Ratt drummer Bobby Blotzer's new band, dubbed Bobby Blotzer's Ratt Exeprience, made its live debut on June 2zth in Las Vegas, NV at Vamp'd Rock Bar & Grill. The line-up - featuring Blotzer, Scotty Griffin (bass/ex-L.A. Guns), Josh Alan (vocals/Sin City Sinners), Doc Ellis (guitars/Sin City Sinners) and Blaze (guitars) - ran through a set of Ratt classics. Blotzer has now hit Facebook officially announcing the Re-Invasion Tour 2016, which will be under the Ratt name. 

Following is the official press release:

From the band that brought some of the most well known rock anthems of the past 35 years and helped popularize the MTV music generation, Ratt is back for more and will be performing shows from October- December 2015 and kicking off the North American leg of Ratt's Re-Invasion Tour in 2016.

After a five year battle over trademark issues, doing everything he could to appease and re-assemble the band, Bobby Blotzer - the CEO of WBS, Inc. - has taken control of the Ratt brand and is taking his multi-platinum Ratt back on the road, bringing fans the songs they love and shows they've missed,  continuing to build upon Ratt's legendary legacy! Ratt N' Roll Forever!

Current tour dates are scheduled with major swings through the Mid-West, Southeast, South, Northeast and Canada. Stay tuned for more cities and dates being added each day.

Follow Ratt and Bobby Blotzer for news and tour dates via Facebook here.

Two dates have been confirmed, with more shows to be announced soon:

October
8 - G.B. Leighton's Pickle Park – Fridley, MN
9 - The District - Sioux Falls, SD

Fan-filmed video from the Las Vegas show is available below.

Blotzer recently posted a message explaining his reasoning behind his new Ratt Experience and why he formed it.

The message reads:

“Hi. I'm going to just kindly clarify something for us all. While I had the right to go out and tour as Ratt, I would not consider that. This is not Ratt, but a chance to go out a tour with complete familiarity in our music for uou, the fans of Ratt and myself humbly. I've put heart, soul, blood and my life into being a lifer in Ratt. I want to play all kinds of tunes that never were even considered by us, well a majority. A lot of ‘radio/ video hits’ always took the front seat, but I felt that we stifled ourselves with a lot of close mindedness for so many kick balls tunes.

“My other ‘Rattners’ in crime have chosen another path. But after 5 years of us not touring I'm bored and I want to play our songs that we all wrote and created. It ain't Ratt ok, but I'm confident after you see my band playing Ratt N Roll music, you'll agree that it kicked your asses, and you walk out with a good buzz on and in your ears when we start rollin up on your town.

“Hopefully a lot of shows ASAP. It's going to take time and a lot of work and open minds. But these guys are great players and super good people. we just got the pics together along with the needed materials to launch. now it's in the booking agencies and promoters hands. Thanks for being there for me after 33 years as the bus driver of Ratt, you can call me ‘The Blotz’ thank you very much!”