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Parti-Gras 2023 featuring Bret Michaels

Bret Michaels Is Bringing PARTI-GRAS to Detroit!

Morgan Holsworth December 7th, 2022

Are you ready for Parti-Gras, Detroit? Bret Michaels is bringing PARTI-GRAS to Detroit this summer!  Pine Knob will see a party like no other.  Billing the show as “All Killer, No Filler,” Bret is beyond excited about this concept concert that is all about the FANS.  The bands are playing their own sets, but with other artists jumping in on some songs.  Bret will also have some special SURPRISE GUESTS!

When Bret brought this idea to WCSX, his main thought was the fans.  How can we make this all about the fans?  For starters, listen to WCSX for details on Bret’s karaoke contest where the winners will be able to sing a Poison song WITH BRET ON STAGE (details TBA).  Bret also wants to throw a backstage party and be as interactive with the crowd as possible.  WE LOVE IT!

Detroit will be the kick-off for Parti-Gras, a concert tour like NO OTHER before it!  And you know with Bret’s energy level, this party will be on the proverbial ELEVEN.  Bret Michaels is one of the best frontmen out there.  His high energy, bring-the-party attitude has been winning music lovers over since he hit big with Poison back in the ’80s.  Bret Michaels has always had the work ethic and drive to put on a show of the highest caliber while keeping it real.  He is authentic, genuine, and loves his fans.

GALLERY: Poison Live on Stage

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Bret Michaels Talks Parti-Gras

Recently, Bret took to his Facebook page to speak with his fans about the tour — “Parti-Gras 2023”.

“I’ve been working on this Parti-Gras since just before the pandemic and when the pandemic hit, this is a concert I’ve wanted to do with friends of mine – to go on the road, mash it up, make it a night of nothing but hits. All killer, no filler.” Said Michaels during his Facebook Live. He also shared, “I want people to come out and have a great time. It’s a throwback to everything I love. A modern-day throwback to tailgate parties, to all of you amazing, incredible fans that made the entire stadium tour the most awesome time this summer.”

The WCSX Presents Parti-Gras 2023 will be a night of extreme partying and the ultimate fan experience starring Bret Michaels of Poison along with Night Ranger, Jefferson Starship, Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray, former Journey vocalist Steve Augeri and surprise special guests. So grab your beads and bandanas and get ready to party! Tickets go on sale Friday, December 9th at 10am and the tour kicks off in Michigan on July 13th at Pine Knob Music Theatre. You could win your chance at tickets to the show by entering the WCSX Parti-Gras ticket giveaway.  Plus look for the 6 pack give back deal!  You can get SIX lawn seats for $99! (limited time only)  Check it out on Ticketmaster.

Watch the full Facebook Live below:

Posted by Bret Michaels on Tuesday, December 6, 2022

JULY 13 – PINE KNOB MUSIC THEATRE – DETROIT, MI

Bret Michaels' Top Seven Songs

Before we get to Bret Michaels’ Top Seven Songs, let’s learn a little bit about Bret. Hair band metal god, Bret Michaels was born Bret Michael Sychak on March 15, 1963, in Butler, Pennsylvania. According to biography.com, a young Bret teamed with his pal Ricky Rockett in a band in the early 80s. Soon after they would group together with bassist Bobby Dall and guitarist Matt Smith to form the band “Paris”.

Unimpressed by the audience in steel town Pittsburgh, the band moved to sunny Los Angelos. Soon after, Matt Smith was replaced by C.C. Deville and they went from being called Paris to Poison. They changed their appearance to reflect the hair bands of the time like Motley Crue.

Poison made the rounds until they scored a record deal with Enigma Records. Soon after they released their very successful album Look What the Cat Dragged In in 1986. Which also included the hit song “Talk Dirty To Me”.

But it was in 1988, that Poison really hit the charts when they released their second album Open Up and Say . . . Ahh! This record was a huge success. It included the party anthem “Nothin’ But a Good Time” and Bret’s most famous song “Every Rose Has Its Thorn”. This album took Poison to stardom.

As music tastes changed in the 90s, so did the appeal of Poison. Bret would go on to pursue other interests and a solo career.

He starred in the incredibly popular “Rock of Love” television show on VH1 in 2007. The show lasted for three seasons and spawned several spin-offs.

Bret still makes appearances and continues to tour and produce music. His latest tour “The Stadium Tour” featuring Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison, and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts has been insanely successful and was the 4th highest-grossing tour as of August 2022.

Here are Bret Michaels’ Top Seven Songs:

  • 1. Every Rose Has Its Thorn

    Released on Poison’s second album Open Up and Say… Ahh! in 1988. “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” is about Bret Michaels’s real-life struggle with trying to keep a working relationship with his girlfriend, Tracy Lewis. He could not maintain the relationship while his career was taking off and he also believed that because of this she was cheating on him. Easily one of Bret’s most recognized songs with numerous variations.

  • 2. Talk Dirty To Me

    Poison’s first single “Talk Dirty to Me” was released on the album Look What the Cat Dragged In in 1986. This album was the catalyst to Poison and Bret’s soon-to-be superstar status.

  • 3. All I Ever Needed

    “All I Ever Needed” as Bret’s number-one song currently. Released in 2005 on the Freedom of Sound album. This is a country song duet with Jessica Andrews.

  • 4. Go That Far

    Rock of Love! Bret Michaels surged back into pop culture with the hit VH1 show “Rock of Love”. The song “Go That Far” from the album Rock My World released in 2008, was the theme song of the show.

  • 5. Something To Believe In

    Off the album Flesh & Blood released in 1990. According to songfacts.com, this song was written by Bret after his bodyguard, Kimo died on Christmas Eve alone in his hotel room.

  • 6. Nothin' But a Good Time

    Another hit off Poison’s 1988 album, Open Up and Say… Ahh!. Ricky Rockett is quoted as saying this song was “written for everyday people”.

  • Unbroken

    One of Bret Michaels’s newer songs. Released in 2019 on the same named album “Unbroken”. Songfacts.com says that Bret wrote this with his 13-year-old daughter who also plays piano on the track.

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