Any other day of the year, this would be music’s biggest headline. Just goes to show you how truly incredible the last 12 hours have been. History, people, history!
Anyhow, yes, Queens of the Stone Age have announced 2011 tour dates. As previously reported, the Josh Homme-led outfit will finally reissue their self-titled debut on March 1st, and they’ll support the release by performing the album, in its entirety, in clubs throughout North America this spring. Following an early spring tour of New Zealand and Australia, QOSTA will arrive stateside mid-March. New Orleans get first dibs on the 18th, with the band then making their way up the east coast and into Canada to close out the month. Early April will feature dates across the midwest before the trek wraps up with a two dates in California.
A Livenation pre-sale begins Thursday, February 17th, with a general on-sale to follow Friday, February 18th.
Along with the forthcoming reissue, Domino and Rekords Rekords are releasing a limited-edition 7” of the Queens of the Stone Age track “How To Handle A Rope (A Lesson In The Lariat)” (b/w “Avon”) on February 28th. The release will be limited to 1,000 individually numbered copies. Pre-order asap
Queens of the Stone Age 2011 Tour Dates:
02/21 – Auckland, NZ @ Logan Campbell Centre
02/22 – Wellington, NZ @ Town Hall
02/24 – Cristchurch, NZ @ Town Hall
02/26 – Brisbane, AU @ Soundwave Festival
02/27 – Sydney, AU @ Soundwave Festival
03/02 – Sydney, AU @ Enmore Theatre
03/03 – Melbourne, AU @ Palace Theatre
03/04 – Sydney, AU @ Soundwave Festival
03/05 – Adelaide, AU @ Soundwave Festival
03/07 – Perth, AU @ Soundwave Festival
03/18 – New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jack’s
03/19 – Birminham, AL @ Workplay Soundstage
03/20 – Nashville TN @ Ryman Auditorium
03/21 – Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
03/23 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
03/24 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
03/25 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
03/26 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
03/27 – Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
03/29 – Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy
03/30 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
03/31 – Indianapolis, IN @ Vogue Nightclub
04/01 – Chicago, IL @ The Riviera
04/02 – Omaha, NE @ Sokol Auditorium
04/04 – Des Moines, IA @ Val Air Ballroom
04/05 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
04/06 – Kansas City, MO @ Beaumont Club
04/08 – Denver, CO @ Ogden
04/11 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
04/12 – Los Angees, CA @ The Wiltern
