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Queens Of The Stone Age announce 2023 UK and European tour

Queens Of The Stone Age unveil 14-date UK and European tour, with support from The Chats and deep tan.

A week on from announcing The End Is Nero North American tour, Queens Of The Stone Age have confirmed a European and UK leg.

The band will be crossing the pond in November for a tour in support of new album In Times New Roman… (due out this Friday), and they’ll be joined on the run by The Chats and deep tan. Tickets go on sale on June 16 at 10am.

For those in the UK who can’t wait until the winter, Queens will be playing some sold-out shows this month – at Halifax’s The Piece Hall (June 20), Margate’s Dreamland (June 22) and the Cardiff Castle (June 23) – before headlining The Other Stage at Glastonbury on June 25.

Catch QOTSA at the following European and UK dates – get your tickets now .

4 Amsterdam Ziggo Dome 5 Esch-sur-Alzette Rockhal 7 Paris Accor Arena 8 Frankfurt Jahrhunderthalle 9 Berlin Max-Schmeling-Halle 10 Dusseldorf Mitsubishi Electric Halle 11 Frankfurt Jahrhunderthalle 12 Antwerp Sportpaleis 14 Manchester AO Arena 15 London The O2 18 Glasgow OVO Hydro 19 Birmingham Resorts World Arena 20 Stockton-on-Tees Globe Theatre 22 Dublin 3Arena

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Queens Of The Stone Age announce UK / European tour

QOTSA have shared details of the UK/EU leg of their The End Is Nero tour

Following the first announcement of their The End Is Nero tour last week, with dates across the US and Canada, Queens Of The Stone Age have now announced the UK and European leg of the trek, held in support of their forthcoming album In Times New Roman...

Set to kick off on November 4 in Amsterdam, Josh Hommme's band will continue on through Frankfurt, Berlin, Antwerp, Manchester, London, Glasgow and more before wrapping up on November 22 with a final show in Dublin.

Playing in support of Queens will be Aussie punks The Chats and London-based indie trio Deep Tan.

Fan club pre-sale tickets for the run are available now, with public on-sale tickets available to buy from June 16 at 10am local time.

According to the official press release,  The End Is Nero  tour is is an invitation from the band to "the obscene and the clean, the outcasts and the weirdos, and anyone and everyone in between" to "come celebrate the end of the world, which we hear is 'in a month or two'.

This summer, QOTSA will be playing a short run of UK dates in unconventional venues , including at a seaside amusement park, a castle, and an 18th century cloth hall. They'll also be making appearances at a number of festivals across Europe, including at Pinkpop Festival, Roskilde Festival and Glastonbury Festival.

From August 3, they'll commence on their US trek, with their first show in Michigan, followed by Toronto, Pittsburgh and more. 

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In Times New Roman… is due out this Friday, June 16 via Matador Records.

View the tour dates below:

QOTSA UK/EU dates:

Jun 16: Neuhausen Ob Eck Southside Festival, Germany Jun 17: Landgraaf Pinkpop Festival, The Netherlands Jun 18: Scheessel Hurricane Festival, Germany Jun 20: Halifax The Piece Hall, UK Jun 22: Margate Dreamland, UK Jun 23: Cardiff Castle, UK June 26: Glastonbury Festival, UK Jun 28: Roskilde Festival, Denmark Jun 30: Gdynia Open'er Festival, Poland Jul 02: Werchter Rock Werchter Festival, Belgium Jul 04: Lyon Les Nuits de Fourvière, France Jul 05: Albi Pause Guitare Festival, France Jul 07: Madrid Mad Cool Festival, Spain Jul 08: Lisbon NOS Alive Festival, Portugal

The End Is Nero tour:

Nov 04: Amsterdam Ziggo Dome, Netherlands Nov 05: Esch-sur-Alzette Rockhal, Luxenbourg Nov 07: Paris Accor Arena, France Nov 08: Frankfurt Jahrhunderthalle, Germany Nov 09: Berlin Max-Schmeling-Halle, Germany Nov 11: Dusseldorf Mitsubishi Electric Halle, Germany Nov 12: Antwerp Sportpaleis, Belgium Nov 14: Manchester AO Arena, UK Nov 15: London The O2, UK Nov 18: Glasgow OVO Hydro, UK Nov 19: Birmingham Resorts World Arena, UK Nov 20: Stockton-on-Tees Globe Theatre, UK Nov 22: Dublin 3Arena, IE

QOTSA US dates:

Aug 3: Sterling Heights Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill, MI* Aug 4: Toronto Budweiser Stage, ON* Aug 5: Pittsburgh Stage AE Outdoors, PA* Aug 7: Bridgeport Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater, CT* Aug 8: Philadelphia TD Pavilion at the Mann, PA* Aug 9: Washington The Anthem, DC* Aug 11: Portland Cross Insurance Arena, ME* Aug 12: Queens Forest Hills Stadium, NY* Aug 15: Raleigh Red Hat Amphitheater, NC* Aug 16: Asheville Rabbit Rabbit, NC* Aug 18: Atlanta Fox Theatre, GA* Aug 19: Nashville Ascend Amphitheater, TN* Sep 16: Chicago Riot Fest, IL Sep 17: Minneapolis The Armory, MN** Sep 19: Omaha Steelhouse, NE** Sep 20: Kansas City Starlight Theatre, MO** Sep 22: Indianapolis TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park, IN** Sep 23: St. Louis Saint Louis Music Park, MO** Sep 24: Louisville Louder Than Life, KY Sep 26: Rogers Walmart AMP, AR** Sep 27: Oklahoma City The Criterion, OK** Sep 29: Denver Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre, CO** Sep 30: Salt Lake City The Great Saltair, UT** Oct 02: Portland Veterans Memorial Coliseum, OR** Oct 03: Vancouver Pacific Coliseum, BC** Oct 04: Seattle Climate Pledge Arena, WA** Oct 06: San Francisco Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, CA** Oct 08: Sacramento Aftershock, CA

 *Phantogram and The Armed support

**Viagra Boys and Jehnny Beth support

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Queens Of The Stone Age announce 2023 UK dates

18 April 2023, 12:37 | Updated: 18 April 2023, 12:42

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The Know One Knows rockers will play a trio of UK shows as part of their European tour dates. Find out how to buy tickets.

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Queens Of The Stone Age have confirmed three new dates for 2023.

Josh Homme and co - who are embarking on dates across Europe this summer - will also play headline shows at Halifax's The Piece Hall, Margate's Dreamland and Cardiff Castle on 20th, 22nd and 23rd June respectively.

Support for the shows comes from Isle of Wight indie rockers Coach Party.

Tickets go on sale here on Friday 21st April from 9am and they'll be preceded by an artist presale this Wednesday 19th April at the same time.

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What are Queens Of The Stone Age's 2023 UK dates?

• 20th June 2023 – Halifax, The Piece Hall
• 22nd June 2023 – Margate, Dreamland
• 23rd June 2023 - Cardiff, Cardiff Castle

How to buy tickets to Queens Of The Stone's UK dates:

Tickets go on sale on Friday 21st April from 9am BST at Ticketmaster.

An artist pre-sale will take place on Wednesday 19th April from 9am BST.

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Queens Of The Stone Age will be playing a trio of UK shows for summer 2023. You can check out the dates in more detail below.

The iconic desert rockers will return to the UK for the first time since the tour supporting 2017’s acclaimed 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 – kicking off at Halifax’s Piece Hall in Yorkshire on June 20 before stopping off at Margate’s Dreamland on the Kent coast on June 22 and heading over the Welsh border to Cardiff Castle on June 23.

Support at the shows will come from Isle Of Wight indie band Coach Party. Tickets go on general sale from 9am on Friday April 21, with an artist pre-sale available from Wednesday April 19.

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News of new material from Queens Of The Stone Age is expected this year. Last year, QOTSA bassist Michael Shuman confirmed to NME that there was “new stuff coming“, while Eagles Of Death Metal’s Jesse Hughes has also hinted that a new Queens record was “done.”

Last year saw the band reissue three albums of vinyl : their 1998 self-titled debut, their 2013 record Like Clockwork and their most recent album, 2017’s Villains .

Queens Of The Stone Age play the following UK and European shows in 2023:

JUNE: 16 – Neuhausen Ob Eck, Southside Festival 17 – Landgraaf, Pinkpop Festival 18 – Scheessel, Hurricane Festival 20 – Halifax, The Piece Hall 22 – Margate, Dreamland 23 – Cardiff, Cardiff Castle 28 – Roskilde, Roskilde Festival 30 – Gdynia, Open’er Festival

JULY: 2 – Werchter, Rock Werchter Festival 4 – Lyon, Les Nuits de Fourvière 5 – Albi, Pause Guitare Festival 7 – Madrid, Mad Cool Festival 8 – Lisbon, NOS Alive Festival.

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Queens of the Stone Age Announce 2023 Tour

By Matthew Strauss

Queens of the Stone Age are going on tour in support of their new album, In Times New Roman… . After the band plays festivals in Europe and the United Kingdom, the North American leg of the tour begins in August and stretches into October. Support on the tour will come from Phantogram, the Armed, Viagra Boys, and Jehnny Beth. See Queens of the Stone Age’s tour dates below.

Queens of the Stone Age are calling their trek the End Is Nero Tour. A press release promises: “The End Is Nero tour is an invitation from Joshua Homme, Troy Van Leeuwen, Michael Shuman, Dean Fertita and Jon Theodore to come celebrate the end of the world, which we hear is ‘in a month or two.’ They would like to encourage the obscene and the clean, the outcasts and the weirdos, and anyone and everyone in between to attend, this is where you belong. Leave your judgment at the door, bring anything and everything else.”

In Times New Roman… is out June 16. It’s been led by the singles “Emotion Sickness” and “ Carnavoyeur .”

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06-16 Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany - Southside Festival 06-17 Landgraaf, Netherlands - Pinkpop Festival 06-18 Scheessel, Germany - Hurricane Festival 06-20 Halifax, England - The Piece Hall 06-22 Margate, England - Dreamland 06-23 Cardiff, Wales - Cardiff Castle 06-25 Somerset, England - Glastonbury Festival 06-28 Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival 06-30 Gdynia, Poland - Open’er Festival 07-02 Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter 07-04 Lyon, France - Les Nuits de Fourviere 07-05 Albi, France - Festival Pause Guitare 07-07 Madrid, Spain - Mad Cool Festival 07-08 Lisbon, Portugal - NOS Alive 08-03 Sterling Heights, MI - Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill *^ 08-04 Toronto, Ontario - Budweiser Stage *^ 08-05 Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE Outdoors *^ 08-07 Bridgeport, CT - Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater *^ 08-08 Philadelphia, PA - TD Pavilion at the Mann *^ 08-09 Washington, D.C. - The Anthem *^ 08-11 Portland, ME - Cross Insurance Arena *^ 08-12 Queens, NY - Forest Hills Stadium *^ 08-15 Raleigh, NC - Red Hat Amphitheater *^ 08-16 Asheville, NC - Rabbit Rabbit *^ 08-18 Atlanta, GA - Fox Theatre *^ 08-19 Nashville, TN - Ascend Amphitheater *^ 09-16 Chicago, IL - Riot Fest 09-17 Minneapolis, MN - The Armory $% 09-19 Omaha, NE - Steelhouse $% 09-20 Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theatre $% 09-22 Indianapolis, IN - TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park $% 09-23 St. Louis, MO - Saint Louis Music Park $% 09-24 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life 09-26 Rogers, AR - Walmart AMP $% 09-27 Oklahoma City, OK - The Criterion $% 09-29 Greenwood Village, CO - Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre $% 09-30 Salt Lake City, UT - The Great Saltair $% 10-02 Portland, OR - Veterans Memorial Coliseum $% 10-03 Vancouver, British Columbia - Pacific Coliseum $% 10-04 Seattle, WA - Climate Pledge Arena $% 10-06 San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium $% 10-08 Sacramento, CA - Aftershock

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Queens of the Stone Age announce November 2023 UK & Ireland tour

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Queens of the Stone Age have announced a six-date UK & Ireland tour for November 2023.

The End Is Nero Tour opens at Manchester AO Arena on Tuesday 14th November and visits London, Glasgow, Birmingham and Stockton-on-Tees before concluding at Dublin 3Arena on Wednesday 22nd November.

Special guests on all dates will be The Chats and Deep Tan. Tickets to the UK shows go on sale from Planet Rock Tickets at 10am on Friday 16th June 2023.

The End Is Nero Tour follows the Friday 16th June release of Queens of the Stone Age’s eighth studio album ‘In Times New Roman...’

Featuring the incredible singles ‘Carnavoyeur’ and ‘Emotion Sickness’, the album was produced by Queens of the Stone Age with mixing handled by Mark Rankin.

It was recorded at Joshua Homme's Pink Duck Studios in Burbank, California and at Rick Rubin's Shangri-La studio in Malibu, California.

Queens of the Stone Age have also released the official music video for their new song, ‘Carnavoyer’, which features a cameo from Joshua Homme. The video is by Liam Lynch with the characters Matador and Death both played by Lynch.

QOTSA will also headline The Other Stage at Glastonbury on Sunday 25th June following a week of sold-out UK shows at Halifax The Piece Hall, Margate Dreamland and Cardiff Castle.

Queens of the Stone Age’s UK & Ireland tour dates:

NOVEMBER 2023

Manchester AO Arena – Tue 14th

London The O2 – Wed 15th

Glasgow OVO Hydro – Sat 18th

Birmingham Resorts World Arena – Sun 19th

Stockton-on-Tees Globe Theatre – Mon 20th

Dublin 3Arena – Wed 22nd

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Queens of the Stone Age announce UK tour for November

Ahead of their eagerly anticipated headline show on Glastonbury ’s Other Stage (Sunday 25th June) and sold-out UK shows, Queens Of The Stone Age have today announced the details of their ‘The End Is Nero’ UK and European Arena tour. The Autumn dates will kick off on 4th November at Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome before getting to the UK on 14th November at Manchester AO Arena and London’s The O2 on 15th November. The End Is Nero tour ends on 22nd November at Dublin’s 3Arena. Queens of The Stone Age Fan Pre-sale and Three customer pre-sale start today at 10am BST / 11am CEST with public on-sale following Friday 16th June, 10am local time. Main support on all dates comes from The Chats and deep tan.

Tickets are on sale now from this page on Ticketmaster .

The End Is Nero tour is an invitation from Joshua Homme, Troy Van Leeuwen, Michael Shuman, Dean Fertita and Jon Theodore to come celebrate the end of the world, which we hear is “in a month or two.” They would like to encourage the obscene and the clean, the outcasts and the weirdos, and anyone and everyone in between to attend, this is where you belong. Leave your judgement at the door, bring anything and everything else.

Queens Of The Stone Age have released the official music video for their new song, “Carnavoyer”. Featuring a cameo from Joshua Homme, the video is by Liam Lynch. Matador and Death played by Liam Lynch. Watch below.

In Times New Roman … will be available digitally and physically on June 16th via Matador Records. To Pre-order or pre-save visit here . On the eve of release fans are invited to ring in the long awaited album at MIDNIGHT CLUB parties taking place at record shops and pubs across 23 countries. The MIDNIGHT CLUB starts at 11pm June 15th and will feature giveaways, exclusive merch including limited edition coloured vinyl, and—in a few select locations—signed merchandise and ticket giveaways. MIDNIGHT CLUB will provide the QOTSA faithful with a first chance to hear In Times New Roman… in its entirety, amongst friends, family and of course appropriate levels of bacchanalia.

For more information on the MIDNIGHT CLUB locations, visit: https://qotsa.ffm.to/midnightclub

Queens’ will also headline The Other Stage at Glastonbury Festival 2023 on Sunday 25th June. Glastonbury will mark the climax of a week of UK shows starting at Halifax The Piece Hall (Tuesday 20th June), Margate Dreamland (Thursday 22nd June) and Cardiff Castle (Friday 23rd June). All shows sold out immediately upon announcement last month and will see Queens playing on British soil for the first time since their headline show at Finsbury Park in 2018.

Queens of the Stone Age November 2023 tour dates:

UK dates in bold

• 04/11/23 Amsterdam – Ziggo Dome
• 05/11/23 Esch-sur-Alzette – Rockhal
• 07/11/23 Paris – Accor Arena
• 08/11/23 Frankfurt – Jahrhunderthalle
• 09/11/23 Berlin – Max-Schmeling-Halle
• 11/11/23 Dusseldorf – Mitsubishi Electric Halle
• 11/11/23 Frankfurt – Jahrhunderthalle
• 12/11/23 Antwerp – Sportpaleis
• 14/11/23 Manchester – AO Arena
• 15/11/23 London – The O2
• 18/11/23 Glasgow – OVO Hydro
• 19/11/23 Birmingham – Resorts World Arena
• 20/11/23 Stockton-on-Tees – Globe Theatre
• 22/11/23 Dublin – 3Arena

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Queens of the Stone Age is currently touring across 20 countries and has 49 upcoming concerts.

Their next tour date is at Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh, after that they'll be at Central Park Atlanta in Atlanta.

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Azkena Rock Festival

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AMA Music Festival

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Colours Of Ostrava

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I was then told I was not allowed to re-enter the festival if I left. THIS WAS OUTRAGEOUS! We were not allowed to take refreshments inside the festival. We COULD NOT get a drink inside the festival and then were penalized for getting refreshment outside the site. Why was there no re-entry? This policy should have been immediately changed when you realised you were unable to provide adequate refreshment.

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It was a pretty poorly organised affair if I am completely honest.

The queues for the bars were totally ridiculous and some of my friends left early as they were just so fed up with waiting for a drink.

That said, the bands were staggeringly good. I've been following QOTSA since 200 and have lost count of the number of times I've seen them but can honestly say that this was amongst the best I have seen them. Josh was on good form and the crowd were loving it. (Iggy had warmed them up nicely).

Before that we saw Brody Dalle, whose new stuff is excellent and benefited from the drummer and guitarist from Savages helping her out.

Deap Vally were excellent, as were Skinny Girls Diet but somehow, Miles Kane didn't fit into the line up.

Nice shows, shame about the organisation!

Queens of the Stoneage were Amazing,I have seen them Twice in the UK but this Gig was so much Better,Josh Homme & the Band were on Top Form Playing All their Big Singles Aswell as Tracks which they would not Normally Play like Songs From The Deaf & Millionaire which were Amazing,We came to the Gig Because Royal Blood were Supporting & we are Massive Fans of Theirs After Seeing Them Live in Cardiff on Their How Did We Get So Dark Tour Last November in Cardiff,I would Love to See Queens Of The Stoneage Play in the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff as on this Album Tour they only played London & Manchester which was a Real Disappointment as we always try to see them,we Seen them on the Era Vulgaris Tour in the 02 in Bristol when Josh Homme was not well & the Like Clockwork Tour in Birmingham 21/11/13 which they were good,I would love them to come to the Capital of Wales to play as they do have Loads of Fans here too,Fingers Crossed.

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CONCERT REVIEW: QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Deliver Thunderous And Cathartic Musical Celebration At The Amp in Bridgeport, CT (August 7th, 2023)

Coming off a string of European and UK festival dates that ran from mid-June through early-July, Queens of the Stone Age ( QOTSA ) are touring North America in support of their new album (and 8th overall), “ In Times New Roman…” their first new material in more than five years! Dubbed The End Is Nero Tour, the Seattle, WA quintet formed in 1996, led by front-man/guitarist and founding member Josh Homme (a.k.a. Baby Duck ), visited the Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater (better known as the Amp) in Bridgeport, CT this past Monday evening on the fourth date on their 28-city trek.

At 5:30 PM sharp, gates to the former home of the Bridgeport Bluefish minor league baseball franchise – The Ballpark at Harbor Yard – opened to a line of diehard QOTSA fans that had been waiting for hours already. Nestled along the Long Island Sound waterfront, the boutique amphitheater that seats nearly 6,000 souls opened on July 28, 2021, with inaugural performances by REO Speedwagon and Styx .

The first of two bands performing this night in support of QOTSA were The Armed , a musical collective of at least seven members, with noise rock and post punk leanings. Created in Detroit, Michigan in 2009, the project has featured several guest collaborators on their releases, including QOTSA ’s very own Troy Van Leeuwen who produced The Armed ’s newest album ( “Perfect Saviors” ), and fifth overall, which is set for release on August 25. As membership in The Armed is anonymous, I did my very best to dig up these band-mate names – Cara Drolshagen , Patrick Shiroishi , Randall Lee and Urian Hackney . However, The Armed have gone to great lengths to deceive and misdirect their fans when it comes to who actually is in the band, even hiring actors to pretend to be members, using fake names and several other ruses. So, you can basically take these four names with a grain of salt.

Taking to the stage at approximately 7:00 pm, the outfit’s tornado of bodies twisted and swirled in all directions for the entire duration of their dizzying set, spilling into the audience on more than one occasion. The Armed offered up nine songs best described as experimental pop, including a few which were pulled from their fourth, highly acclaimed full-length album ( “Ultrapop “) released in 2021, including “All Futures,” “An Iteration” and “Big Shell.” As The Armed ’s 35-minute set turned for home, an awkward exchange occurred between one of the outfit’s male vocalists and someone in the audience. Nonetheless, the incident was short-lived and despite the slightly bad vibes, the apocalyptic delivery of fast, hard songs with tonsil-shredding vocals was still a welcome sight to behold.

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Next to grace the stage was Phantogram , the electronic, dream pop musical duo of multi-instrumentalists and vocalists Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter . Formed in 2007 and hailing from Saratoga Springs, NY, the two friends who met in preschool were joined by a touring drummer and keyboardist as they mesmerized the steadily growing audience with their swirling guitars, spacey keyboards and airy vocals.

Like The Armed before them, Phantogram also tendered a nine song set which they spread across their four album discography. The heaviest dose of their set-list was gifted from 2014’s “Voices “, including “Black Out Days,” “Bad Dreams,” “Fall in Love,” and one of their biggest hits, “Howling at the Moon.”

The soft spoken Barthel – rocking a Pixies tee, black patent leather boots, shiny silver shorts and fishnets – and her hypnotic, engaging lyrics were on point all evening. As is accustomed when the duo performs live, her vocals were perfectly complimented by Carter ’s atmospheric guitar work (sporting his signature baseball hat) and the rest of the band’s trip-hop instrumentation for a captivating, dreamy set.

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Shortly after 9:00 pm, as Peggy Lee’s “Smile” faded out from the house PA, Baby Duck (the only constant member throughout multiple lineup changes), the aforementioned Van Leeuwen (a multi-instrumentalist, including guitar and keyboard), Michael Shuman (bass), Jon Theodore (drums) and Dean Fertita (keyboards, guitar) entered at stage left to a deafening ovation. After assuming their rightful positions and taking up their respective instruments, the show was officially underway with “No One Knows,” from their third studio album and arguably one of their most beloved tracks. Up next was “The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret” , another one of QOTSA ’s finest songs (about f*cking, of course).

Spreading the wealth around their career-spanning discography (with the only absence being from their 1998 self-titled debut album), Homme and his supremely cool mates bestowed upon their fans 17 songs which more than adequately displayed their prowess as alternative rock gods. At the pinnacle of their careers, each member commanded total mastery of his craft, all set to a blues-infused backdrop established by Homme ’s distinctive guitar playing style and falsetto vocals.

The first of four offerings from 2023’s “In Times New Roman…” , “Emotion Sickness,” was soon to follow. QOTSA also presented “Carnavoyeur,” “Negative Space” and “Paper Machete” a bit later. Noteworthy, the final entry to their latest studio offering, “Straight Jacket Fitting,” was on the printed set-list between fan favorites “Make It Wit Chu” and “Little Sister,” taken from “Era Vulgaris” (2007) and “Lullabies to Paralyze” (2005), respectively, but did not make the cut. No worries though, as “God Is in the Radio” took its place as the penultimate song to the encore.

As the end of the epic night of stoner rock approached, Homme dedicated “In the Fade” to the late Mark Lanegan – prominent singer for the early grunge band Screaming Trees (1984-2000) and former QOTSA member (2000-2014) – who co-wrote the song with him.

Circling back to the encore, there really wasn’t one, as it was more of an acknowledgment by Homme as to where it should be had QOTSA physically walked off, and back onto the stage. So, for the sake of saving precious time in their 105-minute set, and in lieu of a traditional encore, Homme simply turned his back to the sold-out venue and then spun back around toward us, exclaiming “here we are again!” physically walked off, and back onto the stage. So, for the sake of saving precious time in their 105-minute set, and in lieu of a traditional encore, Homme simply turned his back to the sold-out venue and then spun back around toward us, exclaiming “here we are again!”

With the band’s outlaw swagger meter still registering 100 percent, the final coupling of songs (“Go with the Flow” and “A Song for the Dead” ) was upon us. But before the final number commenced, Homme addressed his loyal, rapturous fans one last time. “It was a pleasure to get to know you, thank you so much. I hope you had a wonderful night. C’est la vie motherf*ckers.”

The first leg of ‘The End Is Nero Tour ’ runs through August 19, with a stop at the Ascend Amphitheater in Nashville, TN. After a festival date in Sao Paulo, Brazil (September 9), the second leg of U.S. dates resumes on September 16 at Riot Fest in Chicago, IL, ultimately wrapping at the Aftershock Festival in Sacramento, CA on October 8. Less than a week after their North American tour culminates, QOTSA are off to Guadalajara, Mexico (October 14), followed by gigs in the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Germany, the UK, and finally, Dublin, Ireland on November 22.

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Queens of the Stone Age Announce 2023 North American Tour

The post Queens of the Stone Age Announce 2023 North American Tour appeared first on Consequence .

Queens of the Stone Age have announced a 2023 North American tour taking place over two legs in the late summer and early fall. The band will be out in support of its forthcoming album, In Times New Roman… , due June 16th.

The first leg of the outing, dubbed “The End Is Nero Tour,” kicks off August 3rd in Sterling Heights, Michigan, and runs through an August 19th gig in Nashville. The second leg is bookended by appearances at Riot Fest on September 16th and the Aftershock festival on October 8th. Phantogram and The Armed will provide support on the first leg, while Viagra Boys and Jehnny Beth will open the second leg.

A band pre-sale begins Tuesday (June 6th) at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster using the code NERO . A Live Nation pre-sale starts Thursday at 10 a.m. local time using the code DISCO , while general sales start on Friday (June 9th) at 10 a.m. local time. Fans can also check for deals or pick up tickets to sold-out shows via StubHub , where your purchase is 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s Fan Protect program.

The North American run will mark QOTSA’s first stateside outing in five years. According to a press release, the band is inviting fans to “come celebrate the end of the world” and “would like to encourage the obscene and the clean, the outcasts and the weirdos, and anyone and everyone in between to attend.”

Prior to the North American trek, QOTSA will embark on a European/UK tour from mid June through early July. Tickets to the international shows are available here .

In Times New Roman … , the band’s first album since 2017’s Villains , is available for pre-order in various formats via Amazon .

See Queens of the Stone Age’s 2023 tour dates below, followed by a tour promo video and our photo gallery of the band’s recent set at Sonic Temple. Pick up tickets here .

Queens of the Stone Age 2023 Tour Dates: 06/16 – Neuhausen ob Eck, DE @ Southside Festival 06/17 – Landgraaf, NL @ Pinkpop Festival 06/18 – Scheessel, DE @ Hurricane Festival 06/20 – Halifax, UK @ The Piece Hall 06/22 – Margate, UK @ Dreamland 06/23 – Cardiff, UK @ Cardiff Castle 06/25 – Somerset, UK @ Glastonbury Festival 06/28 – Roskilde, DK @ Roskilde Festival 06/30 – Gdynia, PO @ Open’er Festival 07/02 – Werchter, BE @ Rock Werchter 07/04 – Lyon, FR @ Les Nuits de Fourviere 07/05 – Albi, FR @ Festival Pause Guitare 07/07 – Madrid, ES @ Mad Cool Festival 07/08 – Lisbon, PT @ NOS Alive 08/03 – Sterling Heights, MI @ Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill * 08/04 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage * 08/05 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE Outdoors * 08/07 – Bridgeport, CT @ Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater * 08/08 – Philadelphia, PA @ TD Pavilion at the Mann * 08/09 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem * 08/11 – Portland, ME @ Cross Insurance Arena * 08/12 – Queens, NY @ Forest Hills Stadium * 08/15 – Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater * 08/16 – Asheville, NC @ Rabbit Rabbit * 08/18 – Atlanta, GA @ Fox Theatre * 08/19 – Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheater * 09/16 – Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest 09/17 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory ^ 09/19 – Omaha, NE @ Steelhouse ^ 09/20 – Kansas City, MO @ Starlight Theatre ^ 09/22 – Indianapolis, IN @ TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park ^ 09/23 – St. Louis, MO @ Saint Louis Music Park ^ 09/24 – Louisville, KY @ Louder Than Life 09/26 – Rogers, AR @ Walmart AMP ^ 09/27 – Oklahoma City, OK @ The Criterion ^ 09/29 – Denver, CO @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre ^ 09/30 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Great Saltair ^ 10/02 – Portland, OR @ Veterans Memorial Coliseum ^ 10/03 – Vancouver, BC @ Pacific Coliseum ^ 10/04 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena ^ 10/06 – San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium ^ 10/08 – Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock

* = w/ Phantogram and The Armed ^ = w/ Viagra Boys and Jehnny Beth

Photo Gallery – Queens of the Stone Age at Sonic Temple (click to expand and scroll through):

Queens of the Stone Age, photo by Alex Kluft

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The 10 must-see acts to catch at Mad Cool 2023

From rock ‘n’ roll heavyweights to breakthrough pop stars, this year’s instalment of the festival is set to unite music lovers from all backgrounds

Mad Cool Festival is set to return for its 2023 edition this summer, taking place in Madrid’s Villaverde between July 6 and July 8.

• READ MORE: Mad Cool Festival 2022: five days of sun, sound and a special festival spirit

Hosting an impressive variety of artists set to appeal to any music lover, the three-day instalment will play host to countless acts from every genre from metal to pop, indie to dance. Whether it be through rock icons such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Queens Of The Stone Age , or emerging pop stars reigniting the live music scene, Mad Cool 2023 is set to be one of the most jam-packed festivals of this year.

Now, with less than two months until it kicks off – and remaining tickets available here – what better time to take a glimpse into some of NME ’s top choices for who you should keep an eye out from this year’s line-up.

Appearing as one to watch back in April 2020 , Spanish four-piece Belako were already turning heads even before their debut album ‘Plastic Drama’ , which was released later that year. Having signed an international record deal with BMG, invigorated the Spanish rock scene with their own blend of punk-thrash, and been celebrated on the NME Radar in the short time since, the four-piece are set to ignite the stage when they kick off their set in native Spain this summer.

• Genesis Owusu

Up next is another recent breakthrough artist, the Ghanaian-Australian rapper who released his debut LP ‘Smiling With No Teeth’ , last year to an uproar of positive reviews. Receiving a glowing five-star review from NME for his recent performance at the Sydney Opera House, and having channelled an intricate blend of Frank Ocean , Jimi Hendrix and Paramore in his latest song ‘Hole Heart’ (which he included on NME ’s C23 mixtape earlier this year ), Owusu is almost certain to unite fans of rap, rock and punk with his performance later this year.

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An NME favourite, HotWax have already made themselves into one of the most sought-after new acts in recent years, and have been hailed as the “next big guitar band” . While proving that they come to life when they hit the stage — having supported The Strokes and earning themselves a slot at this year’s All Points East — the slot the Hasting-via-Brighton trio have secured at Mad Cool promises to be their most impressive yet, and arrives hot on the heels of their debut EP ‘A Thousand Times’ , which isset for release later this week (May 19).

When it comes to artists reinventing their genre, no one does it quite like Lil Nas X , who revolutionised the rap scene with his debut album ‘Montero’ in 2021. From collaborating with the likes of Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion , to setting social media ablaze with his country-rap song with Billy Ray Cyrus , there is no doubt that the 24-year-old singer-songwriter will be delivering a set almost as immersive and creative as his look at the 2023 Met Gala .

In case being at the three-day festival in sunny Madrid wasn’t enough in itself, pop icon Lizzo will be there on the opening day of the event (July 6), and no doubt arriving with her message of positivity, countless global hits including ‘About Damn Time’ and ‘Good As Hell’, and, of course, Sasha Flute.

Given the array of guest appearances at her ongoing American tour — and not to forget her cover of Rammstein at a show in Germany earlier this year — it is safe to assume the pop icon will make her headline set at Mad Cool something fans won’t forget any time soon.

Nova Twins will undoubtedly be one of the top acts to catch at this year’s instalment of the festival, and have already been praised by Sir Elton John as one of the female-fronted acts making “the best” in the modern day. For those who missed the London rock duo on their recent EU and UK ‘Supernova’ tour , what better time to catch them live, and discover why they were named as one of the best Albums Of The Year at last year’s Mercury Prize , following the release of their latest LP .

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Rock and metal fans can rejoice this year, as the headline slot from Queens Of The Stone Age arrives less than a month after their newly-announced album, ‘In Times New Roman’ (set for June 8). Without question, Josh Homme and co will be using the set to perform some of the first live renditions of songs on the album — meaning that fans at this year’s Mad Cool will be some of the first in the world to hear the band’s first new music in six years .

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Hot on the tail of her North American tour dates , alternative singer-songwriter and The Big Read cover star Rina Sawayama is set to have one of the most memorable performances of the entire festival this year.

Having already earned the trophy for Best Live Act at the BandLab NME Awards in 2022 , the alternative singer and John Wick 4 actress is expected to bring the energy this July at the opening night of the festival, and play some of the fan-favourite songs from her second LP ‘Hold The Girl’ , which was awarded five-stars in an NME review.

Just three months after Sam Smith ‘s captivating performance in London , the singer is set to bring their empowering, burlesque-inspired live shows to the Mad Cool stage, acting as one of the headliners on the second day of the three-day stint. Having reinvented themself from the 2014 breakthrough single ‘Stay With Me’, nearly 10 years on, Smith will undoubtedly deliver one of the most captivating, immersive and feel-good slots of the entire festival.

Bringing the list to a close and representing the urban and electronic side of the 2023 instalment of Mad Cool is Spain’s own artist and producer Sila Lua. Breaking into the scene in 2017 with her debut single ‘The Black Door’, Lua soon went on to solidify her alternative-urban sound with her 2022 LP ‘Rompe’. Somewhat of an underdog of this year’s line-up, her hypnotic renditions of ‘Eres Para Mí’ and ‘Tanta Vida’ are not ones to be missed.

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