Aerosmith, ZZ Top Tour North America

Aerosmith are working on their first all-original studio album since 2001's Just Push Play with producer Brendan O'Brien (Stone Temple Pilots, Bruce Springsteen), but will soon leave the studio to team up with ZZ Top for an extensive North American tour.

The Guitar Hero: Aerosmith video game helped reach a new generation of classic rock fans last year, while ZZ Top's Live From Texas debuted at #1 on the U.S. music DVD chart last year.

"I have always been a huge fan of ZZ Top," Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry says of the Texas band who are celebrating their 40th anniversary this year. "I toured with them with the Joe Perry Project, and those shows were unforgettable. With ZZ Top on this bill, it will definitely kick us into overdrive."

Perry is also working the follow-up to his 2005 self-titled, Grammy Award-nominated album.

"I have a big chunk of time before the tour, so I'm gonna try to get the solo record done as soon as I can," Perry told Billboard.com earlier this month. "Chances are you're gonna be hearing that before you hear an Aerosmith record... 'cause I expect the Aerosmith tour, God willing, to continue through the fall."

You'll likely see boas and beards on stage at these Aerosmith/ZZ Top concerts:

June 10 St. Louis, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis
June 13 East Troy, WI @ Alpine Valley Music Theatre
June 16 Mansfield, MA @ Comcast Center
June 21 Bristow, VA @ Nissan Pavilion
June 24 Pittsburgh, PA @ Post-Gazette Pavilion
June 26 Wantagh, NY @ Nikon At Jones Beach Theater
June 28 Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
July 1 Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
July 3 Hershey, PA @ Hersheypark Stadium
July 5 Virginia Beach, VA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
July 7 Raleigh, NC @ TBA
July 9 Charlotte, NC @ TBA
July 11 Tampa, FL @ Ford Amphitheatre
July 13 Sunrise, FL @ BankAtlantic Center
July 15 Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheatre
July 17 Spring, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
July 19 Dallas, TX @ TBA
July 25 Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena
July 27 Phoenix, AZ @ Cricket Wireless Pavilion
July 30 Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
Aug. 1 Denver, CO @ Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
Aug. 5 Sturgis, SD @ Buffalo Chip (Sturgis Bike Week)
Aug. 17 Seattle, WA @ White River Amphitheatre
Aug. 19 Concord, CA @ TBA
Aug. 23 Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Aug. 28 Chicago, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Aug. 30 Indianapolis, IN @ TBA
Sept. 1 Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
Sept. 3 Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
Sept. 5 Ottawa, ON @ Scotiabank Place
Sept. 8 St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
Sept. 10 Cleveland, OH @ Blossom Music Center
Sept. 12 Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
Sept. 16 Detroit, MI @ TBA