On February 15, 2010, it was announced that Aerosmith were to

On February 15, 2010, it was announced that Aerosmith were to headline Download Festival at Donington Park , England in June 2010. Tyler was confirmed as the frontman for the show by festival promoter Andy Copping. It was announced that the band would precede the June 13, 2010 date with an appearance at the Sweden Rock Festival on June 10, 2010, in Sölvesborg . During the Donington show, Perry celebrated Tyler’s position as frontman, dubbing him “the best lead singer on the planet”. On February 24, the band announced the first batch of dates for their upcoming Cocked, Locked, Ready to Rock Tour . The tour saw the band play seven dates in South and Central America in May, followed by eleven dates in Europe, in June and early July. The band performed in Colombia, Peru and Greece for the first time in their career on this tour. The band performed 24 concerts in North America in late July, August, and September. Many of the concerts were in locations the band canceled on in 2009. As part of the tour, the band played Fenway Park in Boston with fellow Bostonians the J. Geils Band .