Aerosmith to tour in 2005

Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry told Billboard that the rock group will reconvene in late August or early September to prepare for a tour that will begin in the fall. Aerosmith has also begun sifting through material for a prospective live CD/DVD. "We're trying to find a show that has been recorded from beginning to end," Perry said. "That's something the fans have been requesting: a stone cold live record with a video."

"Some of the shows we're looking at are from the last year, but who knows," the guitarist continues. "We just heard about somebody who had a bunch of tapes from 1972. It might be fun to watch some of that on the B-side."

Meanwhile, the Boston-born guitarist will be releasing his first solo album in 21 years in the spring. The album was recorded in his basement home studio, the Boneyard.