Poison’s drummer claims Bret Michaels’ 600% pay demand led to 40th anniversary tour cancellation

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...