Bret Michaels says Poison won’t tour again ‘til 2025
But solo-plus-extras 'Party Gras' tour is go
Last updated 4th Aug 2022
Bret Michaels says that Poison are unlikely to tour again until 2025 once current jaunt The Stadium Tour with Def Leppard and Motley Crue wraps up in September.
Appearing on SiriusXM show Trunk Nation, Michaels told host Eddie Trunk, "I'm just saying '25 is probably when Poison will put a humongous world tour together and go back out and be incredible. And it'll be awesome."
Poison have been on the receiving end of a lot of plaudits for their part in The Stadium Tour, despite having to cancel an early show in Nashville, Tennessee when the frontman was hospitalised due to an apparent reaction to his diabetes medication.
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The glam icons might be set for a rest but the singer’s thoughts are turning instead to his own ‘Party Gras’ touring package.
He told Trunk: “"With everything going on in the world, we didn't know if The Stadium Tour was gonna go ahead. I prayed every day — I'm, like, 'I hope this goes. I've been waiting since '20.
"But for me, this year we were gonna do the Party Gras Tour. I put together something incredible, and now we're gonna launch that in '23.
“And when I tell you what this is and the way we've designed it with everybody, it's an incredible amphitheatre tour that's just gonna be...I think it's gonna be insane and gonna be the 'all thriller, no filler' summer party. And you'll know what I mean when it hits the stage. It's really an exciting idea."
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Elaborating further, Michaels confirmed that the Party Gras Tour would feature his own solo band, but there might be some surprises with some very special guests lined up.
"This would be my own band, in '23," he continued.
"We know who the other acts are; we just don't wanna say it yet. ... Like I said, it's all-thriller, no-filler, all-original-singer, nothing but hits that just is gonna roll. Truly when I use the words 'nothing but a good vibe' or 'nothing but a good time,' it is gonna be that kind of night.
“And we're only pick select dates in all the amphitheatres, Live Nation amphitheatres, and then take it out to the festivals and everything along with it."
Sounds intriguing. We can’t wait to see what the cat drags in.