Steven Tyler in motion

Can't let the kid have too much acclaim, so here are more of my pictures of Steven Tyler and Aerosmith in action.

As you can see, Tyler never stops moving and is a whirling blur of motion most of the time while performing. That is until he falls off the stage...





Here are guitarist Joe Perry and Tyler on the "catwalk" stage projection that Tyler later fell off of and injured himself. (See posts below)

More Aerosmith, Sturgis, SD

As promised, more Aerosmith concert pictures from the Buffalo Chip in Sturgis, South Dakota.

These pictures are by guest photographer and first-time concert shooter Cody Coppess. After being the subject of many photos on this blog, he took to the other side of the camera like a pro, capturing Brad Whitford and Steven Tyler in all their rock and roll glory.



He went for the artistic view of Whitford's Gibson Les Paul and I think it's a cool enough shot that I made a computer wallpaper out of it. Click on the photo to enlarge, then right click and "Set as Background."

Aerosmith, Sturgis, South Dakota

More from Aerosmith's ill-fated August 5, 2009 concert at the Buffalo Chip Campground in Sturgis, South Dakota.

The concert was going along really well with great performances by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and crew.




A cool highlight of the show was when guitarist Brad Whitford's (below) son Graham joned the band on stage for one song. It was unfortunately after the first three songs that photographers were able to shoot.


Funny how even when I was shooting Whitford, that huge mouth of Steven Tyler's dominated the shot.

Here's a bit more artistic shot of Tyler in his sequined pimp outfit that he first appeared in. More photos like this coming, including some by my son Cody who shot his first concert last night.


Unfortunately the concert ended all to soon when power blew to the main stage PA system during "Love In An Elevator" and then Steven Tyler fell off the stage and was injured. See posts below for that story, or check all over the celebrity gossip sites on the web. Video of the fall is available on YouTube.

Latest news is that Tyler is going to be okay, but the band's next show in Winnipeg, Canada has been postponed.

Don't miss Dakotagraph.com for photos of the rest of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally 2009.

Steven Tyler at Buffalo Chip, South Dakota photos

Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler at the August 5, 2009 concert at the Buffalo Chip Campground in South Dakota during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Tyler fell off the stage later in the show and was injured.

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Aerosmith's Steven Tyler hurt in fall from stage

I've seen some strange rock concert events over the years, but last night is right near the top. Aerosmith was rocking the Buffalo Chip Campground during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally when lead singer Steven Tyler took a misstep and fell off the stage.

From where I watched he was dancing around one second and the next he just disappeared. I would guess the stage was approximately five feet high and according to reports he fell onto a couple people in the audience.

The Buffalo Chip is saying that Tyler had slight head and neck injuries and also a shoulder injury. He was airlifted to Rapid City Regional Hospital.

Tyler's fall came just a few minutes after the main PA system failed. The band was continuing to play with just their smaller amplifiers on the stage, but we could barely hear them. Tyler moved out onto a small "catwalk" portion of the stage projecting out into the middle of the audience and began dancing around when he slipped.

Some crazy comments are appearing on the web already that it was all planned and that Aerosmith was ripping off fans who paid up to $120 a ticket. Trust me, that was not planned and his injuries are real. He looked in serious pain when they lifted him back onto the stage and he headed backstage. My perspective is that the band was doing their very best to put on a show for the fans when Tyler lost his footing and it all ended too soon.

Don't forget also that it had rained for over an hour just before Aerosmith took the stage. I watched the stage crew do their best to dry everything, but I'm sure there were still damp spots.

More info and pictures of the beginning of the show will be coming later today.

For some entertaining reading, check out the comments on the stories about Tyler's fall at the Rapid City Journal. People are having a great time applying Aerosmith lyrics to the unfortunate incident - the band was playing "Love in An Elevator" when it happened, which includes the the line "Livin' it up when I'm going down." How about the song "Livin' On the Edge" and the line "You can't stop yourself from fallin'?" You get the idea, I'll let you go there and read more if you want.