Steven Tyler, right, and lead guitarist Joe Perry, perform in Maryland Heights, Mo., in June 2009. (Jeff Roberson/Associated Press)

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are suing a concert promoter for last summer's cancelled show by rockers Aerosmith.

The football club claims it lost more than $97,000 in expenses it incurred planning for the show that had been scheduled for Aug. 7, including hiring staff and preparing Canad Inns Stadium.

"There are a whole bunch of people that need to be paid, that need to be fed, there's equipment to be engaged, there's equipment to be set up. I'm just hitting the tip of the iceberg," said Bob Sokalski, the club's lawyer.

The lawsuit also includes claims for revenue the club would have received in concession sales, parking fees and commissions.

The concert was cancelled the day before it was scheduled, after Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler hurt himself falling off a stage in South Dakota on Aug. 5.

'A demand was made for compensation [and] the demand was not fulfilled, therefore the automatic recourse is a lawsuit.'—Bob Sokalski, lawyer

Tyler was on the stage's catwalk when he fell backward. He was airlifted to a local hospital where he was treated for head, neck and shoulder injuries.

Although the Winnipeg concert was cancelled due to Tyler's misstep, the lawsuit is against the Calgary-based promoter, Keystone Entertainment Group, not the band, said Sokalski.

Keystone didn't fulfil its contract to deliver the show, he said.

"There was a breach. A demand was made for compensation [and] the demand was not fulfilled, therefore the automatic recourse is a lawsuit," he said, adding that it is up to the promoter to get insurance to cover the cost of cancelled concerts.