"I'd like to play 'Green River' and 'Run Through the Jungle,'" says John Mellencamp about sitting in with his summer roadmate, John Fogerty. "That will be cool," says Fogerty.

The two veteran rockers' thirty-seven-date summer tour, which kicks off this Friday in Cincinnati, will be a greatest-hits bonanza. And you can expect some great chemistry, as the two have history: In 1985, Mellencamp lent Fogerty his band for Farm Aid, and last year they crossed paths on the Vote for Change Tour.

Mellencamp, whose stage will be illuminated solely by old movie lights and spotlights, says, "We're doing better business this time on arena shows than we did fifteen years ago."

It will also be a family affair for both artists: When Fogerty's sons aren't at skateboard camp, they'll be out with Dad. And Mellencamp's eleven-year-old, Hud, will earn $200 a week as a roadie.

"He came out with us for a month this year," says Mellencamp. "I was so f-ing proud of him." A chip off the old block? "I always say to him, 'Hud, are you going to use your good looks to be a better person, or are you going to waste it on wine, women and song?' He says, 'The latter.'"

John Mellencamp/John Fogerty summer tour dates:

6/24: Cincinnati, Riverbend Music Center
6/25: Noblesville, IN, Verizon Wireless Music Center
6/28: Maryland Heights, MO, UMB Bank Pavilion
6/30: Milwaukee, Summerfest
7/1: Tinley Park, IL, Tweeter Center
7/2: Clarkston, MI, DTE Energy Music Theatre
7/4: Mount Pleasant, MI, Soaring Eagle Casino
7/5: Burgettstown, PA, Post-Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake
7/7: Mansfield, MA, Tweeter Center
7/8: Wantagh, NY, Tommy Hilfiger at Jones Beach Theater
7/10: Hartford, CT, Ctnow.com Meadows Music
7/12: Darien Center, NY, Darien Lake Six Flags P.A.C.
7/13: Scranton, PA, Ford Pavilion at Montage Mountain
7/15: Camden, NJ, Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
7/16: Holmdel, NJ, P.N.C. Bank Arts Center
7/18: Hershey, PA, Hersheypark Stadium
7/19: Bristow, VA, Nissan Pavilion
7/21: Virginia Beach, VA, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
7/22: Raleigh, NC, Alltel Pavilion at Walnut Creek
7/24: Atlanta, HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
7/26: Charlotte, NC, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
7/27: Antioch, TN, Starwood Amphitheatre
8/21: Calgary, AB, Pengrowth Saddledome
8/23: Vancouver, General Motors Place
8/24: Auburn, WA, White River Amphitheatre
8/26: Lake Tahoe, NV, Harvey's Outdoor Amphitheatre
8/28: Mountain View, CA, Shoreline Amphitheatre
8/29: Los Angeles, Hollywood Bowl
8/31: Chula Vista, CA, Coors Amphitheatre
9/2: Phoenix, Cricket Pavilion
9/3: Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay Events Center
9/6: Morrison, CO, Red Rocks Amphitheatre
9/7: Albuquerque, NM, Journal Pavilion
9/9: Dallas, Smirnoff Music Centre
9/10: The Woodlands, TX, C.W. Mitchell Pavilion
9/12: Bonner Springs, KS, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
9/15: Cuyahoga Falls, OH, Blossom Music Center