TWISTED SISTER Cancels All 2026 Reunion Concerts Due To DEE SNIDER's 'Health Challenges'
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TWISTED SISTER has canceled all of its previously announced 2026 reunion concerts due to "a series of health challenges" faced by the band's lead singer Dee Snider.
A lifetime of legendarily aggressive performing has taken its toll on Snider's body and soul. Unbeknownst to the public (until now),the 70-year-old Snider suffers from degenerative arthritis and has had several surgeries over the years just to keep going, able to only perform a few songs at a time in pain. Adding insult to injury, Dee has recently found out the level of intensity he has dedicated to his life's work has taken its toll on his heart as well. He can no longer push the boundaries of rock 'n' roll fury like he has done for decades.
Earlier today, TWISTED SISTER guitarists Jay Jay French and Eddie Ojeda, representing French Management Enterprises, released the following statement via the band's web site and social media: "With regrets, TWISTED SISTER cancels 50th anniversary celebration performance.
"Due to the sudden and unexpected resignation of TWISTED SISTER's lead singer Dee Snider brought on by a series of health challenges, the band has been forced to cancel all shows scheduled, beginning April 25th in Sao Paulo Brazil and continuing through the summer.
"The future of TWISTED SISTER will be determined in the next several weeks.
"Stay tuned for updates,
"Jay Jay French/Eddie Ojeda
French Management Enterprises".
Snider added in a separate statement: "I don't know of any other way to rock. The idea of slowing down is unacceptable to me. I'd rather walk away than be a shadow of my former self."
TWISTED SISTER's 2026 shows were supposed to feature the band's three core members: Snider, French and Ojeda. Bassist Mark "The Animal" Mendoza was not going to be joining the celebration. Russell Pzütto, who has toured with Snider's solo projects, was slated to replace Mendoza on bass. Joe Franco, who briefly played with the group in the mid-1980s, was supposed to sit behind the drum kit, stepping in for A.J. Pero, who passed away in 2015 at the age of 55.
In a November 2025 interview with "Steve And Rik's POTcast", the podcast hosted by Steve Whiteman of KIX and his friend Rik Parks, Dee spoke about why he changed his mind about returning to the road, nine years after the completion of TWISTED SISTER's "40 And Fuck It!" farewell tour, and after he repeatedly slammed KISS and MÖTLEY CRÜE farewell tours and subsequent reunions as mere cash grabs. Dee said: "Why am I doing a reunion with TWISTED SISTER? [Sighs] I'll say that it was my idea. The [other] guys [in the band] couldn't even believe I was making the call. And it had to do with — I said this publicly already — I had a little bit of a health scare. It was okay, and it was okay, but it was enough to make me say, 'Wow, that was weird.' I never had to think about those things before. And I'm 70 years old, and I'm, like, 'Do I wanna go out like that, go silently, or do I wanna go kicking and screaming?' And I picked up the phone and I called up John and Eddie, Jay Jay and Eddie, and said, 'What do you think about getting together?' And they couldn't believe I was suggesting it, 'cause I told 'em,'[It's] not happening. [It will] never happen.' But circumstances, particularly [since] this was emotional circumstances, made me change my mind. Am I regretting it? A little bit right now, sorry to say. [Laughs]"
Regarding how his voice is right now and whether he is capable of getting through a 90-minute or two-hour set with TWISTED SISTER, Snider said: "I know that I've lost a note. My voice is powerful as fuck. But I'm missing my top notes, and I hate that. I hate that because I know where they were… So I don't like that fact that I've lost a note or two on the top. And damn if I'm not aching. I was always aching back in the day, but it's a different kind of aching. And I don't like that either."
He added: "People go, 'Damn, dude.' I go out there [and make guest appearances] with [POISON frontman] Bret Michaels or Lita Ford or whoever, and people go, 'Holy crap, man. Your voice sounds as strong as ever. And you haven't missed a step.' I go, 'For four songs. Yeah, I'm great for four songs. But 90 minutes, 75 minutes, 60 minutes. That's a lot.' But, yeah, it's a lot to carry. So, I'm gonna start. I've got like a local band. I moved to North Carolina now. I built a family compound. So I've got everybody here. But I'm gonna start weekly rehearsing the set with a local band, just to get going."
(Source: www.blabbermouth.net)
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