"The band is about the music"...that's why it took a lawsuit for them to do the right thing.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

WAILUKU, Hawaii — Free tickets to see Aerosmith in Hawaii? Dream on, unless you happen to be one of 8,300 people left in the cold when the band canceled a sold-out concert in 2007.

Aerosmith has agreed to perform on Maui to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by fans who alleged the band pulled out of the show in favor of a larger concert in Chicago and a more lucrative private performance for Toyota dealers on Oahu.

The suit claimed the cancellation cost Maui ticket buyers between $500,000 and $3 million in travel costs, handling fees and other expenses.

"Everyone who bought a ticket to the original concert will receive a free ticket, and all out-of-pocket expenses will be reimbursed regardless of the amount," said Brandee Faria, an attorney representing the would-be concertgoers.

The date for the new Maui concert has not been set, but Faria said it will likely be in September or October, after Aerosmith wraps up its North America tour.

Aerosmith attorney Jay Handlin said the band was glad to reach the settlement.

"The band is about the music," Handlin said. "So they are glad to be able to resolve this in a way that really focuses on connecting or reconnecting the people of Hawaii with the band and its music."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/27/aerosmith-settles-classac_n_191817.html

[gmoney]

1. They'll be doing an all ukelele set...

You ain't heard "Sweet Emotion" until you've heard it strummed on a 4-string uke!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

9. I'd go for that if this guy was playing...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puSkP3uym5k

[Mojambo]

2. Aerosmith BLOWS so FREAKING HARD.

I hate that band more than any other band on the face of the planet.

God they SUCK.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

3. They're the ultimate sell-outs...

...that Dianne Warren song from "Armageddon" pretty much killed any credibility they had left. A band of junkies who were given a second chance and acted like junkies who had been given a second chance.

[Mojambo]

6. Boy, that last sentance sums them up perfectly. n/t

[BlueIris]

4. Do you really hate Aerosmith more than Nickleback?

...really?

[Mojambo]

5. They're both douchey to a maximum degree

Aerosmith is just a little bit bigger and is much more widely heard, and inexplicably, admired.

[begin_within]

7. They suck except for "Last Child" which rocks.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

8. "Rocks" was the one album I enjoyed...

...and right around the time of "Draw The Line" it all started to fall apart.