Twisted Sister have canceled their plans for a 2026 50th anniversary reunion tour due to newly revealed health concerns about singer and songwriter Dee Snider.

In September 2025, the band announced their plans to perform a limited amount of shows, 10 years after they hand concluded their farewell tour.

 

Two statements about the cancelation have been shared — one by guitarists Jay Jay French and Eddie Ojeda and the other by Dee Snider, who is said to have “resigned” amid health challenges, which the singer details separately.

Statement From Jay Jay French + Eddie Ojeda

With Regrets,

Twisted Sister Cancels 50th Anniversary Celebration Performances

Due to the sudden and unexpected resignation of Twisted Sister’s lead singer Dee Snider brought on by a series of health challenges, the band has been forced to cancel all shows scheduled, beginning April 25th in Sao Paulo Brazil and continuing through the summer.

The future of Twisted Sister will be determined in the next several weeks.

Stay tuned for updates,

Jay Jay French/Eddie Ojeda
French Management Enterprises

Statement From Dee Snider

A lifetime of legendarily aggressive performing has taken its toll on Dee Snider’s body
and soul. Unbeknownst to the public (until now) Snider (70) suffers from degenerative arthritis and has had several surgeries over the years just to keep going, able to only perform a few songs at a time in pain.

Adding insult to injury, Dee has recently found out the level of intensity he has dedicated
to his life’s work has taken its toll on his heart as well. He can no longer push the boundaries of rock ‘n’ roll fury like he has done for decades.

Says Snider, “I don’t know of any other way to rock. The idea of slowing down is unacceptable to me. I’d rather walk away than be a shadow of my former self.”

In the immortal words of Dirty Harry, “A man’s got to know his limitations.” Sadly, Dee
Snider now knows his.

Both statements can also be seen in the Twisted Sister Instagram post below, which is two slides.

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When Did Twisted Sister Last Perform?

The last time Twisted Sister took the stage was actually a reunion performance. As inductees in the Metal Hall of Fame in January of 2023, they played three songs (“You Can’t Stop Rock ‘N’ Roll,” “Under the Blade” and “We’re Not Gonna Take It”).

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Eddie Ojeda contracted COVID-19 and was unable to make it. Filling in for him was Keith Robert War, Twisted Sister’s guitar tech. Dream Theater’s Mike Portnoy reprised his role behind the kit to honor the late A.J. Pero.

Prior to that, Twisted Sister advertised a final run of shows (the Forty and F*ck It tour) and had last played on Nov. 12, 2016 at the Northside Rock Park Meeting Fest in Mexico.

To this date, it stands as their last full show.

The Setlist For 26 Big Rock + Metal Bands’ Final Show

Some were planned while others were shockingly unexpected. More often than not, music fans never know when their favorite band is going to play their final note. Relive the final sets from these 26 acts.

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Ozzy Osbourne (July 5, 2025)

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Ozzy Osbourne (July 5, 2025)

Venue: Villa Park
City: Birmingham, England

Setlist

I Don’t Know

 

Mr. Crowley

 

Suicide Solution

 

Mama, I’m Coming Home

 

Crazy Train

led zeppelin pose in front of an their private airliner The Starship, 1973

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Led Zeppelin with John Bonham (July 7, 1980)

Venue: Eissporthalle
City: Berlin, Germany
Notes: Led Zeppelin last played at the Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert on Dec. 10, 2007 with Jason Bonham on drums.

Setlist

The Train Kept A-Rollin’ (Tiny Bradshaw cover)

 

Nobody’s Fault but Mine (Blind Willie Johnson cover)

 

Black Dog (preceded by “Out on the Tiles”(Intro))

 

In the Evening

 

The Rain Song

 

Hot Dog

 

All My Love

 

Trampled Under Foot

 

Since I’ve Been Loving You

 

White Summer/Black Mountain Side

 

Kashmir

 

Stairway to Heaven

 

Rock and Roll

 

Whole Lotta Love

Nirvana with Kurt Cobain (March 1, 1994)

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Nirvana with Kurt Cobain (March 1, 1994)

Venue: Terminal 1 Flughafen Munchen
City: Munich, Germany
Notes: The remaining members of Nirvana last played together in New York on April 10, 2014 with a roster of guest singers including Joan Jett, J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr.. St. Vincent and Kim Gordon,

Setlist

My Best Friend’s Girl (The Cars cover)

 

Radio Friendly Unit Shifter

 

Drain You

 

Breed

 

Serve the Servants

 

Come as You Are (aborted due to power failure and played again)

 

Sliver

 

Dumb

 

In Bloom

 

About a Girl

 

Lithium

 

Pennyroyal Tea

 

School

 

Polly (Acoustic)

 

Very Ape

 

Lounge Act

 

Rape Me

 

Territorial Pissings

 

The Man Who Sold the World (David Bowie cover)

 

All Apologies

 

On a Plain

 

Blew

 

Heart-Shaped Box

Aerosmith (September 9, 2023)

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Aerosmith (September 9, 2023)

Venue: UBS Arena
City: Elmont, New York

Setlist

Back in the Saddle

 

Walking the Dog (Rufus Thomas cover)

 

Rag Doll

 

Livin’ on the Edge

 

Janie’s Got a Gun

 

No More No More

 

Cryin’

 

Adam’s Apple

 

Seasons of Wither

 

Movin’ Out

 

Love in an Elevator

 

Bright Light Fright

 

I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing

 

Rats in the Cellar

 

Sweet Emotion

 

Toys in the Attic

 

Dream On

 

Walk This Way

 

Happy Birthday to You

White Zombie (Aug. 27, 1996)

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White Zombie (Aug. 27, 1996)

Venue: Augusta Civic Center
City: Augusta, Maine

Setlist

Electric Head, Part 1: The Agony

 

Super-Charger Heaven

 

The One

 

Thunder Kiss ’65

 

More Human Than Human

 

I, Zombie

 

Welcome to Planet Motherfucker/Psychoholic Slag

 

Blood, Milk and Sky

 

Real Solution #9

 

El Phantasmo and the Chicken-Run Blast-O-Rama

 

I Am Legend

KISS (Dec. 2, 2023)

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KISS (Dec. 2, 2023)

*last show in makeup

Venue: Madison Square Garden
City: New York

Setlist

Detroit Rock City

 

Shout It Out Loud

 

 Deuce

 

 War Machine

 

 Heaven’s on Fire

 

 I Love It Loud (Gene breathes fire)

 

Say Yeah

 

Cold Gin

 

Guitar Solo (Tommy Thayer)

 

Lick It Up (with The Who’s “Won’t Get Fooled Again” bridge)

 

Calling Dr. Love

 

Makin’ Love (followed by Paul & Tommy dueling guitars)

 

Psycho Circus (Partial)

 

Drum Solo

 

100,000 Years (Partial)

 

Bass Solo (Gene spits blood)

 

God of Thunder

 

Love Gun (Paul zip lines to B-Stage)

 

I Was Made for Lovin’ You (Paul on B-Stage)

 

Black Diamond (Paul zip lines back to main stage)

 

Beth (Eric Singer solo on piano and vocals followed by band throwing drumsticks into the crowd)

 

Do You Love Me

 

Rock and Roll All Nite

The White Stripes (July 31, 2007)

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The White Stripes (July 31, 2007)

Venue: Snowden Grove Amphitheater
City: Southaven, Mississippi
Notes: The White Stripes’ last official live performance was during a Feb. 20, 2009 episode of “Late Night With Conan O’Brien” when they played “We’re Going to Be Friends.”

Setlist

Stop Breakin’ Down Blues (Robert Johnson cover)

 

Let’s Build a Home

 

When I Hear My Name

 

Icky Thump

 

Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground

 

As Ugly as I Seem

 

The Same Boy You’ve Always Known

 

Wasting My Time

 

Phonograph Blues (Robert Johnson cover)

 

Cannon

 

John the Revelator ([traditional] cover)

 

Death Letter (Son House cover)

 

Astro

 

Apple Blossom

 

You Don’t Know What Love Is (You Just Do as You’re Told)

 

In the Cold, Cold Night

 

I Want to Be the Boy to Warm Your Mother’s Heart

 

Hotel Yorba

 

A Martyr for My Love for You

 

Ball and Biscuit

 

300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour Blues

 

Blue Orchid

 

I’m Slowly Turning Into You

 

Boll Weevil (Lead Belly cover)

Black Sabbath (July 5, 2025)

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Black Sabbath (July 5, 2025)

Venue: Villa Park
City: Birmingham, England

Setlist

War Pigs

 

N.I.B.

 

Iron Man

 

Paranoid

Motorhead (Dec. 11, 2015)

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Motorhead (Dec. 11, 2015)

Venue: Max-Schmeling-Halle
City: Berlin, Germany

Setlist

Bomber

 

Stay Clean

 

Metropolis

 

When the Sky Comes Looking for You

 

Over the Top

 

Guitar Solo

 

The Chase Is Better Than the Catch

 

Lost Woman Blues

 

Rock It

 

Orgasmatron

 

Doctor Rock (with drum solo)

 

Just ‘Cos You Got the Power

 

No Class

 

Ace of Spades

 

Whorehouse Blues (acoustic) (with band introductions)

 

Overkill (featuring the Bomber plane)

Soundgarden with Chris Cornell (May 17, 2017)

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Soundgarden with Chris Cornell (May 17, 2017)

Venue: Fox Theatre
City: Detroit
Notes: Kim Thayll and Matt Cameron last performed as Soundgarden with the the help of several guests during a tribute to Taylor Hawkins at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California on Sept. 27, 2022.

Setlist

Ugly Truth

 

Hunted Down

 

Non-State Actor

 

Searching With My Good Eye Closed (Intro only)

 

Spoonman

 

Outshined

 

Kickstand

 

Black Hole Sun

 

By Crooked Steps

 

The Day I Tried to Live

 

My Wave

 

Been Away Too Long

 

Fell on Black Days

 

Mailman

 

A Thousand Days Before

 

Burden in My Hand

 

Blow Up the Outside World

 

Jesus Christ Pose

 

Rusty Cage

 

Slaves & Bulldozers (with “In My Time of Dying” refrain)

Van Halen

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Van Halen (Oct. 4, 2015)

Venue: Hollywood Bowl
City: Los Angeles

Setlist

Light Up the Sky

 

Runnin’ With the Devil

 

Romeo Delight

 

Everybody Wants Some!!

 

Drop Dead Legs

 

Feel Your Love Tonight

 

Somebody Get Me a Doctor

 

She’s the Woman

 

I’ll Wait

 

Drum Solo

 

Little Guitars

 

Dance the Night Away (with “Smoke on the Water” by Deep Purple and “Jaimie’s Cryin’” snippets)

 

Beautiful Girls

 

Women in Love…

 

Hot for Teacher

 

“Dirty Movies”

 

Ice Cream Man (John Brim cover)

 

Unchained

 

Ain’t Talkin’ ’bout Love

 

Guitar Solo (with “Little Guitars,” “Mean Street,” “Spanish Fly,” “Eruption” and “Cathedral” snippets)

 

You Really Got Me (The Kinks cover)

 

Panama

 

Jump

Rush

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Rush (Aug. 1, 2015)

Venue: The Forum
City: Inglewood, California

Setlist

The Anarchist

 

Headlong Flight (with “Drumbastica” mini drum solo)

 

Far Cry

 

The Main Monkey Business

 

One Little Victory

 

Animate

 

Roll the Bones (with “celebrity rappers” video)

 

Distant Early Warning

 

Losing It (with Jonathan Dinklage) (Recorded for the

R40 Live

 album)

 

Subdivisions

 

Tom Sawyer

 

Red Barchetta

 

The Spirit of Radio

 

Jacob’s Ladder

 

Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres Part I: Prelude

 

Cygnus X-1 (with drum solo)

 

Closer to the Heart

 

Xanadu

 

2112 Part I: Overture

 

2112 Part II: The Temples of Syrinx

 

2112 Part IV: Presentation

 

2112 Part VII: Grand Finale

 

Lakeside Park

 

Anthem

 

What You’re Doing

 

Working Man (with “Garden Road” outro)

Death

Nuclear Blast / Relapse

Death with Chuck Schuldiner (Dec. 13, 1998)

Venue: The Masquerade
City: Atlanta

Setlist

The Philosopher

 

Spirit Crusher

 

Trapped in a Corner

 

Scavenger of Human Sorrow

 

Crystal Mountain

 

Flesh and the Power It Holds

 

Suicide Machine

 

Together as One

 

Zero Tolerance (with drum solo)

 

Flattening of Emotions

 

Symbolic

 

A Moment of Clarity

 

Pull the Plug

Heaven and Hell with Ronnie James Dio (Aug. 29, 2009)

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Heaven and Hell with Ronnie James Dio (Aug. 29, 2009)

Venue: House of Blues
City: Atlantic City, New Jersey
Notes: Jorn Lande and Glen Hughes last performed as Heaven and Hell during a July 24, 2010 tribute to Dio in London.

Setlist

The Mob Rules (Black Sabbath song)

 

Children of the Sea (Black Sabbath song)

 

I (Black Sabbath song)

 

Bible Black

 

Time Machine (Black Sabbath song)

 

Drum Solo

 

Fear

 

Falling Off the Edge of the World (Black Sabbath song)

 

Follow the Tears

 

Die Young (Black Sabbath song)

 

Heaven and Hell (Black Sabbath song)

 

Country Girl (Black Sabbath song)

 

Neon Knights (Black Sabbath song)

Rage Against the Machine

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Rage Against the Machine (Aug. 14, 2022)

Venue: Madison Square Garden
City: New York

Setlist

Bombtrack

 

People of the Sun

 

Bulls on Parade

 

Bullet in the Head

 

Testify

 

Take the Power Back

 

Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck) (Run the Jewels cover with Run the Jewels)

 

Wake Up

 

Guerrilla Radio

 

Down Rodeo

 

Vietnow

 

Know Your Enemy

 

Calm Like a Bomb

 

Sleep Now in the Fire

 

Born of a Broken Man

 

War Within a Breath

 

The Ghost of Tom Joad (Bruce Springsteen cover)

 

Freedom

 

Township Rebellion (Partial)

 

Killing in the Name

Damageplan (Dec. 8, 2004)

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Damageplan (Dec. 8, 2004)

Venue: Alrosa Villa
City: Columbus, Ohio

Setlist

Breathing New Life (partial)

Type O Negative (Oct. 31, 2009)

Mick Hutson, Redferns (1995)

Type O Negative (Oct. 31, 2009)

Venue: Harpos
City: Detroit

Setlist

Dead Again

 

In Praise of Bacchus

 

N.I.B. (Black Sabbath cover)

 

Halloween in Heaven

 

The Profit of Doom

 

Love You to Death

 

Wolf Moon (Including Zoanthropic Paranoia)

 

Anesthesia

 

World Coming Down

 

Christian Woman

 

Black No. 1 (Little Miss Scare-All)

best new rock / metal band of 2004, velvet revolver

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Velvet Revolver (Jan. 12, 2012)

Venue: House of Blues (Love You Madly benefit concert for John O’Brien)
City: West Hollywood, California

Setlist

Sucker Train Blues

 

She Builds Quick Machines

 

Slither

 

Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd cover)

Bolt Thrower, Those Once Loyal (2005)

Metal Blade

Bolt Thrower (June 21, 2015)

Venue: Rickshaw Theatre
City: Vancouver, BC, Canada

Setlist

The IVth Crusade

 

War Master

 

Mercenary

 

World Eater / Cenotaph

 

Rebirth of Humanity

 

At First Light

 

This Time It’s War

 

No Guts, No Glory

 

…For Victory

 

The Killchain

 

War / Remembrance

 

When Cannons Fade

 

In Battle There Is No Law

Audioslave

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Audioslave (Jan. 20, 2017)

Venue: Teragram Ballroom (Prophets of Rage and Friends’ Anti Inaugural Ball)
City: Los Angeles

Setlist

Cochise

 

Like a Stone

 

Show Me How to Live

Every Time I Die (Dec .11, 2021)

Michael Watson

Every Time I Die (Dec .11, 2021)

Venue: Buffalo RiverWorks
City: Buffalo, New York

Setlist

Roman Holiday

 

Romeo a Go-Go

 

Off Broadway

 

A Colossal Wreck

 

Desperate Pleasures (Live Debut)

 

Underwater Bimbos From Outer Space

 

The Marvelous Slut

 

Post-Boredom

 

The New Black

 

Sly

 

Pigs Is Pigs

 

The Sweet Life (with Matt Caughthran)

 

Champing at the Bit

 

Cities and Years

 

No Son of Mine

 

Thirst

 

I Been Gone a Long Time

 

We’rewolf

 

AWOL

 

Bored Stiff

 

The Coin Has a Say

 

White Void

 

Decayin’ With the Boys

 

Floater

 

Map Change

 

People Verses (Live Debut)

 

Indian Giver

Janes Addiction (Sept. 13, 2024)

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Jane’s Addiction (Sept. 13, 2024)

Venue: Leader Bank Pavilion
City: Boston

Setlist

Kettle Whistle

 

Whores

 

Pigs in Zen

 

Ain’t No Right

 

Ted, Just Admit It…

 

Summertime Rolls

 

Jane Says

 

Then She Did…

 

Mountain Song

 

Three Days

 

Ocean Size (partial)

NOFX (Oct. 6, 2024)

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NOFX (Oct. 6, 2024)

Venue: Berth 46
City: San Pedro, California

Setlist

60%

 

Murder the Government

 

Bob

 

Falling in Love

 

Quart in Session

 

Kids of the K-Hole

 

Leave It Alone

 

180 Degrees

 

Six Years on Dope

 

Radio (Rancid cover)

 

Shut Up Already

 

NOFX

 

Six Pack Girls

 

Green Corn

 

Straight Edge (Minor Threat cover)

 

The Cause

 

Perfect Government (Mark Curry cover)

 

Idiots Are Taking Over

 

Mattersville

 

The Longest Line

 

She’s Gone

 

I Don’t Like Me Anymore

 

What’s the Matter With Parents Today?

 

You’re Bleeding

 

Reeko

 

The Separation of Church and Skate

 

Intro

 

Linoleum

 

Bottles to the Ground

 

We’re Only Gonna Die (Bad Religion cover)

 

Stickin’ in My Eye

 

We Did It Our Way

 

The Decline

Sum 41 (Jan. 30, 2025)

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Sum 41 (Jan. 30, 2025)

Venue: Scotiabank Arena
City: Toronto

Setlist

Motivation

 

The Hell Song

 

Over My Head (Better Off Dead)

 

No Reason

 

War

 

Underclass Hero

 

Noots

 

Landmines

 

Dopamine

 

Raining Blood (Slayer cover) (intro only)

 

Master of Puppets (Metallica cover) (solo + pre-chorus only)

 

We’re All to Blame

 

Some Say

 

Screaming Bloody Murder

 

Walking Disaster

 

With Me

 

Makes No Difference

 

My Direction / No Brains / All Messed Up

 

Drum Solo

 

Preparasi a salire

 

Rise Up

 

Pieces

 

Fat Lip

 

Still Waiting

 

Summer

 

Waiting on a Twist of Fate

 

In Too Deep

 

So Long Goodbye

 

Welcome to Hell

Japandroids (October 17, 2018)

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Japandroids (October 17, 2018)

Venue: The Phoenix Concert Theater
City: Toronto

Setlist

Near to the Wild Heart of Life

 

International

 

Fire’s Highway

 

Heart Sweats

 

North East South West

 

D&T

 

No Known Drink or Drug

 

“Baby’s”

 

The Nights of Wine and Roses

 

“Infinity”

 

Midnight to Morning

 

Younger Us

 

Alice

 

The House That Heaven Built

The Postal Service (September 21, 2024)

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The Postal Service (September 21, 2024)

Venue: Nationals Park
City: Washington, D.C.

Setlist

The District Sleeps Tonight

 

Such Great Heights

 

Sleeping In

 

Nothing Better

 

Recycled Air

 

Clark Gable

 

We Will Become Silhouettes

 

This Place is a Prison

 

Brand New Colony

 

Natural Anthem

 

Enjoy The Silence (Depeche Mode cover)