Queens of the Stone Age- "Era Vulgaris" Era (6/12)

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Alternate Video: Queens Of The Stone Age (Feat. Julian Casablancas) - "Sick, Sick, Sick"

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QOTSA Announce "Duluth Tour"

They can travel the world, but the guys in Queens of the Stone Age are just as down-home as any rural kid in Chico, Tulsa, or Fargo. And to prove it, they're playing those towns (and more) on their forthcoming "Duluth Tour", which will see the band using the end of July and the beginning of August to play some of the more overlooked cities in the fair U.S. of A., including the tour's Minnesota namesake. (Between them and the White Stripes, rural America has a pretty full dance card this summer.)

QOTSA release Era Vulgaris on June 12 via Interscope, and they have plenty of other tour dates scheduled this summer, in the U.S. and Europe alike.

Dates:

06-07 Fresno, CA - Fresno Fair Grounds (KFRR's Birthday Bash)
06-08 Ventura, CA - Ventura County Fairgrounds at Seaside Park (KJEE's Seaside Beach Ball)
06-09 Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheater (Live 105's BFD)
06-14 London, England - Hyde Park (Wireless Festival)
06-15 Leeds, England - Harewood House (Wireless Festival)
06-16 Interlaken, Sweden - Greenfield Festival
06-18 Milan, Italy - Alcatraz
06-19 Vienna, Austria - Vienna Arena
06-20 Zagreb, Croatia - Radar Festival
06-24 Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Rock a Field Festival
06-26 Arendal, Norway - Hove Festival
06-28 Cologne, Germany - E-Werk
06-29 Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter Festival
06-30 Belfort, France - Eurockéennes
07-01 Paris, France - Furia Sound
07-03 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
07-04 Berlin, Germany - Columbiahalle
07-06 Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival
07-07 Naas, Ireland - Oxegen Festival
07-08 Balado, Scotland - T in the Park
07-22 Costa Mesa, CA - Pacific Amphitheater (Orange County Fair)
07-24 Chico, CA - Senator Theater
07-25 Eugene, OR - McDonald Theater
07-27 Boise, ID - The Big Easy
07-28 Missoula, MT - Wilma Theater
07-29 Billings, MT - Shire Auditorium
07-31 Fargo, ND - Playmaker's
08-01 Duluth, MN - DECC Arena
08-04 Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room
08-07 Memphis, TN - New Daisy Theater
08-08 Little Rock, AR - The Village
08-10 Tulsa, OK - Cain's Bathroom
08-11 Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ballroom
09-16 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival

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ARTIST: QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE

ALBUM: ERA VULGARIS

NEW YORK (Billboard) - The trips are getting darker for Queens of the Stone Age. In contrast to the adrenaline rush of 2000's drug anthem "Feel Good Hit of the Summer," lead Queen Josh Homme disappears in the fade almost completely on the band's fifth studio album, singing of "don't resist" and "forever midnight" on the devilish first single "Sick, Sick, Sick." Along the way, the band wrestles with the ambivalence of excess on the hazy slacker ode "Turning the Screw" and the increasing entitlement of American culture on the warped strut of "I'm Designer." QOTSA envelops many of the songs in a fog of menacing guitar squall. The big exceptions are the vulnerable "Suture Up Your Future" and "3's & 7's," a jumping dirty boogie that follows in the tradition of past hits like "Little Sister" and "No One Knows."

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Reviewed by Edna Gundersen
USA Today

Queens of the Stone Age, Era Vulgaris: *** (out of four) HOMME SWEET HOMME
Josh Homme’s fifth album with QOTSA blasts out of the speakers like a flaming cannonball. It’s loud, lumbering, old-school metallic rock on steroids, with monster percussion, merciless guitar assaults and plenty of raunch dressing. Synth and psychedelic sonics abound, testament to Homme’s farflung
sensibilities, but he’s never far from a familiar arsenal of raw muscular riffology.

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Out today in the USA!!

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Debuts at #7 in the UK.

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Billboard.biz:

Queens of the Stone Age's "Era Vulgaris" debuts at No. 14 with 52,000. The band's last studio album, "Lullabies to Paralyze," debuted and peaked at No. 5 in 2005. It opened with 97,000 -- though it only spent 12 weeks on the chart. The band's 2002 album, "Songs for the Deaf," bowed at No. 17 with 50,000. However, it spent 50 weeks on The Billboard 200.

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06/30: NEW 14 QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE ERA VULGARIS 51,574 62 999 51,637

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07/07: 14 35 QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE ERA VULGARIS 21,458 51,574 73,095

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07/14: 35 57 QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE ERA VULGARIS

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07/21: 57 84 QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE ERA VULGARIS 8,947 -29 12,535 94,577

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07/28: 84 105 QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE ERA VULGARIS 6,849 8,947 101,426

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Queens Of The Stone Age discuss Duluth tour

Queens Of The Stone Age are nearing the kick-off for their 'Duluth' tour of North America, which will see the band play in smaller cities and towns across the continent.

Speaking to NME.COM, guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen revealed that the band wants to "get in touch with their audience" and visit cities they haven't visited recently, or ever.

"If I were in one of those towns and I were a fan or not a fan of a band I would go see them anyway, because not many people go through there. It would be a special show" says Van Leeuwen.

And the guitarist revealed that the band are currently throwing around ideas for the follow-up to the recently released 'Era Vulgaris'.

"Theres always something going on with us" he says. "Even though we just put out this record, we started it over a year ago and it's been months since we finished the mixing. When the faucet is on full, you don't want to stop it, you want to keep going, so there's always material being toyed with."

Van Leeuwen also says being on the road does not dry up the creative juices.

"I carry a modest recording rig with me, but most of the time it's just an acoustic guitar in the back lounge of the bus, just jamming a little bit. The new material is in its infancy and there's always a chance to record stuff, but once we get on the road we'll figure out what that is. We're still kicking off this tour and album so the focus will shift to the new material at some point."

Having just returned from a tour of Europe where they were joined onstage at T in the Park by Mark Lanegan for their final show, Van Leeuwen is interested to see how US audiences will respond to the new material

"In Europe, people get us there first always. That's kind of why we start off our tours there. Were curious to see how it goes in the States, hopefully it's just as good."

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08/04: 105 132 QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE ERA VULGARIS 5,618 6,849 -18 107,044

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08/11: 132 158 QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE ERA VULGARIS 4,590 5,618 -18 111,634

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08/18: 158 182 QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE ERA VULGARIS 4,185 4,590 -9 115,819

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Dropped off the BB200.