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Poison Tour DEAD in 2026: I Exposed the $ Drama Back in November

The Hair Metal Guru | January 28, 2026



My March 2025 interview with Rikki… IMO this is the definitive Poison interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vmbOvaeCNo
My review of the Bret Michaels show in West Fargo in Sept. 2025:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bi9gHpqtYfY&t=402s
My Pete Evick interview in November of 2025:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMcy_P8i1to&t=33s
My Rikki Rockett Interview in response to the Pete Evick interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1UwKJsmyvM&t=1170s
My video about the Rikki Rockett/Pete Evick controversy Nov. 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg4KwGN2hQc&t=14s

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  1. @fredrickjones4574

    January 28, 2026 at 1:12 pm

    I HATE THIS WITH A PASSION! LETTING MONEY 💰 COME BETWEEN THE GREATNESS AND BOND AND BROTHERHOOD, DON'T DO THIS! POISON IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE GROUPS IF NOT MY FAVORITE GROUP! BRET WHEN YA'LL FIRST STARTED AND DIDN'T HAVE THE FAME DID YOU FEEL THE WAY YOU FEEL NOW, I DOUBT IT! YOU ALL WERE PART OF THE STRUGGLE! AND I'M NOT ATTACKING YOU BRET! BOBBY DALL SAID IT BEST IN THE BEHIND THE MUSIC INTERVIEW "POISON IS BOBBY, RICKI, BRET AND CC AND WILL ALWAYS BE POISON!"

  2. @RRDB92

    January 28, 2026 at 1:12 pm

    SMH tragic …first motley Crue & now Poison. 🤦🏽‍♀️this seems like one of those cases where as certain ppl get older they become "villains"…

  3. @cruehead7638

    January 28, 2026 at 1:12 pm

    Bret is a greedy fk. Plain and simple. Slash and Duff were pretty quiet with the Axl issues. Adler and Sorum were the only ones that had balls enough to call Axhole on the carpet.
    BMB, give me a break. Roadies and a lead singer.

  4. @Jimschannel4321

    January 28, 2026 at 1:12 pm

    Bret isn't getting any younger and he would NOT BE WERE HE IS WITH OUT THE GUY'S AND POISON!!! HE NEEDS TO STOP PROVING TO FAN'S THAT MONEY CHANGES CERTAIN PEOPLE AND MAKES THEM THINK THEY ARE BETTER THEN ANYONE ELSE!!! I NEVER GOT MY DREAM TO HAPPEN BECAUSE THEY SAID I SOUND TO MUCH LIKE BRET MICHAEL'S AND LIKE VINCE NEIL WHEN HE WAS YOUNG AND IM 57 AND NEED TEETH IMPLANTS SO THAT WOULD HAPPEN BUT I WOULD NEVER DO THAT BECAUSE GOD SAID DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD DO UNTO YOUR SELF!!! BUT I AM DISABLED AND DEFINITELY NEED THE MONEY AND HEATH INSURANCE BUT I WOULDN'T RISK EVERY THING THAT GOD HAS BLESSED ME WITH OVER DOING A 40 YEAR ANNIVERSARY CONCERT ACROSS AMERICA!!! BECAUSE GOD HAS CONTROL AND THINGS CAN GO SIDEWAYS REAL QUICK AND EASILY BRET CAN HAVE NOTHING BUT IF HE DON'T BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST THEN I GUESS IT'S BRETS CHOICE!!!

  12. @VendettaAustralia

    January 28, 2026 at 1:12 pm

    It's been over for years, no new music, no tours outside of USA since 94. For a band that's supposed to be big it's just become the same old setlist. Once you have nothing new to offer you're done. I'd love to see them down under but it will never happen

  15. @tod3msn

    January 28, 2026 at 1:12 pm

    Ok. The band Poison are all closing in on 70. Nobody wants to hear new music from Poison except the diehard fan base. Brett wants to go solo and work with other musicians. The sidemen of Poison can hire a singer but they won’t draw like they do with Brett. The reformed Poison will be working harder for less because they won’t be getting the payday they do with Brett. Brett does not owe the guys anything and can go solo. The guys have to decide if they want to tour for less.

  16. @4ForTheLoveofMusic

    January 28, 2026 at 1:12 pm

    Interesting after all this thinking about seeing CC, Bobby and Rikki with another singer; I would see that show bc of the musicians involved that created the magic.
    Never saw Bret play his solo gigs bc it’s a different show.
    But anyday all day I’d see POISON in a heart beat w all 4 original members bc w that chemistry it’s the magic of it!
    One of the components of POISON that I loved and appreciated is or was their Brotherhood.
    Hope they keep their Magic alive bc now a days it’s nearly impossible for anyone to work as hard as they have to accomplished what they have…

  17. @4ForTheLoveofMusic

    January 28, 2026 at 1:12 pm

    Never thought this would happen to POISON! It was phenomenal while it lasted! Hopefully they’ll release a behind the scenes recording of Open Up through Native Tongue the same way Aerosmith did with the recording of PUMP!

  22. @jlproductionsnashville1987

    January 28, 2026 at 1:12 pm

    …If Bret comes on your show😂 ask him about Ashes his first horse❤
    Ask Rikki,CC,Bobby, Management and just about anyone back in those "Hay" days😂

    I grew up with them since 1987 and worked in the industry until 2016.
    I gifted & Surprised Bret on tour; with the Beautiful White Famous Arabian Rescue Soul and relocated Ashes home to him
    in Harrisburg.

    My book Lights On –
    Is a Looking Glass into: The Bands that everyone loved in the Greatest era of Rock and my memorabilia of pictures,videos & road journals; are About to Rock The World Arena!
    (Nothin' but a Good Time)

    Happy New Year everyone 🎉❤
    Stay safe in the storm this weekend.
    Love & Light🤍

    See Ya🤟

  24. @michael_c2

    January 28, 2026 at 1:12 pm

    Yeah that's interesting I heard about this poison money story and started looking for videos and I was like "Wait this dude has this a month ago how come it's going viral 5 days ago."

  25. @PatriciaBeck-qf7bo

    January 28, 2026 at 1:12 pm

    There’s been a mess up with Bret Michael lately but I understand that Poison management is not going to pay Brit Michael over $6 billion dollars more than the other guys in the band of Poison Bret Michael needs to step down out the music business completely or start his own music industry and stop using Poison music to make money with I think this is illegal is out there so everybody knows what happened to Poison and no one is speaking up until now about it

  27. @thomasmurphy9348

    January 28, 2026 at 1:12 pm

    It's sad when one guy tanks someone else's income. Who owns Poison? If Bret can make more money solo…you know the answer. Tough spot…if I was one of the guys who wants to tour…make your own band and move on.

  30. @JoeJoe-v2g

    January 28, 2026 at 1:12 pm

    Won’t support any Bret solo shows or anything he does. What a slap in the face for fans who have supported the band all because Bret wants to tour solo. Shame on Bret. Hope others don’t attend his shows

  33. @john-g3o9n

    January 28, 2026 at 1:12 pm

    The other three should do a show auditioning a young Bret , and stream it till they find the kid then record a new “POISONED” album and hit the road , I seen these dudes at the place Billy Morris talked about in Cleveland.And it was definitely the whole band that made that machine move. Brett just too into Brett it seems

  34. @81shvlhead

    January 28, 2026 at 1:12 pm

    Poison are gonna need some heavy hitters as opening acts if they're gonna go out on tour, because they're gonna wanna play big time venues. I think they may be a little worried about this. I love me some poison but I don't see this as a big draw unless, again if they have some heavy hitters as opening acts.

  35. @thefrogsbollocks9985

    January 28, 2026 at 1:12 pm

    Why? Because as a band, they created that music, now he is profiting off all of that music alone instead of going out with the guys so they can profit as well. That is fucked up. If the whole band wants to go on tour, that's what you do and when they want a break, you can go out alone with your band. If he's going to profit off of their music and not tour with them, he should probably pay them some royalties.

  37. @qdtb2275

    January 28, 2026 at 1:12 pm

    I love your channel Anthony. I hope level heads prevail and the fans get to celebrate a 40-year Anniversary tour. After seeing your video on Lillian Axe, I forwarded the video to Stevie Blaze. It was awesome that you both connected and you got to interview him. Keep up the incredible work. God bless you!

  38. @chris-u5s4p

    January 28, 2026 at 1:12 pm

    I believe the album credits are 25% split on all, but touring is a different matter. How could a member of poison be concerned with money now though ? The greatest hits album alone had to profit them each multi millions etc

  43. @jjesmer

    January 28, 2026 at 1:12 pm

    Not siding either way, and am interested in a poison tour with all original. Just thinking about the numbers. Wondering "if" Bret got the exact same "take home $$$" as the BMB plus a premium for "carrying the torch" cuz I am sure that a poison tour on the expense side is more than a BMB tour. I'm not sure how the negotiations go…is the money they make on tour coming before or after operating expenses.

  48. @robcoppieters2239

    January 28, 2026 at 1:12 pm

    Seems to me that Bret is suffering from Greedy Guts Purple Nuts he should show more appreciation to his fans like Ozzy so much appreciated his and think of them and his true bandmates that started 40 years ago. I’m a fan of Poison myself and this is so selfish of him to be like this.

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