Poison band cancels 40th anniversary tour after lead singer Bret Michaels allegedly demands 600% more money than bandmates, according to drummer Rikki Rockett.
Poison’s planned 40th anniversary tour is off the table.
Poison drummer Rikki Rockett revealed that their milestone tour planned for 2026 has been canceled, allegedly due to lead singer Bret Michaels wanting 600% more money than his bandmates.
„We had a great offer, I thought. But we left the table. It didn’t work“, Rockett told Page Six.
He added, „Really what it came to was C.C. [DeVille], 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“, he claimed.
„It’s like $6 for every one of our dollars. You just can’t work that way“, he alleged.
While Rockett said he wasn’t doing the anniversary tour for money, he also said didn’t want to work hard to make someone else a lot of money.
„I don’t do this just for the money. I do have a love for this, absolutely. But at the same time, you don’t want to go out and work really hard just to make somebody else a bunch of money“, Rockett explained.
Despite Michaels‘ alleged actions, Rockett says he doesn’t hold any ill feelings toward him.
