Twisted Sister have lined up their first UK show in a decade in 2026.
The metal veterans retired from touring in 2016, but recently announced that they’re returning for a 50th anniversary world tour next year.
Now, they have confirmed they will headline the Steelhouse Festival over the weekend of July 24-26 in 2026 at Hafod-y-Dafal Farm, Aberbeeg, Ebbw Vale.
Other acts on the bill include Reef, The Temperance Movement, Alien Ant Farm, Tyketto, and the Von Hertzen Brothers. You can purchase tickets here.
“We thought 15 years was worth celebrating in the biggest possible way”, Steelhouse promoters Max and Mikey said (via Louder). “And what better way to do that with one of the most iconic names in metal – Twisted fucking Sister! To have them come and celebrate their milestone 50 years with us is an absolute and unbelievable honour.”
They added: “When Dee Snider came and laid waste to Steelhouse a decade ago – and more than any other headliner, fundamentally got what we were trying to do as an independent rock festival – we hoped that perhaps he would one day return with the band he made his name with… In our 15th year and their 50th, this is coming to pass… Twisted Sister on The Mountain is going to be huge!
The show will be the band’s first in the UK since they performed at Bloodstock in 2016.
Announcing their 50th anniversary tour earlier this year, frontman Dee Snider said in a statement: “If you’re lucky enough to be in a band that people still want to see after fifty years(!), how can you not answer the call? In 2026, Twisted Fucking Sister will hit stages around the world because WE STILL WANNA ROCK!!”
They previously confirmed that longtime bassist Mark Mendoza won’t be joining them for the upcoming shows. In his place will be Russell Pzütto, who has played with the band in the past.
Besides Snider and Pzütto, the rest of Twisted Sister will be completed by founding guitarist and longest-serving member Jay Jay French, longtime lead guitarist Eddie Ojeda and drummer Joe Franco.
Franco has performed with the band in the past, and will be filling for late drummer A.J. Pero, who died towards the end of their farewell run in 2016. Franco played with the band briefly in the mid-’80s, and featured on their 1987 album ‘Love Is For Suckers’.
Since retiring from touring, Twisted Sister have remained largely inactive, only reuniting once to perform for their Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame induction in 2023 – for that performance, Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy filled in for the late Pero.
