{"id":276902,"date":"2025-09-11T10:00:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T14:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livemusicblog.com\/?p=276902"},"modified":"2025-09-11T10:00:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T14:00:17","slug":"twisted-sister-50th-anniversary-tour-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livemusicblog.com\/twisted-sister-50th-anniversary-tour-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Twisted Sister Returns in 2026: ‘Twisted Forever, Forever Twisted’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dust off your denim and leather and flex your devil horns: Twisted Sister is back<\/b> \u2014 bigger, louder, and more unapologetic than ever. The band that gave the world “We’re Not Gonna Take It”<\/i> and “I Wanna Rock”<\/i> has confirmed they will storm stages worldwide in 2026, celebrating their 50th anniversary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While full details remain under wraps (because even metal legends love a good tease), founding guitarist and manager Jay Jay French<\/b> couldn’t contain his excitement about reaching a milestone that once seemed impossible:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Beginning on February 2nd, 1976 in a little bar called The Turtleneck Inn in Hunter Mountain, NY, Dee Snider, Eddie Ojeda and I have called ourselves Twisted Sister and stood shoulder to shoulder for nearly five decades, through multiple personnel changes and thousands of performances. We are proud to celebrate a milestone that once felt unthinkable: a 50-year anniversary!! We have created a music and performance legacy that has and will continue to inspire millions of fans around the world. Twisted Forever, Forever Twisted!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lead guitarist Eddie Ojeda<\/b> added:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Fifty years on, and Twisted Sister is still the soundtrack for every rebel with a reason and a reason to turn it up.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it was frontman Dee Snider<\/b> who really cranked the volume to 11 with his typically unfiltered announcement:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“If you’re lucky enough to be in a band that people still want to see after fifty years(!), how can you not answer the call? In 2026, Twisted ****ing Sister will hit stages around the world because WE STILL WANNA ROCK!!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Let that sink in, SMFs. The band that gave us headbanging anthems, legendary MTV videos, and enough eyeliner to keep Max Factor in business, is returning to stages around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why This Matters (Besides the Obvious Awesomeness)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For those keeping score at home, Twisted Sister last toured with drummer Mike Portnoy in 2016, following the tragic death of drummer A.J. Pero. But 50 years? That’s cause for celebration. These guys have survived the club circuit grind of the ’70s, MTV domination in the ’80s, breakups, makeups, PMRC hearings (shoutout to Dee for that Senate testimony), and enough lineup changes to make Spinal Tap sweat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n