Thirty-two years after they ditched class, hijacked a convertible and won a pole-dancing contest on screen, Liv Tyler and Alicia Silverstone walked out together at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles to introduce Aerosmith on the night of October 29, 2026.
The two actresses, now 49 and 50, had one job: hand the stage to the band whose 1994 video made them MTV fixtures. Moments later Aerosmith tore into “Toys in the Attic” with Dave Grohl on drums.
The video that made them
“Crazy” was the fifth single from the 1993 album Get a Grip, released in the US on May 3, 1994. Director Marty Callner cast Silverstone, already in her third Aerosmith video, beside 16-year-old Liv Tyler, Steven Tyler’s daughter, in her first on-screen job. The video’s creators cast Liv after seeing her in a Pantene commercial.
The plot ran like a mini road movie in the spirit of Thelma & Louise: two schoolgirls escape in a black Mustang convertible, win an amateur dance contest for cash, sleep at a motel and talk a shirtless farmer into a swim in a lake before driving off with his clothes. The clip became one of MTV’s most requested videos of 1994, and the song won Aerosmith a Grammy for best rock performance by a duo or group.
Liv Tyler has spoken openly about how unusual that shoot was. She grew up believing musician Todd Rundgren was her father and only learned the truth at around 11 or 12, after her mother took her to an Aerosmith concert, as she explained on Kate Hudson’s podcast Sibling Revelry. A few years later she was dancing next to Steven on camera.
From 1994 to 2026: the gap in numbers
The math behind the reunion is simple, but it lands hard for anyone who taped the video off the TV. Liv Tyler was 16 during filming; 16 plus 32 years puts her at 48, and she turned 49 this year. Silverstone, who went on to fame as Cher Horowitz in Clueless, has reached 50. In other words, Liv Tyler has now spent more than twice as many years after “Crazy” as she had lived before it.
- May 1994: “Crazy” released as a single; video in heavy MTV rotation.
- The film years: Silverstone becomes famous as Cher Horowitz in Clueless, while Liv Tyler builds a screen career running from Empire Records to The Lord of the Rings.
- September 2023: Steven Tyler fractures his larynx, and the band’s farewell tour is eventually canceled.
- October 29 and November 1, 2026: two sold-out “California, Dream On: Aerosmith & Friends” nights at the Hollywood Bowl.
A night built on comebacks
The reunion was one of several on the bill. The Hollywood Bowl show marked Aerosmith’s first extended concert in more than three years, after Steven Tyler’s vocal injury had put the band’s touring future in doubt. Guitarist Joe Perry had said in June that fans had not seen the last of the group.
After Grohl’s run on “Back in the Saddle” and “Sweet Emotion,” Steven Tyler sat at a white grand piano for “Dream On” and ended up standing on top of it in the fog. Johnny Depp joined Perry on guitar for “Train Kept a Rollin’,” a nod to the two men’s side band, Hollywood Vampires.
The emotional peak came at the end. Original drummer Joey Kramer, absent from Aerosmith stages since 2020, returned for “Walk This Way,” sharing the kit with touring drummer John Douglas and putting all five founding members on stage together.
“Before we say goodnight, I just want to say what a ride it’s been with my brothers — Joe, Tom, Brad and Joey,” Steven Tyler told the crowd.
The guest list ran deep across both nights, with Guns N’ Roses, Heart, Billy Idol, Sammy Hagar, Eric Church and the Black Crowes among the performers. The October 29 concert was filmed for a future release that has not yet been announced, so footage of the Tyler and Silverstone introduction could reach a much wider audience. On the second night, November 1, Run-DMC joined the band for “Walk This Way”.
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