Poison’s Bret Michaels recently had a conversation with Stu of 104.5 WJJK Indy’s Classic Hits, where he discussed the upcoming 2024 ”Parti-Gras” tour along with Don Felder, Twister Sister’s Dee Snider, original Foreigner singer Lou Gramm, and others.
”This is a music festival. When I was putting this together, I said this has to be truly a nothing-but-a-good-time, nothing-but-a-good-vibe music festival. I want it to be with people that are my friends. I admire their music. I admire their attitude and character. And this year, think about this lineup.
“First of all… And I love all kind of music. If you come to any of my ‘Parti-Gras’, whether it’s the soul fire festivals, or we call them the Mad Mountain Michaels Fest, there’s different versions of ‘Parti-Gras’. This one is 2.0… And this lineup, it all kicks off, first and foremost, with Don Felder of The Eagles playing all The Eagles’ hits. This is one of my good friends who helped to write one of the greatest songs in music history with ‘Hotel California’. And then ‘Life In The Fast Lane’, you’ve got ‘Take It Easy’.
”I mean, the list… I don’t even know where to begin. He has so many hits. And then you’ve got Chris Janson, country sensation, my good friend. We did ‘CMT Crossroads’ together all this week airing, and he’s got the No. 1 song in country music, plus my favorite song, ‘Buy Me A Boat’. But he’s such a rockin’ country guy. His first song he ever learned to play was (Poison’s) ‘Talk Dirty To Me’.
”No lie, that was his first song he ever learned to play on guitar and sing. And then you’ve got joining me on stage, besides Chris and Don Felder, later in the night, you’ve got Dee Snider of Twisted Sister doing his hits with me, you’ve got Lou Gramm, the original voice of Foreigner, who’s got so many hits himself. I’m, like, ‘Lou, why don’t you just do the night yourself?’ You mix this with Poison hits, Twisted Sister, Foreigner you mix it with Don Felder, you mix it with Chris Janson, I said, ‘This is so many hits, it’s illegal.'”
Check ”Parti-Gras” tour dates below:
Jul. 12 – Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center
Jul. 13 – Burgettstown, PA @ The Pavilion at Star Lake
Aug. 03 – Alpharetta, GA @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
Aug. 23 – Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre
Aug. 30 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug. 31 – Gilford, NH @ BankNH Pavilion