Aerosmith’s Joey Kramer misses Las Vegas show

By Scott Munro
( Classic Rock )
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Drummer Joey Kramer missed Tuesday night’s Deuces Are Wild set in Las Vegas - and drum tech John Douglas stepped in

Joey Kramer (Image credit: Sergei Fadeichev\TASS - Getty)

Aerosmith’s Joey Kramer didn’t appear onstage with Aerosmith on Tuesday evening during their latest Deuces Are Wild show in Las Vegas.

It was the eighth night of the band’s Sin City residency, which kicked off earlier this month.

Fans have shared footage of the performance on social media and have voiced their concern for the drummer. Kramer’s tech John Douglas took over behind the kit.

There’s been no official word from Aerosmith as to why Kramer didn’t perform, but reports on the AeroForce forums earlier this week suggested that Kramer and frontman Steven Tyler shared an argument during their show on April 16.

The drummer also had a health alert back in 2014 when he had to undergo heart surgery after collapsing on tour. 

Reflecting on the incident in 2016, Kramer told Rolling Stone: “It surprised the shit out of me when it happened. I exercise every day, I’m conscientious about my health. I thought it was heartburn or indigestion. 

“We’re not 25-year-olds anymore – we can’t play as many shows as we used to.”

Aerosmith’s next show at the Park Theater at the new Park MGM resort will take place on Friday evening.

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Scott Munro
Scott Munro
Louder e-commerce editor

Scott has spent 35 years in newspapers, magazines and online as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. Scott joined our news desk in the summer of 2014 before moving to the e-commerce team in 2020. Scott keeps Louder’s buyer’s guides up to date, writes about the best deals for music fans, keeps on top of the latest tech releases and reviews headphones, speakers, earplugs and more. Over the last 10 years, Scott has written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog. He's previously written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald newspapers, covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to tech reviews, video games, travel and whisky. Scott's favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Cocteau Twins, Drab Majesty, Marillion and Rush.