Def Leppard And Poison To Team Up For Summer Tour
— January 14, 2009 4 39It may seem a bit odd that two classic groups that were engaged in a verbal feud not long ago would decide to join forces for a tour this coming summer, but that’s the way things are looking as Poison’s Bret Michaels recently revealed while talking with CNN.
It was just last summer when some comments made by Joe Elliott during a press conference sparked a public spat between Elliott and some members of Poison. Elliott’s comments indicated that bands like Poison and Motley Crue used their image to cover up the substance that was missing from their music. Bret Michaels himself responded by calling Def Leppard out for appearing on the popular TV dance show Dancing With The Stars and lip-synching their performance.
Elliot appeared to offer an olive branch a bit later on when he explained via the band’s web site that he had nothing personal against Poison and was making reference to groups who use stage names and other Hollywood-style practices that made them appear less genuine.
It now appears certain that the rift between Elliott and Poison is something they have put behind them, and the news that they plan to tour together may come as a surprise to many fans after last summer’s incident. In fact, listening to Michaels, one might get the impression that Def Leppard and Poison are now best buddies.
Some of Michael’s recent comments included statements such as: “I’m very passionate about the music I make — and when you can be out on the road with people you like — I’ve been able to go out with Aerosmith, KISS, Skynyrd — and to be out with Def Leppard and Poison this summer, I think that it’s gonna be the tour of the summer.”
Michaels talks about the Def Leppard-Poison tour around the 9 minute and 40 second mark in the video below.
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will they/you be going to nampa or boise? somewhere near there?
i am extremely excited to see def leppard for the second time. this time i know everybody’s name and whom they replaced and what they play. i can’t wait!
As far as I know, tour dates and locations have not yet been announced.
Awesome! Please come to Omaha, Nebraska. I love Def Leppard and couldn’t see them when they came last time. Posion is also one of my favorites. The two together is going to make one kick a** time!