Twisted Sister decided to go on tour to celebrate five decades of the band’s existence, even though Dee Snider can no longer do it due to medical advice. They recruited former Skid Row vocalist Sebastian Bach to fill in for him and have now announced more tour dates across the United States and Canada.
Besides classic members Jay Jay French (guitar) and Eddie Ojeda (guitar), the line-up will also feature drummer Joey Cassata, who played on Ace Frehley’s final solo album “10,000 Volts.” Sebastian Bach revealed in an interview with Eddie Trunk that he has Snider’s blessing to tour with the band.
Twisted Sister tour dates with Sebastian Bach
September
- 4 – Borealis Theatre, Palmer, AK, United States
- 6 – L.B. Day Amphitheater, Salem, OR, United States
- 12 – Choctaw Grand Theater, Durant, OK, United States
- 27 – Washington State Fair, Puyallup, WA, United States
October
- 8 – OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino, Niagara Falls, ON, Canada
- 10 – The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada
- 18 – Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana, Gary, IN, United States
November
- 14 – The Event Center at Hollywood Casino, Charles Town, WV, United States
December
- 11 – Ferg’s Sports Bar & Grill, St. Petersburg, FL, United States
The vocalist talked about the opportunity to tour with the band, saying: “Well, I have tears in my eyes right now. I am SMF Number Two. I was named that by Dee Snider. And I just have to say, I just got off the phone with Dee Snider. We talked for about 45 minutes, and we were both kind of getting teary eyed. I just put out a (solo) record called ‘Child Within The Man’, and one of my favorite all-time bands is Twisted Sister, and the music of Twisted Sister makes me feel like a child within the man.”
“This is what I was talking about on my new record, how rock and roll music, it has a life of its own. You’re talking to a guy here — I used to go to school and I used to paint the Twisted Sister logo on the back of my jacket in liquid paper thinking that looked cool (laughs) — whiteout. (Laughs) So I am a real fan — I am a fan of this music, and that is really, number one, why I’m doing it.”
“And also to honor the legacy of these songs. And I look at it like when Paul Rodgers came in for Queen, or when Axl came in for Brian Johnson. I am a fan of Twisted Sister and I always have been, and I love this music. I love it. I love ‘Tear it Loose’. I love ‘Destroyer’. I love ‘The Price,’” Sebastian Bach said (Transcribed by Blabbermouth). Dee Snider previously said in an official statement that he can no longer perform on stage with the same level of intensity as before because he suffers from degenerative arthritis.