Whatever Happened To These Famous '80s Hair Bands?

Skid Row had a late start to the hair band era, releasing their first album in January 1989. But as Rolling Stone recalls, it was better late than never, as they managed to go five times platinum with their debut. Skid Row went on to open for some of the biggest rock bands in the business, including Bon Jovi, Mötley Crüe, Aerosmith, and Van Halen, according to Concert Archives. Soon, though, grunge and punk music swooped in and stole their spotlight. 

In late 1996, lead singer Sebastian Bach left the band amid an "abyss of hatred," according to Louder, and Skid Row dissolved. Four years later, the band was revived with Johnny Solinger on vocals and Phil Varone on drums. Skid Row opened for Kiss in 2000 and recorded their first album to feature Solinger in 2003. Another album was released in 2006, and the band continued to tour, including on the Motley Cruise, a rock show on a ship, reports NME. 

The band released a trilogy of EPs in 2013 and 2014, but according to Blabbermouth, bassist Rachel Bolan said the band didn't think Solinger was "putting a hundred percent into things," so they fired him in favor of ZP Theart. After the re-release of Skid Row's smash 1989 album, Bach wanted to play a 30th-anniversary tour with the band, but guitarist Dave Sabo said no. Both Skid Row and Sebastian Bach had tour dates planned separately in 2020, but they were postponed due to COVID-19. Luckily, dates were rescheduled for 2022.

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