The suit, filed on the Friday of the holiday weekend preceding the Grammys, sought to overturn the band's decision. We are bonded together by much more than our time on stage."
In the same statement, the band notes, " Given his decisions he is unfortunately unable to perform but of course we have invited him to be with us for both the Grammys and our MusiCares honor. However, Kramer was only being barred from performing with the band. At the time, no explanation was given to fans who expected Kramer to be in attendance.Įventually, in January, Kramer caved and allegedly submitted drum recordings that the band did not find up to par with the their standards, according to documents acquired by Rolling Stone.Īccording to a statement offered to Billboard, Aerosmith expressed love and gratitude for its drummer, but noted that Kramer only chose to accept its offer to return to the band in January, right before the event, and they did not find his performance up to standards of the band.
Eventually, Kramer ended up in the hospital in November, citing stress from the ordeal as a cause in the lawsuit. Instead, the drummer alleges that he was asked to “re-audition” for the band, which he rebuffed for months. When the third and fourth stints of Aerosmith's legacy kicked off in the fall of 2019, TMZ reported that Kramer was not allowed to rejoin the band even though he was allegedly back in shape to perform. I got the phone call from Steven, saying that Joey couldn't play." What Has Happened Since?Īerosmith's story about what happened doesn't exactly match up with Kramer's memory of the events. Though the specific injury wasn't noted, Douglas says, "Actually, I'm not even sure they even asked me-I think they told me. Instead, according to a conversation with online publication Rock Titan, the band's drum tech John Douglas was called by Steven Tyler to step in for Kramer. The team reported that Kramer had a hurt shoulder and would not be performing the next day with the band either.įrom management: “ had a minor accident and is totally fine, but he hurt his shoulder in the process so he won’t be playing tomorrow.” Tomorrow meaning Friday No other information at this time.- John Katsilometes April 25, 2019īut when the second leg of the residency came along, a nine day run in June 2019, Kramer did not return behind the drum kit. After missing a few shows, Las Vegas Review journalist, John Katsilometes, tweeted out that he had heard from Aerosmith's management. Kramer had sustained a "minor injury" to his shoulder, keeping him from performing with the band at its "Deuces Are Wild" residency in Las Vegas. Technically, the root of the lawsuit starts in April 2019. But the controversy around the decision goes back more than just a couple of days. Kramer will not be joining the band, after the judge's ruling on the lawsuit that Kramer filed last Friday. Then, on Sunday, the band is set to perform at the televised Grammys ceremony. The decision comes down after Kramer filed a suit against the band, alleging that Aerosmith was unfairly excluding him from rejoining the band following a recovery period for a "minor injury" early in 2019.Īerosmith is due to perform twice this weekend: once at the MusiCares Person of the Year gala this Friday, where the band will be bestowed with the honor. Just days before Aerosmith is set to perform for Grammys festivities this weekend, a Massachusetts judge has ruled that drummer Joey Kramer will not be permitted to join the band for its live shows.
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