Solo Steven Tyler set to rock the Chicago Theatre

Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler is embarking on a 19-city North American solo tour “Steven Tyler … Out On a Limb,” kicking off July 2 in Las Vegas. Closer to home, the tour makes an Aug. 13 stop at the Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State.

Booked as “series of intimate venues” road show, the singer will backed by his new Nashville-based band, Loving Mary, in an up-close-and-personal evening of song and anecdotes. The concert event on which the tour is based made its sold-out premiere at New York’s Lincoln Center on May 2.

Tickets go on sale at 11 a.m. May 13 at livenation.com.

Here’s the full tour schedule (subject to change without notice):

July 2 Las Vegas, NV. The Venetian Theater

July 5 Los Angeles, CA, Dolby Theatre

July 8 Seattle, WA, Marion Oliver McCaw Hall

July 10 Vancouver, BC, Orpheum Theatre

July 14 San Francisco, CA, The Masonic

July 20 Phoenix, AZ, Comerica Theatre

July 23 Denver, CO, Ellie Caulkins Opera House

July 26 Austin, TX, Bass Concert Hall

July 29 Houston, TX, Revention Music Center

August 1 Dallas, TX, Music Hall at Fair Park

August 13 Chicago, IL, Chicago Theatre

August 17 Nashville, TN, TBD

August 23 Washington, DC, Warner Theatre

August 29 Clearwater, FL, Ruth Eckerd Hall

September 1 Atlanta, GA, Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre

September 4 Boston, MA, Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre

September 7 Philadelphia, PA, Academy of Music

September 10 Providence, RI, Providence Performing Arts Center

September 13 Toronto, ON, Sony Centre for the Performing Arts