The almighty Queens Of The Stone Age have announced a return down under, playing big shows this December in Adelaide, Hobart, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Newcastle.
As if one of modern rock’s most important and interesting bands wasn’t drawcard enough, QOTSA have secured a kick-ass support line-up. Namely, one of the wildest cult acts of the ’90s, Primus.
Led by bass wizard Les Claypool, the San Franciscan trio play their first Australian shows since 2018.
Queens Of The Stone Age will play six arena dates when they returnh to Australia in December.(Supplied)
Get down early to also catch Tropical F**k Storm, makers of sublimely unsettling, innovative rock and renowned live performers.
“I’m really looking forward to it,” frontman Josh Homme tells Double J.
“I’d hate to give everything away but there’s going to be pieces of lots of things.”
If recent overseas setlists are anything to go by, that means pulling out deep cuts and rarities that haven’t been aired in almost 20 years (including Run, Pig, Run and non-album track The Machine Took a S**t and Died). Plus, your first chance to hear surprise new stripped-back single ‘Easy Street’.
Among the most visceral, vicious, sexiest things to ever happen to rock music, Queens Of The Stone Age have spent 30 years near the top tier of a genre that’s waxed and waned while iterating upon their sound.
From desert-hewn riffage to seductive swagger and reworking their own legacy in the haunting, stripped back arrangements of last year’s Alive At The Catacombs, they’re a group that keep redefining their own boundaries.
They’re also a must-see live act, and any chance to see them outside a festival setting is one worth grabbing, especially in a triple bill such as this.
Catch Queens Of The Stone Age at the following dates, supported by Primus and Tropical F**k Storm, proudly presented by Double J.
Tickets are available from 11am Monday 20 July.
Tuesday 8 December — The Drive, Kaurna Land, AdelaideFriday 11 December — Derwent Entertainment Centre, muwinina, HobartSunday 13 December — Rod Laver Arena, Wurndjeri Woi Wurrung Land, MelbourneTuesday 15 December — Sydney SuperDome, Gadigal LandWednesday 16 December — Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Awabakal Land, NewcastleFriday 18 December — Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Jagera Turrbal Land, Brisbane