Aerosmith Frontman Falls Off Stage

2009-08-06 by Dave de Sylvia EMERITUS | 24 Comments
Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler was airlifted to hospital with neck, back and shoulder injuries following a fall from a stage in South Dakota on Wednesday.

Geriatric Tyler, 61, fell several feet from the stage at the Buffalo Chip Campground in Sturgis, South Dakota. He was entertaining the crowd as maintenance staff replaced a blow fuse, and he was so successful in doing so that the crowd initially though the fall was part of the act.

Fan Jessica Kokesh commented: "We thought maybe he stage-dived into the crowd, but he didn't get back up.I thought he was falling back to crowd surf."

Tyler landed on a group of fans, and was treated by medical personnel on the scene. He was loudly cheered as he was helped to his feet. One fan said Tyler's head was bleeding and he was holding his shoulder as he hobbled away. He's not thought to be seriously injured, and was reported to be "talking and joking with the physician" as he left.

"He does a lot of dancing on the stage and he does a lot of stuff with his mike stand. He put his stand down and twirled around and stepped backwards off the stage," said Campground spokesman Mike Sanborn.

The band's current tour has been beset by health-related problems. The run was initially delayed to allow Tyler to recover from a bout of pneumonia. Seven shows were cancelled in July when Tyler again suffered a leg injury, while guitarist Joe Perry has struggled his way through the tour while nursing a knee infection.

Friday's concert in Winnipeg, Canada has been postponed.

Watch video footage of Tyler's hilarious spin and tumble below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtZs0O2p8_U

Tagged: Aerosmith

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AnotherBrick
August 7th 2009
9812 Comments


i sure hope they dont cancel anymore shows over this

Waior
August 7th 2009
11778 Comments


Haha, awesome. Poor Winnipeg though, they needed this show to help them stomach the mosquito season.

Asiatic667
August 7th 2009
4651 Comments


We thought maybe he stage-dived into the crowd, but he didn't get back up


Golden

Teddy Picker
August 7th 2009
285 Comments


They just gave him some bengay and a nap and he felt all better

XNoMercyX
August 7th 2009
121 Comments


LOL

illmitch
August 7th 2009
5511 Comments


he and drake should start a supergroup IMO

DaveyBoy
Emeritus
August 7th 2009
22503 Comments


I blame his lips.

XulOnerom
August 7th 2009
1818 Comments


yep, they are so big they make him lose balance

Asiatic667
August 7th 2009
4651 Comments


He's been taken to Rivendell to recover.
His daughter lives there

Klekticist
August 7th 2009
1464 Comments


a sign tht he's not as young as he once was...

ShineOn75
August 7th 2009
242 Comments


this band should literally retire. or maybe just sit in their wheelchairs like the rolling stones do.

MentalityOfA
August 7th 2009
1217 Comments


Pretty funny.

AmericnZero02
August 7th 2009
4013 Comments


These guys get my respect for going out there every night and rocking like they're still kids. Here's to ST recovering asap.

MaskAtTheMasquerade
August 7th 2009
2924 Comments


Mia pushed him off. With her massive amounts of force.

shindip
August 7th 2009
3539 Comments


There goes the Vancouver show lol

jcfiasco
August 7th 2009
465 Comments


rofl I'm from Winnipeg and of course Tyler throws himself off stage just so he doesnt have to come here.

sad panda

FyreNail
August 7th 2009
175 Comments


He's 61?! Hm. Makes this sort of less surprising.
Was a funny fall, but hope he gets better if he really is badly injured n such.

Titan50
August 7th 2009
4588 Comments


He fell over his mouth

atrink
August 7th 2009
2855 Comments


he fell into the crowd? how is he hurt

ConorMichaelJoseph
August 7th 2009
1870 Comments


lol YouTube is a never-ending source of morons. Some of the fools think he's dead

BludgeonySteve
August 7th 2009
558 Comments


"One fan said Tyler's head was bleeding"

That's pretty metal. He didn't finish the show so he doesn't get full metal points but that's about as metal as Aerosmith gets.

Emim
August 8th 2009
40119 Comments


"...and he was so successful in doing so that the crowd initially though the fall was part of the act."

"Dude looks like a lad..." *crash* "Oh God the back of my head!"
That's the image in my mind at least.


SylentEcho
August 9th 2009
1606 Comments


That's what happens when your lips are as thick as truck tyres.

masterofpuppets8
August 9th 2009
72 Comments


"He's been taken to Rivendell to recover.
His daughter lives there"


lol awesome



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