{"id":336861,"date":"2026-03-09T11:57:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T11:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/336861\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T11:57:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T11:57:07","slug":"twisted-sister-reveal-dee-snider-replacement-singer-for-salvaged-2026-reunion-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/336861\/","title":{"rendered":"Twisted Sister reveal Dee Snider replacement singer for salvaged 2026 reunion shows"},"content":{"rendered":"

Twisted Sister<\/a> have managed to salvage their 2026 reunion tour after it was axed due to Dee Snider\u2019s health issues, and recently revealed the new vocalist who will be filling in for the frontman.<\/p>\n

The band took to social media earlier this month to confirm that former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach is set to take over Snider\u2019s duties for the upcoming tour, which marks their 50th anniversary and first reunion in ten years<\/a>, following their retirement from touring in 2016<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Taking to Instagram, the band told fans: \u201cTwisted Sister members Jay Jay French and Eddie Ojeda are thrilled to announce that iconic vocalist and frontman Sebastian Bach will be fronting the band for a handful of select dates this fall.\u201d<\/p>\n

With Bach currently in the midst of his own solo tour of the US, the post clarified that \u201cthese appearances do not affect or conflict with Sebastian\u2019s current or future solo touring schedule, which remains fully intact\u201d.<\/p>\n

It comes after Twisted Sister were forced to announce that they\u2019d be cancelling their planned tour with Snider at the helm, as they revealed the frontman had been suffering from degenerative arthritis for several years<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Snider has since come out and insisted that he is not on his \u201cdeathbed\u201d<\/a>. The singer, now aged 70, shared a statement confirming that he would be leaving the line-up with immediate effect due to a \u201cseries of challenges\u201d.<\/p>\n

The glam-rock icons also took to their\u00a0official website<\/a>\u00a0to share more insight into the struggles facing Snider, which includes degenerative arthritis, that has in the past led to him undergoing multiple procedures.<\/p>\n

More recently, he gave a further update on his House of Hair\u00a0radio show<\/a>, saying: \u201cI\u2019m not dying! No, not never; I mean, we\u2019re all dying, but not immediately.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy announcement about cancelling the tour for health reasons, problems with my heart, arthritis, things like that\u2026 the rumours have run wild that I\u2019m on my death bed, I am not. I just can\u2019t do those things that I did in my 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s and even 60s. Alright? Otherwise I\u2019m alive and well. I\u2019m enjoying life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Snider added that he\u2019ll continue to host his radio show, write, and direct but he won\u2019t be hitting the road anytime soon.<\/p>\n

The band\u00a0retired from touring in 2016<\/a>, but\u00a0announced that they\u2019d be returning for a world tour<\/a>\u00a0last September. They first hinted at it on social media, with the frontman\u00a0teasing something for their upcoming 50th anniversary<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The tour\u00a0included a headline slot at the Steelhouse Festival<\/a>\u00a0between 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.<\/p>\n