Macca's "I'm Not On Tour" Tour Continues

Paul McCartney keeps insisting that he isn't on tour, but he keeps adding gigs to his schedule. What's up with that? Maybe it's just semantics. "Tour" suggests something long planned, heavily promoted, booked in advance. In Macca's world, he's just doing a bunch of one-off performances. Whatever you call it, two more have just been added: August 18 in Tulsa, and the next day at the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium. Here's the schedule for the McCartney tour that he isn't on.

Aerosmith Tour Derailed ... Again
A leg injury here, a head injury there, and pretty soon your summer concert tour is toast. Aerosmith have now postponed five dates on their tour with ZZ Top, as front man Steven Tyler has reportedly pulled a leg muscle. On the bright side, guitarist Brad Whitford, who missed the first half of the tour because of a head injury, says he's ready to get back to work whenever Tyler is. The tour is scheduled to run through September 16, not counting any makeup dates that may be added for the canceled shows.

Rock On The Road: Recession-Free Zone
Apparently when economic times are tough, we still don't forget to boogie. Figures for the first half of 2009 show that the concert business is booming, nationally and internationally. Oh, and on both charts, note that classic rockers (Fleetwood Mac, Elton John/Billy Joel, Eagles, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, The Dead) occupy five of the top ten spots.

^{Steven Tyler photo by Ethan Miller / Getty Images}