On March 11, 2012, Aerosmith was featured on an episode of 60 Minutes

On March 11, 2012, Aerosmith was featured on an episode of 60 Minutes . The show included very candid interviews with the band members, interspersed with live performances from the band’s 2011 tour. Some of the comments the band members said about each other seemed to re-ignite past tensions in the band. However, on March 22, 2012, Joe Perry surprised Steven Tyler by performing ” Happy Birthday ” for him on American Idol , as an early birthday present for Tyler. On March 26, 2012, Aerosmith announced a summer tour with Cheap Trick entitled the ” Global Warming Tour “. On May 23, 2012, Aerosmith debuted their new single, ” Legendary Child “, on the season finale of American Idol . Shortly after, it was announced that their fifteenth studio album, Music from Another Dimension! , would be released on November 6, 2012. On May 30, 2012, Aerosmith and Cheap Trick performed for Walmart shareholders. Aerosmith’s Global Warming Tour began June 16, 2012 in Minneapolis and took the band to 26 locations across North America through August 12, 2012. The band hinted that the tour would continue in October/November after the album release. On August 22, 2012, Aerosmith released two singles simultaneously, the rocker ” Lover Alot ” and the ballad ” What Could Have Been Love “. On September 22, 2012, Aerosmith performed at the iHeartRadio music festival in Las Vegas . In advance of the release of their new album, the band performed on The Late Show with David Letterman and Today , and Tyler and Perry were interviewed on The Late Show and The View . In addition, Tyler, Perry and Whitford performed ” Dream On ” for the telethon Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together to raise funds for the victims of the namesake storm that struck the Northeastern United States. On November 5, 2012, Aerosmith performed an outdoor concert in front of their old apartment at 1325 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston to celebrate the release of their album and their Boston roots. Music from Another Dimension! was released on November 6, 2012. Two days later, the band began the 2nd leg of their Global Warming Tour, which took the band to 14 North American locations through December 13, 2012.