Aerosmith bassist to miss part of tour

Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton is recovering from radiation treatment for throat cancer and will skip the beginning of the band’s upcoming tour, the band’s publicist said.

Hamilton, 55, will be recovering with his family after a seven-week radiation treatment that he just completed, publicist Marcee Rondan said. He will join the “Route of All Evil” tour in mid-October.

David Hull, a longtime friend of the band who played in the Joe Perry Project, will fill in as bassist when the tour begins Sept. 5 in Columbus, Ohio, she said.