(Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa FL) The Joe Perry Project’s 10-city tour detonated last night inside the Seminole Hard Rock Event Center in Tampa, with 1,500 lucky fans witnessing a master class in rock muscle. Perry, flanked by Aerosmith wingman Brad Whitford, keyboardist Buck Johnson, Chris Robinson of The Black Crowes, Stone Temple Pilots bassist Robert DeLeo, and last-minute drum ringer Jason Sutter (Smash Mouth), delivered a set that was sharp, loud, and dripping with swagger.
Born in 1979 during Perry’s first break from Aerosmith, the Joe Perry Project has always been his outlet for raw, stripped-to-the-bone rock. The lineup changes with each era, chosen for chemistry and chops, and this supergroup clicked instantly.
They came out swinging with “Let the Music Do the Talking” and never eased up, grinding through Aerosmith staples (“My Fist, Your Face,” “Draw the Line”), Perry deep cuts (“East Coast, West Coast,” “Chip Away”), and searing covers from each member’s home turf, The Black Crowes’ “Twice as Hard” and “Jealous Again”, STP’s “Interstate Love Song” (a subdued standout) and “Vaseline”, plus a touching tribute to the late Terry Reid with “Won’t Let Me Go.”
Perry beamed trading solos with Whitford, while Robinson swaggered between Tyler-esque screams and Crowes grit. The rhythm section, DeLeo’s punchy bass and Sutter’s locked-in urgency, made everything hit harder.
The encore lit the fuse one last time: “Train Kept a Rollin’” careening loose and wild, then “Walk This Way”, sending the crowd into a frenzy of “that was amazing” and “wow” as the lights snapped on.
This wasn’t a nostalgia set -- it was a living, fire-breathing rock band proving they can still hit like a freight train. If night one is any indication, the rest of this tour is going to leave a trail of scorched stages.
Write-up & Photos by:
Bailey Guinigundo
Born in 1979 during Perry’s first break from Aerosmith, the Joe Perry Project has always been his outlet for raw, stripped-to-the-bone rock. The lineup changes with each era, chosen for chemistry and chops, and this supergroup clicked instantly.
They came out swinging with “Let the Music Do the Talking” and never eased up, grinding through Aerosmith staples (“My Fist, Your Face,” “Draw the Line”), Perry deep cuts (“East Coast, West Coast,” “Chip Away”), and searing covers from each member’s home turf, The Black Crowes’ “Twice as Hard” and “Jealous Again”, STP’s “Interstate Love Song” (a subdued standout) and “Vaseline”, plus a touching tribute to the late Terry Reid with “Won’t Let Me Go.”
Perry beamed trading solos with Whitford, while Robinson swaggered between Tyler-esque screams and Crowes grit. The rhythm section, DeLeo’s punchy bass and Sutter’s locked-in urgency, made everything hit harder.
The encore lit the fuse one last time: “Train Kept a Rollin’” careening loose and wild, then “Walk This Way”, sending the crowd into a frenzy of “that was amazing” and “wow” as the lights snapped on.
This wasn’t a nostalgia set -- it was a living, fire-breathing rock band proving they can still hit like a freight train. If night one is any indication, the rest of this tour is going to leave a trail of scorched stages.
Write-up & Photos by:
Bailey Guinigundo
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