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The Joe Perry<\/a> Project kicked off their 2025 tour on Wednesday\u00a0at Tampa, Florida’s Hard Rock Event Center with a vigorous and eclectic 19-song set\u00a0featuring Perry deep cuts, Aerosmith<\/a> classics and a handful of songs from the all-star lineups’ other bands.<\/p>\n You can see the full set list, UCR’s exclusive photos and fan-shot video from the show below.<\/p>\n Perry blasted off with tried-and-true Project classic “Let the Music Do the Talking,” but lead singer Chris Robinson<\/a> opted for the Aerosmith lyrics. The band started loose \u2014 Robinson improvised his way through Aerosmith deep cut “My Fist Your Face,” and Perry’s guitar was in the wrong tuning during “Same Old Song and Dance.” But when they locked in and hit their stride, the results were exhilarating.<\/p>\n The Project really picked up steam during “Fortunate One,” the Perry-Robinson collaboration off 2023’s\u00a0Sweetzerland Manifesto\u00a0MKII<\/em><\/a>. Perry took a jab at streaming services before playing the song, joking that fans could buy it on “Apple Records \u2014 what is that, pay-per-view, where you pay for the music and we get fuckin’ stiffed?”<\/p>\n “Or you could go to a record store and just steal it,” Robinson deadpanned in return.<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Joe Perry, ‘Sweetzerland Manifesto MKII’ Album Review<\/a><\/p>\n Bassist Robert DeLeo got his moments of glory with a pair of Stone Temple Pilots<\/a> covers as well. While\u00a0“Vasoline” could have used a bit of its titular product to shake off the rust, “Interstate Love Song” received a rootsy, laidback facelift that allowed Robinson to reinterpret the song in his bluesy cry, rather than emulating Scott Weiland<\/a>‘s baritone croon.<\/p>\n The band also stomped through the Black Crowes<\/a>‘ “Twice as Hard” and “Jealous Again,” the\u00a0latter giving Perry room for a freewheeling outro solo that got the crowd roaring. But despite the supergroup nature of this year’s Project, the band sounded best when it focused on songs written by its leader.<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Top 15 ’80s Aerosmith Songs<\/a><\/p>\n The one-two punch of Aerosmith’s “Combination” and “Get It Up” marked a mid-set highlight, with Perry digging deep into the song’s swampy, swaggering riffs and nailing vocal harmonies with Robinson and longtime\u00a0Aerosmith\u00a0keyboardist\/backing\u00a0singer Buck Johnson.<\/p>\n Fellow Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford<\/a> brought fans to their feet with his longtime showcase “Last Child,” and a volley of Aerosmith\u00a0classics \u2014 “Chip Away the Stone,” “Draw the Line,” “Train Kept A-Rollin'” and “Walk This Way” brought it all home.<\/p>\n Perry was fired up by the end by that point,\u00a0slinging his guitar low,\u00a0playing solos with youthful vigor and even\u00a0dropping his instrument on the floor and bashing it with his shirt.<\/p>\n The guitarist lamented in a recent interview<\/a> that large-scale touring “takes it out of you, especially an Aerosmith tour.” But in this more intimate setting, Perry could still let it rip like the good old days.<\/p>\n Despite a few night-one missteps, the Joe Perry Project’s 2025 tour kickoff delivered a live, raw,\u00a0unrefined smorgasbord of great songs and prodigious talent, and it reminded why Perry is one of rock’s most celebrated and effortlessly cool guitarists.<\/p>\n Watch the Joe Perry Project Perform in Tampa<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 1. “Let the Music Do the Talking” (Aerosmith version) Perry kicked off his 2025 solo tour with an all-star lineup and eclectic set.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Bryan Rolli<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nJoe Perry Project Picks Up Steam on ‘Fortunate One’<\/h3>\n
Aerosmith Classics Work Joe Perry\u00a0Project\u00a0Crowd\u00a0Into a Frenzy<\/h3>\n
The Joe Perry Project \u2014 Aug. 13, 2025, Tampa, Florida Set List<\/h3>\n
2. “My Fist Your Face” (Aerosmith cover)
3. “Same Old Song and Dance” (Aerosmith cover)
4. “East Coast, West Coast”
5. “Get the Lead Out” (Aerosmith cover) \/ snippet of Led Zeppelin<\/a>‘s “Heartbreaker”
6. “Twice as Hard” (Black Crowes cover)
7. “Fortunate One”
8. “Interstate\u00a0Love Song” (Stone Temple Pilots cover)
9. “Combination” (Aerosmith cover)
10. “Get It Up” (Aerosmith cover)
11. “Vasoline” (Stone Temple Pilots cover)
12. “Won’t Let Me Go”
13. “Jealous Again” (Black Crowes cover)
14. “Bright Light Fright” (Aerosmith cover)
15. “Last Child” (Aerosmith cover)
16. “Chip Away the Stone” (Aerosmith cover)
17. “Draw the Line” (Aerosmith cover)
18. “Train Kept A-Rollin'” (Aerosmith \/ Tiny Bradshaw cover)
19. “Walk This Way” (Aerosmith cover)<\/p>\nThe Joe Perry Project Live in Tampa \u2014 Aug. 13, 2025<\/h2>\n