TWISTED SISTER returns for select Fall 2026 dates featuring Sebastian Bach (the original voice of Skid Row) on lead vocals, performing with founding members Jay Jay French and Eddie Ojeda.
In 1984, after nearly a decade of dominating and setting attendance records throughout the Tri-State area club scene (including being the only artist without a record deal to twice sell out NYC’s historic Palladium Theater), Twisted Sister rose to international stardom. Known for their anthemic songs, outrageous costumes, and theatrical performances, the band became one of the most recognizable forces of 1980s heavy metal, cementing their place as superstars and icons of rock and roll rebellion.
TESLA may have been born in the mid-80s, but their bluesy, soulful sound is strongly embedded in the roots of organic, authentic 1970s rock and roll—the same roots that produced bands like The Allman Brothers, Grand Funk Railroad, AC/DC, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Aerosmith.
The ground started shaking in Sacramento, California, in 1984—gold country that would soon be producing some platinum. They started out as City Kidd until a suggested name change to TESLA, honoring eccentric inventor Nikola Tesla, who pioneered all things electrical. Their 1986 platinum debut album, Mechanical Resonance, included Top 40 hits “Modern Day Cowboy” and “Little Suzi.” 1989’s double-platinum The Great Radio Controversy included hits “Heaven’s Trail (No Way Out)” and “Love Song.” Suddenly, TESLA, who had been touring with bands such as Def Leppard and David Lee Roth, earned headlining status. In 1990, TESLA helped reshape the face of modern rock music by stripping down for Five Man Acoustical Jam, an informal collection of their biggest hits peppered with rock and roll classics by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and others. The album produced their biggest hit single to date, a cover of Five Man Electrical Band’s “Signs.” Other ’90s albums from TESLA include the platinum-selling Psychotic Supper and Bust a Nut. The band continues to record and release material, including nine new albums since 2000, and recently debuted their new single, “Time To Rock!”
TESLA has endured many of the same taste-changing challenges that affected many in the post-grunge world, but through it all, their blue-collar work ethic and dedication to their faithful fan base have helped them not just survive, but thrive. TESLA’s legacy is alive and well as they continue to record and sell out venues all over the world. As comfortable, rugged and dependable as your favorite pair of boots, they endure. TESLA is a celebration of the greatest spirits of rock and roll.
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