MTV (www.mtv.com/news) report that AEROSMITH have been keeping busy while they wait for the start of their co-headlining summer tour with KISS that commences in three weeks. The band have already finished their next record, a blues album due out in 2004.

Frontman Steven Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry have contributed music to a piece that PUBLIC ENEMY's Chuck D wrote for the introduction to the ESPY Awards. The cut, ‘Let's Get Loud’, features music by the Aerosmith members and rapping by Chuck, BUSTA RHYMES, MC LYTE and FIFE. The ESPYs will air July 16th on ESPN.

Joe Perry will also make an appearance on the Food Network. On June 27th, the guitarist shot a spot for Food Finds, which will air in the fall. The segment will feature Perry plugging his Rock Your World Boneyard Brew barbecue sauce and demonstrate its many applications.

Meanwhile, on November 5th, Steven Tyler will perform at the Musicians' Assistance Program's STEVIE RAY VAUGHN Award ceremony at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA.

As previously reported, the Aerosmith/KISS tour kicks off on August 2nd in Hartford, Connecticut. Confirmed dates include:

August

2 - Hartford, CT - Meadows Music Theatre
4 - Wantagh, NY - Jones Beach
6 - Wantagh, NY - Jones Beach
9 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion
11 - Holmdel, NJ - P.N.C. Bank Arts Center
13 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
15 - Detroit, MI - Comerica Park
17 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
19 - Columbus, OH - Germain Amphitheater
21 - Burgettstown, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion
23 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Six Flags P.A.C.

25/27 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center

29 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
31 - Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Stadium

September

3 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
5 - Tinley Park, IL - Tweeter Center
6 - East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley Music Theatre
12 - West Palm Beach, FL - Coral Sky Amphitheatre
14 - Atlanta, GA - Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre
17 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
19 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
20 - Raleigh, NC - Alltel Pavilion
23 - Antioch, TN - AmSouth Amphitheatre
25 - Bonner Springs, KS - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
27 - Maryland Heights, MO - UMB Bank Pavilion
30 - Englewood, CO - Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre

October

2 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Centre
4 - Selma, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
5 - The Woodlands, TX - C.W. Mitchell Pavilion
8 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion
10 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
12 - Auburn, WA - White River Amphitheatre
14 - Marysville, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre
16 - Chula Vista, CA - Coors Amphitheatre
18 - Devore, CA - Hyundai Pavilion of Glen Helen