Queens
Of The Stone Age will return to New Zealand
on their
Villains World
Tour, performing two huge headline shows for Frontier Touring this August. They
will be joined at both shows by Australian blues maestro C.W. Stoneking.
‘Queens Of The Stone Age, you beautiful bunch of freaks. Rock'n'roll just
doesn't get any sexier than the sounds this band lovingly wrench from their
instruments and these skillful players perform with a synergy that proves
they're a band of brothers who genuinely rate each other.’ –
The Music Helmed
by founding member Joshua Homme (guitar/vocals), with Troy Van Leeuwen
(guitar), Dean Fertita (guitar/keys), Jon Theodore (drums/percussion) and
Michael Shuman (bass), Queens of The Stone Age will kick off the NZ leg of
their
VillainsWorld Tour at Auckland’s Spark Arena on Thursday 23 August.
From there, the rock’n’roll legends will perform a second New Zealand date at
Christchurch’s Horncastle Arena. These shows make good on Homme’s hint he gave
while on our shores last year of returning before too long:
“If you notice, we’re just doing one show. One could glean that perhaps that
would be to come back…”
– Josh Homme Tickets to both dates go on saleThursday 3 May – head to
frontiertouring.com/QOTSAfor all of the details.
Following hundreds of epic shows, six genre-defining albums and multiple Grammy
nominations, Queens Of The Stone Age blasted forth once more from the
Californian desert last August with their most recent acclaimed chart-topping
seventh album,
Villains(released via Matador Records/Remote Control Records).
Featuring fan and radio favourites
Head Like A Haunted House,
The Way You Used To Do and
The Evil Has Landed,
Villains was named #8 on
Rolling Stone’s ‘50 Best
Albums of 2017’ list and debuted at #1 on New Zealand’s Top 40 Album Chart.
C.W. Stoneking, the embodiment of what some would say is a bygone era of music,
will join Queens Of The Stone Age as special guest at both New Zealand shows.
From his rasping jungle-rock-blues, to his well-oiled locks, and his familiar,
though increasingly less frequent, all white clothing ensemble, he has
converted fans across the world to his unique style.
Over three albums (
King Hokum,
ARIA award-winning
Jungle
Blues and his most recent release,
Gon’ Boogaloo), and countless tours, C.W. has
delivered his own brand of swampy rhythm and blues via his larger than life
persona, incredible musicianship, and epochal performances.
Currently in the midst of wowing fans on a massive USA run and returning to our
shores off the back of dates in Japan, Queens Of The Stone Age are not to be
missed. Arguably one of the best rock bands on the planet, and armed with their
latest rock masterpiece in
Villains,these will be the tightest shows you’re ever likely to see. Their
Auckland show last year completely sold out immediately – don’t delay!
QUEENS
OF THE STONE AGE
VILLAINS WORLD TOUR
NEW ZEALAND
AUGUST 2018
With special guest C.W. Stoneking
Presented by Frontier Touring, The Rock and Under The Radar
Runs 24 hours from: Tuesday
1 May (2pm NZST)
or ends earlier if pre-sale
allocation exhausted
GENERAL
PUBLIC ON SALE
Begins: Thursday 3 May
(12noon local time)
Thursday
23 August
Spark Arena
| Auckland, NZ
All Ages
Saturday 25 August
Horncastle Arena
| Christchurch, NZ
All Ages
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