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Revered US rock band Queens of the Stone Age, return to Spark Arena this December!
Formed by Joshua Homme against a backdrop of 1990s Palm Desert, California, Queens of the Stone Age is what happens when a multidimensional musical entity outgrows the very genre it creates. Too prolific, ambitious and just plain brilliant to be confined by categorization, QOTSA has morphed over the course of eight utterly essential albums into the behemoth that has blessed us with a cornucopia of bangers from “No One Knows” to “Little Sister,” “My God is the Sun” to “Emotion Sickness” “Paper Machete” and so many more. Undeniably rock — yes, always, but with the blood, sweat and dark magical swagger only Homme and his cohorts can conjure.
Regularly hailed as one of the greatest live bands in existence, QOTSA consists of Homme, Troy Van Leeuwen, Michael Shuman, Dean Fertita and Jon Theodore… What started off as generator parties in the desert has evolved into an undeniable multi-sensual juggernaut that returns to light up stages across Australia & New Zealand with the epic line up of Primus and Tropical Fuck Storm.
Joining them as special guests on the tour are the legendary Primus and Australian experimental art-punk quartet, Tropical Fuck Storm.
General public tickets go on sale Monday 20 July, 11am.
Today’s announce follows the release of the band’s new single “Easy Street” via Remote Control Records. Out now
Debuted live last year during their lauded Catacombs tour and eagerly awaited by fans, it’s the band’s first new song since 2023’s In Times New Roman. The music is serene and perfectly imperfect — acoustic guitar, psychedelic synths, and a rhythm track that breathes on its own. Beneath the surface: raw edges and withering wit. Singer Nikki Lane guests on vocals, arriving like gravel and honey with a Wanda Jackson grit. Her voice flips the sonic script against Josh Homme's smoother lead line.
The accompanying video was directed by Tony Wolski and Christopher Gruse, based on a story and idea by Homme. The film opens with a bruised and battered Homme attempting to outrun a motley crew of pursuers, including band members dressed as themselves - a Juggalo, a mall santa, a leather daddy and of course a fancy cowboy leading a tiny horse. However, the story upends expectations with a surprise twist that honors the very outsiders we often dismiss.
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