Earlier this month, Poison drummer Rikki Rockett revealed that the band’s potential 40th anniversary tour wouldn’t be happening. Rockett said that singer Bret Michaels was asking for six times the amount of money as the rest of the band.
“We had a great offer, I thought. But we left the table,” Rockett said. “It didn’t work. Really what it came to was [guitarist] C.C. [DeVille], [bassist] Bobby [Dall] and I were all in, and I thought Bret was, but he wanted the lion’s share of the money, to the point where it makes it not possible to even do it. It’s like $6 to every one of our dollars. You just can’t work that way.” Rockett later said the idea of the band playing with a different singer was a possibility, but wasn’t one he really wanted to explore.
Michaels indirectly responded to Rockett in a post via his social media. “As always, I consider Poison to be Bobby, C.C., Rikki and myself. I also make no bones about loving The Bret Michaels Band and will always have both in my life. Bottom line – I love music, I love the fans and I’m always forever grateful. Onward & upward and let’s all focus on the positive in 2026, and the potential of a future reunion.”
Poison hasn’t performed since playing on The Stadium Tour with Def Leppard and Motley Crue in 2022.
