Queens Of The Stone Age: Last News

Royal Blood frontman Mike Kerr has spoken to NME about the confidence awarded him by Queens Of The Stone Age‘s Josh Homme, and how that helped to shape their new album ‘Back To The Water Below’.The Brighton rock duo release their “instinctive” fourth album ‘Back To The Water Below’ this Friday (September 1), after an intimate launch show at Camden’s Electric Ballroom in London tomorrow.While this record is self-produced by Kerr and drummer Ben Thatcher, previous album ‘Typhoons’ was co-produced by Paul Epworth and Homme. Speaking to NME, Kerr spoke of how working with Homme – particularly on previous album single ‘Boilermaker‘ featuring on Homme’s 2019 side project ‘The Desert Sessions Vol 11/12‘ – and the advice from the QOTSA frontman helped him put together new material.“Josh Homme said, ‘If you expect anything from music, you expect too much’,” said Kerr. “Tomorrow is never promised, and I’m amazed we’ve got this far and still get to do this.“We never had any ambitions to play this venue or do that tour.

Queens Of The Stone Age frontman Josh Homme has shared a number of his “go-to” most-watched movies.Speaking on the Tuna On Toast With Stryker podcast, Homme was asked what some of his favourite films are, and which ones he puts on regularly.“I love a movie called The Nice Guys,” he answered. “Whenever I’m feeling down, I watch this movie The Nice Guys with Ryan Gosling and … Russell Crowe. It’s just so funny and it’s very much Abbott and Costello somehow the way that movie is and the way people speak to each other.

Queens Of The Stone Age have added a new UK show to their upcoming tour of the UK and Ireland.The update follows the announcement that their ‘The End Is Nero’ tour will arrive in the UK and Europe later this year – kicking off with a now-sold-out show at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam on November 4.After making stops across Luxembourg, Paris, Frankfurt, Berlin, Dusseldorf and Antwerp, Josh Homme and co. will play a series of live sets in the UK, including a spot at the O2 Arena in London on November 15.Now, it has been announced that an extra UK date has been added to the scheduled tour for the end of 2023 – a gig at the International Centre in Bournemouth on November 16.The show will take place just after the rock veterans play in the UK capital, and two days before they head over to Glasgow for a slot at the OVO Hydro arena.

Queens Of The Stone Age frontman Josh Homme has shared his thoughts on musicians who don’t play their biggest hits in favour of newer material.Speaking to the Tuna on Toast With Stryker podcast, Homme said: “I understand that I’m always going to play ‘No One Knows’ because I still like playing that song and that’s something that it’s an agreement with the audience. I assume that this is a part of coming here to see us, and here you go.”He continued: “When there’s bands that don’t want to play their big song or their big songs, I always think it’s a little cunty to do that. Acting like a song that a lot of people like is a burden is just a strange reaction to the gift that your fans have given you.

Content warning: This story contains discussion and descriptions of alleged domestic violence.Brody Dalle has spoken out about her tumultuous child custody battle with Josh Homme in a series of new Instagram posts.The two separated in 2019 following 14 years of marriage. In September 2021, Dalle filed temporary domestic violence restraining orders against Homme on behalf of their two sons, claiming they were scared he was going to hurt them.In the filing, it was claimed that the Queens Of The Stone Age frontman “abuses them physically and emotionally” and had been discovered as drinking and driving.Two months after the restraining orders were filed, Dalle was found guilty of “wilfully” failing to hand her five-year-old son over to Homme as part of an agreed custody deal, and two of their older children were discovered to have not visited him based on their own accord.

Queens Of The Stone Age reunited with their old friend ‘Spider-Man’ during their set at Rock Werchter last weekend – check out the footage below.In 2018, frontman Josh Homme spotted a fan in the crowd who was dressed as the web-slinging superhero at the same Belgium festival and subsequently invited him to join the band onstage.On Sunday (July 2) QOTSA made their return to Rock Werchter and came face-to-face with ‘Spider-Man’ again, five years on from their previous encounter. “Josh, wanna meet again?” the attendee asked via a comic book-style sign.“Holy shit!” Homme laughed over the intro to an airing of Queens’ 2007 single ‘Make It Wit Chu’.

Queens Of The Stone Age’s Glastonbury 2023 set has gone viral on social media.Queens Of The Stone Age took to the stage on the final night of Glastonbury 2023 this Sunday (June 25), and delivered one of the most explosive sets of the entire festival. The set marked their first performance at Worthy Farm since 2002, and saw them play hits such as ‘No One Knows’ and ‘Go With The Flow’.It was the closing track of the 16-song set that proved to be the highlight of the show, however, as Josh Homme and co.

Queens Of The Stone Age closed out Glastonbury’s Other Stage Sunday (June 25) with a high-energy set and request for fans to “fuck shit up together.” View exclusive photos from NME below.“Hello Glastonbury, my name is Elton John,” joked frontman Josh Homme, a nod to the ‘Rocket Man’ singer headlining the Pyramid Stage at the same time as their set. The singer was met by kind cheers of “we love you Elton” from the crowd.Homme kept the energy high throughout the night as he encouraged the crowd to “fuck shit up together”.

Queens Of The Stone Age have announced the UK and European leg of their ‘The End Is Nero’ tour – check out the complete list of tour dates below.Today (June 13), the band announced their UK and European tour dates, which will see them perform 13 shows throughout November. The arena tour will see frontman Josh Homme and co.

Josh Homme, frontman and guitarist of Queens Of The Stone Age, has revealed in a new interview that he was diagnosed with cancer last year.Speaking to Revolver, Homme shared that he was diagnosed with cancer in 2022 and that he has since undergone surgery to have it removed and is currently recovering. Homme did not share more information about what type of cancer he was diagnosed with.While the surgery was successful, Homme still deals with occasional tinges of pain, telling Revolver: “I never say it can’t get any worse. I never say that, and I wouldn’t advise it.

Queens Of The Stone Age have announced a 2023 North American tour titled ‘The End Is Nero’ that kicks off in August.The 28-city-date tour will commence in Sterling Heights, Michigan at the Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre. From there, the band will make stops in Toronto, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., New York, Atlanta and more.

Queens Of The Stone Age have released ‘Carnavoyeur’, the latest preview of their upcoming album – you can listen to the new track below.The single is the second to be released from their highly anticipated album ‘In Times New Roman…’, which is set for release next month.Following on from last week’s ‘Emotion Sickness’, this latest single works as a melodic, sinister counterpart to its predecessor. “When there’s nothing I can do, I smile…” frontman and guitarist Josh Homme gently sings as he builds up to the chorus, allowing the instrumentals to dip in and out behind him.You can listen to Queens Of The Stone Age’s ‘Carnavoyeur’ below.Available on June 16 via Matador, ‘In Times New Roman…’ will be the eighth studio album by the rock veterans and follows on from ‘Villains’, which arrived back in 2017.

Queens Of The Stone Age debuted a new song, ‘Negative Space’, at Boston Calling on Sunday night (May 28) – check it out below.The song is taken from the band’s upcoming new album ‘In Times New Roman’, which is set to arrive on June 16.

Queens Of The Stone Age have hinted that they’re set to make a surprise appearance at Glastonbury Festival 2023.The band, who will release new album ‘In Times New Roman’ next month, played their first live show in three years on Friday night in Ohio, and will continue their comeback across Europe in June.Three UK gigs in Halifax, Cardiff and Margate are already announced as part of the run, and today (May 28) the band teased a fourth gig in the run, at Glastonbury, on their Instagram Stories.In the three cities on their short UK tour, the band took photos of posters reading ‘long live the Queens’, before a fourth photo was shared of a poster stuck on the wall at Glastonbury Tor.Also included in the post was a location tag for Castle Cary, a nearby town to the festival and site of the train station attendees arrive in to.See the post below.Having been teasing their return this week with online videos and billboards in London, the band recently revealed details of the follow-up to 2017’s ‘Villains‘ with their eighth album ‘In Times New Roman’ arriving on June 8 via Matador Records.Described by QOTSA as “the sound of a band creating the music its own members want to hear, while giving the rest of us a sonic forum in which to congregate”, ‘In Times New Roman’ was recorded and mixed at Homme’s own Pink Duck studios, with additional recording at Shangri-La.

Queens Of The Stone Age gave a live debut to their new single ‘Emotion Sickness’ as part of their first live gig in three years this weekend – see footage below.On Friday (May 26), the band played their first full show since January 2020 at the Sonic Temple festival in Columbus, Ohio ahead of a performance at Boston Calling tomorrow (May 28).During their 11-song set, the band played their biggest hits, opening with ‘No One Knows’ and closing with ‘A Song For The Dead’.Sandwiched in between was a first performance of ‘Emotion Sickness’, which was shared earlier this month as the first preview of the band’s new album, ‘In Times New Roman’.See footage of their comeback show and the full setlist below.WE’RE BAAAAACK!!! pic.twitter.com/Tx10qTqbAw— QOTSA (@qotsa) May 27, 2023‘No One Knows’‘The Lost Art Of Keeping A Secret’‘My God Is The Sun’‘If I Had A Tail’‘The Evil Has Landed’‘I Sat By The Ocean’‘Emotion Sickness’‘Little Sister’‘Sick, Sick, Sick’‘Go With The Flow’‘A Song For The Dead’Having been teasing their return this week with online videos and billboards in London, the band recently revealed details of the follow-up to 2017’s ‘Villains‘ with their eighth album ‘In Times New Roman’ arriving on June 8 via Matador Records.Described by QOTSA as “the sound of a band creating the music its own members want to hear, while giving the rest of us a sonic forum in which to congregate”, ‘In Times New Roman’ was recorded and mixed at Homme’s own Pink Duck studios, with additional recording at Shangri-La.

Foo Fighters, The Cure, The Postal Service and more have been announced to headline Riot Fest 2023 – see the full line-up below and buy tickets here.The festival will return to Chicago’s Douglas Park across the weekend of September 15-17 and also welcome the likes of The Mars Volta, Turnstile, Queens Of The Stone Age, Death Cab For Cutie and more.Rounding out a stacked line-up are the likes of The Breeders, Death Grips, The Gaslight Anthem, 100 gecs, Warpaint, PUP, Jehnny Beth, Code Orange, Tegan and Sara, Kim Gordon and many more.See the full line-up for Riot Fest 2023 below.Tickets are on sale now here.ICYMI: The Riot Fest 2023 lineup is here! We'll see you September 15-17, 2023 at Douglass Park in Chicago. Tickets are ON SALE NOW: https://t.co/NE1pfAnPKa pic.twitter.com/e1vHlNpwlo— Riot Fest (@RiotFest) May 19, 2023This week, Foo Fighters shared ‘Under You’ — the latest single to be released from their forthcoming album ‘But Here We Are’ — and announced a free global streaming event.Set for release on June 2 via Roswell Records/Columbia Records, the LP will mark their first new material since the passing of drummer Taylor Hawkins in 2022.

Queens Of The Stone Age have announced their new album ‘In Times New Roman’ and shared the single ‘Emotion Sickness’. Check out the song and album details below.Having been teasing their return this week with online videos and billboards in London, the band have now revealed details of the follow-up to 2017’s ‘Villains‘ with their eighth album ‘In Times New Roman’ arriving on June 8 via Matador Records.The launch single ‘Emotion Sickness’ calls back to the band’s jagged ‘Rated R’ era, but with a psychedelic twice.

Tool and Queens Of The Stone Age have joined Primus onstage and performed covers of AC/DC, Led Zeppelin and more. Check out fan footage and the setlist below.The performance was held at The Belasco in Los Angeles on Monday (April 17) and saw Primus play a live set to raise funds for director, animator and writer Jimmy Hayward (Toy Story, Finding Nemo), who is currently undergoing cancer treatment.During the show – which featured six Primus songs and four covers – the band were joined by Tool members Danny Carey and Justin Chancellor, and Queens Of The Stone Age’s Troy Van Leeuwen.The benefit show opened with the popular 1991 single ‘Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers’, and later saw the surprise guests join them on stage to cover various rock classics.The covers included Tool’s ‘Ænema’, AC/DC’s ‘Whole Lotta Rosie’ and King Crimson’s ‘Thela Hun Ginjeet’.

Queens Of The Stone Age have announced details of a trio of UK shows for summer 2023. Check out dates and ticket details below.The desert rock veterans will be returning to the UK for the first time since the tour for their acclaimed 2017 album ‘Villains‘.As part of a long run of summer dates calling at festivals across Europe, the band will now be playing three UK shows in June – beginning at Halifax’s The Piece Hall on June 20 before taking in Margate’s Dreamland on June 22 and Cardiff Castle on June 23.Tickets go on general sale from 9am on Friday April 21 and will be available here, with an artist pre-sale available from Wednesday April 19.JUNE16 – Neuhausen Ob Eck, Southside Festival17 – Landgraaf, Pinkpop Festival18 – Scheessel, Hurricane Festival20 – Halifax, The Piece Hall22 – Margate, Dreamland23 – Cardiff, Cardiff Castle28 – Roskilde, Roskilde Festival30 – Gdynia, Open’er FestivalJULY2 – Werchter,  Rock Werchter Festival4 – Lyon, Les Nuits de Fourvière5 – Albi, Pause Guitare Festival7 – Madrid, Mad Cool Festival8 – Lisbon, NOS Alive FestivalThis comes after last month saw QOTSA frontman Josh Homme share a new and rare public statement about his ongoing legal battle with ex-wife Brody Dalle.The pair have been involved in a long-running public battle for custody of their three children.

The Clash has helped expose a man who made £1.2million from fake vinyl records.Richard Hutter had been selling counterfeit records over a six-year period and was given a suspended jail sentence at Bournemouth crown court earlier this week.He was caught out after a Clash fan demanded his money back because of the poor sound quality on the record he had bought online.When the refund was refused the customer complained to trading standards officers, who then bought two sample records from Hutter’s website, Guns N’ Roses‘ ‘Appetite For Destruction’ and ‘Songs For The Deaf’ by Queens Of The Stone Age. Both turned out to be fake.Hutter’s home address was searched in July 2018 as a result, with officers seizing his phone and laptop, as well as a number of counterfeit records and sleeves, according to The Guardian.In addition to selling the vinyls on his website, it was discovered that he had also been selling them through a US website and eBay.On eBay, he had listed almost 1,200 LPs in the space of one year and he charged customers up to £35 for the counterfeit albums.When questioned, Hutter denied knowing they were counterfeit records and said he had sourced them from Europe and sold them on.

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have shared a new remix of Puscifer‘s ‘Apocalyptical’.The 11-minute track, which originally featured on the side project of Tool and A Perfect Circle singer Maynard James Keenan‘s 2020 album, has been reworked into a synth driven new version by the Nine Inch Nails frontman and his sidekick. You can listen to it below.The new version is part of the band’s new remix album, ‘Existential Reckoning: Re-Wired’, which came out today (March 31).Bring Me The Horizon‘s Jordan Fish, Queens Of The Stone Age‘s Troy Van Leeuwen and At the Drive-In/Sparta drummer Tony Hajja have also put their own spin on songs from the 2020 record.‘Existential Reckoning: Re-Wired’ continues Puscifer’s tradition of remixing their albums which dates back to their 2009 debut, ‘V Is for Vagina’.They previously shared the music video for Carina Round’s version of ‘A Singularity’ from the record, which was shot and compiled by Keenan in tribute to his dog. You can listen to the full album below.He said of the video at the time: “On Oct 7, 2021, I lost my muse.