In 2008 , Stone Temple Pilots announced a 73-date U.S. tour on April 7 and performed together for the first time since 2002 . The reunion tour kicked off at the Rock on the Range festival on May 17 , 2008 . According to Dean DeLeo , steps toward a Stone Temple Pilots reunion started with a simple phone call from Weiland 's wife . She invited the DeLeo brothers to play at a private beach party , which led to the reconciliation of Weiland and the DeLeo brothers . However , Weiland said in a 2010 radio interview to promote the band 's self-titled release that the reunion was the result of Dean calling him and asking if he 'd be interested in reuniting the band to headline the Coachella Festival
73-date U.S. tour
2008 Stone Temple Pilots Reunion Tour
Scott Weiland