It’s been more than 20 years since Nick Oliveri’s controversial exit from Queens of the Stone Age. All parties involved have since cleared the air, though, and the bassist/vocalist recently hopped on stage to reunite with the band for a song. On Friday, April 24, Queens Of The Stone Age performed at Joshua Tree Retreat Center in Joshua Tree, CA. This was the first of a handful of spring West Coast tour dates for the band. During the set, fans were surprised to see Oliveri join QOTSA for “Auto Pilot”, a song from QOTSA’s third album, Rated R (2000). Check out the fan-shot footage below. Videos by VICE Nick Oliveri and Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme have been bandmates for many years. They first played together in Kyuss in the 80s, then in Mondo Generator in the 90s. It was in 1998 that Oliveri finally joined Homme in QOTSA, where he helped write some of the band’s most seminal music , including their breakout 2002 album, Songs for the Deaf .…