The two Aerosmith icons recently sat down with Rick Beato for a career-sprawling interview, and a particularly memorable show starring the late Irish guitar hero cropped up during the conversation. Rory Gallagher probably had one of the most stunning shows of his entire career,” Whitford recalls. He went on first, and he kicked our ass.”“He went off stage, they made him come out for an encore,” Whitford continues. “And then we got on the stage, and I just remember watching people walk away before we even started playing.”In the Room with Aerosmith's Joe Perry & Brad Whitford - YouTube Watch OnThat sinking feeling must have been horrific. With Aerosmith’s gigging days now behind them – although Perry reveals there has been talk of at least one more show – the pair are about to head out on the road as The Joe Perry Project.