During a brand new interview with Ultimate-Guitar.com, Slash was asked what has it been like touring with AEROSMITH on the "Let Rock Rule" tour.

"We started in June and we're going until the middle of September," he replied.

"It's been an amazing experience. Just being with a bunch of guys who you really know well and dig and have a lot of respect for. God, those guys have all been heroes of mine ever since I was a teenager anyway. And also because they're just such a great fucking band.

"I think — and it wasn't a conscious thing — but I just realized the other night 'cause we were doing our own headlining show, I think it's really upped our game playing with those guys. Our tour in November will be that much better as a result of having played with AEROSMITH the last couple months."

GUNS N' ROSES famously supported AEROSMITH in 1988, when the headliners were in their early days of sobriety and Slash and his GN'R bandmates were not. Slash told journalist Gary Graff that nobody's having flashbacks on the "Let Rock Rule" tour and that the camaraderie between the musicians is strong.

"Y'know, there's something there," he said. "I couldn't put my finger on it, but there's definitely a vibe. Working with the same band, I've been friends with those guys ever since then, so when we go out on stage it's different in some ways but then at the same time there's certain similarities that, like I said, I can't really nail down. But there's a certain feel that is a little reminiscent of back then."

Earlier in the year, it was reported that tickets for AEROSMITH and Slash's "Let Rock Rule" tour were among the most expensive of the season. According to The Street, the average ticket price for the road trip was a whopping $275.85. The most expensive show on the trek came in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, with an average price of $385.24 — nearly 40 percent above the tour average.

The "Let Rock Rule" tour kicked off on July 10 at Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre in Wantagh, New York. The bill will come to a close on September 12 in Canada.

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