The headlining run begins in August
Queens of the Stone Age are hitting the road this fall for a North American headlining tour. The End Is Nero run kicks off on August 3 at the Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill in Sterling Heights, Missouri and wraps up on October 6 at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, California. Special guests for the trek will be Phantogram, The Armed, Viagra Boys, and Jehnny Beth on select dates.
Queens of The Stone Age and Citi pre-sales begin today, Tuesday, June 6, with public on-sale following Friday June 9. Citi cardmembers will have access to pre-sale tickets beginning Tuesday, June 6 at 10am local time until Thursday, June 8 at 10pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com. General tickets of on sale this Friday, June 9 at 10am local time HERE.
Queens of the Stone Age’s album In Times New Roman arrives on June 16 via Matador. It was recorded and mixed at frontman Josh Homme’s own Pink Duck, with additional recording at Shangri-La. The album was produced by the band and mixed by Mark Rankin. It will be available across all digital platforms, as well as vinyl and CD. Artwork and double LP gatefold packaging was designed by long time collaborator Boneface. The LP vinyl will be available globally in standard black, as well as limited edition green, red, silver and blue. All formats are available for pre-order and pre-save now HERE.
Ahead of the release of the record, Queens of the Stone Age have announced a special listening experience. From June 4 through June 11, fans can register to listen to the new record in full on the original vinyl test pressing at dedicated spaces around the globe. The experience will be available in New York, Los Angeles, London, Mexico City, and São Paulo. Fans can book an appointment to experience the record HERE.
Last week, the band revealed a new song “Carnavoyeur.” It follows the previously released “Emotion Sickness.” Over Memorial Day Weekend, Queens of the Stone Age debuted “Negative Spaces” at Boston Calling, another track from the new record.
After performing at Sonic Temple and Boston Calling, Queens of the Stone Age are slated to play several more festivals around the globe this summer including Pinkpop, Mad Cool, Louder Than Life, Aftershock, and more. This week, the band was added to the Glastonbury bill alongside Elton John, Guns N’ Roses, Arctic Monkeys, Royal Blood, The Hives, and more.
August 3 – Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill*
August 4 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage*
August 5 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE Outdoors*
August 7 – Bridgeport, CT – Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater*
August 8 – Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at the Mann*
August 9 – Washington, DC – The Anthem*
August 11 – Portland, ME – Cross Insurance Arena*
August 12 – Queens, NY – Forest Hills Stadium*
August 15 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater*
August 16 – Asheville, NC – Rabbit Rabbit*
August 18 – Atlanta, GA – Fox Theatre *
August 19 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater*
September 16 – Chicago, IL – Riot Fest
September 17 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory**
September 19 – Omaha, NE – Steelhouse**
September 20 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre**
September 22 – Indianapolis, IN – TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park**
September 23 – St. Louis, MO – Saint Louis Music Park**
September 24 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life
September 26 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP**
September 27 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion**
September 29 – Denver, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre**
September 30 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Great Saltair**
October 2 – Portland, OR – Veterans Memorial Coliseum**
October 3 – Vancouver, BC – Pacific Coliseum**
October 4 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena**
October 6 – San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium**
October 8 – Sacramento, CA – Aftershock
*with Phantogram and The Armed
**withViagra Boys and Jehnny Beth