Queens of the Stone Age to Play with Former Bassist Nick Oliveri at Halloween Show

Although it will be a short reunion, former Queens of the Stone Age bassist Nick Oliveri will join the band onstage for a few songs at their Halloween show at The Forum in Los Angeles.

According to NME, the whole idea belonged to frontman Josh Homme.

"Josh asked me to come up and do six songs with Queens, like an encore set," Oliveri said. "A reunion, but not a reunion. I'm going to get up and play some bass and sing some songs at the end of the show. It should be an interesting night."

The bassist added that if he ever records or tours with Queens again, it will be because Homme allowed it to happen.

"That's pretty much up to Josh," he said. "It's his band, and when he pulls the trigger on something, it's up to him. I put myself out there a few different times in the past 10 years at Queens shows. I'd go and see them play and say, 'Hey man, I'm here! Do you want me to sing a song?' I stopped asking him after a while, and then he asked me! It's pretty much just when he wants to do something, these days. It's not up to me, is what I'm saying."

Homme's original plan was to have Oliveri and his band open the Oct. 31 show, but the singer called him up and asked if he wanted to play a few "old songs" during the encore as well.

Oliveri, who was dismissed from the band in 2004, sang background vocals on "If I Had a Tail" on Queens's most recent album ... Like Clockwork. The bassist also played with the group live in April, his first appearance with Queens in 10 years.