Decrepit "Rockers" Booted From Super Bowl



The Boston Herald reports that Aerosmith might not be appearing on tomorrow's Super Bowl pre-game show . Hands up, everyone who is upset by this news.

The National Football League threw a flag on Aerosmith's Super Bowl appearance yesterday, saying the hometown heroes' demands for rehearsal time at Reliant Stadium were out-of-bounds.

``They made demands that we couldn't meet,'' NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said. ``At 11 p.m. (Thursday) night, they issued an ultimatum and we decided the next morning to pull the plug.'

McCarthy said the biggest sticking point was over rehearsal time. Tyler & Co. wanted three hours inside Reliant Stadium to rehearse, but the NFL was offering only 90 minutes.

 ``They wanted more time to practice at the stadium than the Patriots and the Panthers,'' he said. ``The two teams get only 45 minutes inside the stadium before the game. Aerosmith was only scheduled to perform for four minutes, but they needed three hours to rehearse.''

McCarthy had said earlier in the day that the NFL was looking for another act to replace the band in the pregame show and that the act would be singer Sheryl Crow. But later, McCarthy said no one was locked in.

If Ms. Crow is unavailable, perhaps the Frogs could be enlisted?



(the NFL have never heard of a proper soundcheck)

Posted: Sat - January 31, 2004 at 05:04 PM      

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