Poison frontman Bret Michaels performed three consecutive shows while enduring severe kidney stone pain before undergoing emergency surgery. Michaels pushed through sets in Charleston, West Virginia, Grantville, Pennsylvania, and at Fairchild Air Force Base in Spokane, Washington. After the final show, the pain became unbearable and he was admitted to the hospital. “The operation has been done and is complete,” Michaels said. “I’m out of post-op recovery, and I’m doing everything within my power to feel better.” He credited doctors, nurses, family, and fans for their support. Michaels has faced a turbulent year, including canceling a Trump-backed American 250th anniversary event and a failed Poison reunion tour. His biography, Unbroken: Then, Now and Forever, is set for release this year. Story URL
Sammy Hagar is extending an olive branch to David Lee Roth after the Van Halen icon canceled most of his upcoming tour dates. Roth, who announced the tour in January, quietly removed shows in Colorado, Iowa, Kentucky, and Illinois from his website. He has not publicly addressed the cancellations. His only confirmed remaining date is the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally on August 7. Hagar responded with a heartfelt video on X, saying, “I hope you’re well. I hope there’s not a physical problem.” He then invited Roth to guest at his Las Vegas residency in September. “Come on, join us. Sing a couple songs, MC the damn show,” Hagar said. His Best of All Worlds Tour Residency runs September 18–26 at Dolby Live at Park MGM. Story URL
Faith No More have announced their first live performances in over a decade, joining System of a Down for a co-headlining run across Australia and New Zealand. The four-date tour kicks off January 22nd at Sydney’s Accor Stadium, followed by stops in Melbourne, Brisbane, and Wellington. The shows will be Faith No More’s first confirmed performances since August 2016. Previous comeback plans in 2020 and 2021 were derailed by the COVID-19 pandemic and frontman Mike Patton’s mental health struggles. Bassist Bill Gould hinted at the reunion earlier this year on the Rock Talk podcast, saying, “Yeah, we’re gonna do it. We’re gonna play. Yeah, we’re gonna do it.” Story URL
Lou Koller, the founding vocalist of New York hardcore band Sick Of It All, has died at 59 following a battle with esophageal cancer. The band confirmed his passing on Instagram, calling it “unbelievable sadness.” Koller first disclosed his diagnosis in summer 2024, revealing a tumor in his esophagus extending into his stomach. By May 2025, he announced he was cancer-free after chemotherapy, but the disease returned. Koller co-founded the band in Queens in 1986 alongside his brother Pete. Their 1989 debut, Blood, Sweat and No Tears, became a genre landmark, selling over half a million records worldwide. “We have lost a beloved friend and an iconic frontman,” the band wrote. Story URL