Dee Snider insists he is not “on my death bed” after cancelled Twisted Sister 50th anniversary tour

“You won’t see me on the stage kicking ass like I used to, because that will mess me up" The post Dee Snider insists he is not “on my death bed” after cancelled Twisted Sister 50th anniversary tour appeared first on NME. NewsMusic News Dee Snider insists he is not “on my death bed” after cancelled Twisted Sister 50th anniversary tour “You won’t see me on the stage kicking ass like I used to, because that will mess me up" By Damian Jones 15th February 2026 Dee Snider of Twisted Sister performs at PNC Bank Arts Center on August 30, 2024 in New Jersey CREDIT: Bobby Bank/Getty Images Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider has insisted that he is not on his “death bed” after the band were recently forced to cancel their 50th anniversary tour due to his health issues. The singer, now aged 70, shared a statement earlier this month confirming that he would be leaving the line-up with immediate effect due to a “series of challenges”. Advertisement The glam-rock icons also took to their official website at the time, to share more insight into the struggles facing Snider, which includes degenerative arthritis, that has in the past led to him undergoing multiple procedures. Now, he has given a further update on his House of Hair radio show, saying: “I’m not dying! No, not never; I mean, we’re all dying, but not immediately. “My announcement about cancelling the tour for health reasons, problems with my heart, arthritis, things like that… the rumours have run wild that I’m on my death bed, I am not. I just can’t do those things that I did in my 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s and even 60s. Alright? Otherwise I’m alive and well. I’m enjoying life.” Snider added that he’ll continue to host his radio show, write, and direct but he won’t be hitting the road anytime soon. View this post on Instagram Recommended He continued: “You won’t see me on the stage kicking ass like I used to, because that will mess me up. So had to pull out of Twisted Sister, had to cancel the tour, my apologies for that. And thank you for all the love and care and worry and all that stuff. It was crazy the amount of people, the outpouring was beautiful, thank you very much for cheering me on. I’m OK, I just can’t do that anymore.” Snider went on: “The truth of the matter is, I don’t want you to see me up there being less than you expect me to be. You got memories of the great shows that I did, that’s what I want to leave you with. “Not me standing up there like Willie Nelson – nothing wrong with Willie, 95 years old, in a wheelchair – you know what I’m saying. I went out rockin’, I’m still rockin’ here, I ain’t stopping. I got a lot of life to live. My dad is 95 and still kicking, so I’m expecting to be around for a long time.” The band retired from touring in 2016, but announced that they would be returning for a world tour last September. They first hinted at it on social media, with the frontman teasing something for their upcoming 50th anniversary. Advertisement The tour included a headline slot at the Steelhouse Festival between July 24-26 in 2026 at Hafod-y-Dafal Farm, Aberbeeg, Ebbw Vale, which would have been their first stop in the UK since they performed at Bloodstock in 2016. Related TopicsRockTwisted SisterWillie Nelson You May Also Like Advertisement TRENDING Miriam Petche just set a new ‘Industry’ standard ‘Wuthering Heights’ review: this sexed-up reimagining is a bonking success Inside Swim Deep’s gorgeous new album ‘Hum’: “It feels like we’ve arrived at the conclusion of who we are” Waterbaby pours herself into intimate songs about memory and moving on The rise, fall and rebirth of 2000s IT room favourite ‘RuneScape’ Advertisement More Stories Music News Weezer to celebrate 34th anniversary by re-releasing all coloured albums on vinyl with colouring book Music News Maynard James Keenan on why attention around Alex Honnold’s Taipei 101 Tool climbing playlist is “actually depressing” Music News Watch viral video of Chad Kroeger singing Nickelback’s ‘Rockstar’ to demanding fan in casino Music News My Chemical Romance wipe Twitter/X account before revealing ‘The Black Parade’ tour so far has been a prequel Music News Rare footage of Led Zeppelin on tour in 1972 has surfaced online Music News Steven Wilson has “nearly finished” his “very strange” new album as he launches online platform for studio-quality immersive sound