Queens of the Stone Age will play shows across North America and Europe in 2027 to back their album Perfecth. Frontman Josh Homme says the gigs will bring “chaos and uncertainty.”
This tour won’t feel like the stripped-back, theatrical Catacombs shows of 2025. Josh Homme spoke about it in an interview with NME. The Catacombs shows changed the band, he said. “I think the Catacombs have changed us forever, and so there is no going back – there’s only forward,” he said.
The band also took away lessons from the theatrics of those nights. “We learned something about the theatrics of all that, almost Vaudeville and magic. We’re going to do something I really don’t want to talk about…” Josh Homme said.
So what does he want from a live show now? He gave a clear answer. “I want chaos and uncertainty. Those are moments to experiment and almost feel underwater with those emotions,” Josh Homme said. He added, “The Catacombs shows were terrifying to do because there was nowhere to hide. That’s exactly the sort of thing we’re looking for.”
Josh Homme thinks the band has reached the “third act” of its life and is searching for “peace.” Every artist moves through three phases, he said, and none of them should be rushed.
“When you’re starting out and you think you’re doing things that the world has never seen before, which is a thought that only someone in their twenties could have,” he said of the first phase. In the second, an artist sees what is possible and starts pushing limits.
“For me, that second phase was war and attack, to push buttons and look for chaos and thrive in that,” Josh Homme said. “That third act is about searching for peace somehow, and taking part in being a part of not just your own peace but others as well; allowing things that were maybe terrifying previously to just be terrifying and accept them, but what do I know?”
Perfecth is the band’s ninth studio album. It has nine tracks and runs about 36 minutes. Homme and Michael Shuman produced it. Matador released it, and it’s out now.
All tour dates are on their website.
