Per doctors orders, Michaels is restricted from performing for three to four weeks.

Bret Michaels performs prior to Round Two of the 2026 NFL Draft at Acrisure Stadium on April 24, 2026 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Bret Michaels has shared an update after recently undergoing what he described as a complicated surgery to remove a kidney stone. The surgery required Poison frontman and solo star Michaels, 63, to pause his Live & Amplified world tour after experiencing severe kidney pain during a series of concerts, including a private one in Spokane, Wash. on July 18 that he finished, before rushing to a hospital after trying, and failing, to pass the stone.

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