Poison may finally be heading back to the live stage in 2027 after months of public tension, failed negotiations and increasingly messy back and forth comments between band members.
During a Rock 955 radio interview, drummer Rikki Rockett revealed the band has officially received an offer to tour in 2027, with discussions now taking place internally between the members and management.
“We have been made an offer for 2027, and we’re going to talk as a band and with management,” Rockett explained.
The proposed run would effectively serve as a delayed celebration of the band’s debut album Look What the Cat Dragged In, which originally turned 40 this year before reunion plans reportedly fell apart behind the scenes.
Rockett stopped short of directly blaming anyone for the failed 2026 run but admitted the situation had become frustrating (per Blabbermouth).
“I don’t wanna throw anybody under the bus,” he said, before joking that the band has always operated like “a comedy of errors.”
Reunion drama
The drama surrounding a potential reunion has been simmering for months after Rockett previously claimed frontman Bret Michaels wanted a significantly larger financial cut than the rest of the band during negotiations.
According to Rockett, Michaels allegedly wanted “$6 to every one of our dollars,” something he said made the tour financially impossible.
Michaels later denied those claims publicly, insisting negotiations never reached that stage and maintaining that all four members remain on good terms despite the public noise surrounding the situation.
“I love the guys,” Michaels recently said. “I think ‘27 is gonna be great.”
While fans wait to see whether the reunion finally materialises, Rockett is still planning to celebrate Poison’s classic debut this year with his side project The Rockett Mafia, performing the entire album front to back alongside additional deep cuts and material from Devil City Angels.
Meanwhile, the possibility of Poison properly returning in 2027 suddenly feels more realistic than it has in months, even if it arrives one year late.
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