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“I have made the difficult decision to step away from this performance.” — Bret Michaels on Freedom 250 MS NEWS / May 28th 2026 — In a brand new late night post from Poison frontman Bret Michaels, the singer has announced that he will be pulling out of the Freedom 250 event scheduled to happen in Washington D.C. next month.
“Last week was a blast! And this week we’re bringing even more Chaos… and, we’re going to be talking POISON too.” — The Hair Metal Guru MS NEWS / May 26th 2026 — Just in time for the summer we’re going to be bringing you HAIR METAL CHAOS with The Guru and Rachelle once again. So… who is ready for
“All members of Poison agreed that we will not perform as the name Poison without all four original members.” — Bret Michaels MS NEWS / May 21st 2026 — Bret Michaels has just posted a lengthy 350 word statement regarding the initial buzz surrounding a potential Poison tour for 2027. The band’s drummer Rikki Rockett confirmed the band has been
Poison in 1986 – Photo by Neil “ZLOZ” Zlozower courtesy Atlas Icons “I don’t wanna throw anybody under the bus — I’m not gonna do that — but I will say this: literally tomorrow we are having a conversation with management. We have been made an offer for 2027, and we’re going to talk as a band and with management.”
“I hate them. Tribute acts are non creative garbage.” — Dee Snider original voice of Twisted Sister “For a new generation of kids who will never get to see Eddie Van Halen or the original Twisted Sister lineup in their prime, we are the closest thing they have to a physical history lesson.” — Derek Fuller guitarist Fan Halen MS
Sebastian Bach in his garage in New Jersey 1989 – Photo: Mark ‘WEISSGUY’ Weiss Stevie Rachelle backstage at ‘The Stone’ San Francisco 1989 – Photo: Hit Parader Magazine “Sebastian… Stevie Rachelle… I heard you wanted to speak to me?” These were my words to Sebastian Bach offering the olive branch on the Monsters of Rock Cruise – 4/16/2026 Bach‘s reaction
“I cannot be more honored, excited, and fired up to perform at the Pittsburgh 2026 Draft. As a Western Pennsylvania native and lifelong Steelers and NFL fan, this is a dream come true.” — Bret Michaels / Poison MS NEWS / APRIL 2nd 2026 — Bret Michaels has just been announced as one of the musical guests to perform at
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“He did some phenomenal records. You know, Cheap Trick… is the gold standard still to this day to me. Ah, ‘Heaven Tonight’ is one of the best records of all time, as far as I am concerned. But um, of course Tom was involved with that, (he did) Motley, he did a Poison album – poor guy – purchase online
Poison / 1986 / Photo: Mark ‘WEISSGUY’ Weiss “As always, I consider Poison to be Bobby, C.C., Rikki and myself. I also make no bones about loving the BMB and will always have both in my life.” — Bret Michaels THE WORLD WIDE WEB — Rock frontman Bret Michaels has broken his silence and addresses what has been an on-going
