Poison are no longer planning to commemorate the 40th anniversary of “Look What The Cat Dragged In” on a 2026 tour. Drummer Rikki Rockett confirmed the news to Page Six, saying the trek fell apart after singer Bret Michaels tried to get six times the amount of money the other members were getting.
Rockett commented:
“We had a great offer, I thought. But we left the table. It didn’t work.”
Really what it came to was [guitarist] C.C. [DeVille], [bassist] Bobby [Dall], and I were all in, and I thought Bret was, but he wanted the lion’s share of the money, to the point where it makes it not possible to even do it. It’s like $6 to every one of our dollars. You just can’t work that way.
I don’t do this just for the money. I do have a love for this, absolutely. But at the same time, you don’t want to go out and work really hard just to make somebody else a bunch of money.”
He also confirmed that he is still cool with his bandmates:
“Every member of this band has given me so much privilege in life. It’s like hating your parents.”
He also added the following when asked about touring with a different singer:
“It’s not out of the question. But doing that is like surgery: it’s the last resort. I don’t want to do that. I’m not quarreling with Bret… We just didn’t come to agreement. I don’t like it, and I’ll say that, but it’s not like, ‘Let’s put up our dukes.’ I don’t think there’s a better frontman for Poison.”