Stars from across the world of rock pay tribute to Aerosmith after the iconic band announced their retirement from touring [Video]

Stars from across the world of rock have paid tribute to Aerosmith after the iconic band announced they had retired from touring.

Aerosmith announced their immediate retirement from touring and cancelled their upcoming Farewell – Peace Out tour dates yesterday in a statement posted on social media.

The decision was made after it became clear frontman Steven Tyler would never fully recover from an injury sustained to his vocal cord last year.

Among the first to pay tribute was former Van Halen singer Sammy Hagar. The Red Rocker was performing in Michigan on Friday when he said from the stage: “We had some crazy news today.

“We got here this afternoon sometime and we’re all sitting around backstage and a friend of ours that works for Aerosmith came and said, ‘Yeah, Aerosmith called retirement today. They quit. They stopped.’ God bless ’em.

“It’s a horrible thing. It’s a horrible thing. What a great fucking loss. Long story short, we love those guys. …