After the big announcement of new music from Queens of the Stone Age, the American hard rock band has announced a UK and European tour. The tour, titled The End is Nero will commence in the autumn and will be in support of new album In Times New Roman… which is due for release on 16 June.
The End Is Nero Tour continues across Europe & the UK. A feast of new dates with special guests @thechatsband & @deeptanyeah. Tickets are on sale Friday, 16 June at 10am local time. https://t.co/SDBC0Os03w pic.twitter.com/WKkQZ9koH5
— QOTSA (@qotsa) June 13, 2023
Kicking off in November, the group will be playing 13 shows across the whole of the month, visiting arenas in cities such as London, Dublin and Paris. Queens of the Stone Age announced in May that they would be releasing their much anticipated follow up to 2017’s critical hit Villains. To celebrate the news, the band also released a new single “Emotion Sickness” accompanied by a video for the song.
It has been a somewhat turbulent few years for frontman and guitarist Josh Homme-a reportedly less than amicable split with his wife Brody Dalle of the band The Distillers, the deaths of close friends and collaborators such as Taylor Hawkins and Mark Lanegan and a recent reveal that the prolific songwriter had a cancer diagnosis last year. Despite making it through all of these ordeals, Homme faced the inner turmoil of deciding whether he even wanted to make music anymore and with his band Queens of the Stone Age.
Luckily for everyone, Homme decided against calling it a day and is now ready to share new Queens of the Stone Age material and take the band back on the road in North America, the UK and Europe. Speaking about the lyrical rawness of the new album, Homme said, “kowtowing to my own insecurities or fears at my age is not a good look. It should be more vulnerable, not less.”
The band is well known for working with many collaborators, in the past featuring musicians such as Dave Grohl, PJ Harvey and even a cameo appearance by Elton John on song “Fairweather Friends.” Rumours have been circulating about possible guest spots on Times New Roman…but fans will have to find out who, if any, appear when the album finally drops in two days time.
Queens of the Stone Age have been active this spring and summer with two shows in May in the USA and a series of dates in the UK which include shows in Halifax and Margate, both of which are sold out. The group will also be playing the Other Stage at Glastonbury Festival on 25 June.
You can buy the new album here. Tickets for Queens of the Stone Age UK and Europe shows can be found here.
Queens of the Stone Age UK and Europe Tour:
04/11/2023 – Ziggo Dome – Amsterdam, Netherlands
05/11/2023 – Rockhal – Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
07/11/2023 – Accor Arena – Paris, France
08/11/2023 – Jahrhunderthalle – Frankfurt, Germany
09/11/2023 – Max-Schmeling-Halle – Berlin, Germany
11/11/2023 – Mitsubishi Electric Halle – Dusseldorf, Germany
12/11/2023 – Sportpaleis – Antwerp, Belgium
14/11/2023 – AO Arena – Manchester
15/11/2023 – The O2 – London
18/11/2023 – OVO Hydro – Glasgow
19/11/2023 – Resorts World Arena, NEC – Birmingham
20/11/2023 – Globe Theatre – Stockton-on Tees
22/11/2023 – 3Arena – Dublin
