Bobby Blotzer Pushes for Classic Ratt Reunion Tour Before Final Goodbye

Bobby Blotzer marked 44 years behind Ratt's kit by doing something he hadn't done publicly in five years: he asked for the reunion out loud. In a late-March 2026 interview with The Hair Metal Guru's Anthony Bryant, the former drummer made his case plainly. "I need it. It's closure. I wanna say goodbye to the fans [who gave us] so much for so long," Blotzer said, with the interview transcribed by Blabbermouth and covered by Metalwani.

The milestone is not abstract. Blotzer officially joined Ratt on March 12, 1982, the same month his son was one month old, and he cited both as reasons why a final tour feels necessary. Rumors circulating at the same time gave the call a concrete frame: Mötley Crüe was said to be seeking support acts for a later leg of "The Return of Carnival of Sins," the Crüe's 2026 anniversary tour. Blotzer referenced a Nikki Sixx social-media post he paraphrased as "Yeah, we're trying to get bands [to join us on tour]. We're going round and round and round," then offered his own translation: "And if that's not a direct, like, 'Get your sh-t together or f-ck off' to Ratt, I don't know what is. But that is a ticket that needs to happen, I think."

No formal offer has been confirmed. Since frontman Stephen Pearcy left the original lineup in 1992, the classic Ratt configuration has not toured or recorded together. Pearcy and Warren DeMartini now perform the catalog as a two-person act, and Pearcy confirmed the personal connections remain, telling Parade: "I do talk to Bobby... It's love-hate, brother kind of a thing. We keep in touch and talk about positive things. He still has interest [in a reunion]... And Warren is the same."

For any drummer paying attention, Blotzer's push for one more run is a practical prompt to study what he actually built during Ratt's 1984-1991 Atlantic years, a stretch that yielded five albums each certified gold, platinum, or multi-platinum. Three moments cover his range, and all three are learnable over a weekend.

The groove anchor is "Round and Round" at 127 BPM. Blotzer drives the song with a locked-in 8th-note hi-hat and a snare sitting precisely on 2 and 4, and the feel pushes forward without rushing the phrase. Start with a metronome at 90 BPM, establish the pocket, then increment up five beats at a time toward full tempo. One focused Saturday morning is enough to get that foundation in your hands.

The fill study is "Lay It Down" at 99 BPM. Nearly 30 beats per minute slower than "Round and Round," the gaps between phrases widen, and every fill lands under a magnifying glass. Blotzer uses tom-driven fills to punctuate the chorus transitions, and working them at that measured pace demands the kind of precision that faster tempos forgive. The point is not the speed; it is the weight.

"Way Cool Jr." is the tempo and feel challenge. The track hovers around 90 BPM with a variable internal pulse, meaning the drummer cannot ride momentum and must generate authority deliberately. Work through the full song in the afternoon, aiming to keep the groove's density consistent from the opening verse to the final bar without letting the slow pulse breathe out.

If Ratt does join Mötley Crüe's 2026 tour, the setlist will almost certainly pull from those Atlantic-era records. "Round and Round," "Lay It Down," "Back for More," "You're in Love," and "Way Cool Jr." are the reasonable staples, and playing them in sequence at full pace for 90 minutes is a different physical proposition than running one track in a practice room. That right-arm endurance, kick consistency, and pocket hold through an extended set represent the kind of hard-rock stamina Blotzer built over 44 years. Getting a running start on it now is the best way to be ready when the curtain finally goes up.