Aerosmith comes to Istanbul

ISTANBUL

Steven Tyler of U.S. rock band Aerosmith performs at the Miss Universe 2013 pageant at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow Nov 9, 2013. REUTERS photo

Rock’n’Roll’s legendary band Aerosmith comes to Istanbul as part of their world tour. The band will take the stage in Istanbul’s Istanbul Technical University Stadium on May 14.

This will be band’s first visit to Turkey. The band’s world tour complements their first solo album after 11 years. The album, titled “Music From Another Dimension” was out Nov. 6 2013. This is band’s 15th studio album.

Aerosmith is the best-selling American rock band of all time, having sold more than 150 million albums worldwide, including 66.5 million albums in the United States alone. They also hold the record for the most gold albums by an American group and are tied for the most multi-platinum albums from an American group. The band has scored 21 Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, nine number-one Mainstream Rock hits, four Grammy Awards, and ten MTV Video Music Awards. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001, and were included among both Rolling Stone’s and VH1’s lists of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.