Reunited rock group Stone Temple Pilots, a band that never got much respect during its heyday, played its first show in almost eight years on Monday, taking a few hundred fans on a nostalgic trip to the '90s.
The Los Angeles foursome, fronted by ill-starred singer Scott Weiland, performed a half-dozen hits during a 30-minute set at a bucolic setting in the Hollywood Hills.
"I wish I was here at this party," Weiland, 40, said between songs, a wistful reference to the free alcohol and hot dogs that fueled the radio-station contest winners and usual industry denizens.
The band has reunited for a 65-date tour of North American amphitheaters that kicks off May 17 at the Rock on the Range festival in Columbus, Ohio. Reunion plans were already in the works before Weiland's ouster last week from Velvet Revolver, the "supergroup" he ditched Stone Temple Pilots for in 2003.
Tunes performed Monday included opener "Big Empty," "Vasoline" and "Interstate Love Song," all drawn from STP's second album, 1994's "Purple."
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