This summer two of rock music’s biggest icons will be hitting the road together as Aerosmith and Slash will embark on a 20-city tour across the U.S. Slash is also working on his third solo album which should be hitting shelves in September.
We caught up with Slash before he starts the tour to ask him about some of the craziest fan stories he could share with us. After all, when you’re that big of an icon, there has to be fans that move past being faithful to being downright obsessed. Here are five of the craziest fan stories he’s ever experienced:
1. “A superfan from New York City who had been following Guns N’ Roses since its inception showed up on my lawn late one night with a ton of Guns N’ Roses merchandise for me to sign.”
2. “Back when we played gigs in clubs with no bathrooms we often had to pee in beer bottles. Unwitting fans ended up drinking from those bottles many times.”
3. “We have a small handful of fans who follow the band I’m in now across the country and to other countries as well. One guy has been to over 200 shows.”
4. “I have had many fans get elaborate tattoos of bands from Guns N’ Roses to Snakepit to Velvet Revolver to my current band. They have detailed portraits and band logos.”
5. “I love the fans who do the top hat, wig, and sunglasses thing on Halloween. That is the biggest compliment I could personally get, I think.”
Catch Slash and Aerosmith live during the “Let Rock Rule” tour in your city on the following dates:
July 10 – Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre – Wantagh, NY
July 13 – McLennan Park – Kitchener, ON
July 16 – Xfinity Center – Mansfield, MA
July 19 – Rock Fest – Cadott, WI
July 22 – Riverbend Music Center – Cincinnati, OH
July 25 – First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre – Tinley Park, IL
July 30 – The Forum – Inglewood, CA
Aug. 02 – MGM Grand Garden Arena – Las Vegas, NV
Aug. 08 – Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena At Harveys – Stateline, NV
Aug. 13 – Sleep Train Pavilion – Concord, CA
Aug. 16 – The Gorge Amphitheatre – George, WA
Aug. 19 – Pepsi Center – Denver, CO
Aug. 22 – American Airlines Center – Dallas, TX
Aug. 25 – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion – Woodlands, TX
Aug. 28 – Phillips Arena – Atlanta, GA
Aug. 31 – Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall – Atlantic City, NJ
Sep. 03 – Prudential Center – Newark, NJ
Sep. 06 – Jiffy Lube Live – Bristow, VA
Sep. 09 – DTE Energy Music Theatre – Clarkston, MI
Sep. 12 – Open Hearth Park – Sydney, NS
