We finally have confirmed dates for Twisted Sister‘s recently announced 50th-anniversary tour. Dee Snider, Jay Jay French, and Eddie Ojeda will be hitting the major festival circuit in 2026: Sweden Rock, Graspop Metal Meeting, Copenhell, Tons Of Rock, Barcelona Rock Fest, Midalidare Rock In The Wine Valley, and more.
The band last toured in 2016 with drummer Mike Portnoy following the tragic death of longtime sticksman A.J. Pero. For this anniversary run, they’ll welcome back Joe “Seven” Franco on drums, returning to the fold for the first time since recording and touring Love Is For Suckers in 1987, with Russell Pzütto on bass, a familiar face from Snider‘s solo projects and previous Twisted Sister appearances.
Notably absent will be bassist Mark “The Animal” Mendoza, who has opted out of the reunion, with Snider describing the reasons as “irreconcilable differences”.
Dee Snider also explained why the band is reuniting in 2026 for its 50th anniversary, despite his past criticisms of farewell tours: “I turned 70 this year, and I had a health scare. And I’m okay… And it shook me up… I won’t say [exactly what it was], and I’m okay. But it really made me re-evaluate a lot of things. [When I was] 40, 50, 60, I thought I was superhuman. Twisted Sister retired 10 years ago when I was ripped to shreds. And then at 70, something happened, and it was a re-evaluation, quite honestly. And part of that re-evaluation was looking and saying… Am I ready to go? Well, you never know when you’re gonna go quietly to the night. You never know when your time is up. And do I really wanna do that without rocking one more time?”
These are the Twisted Sister‘s confirmed dates for 2026 thus far:
06/3-6 – Sweden Rock – Sweden
06/10 – Mind Live Arena – Milan, Italy
06/19 – Graspop Metal Meeting – Dessel, Belgium
06/26 – Copenhell – Copenhagen, Denmark
06/27 – Tons Of Rock – Oslo, Norway
07/03 – Barcelona Rock Fest – Barcelona, Spain
07/10 – Midalidare Rock In The Wine Valley – Mogilovo, Bulgaria
07/24-26 – Steelhouse XV – Hafod-Y-Dafal Farm, Ebbw Vale, United Kingdom
08/23 – Riverside – Aarburg, Switzerland
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