Queens of the Stone Age are heading back to Australia and New Zealand this December, with Josh Homme and company announcing a seven-date arena and outdoor tour alongside special guests Primus and Tropical Fuck Storm.
The run marks the band’s first visit to the region since 2024 and arrives on the heels of new single ‘Easy Street’, their first new music since 2023’s In Times New Roman. Australian and New Zealand audiences will also be the first to witness an entirely new live production following the band’s current European tour with System of a Down, upcoming US dates with Foo Fighters and a headline performance in Iceland later this year.
Beginning in Adelaide before taking in Hobart, Melbourne, Sydney, Newcastle, Brisbane and Auckland, the tour reunites one of modern rock’s most formidable live acts with local audiences. Few bands have maintained the level of consistency Queens of the Stone Age have achieved over the past three decades, evolving from Joshua Homme’s Palm Desert desert-rock experiment into one of alternative rock’s defining forces without ever settling into predictable territory.
That restless creativity continues on new single ‘Easy Street’. First aired live during the band’s Catacombs performances last year, the song trades crushing riffs for a more restrained palette of acoustic guitars, psychedelic textures and understated rhythms. Nikki Lane’s guest vocal adds a rough-hewn country edge that plays against Homme’s measured delivery, while the accompanying video, directed by Tony Wolski and Christopher Gruse from an idea by Homme, embraces absurdity before delivering an unexpectedly heartfelt tribute to society’s outsiders.
The setlists are expected to span the breadth of a catalogue that includes era-defining tracks such as ‘No One Knows’, ‘Go With The Flow’, ‘Little Sister’, ‘My God Is The Sun’, ‘Emotion Sickness’ and ‘Paper Machete’. It is a body of work that has continually expanded the possibilities of hard rock while retaining the groove, tension and understated menace that have always set Queens of the Stone Age apart.
The supporting line-up only adds to the appeal. Primus remain one of alternative rock’s most singular and technically adventurous bands, while Tropical Fuck Storm continue to push Australian experimental rock into unpredictable territory. Together, the three acts promise one of the year’s most compelling touring packages.
Artist presales begin on July 16, with general ticket sales to follow on July 20.
Australia – Go HERE for tickets. New Zealand go HERE.
