{"id":30343,"date":"2024-09-12T21:02:42","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T21:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/poisons-bret-michaels-sets-record-straight-on-bands-touring-plans-for-2025-and-2026\/"},"modified":"2024-09-12T21:02:42","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T21:02:42","slug":"poisons-bret-michaels-sets-record-straight-on-bands-touring-plans-for-2025-and-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/poisons-bret-michaels-sets-record-straight-on-bands-touring-plans-for-2025-and-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Poison&#8217;s Bret Michaels sets record straight on band&#8217;s touring plans for 2025 and 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-09-12\/Getty_BretMichaels_091224.jpg\" alt><figcaption> Jason Koerner\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After<strong> Poison<\/strong> drummer<strong> Rikki Rockett<\/strong> wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RikkiRockett\/posts\/1066829538137286?ref=embed_post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0Wednesday\u00a0that frontman <strong>Bret Michaels<\/strong> &#8220;doesn&#8217;t want to&#8221; tour in 2025, fans began speculating\u00a0about why Michaels feels that way, with some being less than generous with their theories. Michaels has now addressed the rumors directly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C_0sQsJvgsv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in an Instagram post.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;To clear the air of any confusion, I just want to clarify to all the amazing family, friends and fans who I remain forever grateful for, that it\u2019s no secret I have stated previously that in 2025 I\u2019m planning to perform limited shows to focus primarily on health,&#8221; he wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Michaels added that his &#8220;diabetes &#8230; needs a tuneup,&#8221; and that he needs &#8220;a little R&amp;R&#8221; and &#8220;some much-needed personal family time.&#8221; He\u00a0says that because 2026 will mark the 40th anniversary of the release of the band&#8217;s debut album, <em>Look What The Cat Dragged In,<\/em> &#8220;it would make perfect sense to have the possibility of a reunion in 2026.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><span>&#8220;In my opinion, it would be the perfect 40th Anniversary Tour, with 40 awesome limited dates to go out, play real live hit songs, and rock the world,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;Poison hopefully will continue to rock the world in a 2026 headlining tour.<\/span>&#8221; <\/em>He cautioned, however, that <em>&#8220;<span>none of this is confirmed.&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>The singer concluded, &#8220;To all the incredible fans, thank you for continuing to rock the world not only with the Bret Michaels Parti-Gras <\/span><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bretmichaels.com\/tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><span>currently touring<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span> but also with Poison. I appreciate you letting me take a minute to clear any confusion. Stay tuned &amp; have an awesome day!&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Look What The Cat Dragged In<span>, which was released in August 1986, spun off the hits &#8220;Talk Dirty to Me,&#8221; &#8220;I Want Action&#8221; and &#8220;I Won&#8217;t Forget You.&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jason Koerner\/Getty Images After Poison drummer Rikki Rockett wrote on Facebook\u00a0Wednesday\u00a0that frontman Bret Michaels &#8220;doesn&#8217;t want to&#8221; tour in 2025, fans began speculating\u00a0about why Michaels feels that way, with some being less than generous with their theories. 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