Rockers AEROSMITH are facing a multi-million dollar lawsuit from promoter s in Canada after they cancelled a string of shows in the country last year (09). The band scrapped a chunk of its North American tour in 2009 after frontman Steven Tyler broke his left shoulder falling from the stage at a gig in South Dakota. The axed dates included five concerts in Canada last August (09), and n ow executives at Keystone Entertainment Group Ltd. have filed suit against the band, alleging the musicians breached their contract by scrapping t he shows and failing to respond to requests to reschedule the dates.
The legal papers, filed in a Calgary court, claim bosses at Keystone re ached out to the rockers last September (09) in a bid to plan new concert s, but received no response. The lawsuit alleges the company lost money and seeks $6 million in damages for lost ticket sales and profits for the five conc erts, according to the Toronto Sun. Aerosmith kick off a European tour on Thursday (10Jun10) in Sweden, bef ore embarking on a series of North American shows, including one concert in Canada, in July (10).
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