The reunion lineup is 3/4 of the original, tho I can't remember whether it's Pat Badger or Paul Geary that will be missing.

And it does hurt me to say this, but they did dissapoint the two times I saw them. Donington '94 they were ignored comically. A bottle fight was of far greater interest to the audience, much to the annoyance of the band. They were visibly pissed off the entire show. Mind you kinda inevitable when they came on straight after Sepultura and Pantera and had talked themselves up as being the Heaviest Band of the festival. Seriously.

Their headline show of the III Sides tour just wasn't coherent enough. The artsy funk of that album didn't sit at all well with the earlier classic rock and they were way too prone to noodly, aimless jams and endless guitar/drum solos.

It's still a private fantasy of mine though to see III Sides performed live in its entirity. There is such a special atmosphere around that album.

A BJ support would seem unlikely, given Jovi's tendency these days to pick MOR bands they can easily blow off stage.

They've done a few shows already over the last 2 or 3 years, mostly in Japan and Boston. I've a dvd boot of a Boston radio promo show and it's actually pretty good - Gary especially is looking older (balder), but they played well and kept their focus over a 60 minute set.