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Yahoo
02-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Rock singer details illness that made him spend ‘seven months in bed,' cancel tour
Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age has dealt with several health issues over the years, including a diagnosis and recovery from cancer from 2022 to 2023. But his most recent illness left the rock singer bedridden for several months. Homme's health crisis emerged when QOTSA was about to tape a live set inside the Catacombs of Paris in July 2024. 'I was in a very difficult physical spot, and I'm really thankful that I was, actually,' Homme said an interview with Consequence. 'I couldn't think about anything else but where we were. It's better that I was unwell, because I think if I was well, we would've maybe been more 'California' about it and thought 'Man, it's so cool to be here...' And something about that kind of sucks.' The frontman decided to fight through his ailment, which Homme deliberately kept vague for privacy, and record QOTSA's 'Alive in the Catacombs' EP. Homme was then flown back home and sedated for emergency surgery less than a day later. The surgery ultimately forced the band to cancel the remainder of their 2024 tour. 'I performed in the Catacombs, and within about 20 hours I was being sedated and put under,' Homme told Consequence. 'Then I spent the next seven months in bed. I had a lot of time to think, you know? I was told I was gonna spend 18 months, two years there, so I was not excited.' However, doctors told Homme that he was going to be okay by December. When he heard that news, the singer said he 'felt like a rodeo bull leaning on the gate.' 'It's like, when you open this (expletive) gate, I'm gonna run. I'm gonna run,' he told Consequence. Homme is now gearing up for QOTSA's upcoming 'Catacombs Tour,' which kicks off in October. The tour will consist of more intimate acoustic shows with Homme encouraging fans to dress up. 'Somewhere between a tuxedo T-shirt and 'The Hunger Games' and 'Let's Make a Deal‚" Homme said while describing the proper attire and before offering another alternative. 'Actually, it's somewhere between a funeral, a prom, and a wedding.' The 'Catacombs Tour' includes a stop Boch Center Wang Theatre in Boston on Oct. 8. Fans can shop for tickets online using Ticketmaster or reliable third-party ticket sellers like StubHub, VividSeats and SeatGeek. More music content These WMass performers are honing their skills at CitySpace Easthampton Country icon to perform at Mass. city's 400th anniversary celebration Original lead singer of iconic metal band dies at 69 Linkin Park to play two shows in Boston, here's how to buy last-minute tickets Controversial rapper slammed for calling LGBTQ+ identities 'trauma response' Read the original article on MassLive. Solve the daily Crossword
Perth Now
01-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Josh Homme was bedridden for seven months amid medical issues
Josh Homme spent "seven months in bed" as he battled a health issue last year. The 52-year-old singer's group Queens of the Stone Age cancelled the remainder of their 2024 performances last August because of the frontman's undisclosed medical problems and he's now reflected on the period, but thinks it was "better" he was "unwell" while the band completed their 20-year-long dream of recording at Paris' Catacombs amid their European tour. He recalled to Consequence of Sound: "I was in a very difficult physical spot, and I'm really thankful that I was, actually. "I couldn't think about anything else but where we were. It's better that I was unwell, because I think if I was well, we would've maybe been more 'California' about it and thought 'Man, it's so cool to be here...' And something about that kind of sucks." Less than a day later, Josh returned to the US and was sedated for emergency surgery. He added: "I performed in the Catacombs, and within about 20 hours I was being sedated and put under. "Then I spent the next seven months in bed. I had a lot of time to think, you know? I was told I was gonna spend 18 months, two years there, so I was not excited." Fortunately, by December, Josh was told by doctors he was going to be OK and he was excited to get back to work. He reflected: "I felt like a rodeo bull leaning on the gate. It's like, when you open this f****** gate, I'm gonna run. I'm gonna run." Although the No One Knows hitmaker has not made the details of his illness public for privacy reasons, it wasn't his first medical scare because in 2023, he revealed he had been diagnosed with cancer the year before and had undergone successful surgery to remove it. He told Revolver magazine: "I never say it can't get any worse. I never say that, and I wouldn't advise it. But I do say it can get better. "Cancer is just the cherry on top of an interesting time period, you know? I'm extremely thankful that I'll get through this, and I'll look back at this as something that's f****d up — but will have made me better. I'm cool with that. There's a lot of stuff I want to do. And there's a lot of people I want to do that with."
CBC
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Why Josh Homme wanted to film a concert inside the Paris Catacombs
Last summer, Queens of the Stone Age became the first-ever band to perform inside the Paris Catacombs, where the remains of more than six million people are held. That performance was captured in a new concert film and five-song EP, Alive in the Catacombs. In an interview with Q 's Tom Power, frontman Josh Homme says the concert is something he's been trying to make happen for 20 years, but he's been fascinated by the Catacombs since he was a kid. WATCH | Official trailer for Alive in the Catacombs: "When you're young, you never think you're going to die," he says. "It all seems so far away. And people never talk about things like that unless it happens, and it's terrible. So I just think the taboo nature drew me in close. And I think the art of it — the way these bones were so lovingly, respectfully stacked — it just caught my eye. I just couldn't believe that that was OK." The first time Homme had ever been in the Catacombs was to perform with his band, though he had tried to see them before. "For the better part of 20 years, it was just something that every time we would go to Europe, I would say, 'Hey, let's try to play the Catacombs again,'" he says. "It was almost a joke to myself because it had not happened." But after finally getting permission to hold a concert there, Homme got incredibly sick. Immediately after his performance in the Catacombs, he had to fly back to the U.S. to get emergency surgery. "What are the chances that I myself would be in a very dire situation at the same time, after all those years of waiting?" he says. "They're so small that it felt meant to be. And again, you know, there's some that would say, 'It's just a pile of bones and nothing is meant to be, everything's chaos.' And that's OK, too. I'm fine with someone saying that. I don't care about that. I'm saying it feels meant to be for me."
Perth Now
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Queens Of The Stone Age announce intimate UK and European gigs
Queens Of The Stone Age have announced intimate UK and European shows on The Catacombs Tour. The rockers will be performing at carefully curated venues in Britain and on the continent in October – kicking off in Milan and taking in Berlin and Amsterdam before the concluding show at London's Royal Albert Hall. The UK and European leg will be sandwiched between the No One Knows band's gigs in North America across October and November. The Catacombs Tour was inspired by the band's experience of playing in the Parisian underground burial network – in a performance that was later released as a concert film. The gig was the first of its kind and consisted of brand new arrangements of Queens Of The Stone Age's work, including the addition of a string section and creative alternatives to a drum kit. The rockers said in a statement: "The Catacombs Tour will see QOTSA draw upon the spirit of those sublime subterranean renditions and infuse it into reimagined versions that promise to twist the volume knob in both directions. "Enhanced by assembled ensembles, the end result will be a precious few unique and intimate performances unlike any previous QOTSA tour." Fans should expect to hear classic tracks as frontman Josh Homme previously hit out at artists who do not perform their popular hits live. The 52-year-old musician told the Tuna on Toast With Stryker podcast in 2023: "I understand that I'm always going to play No One Knows because I still like playing that song and that's something that it's an agreement with the audience. I assume that this is a part of coming here to see us, and here you go. "When there's bands that don't want to play their big song or their big songs, I always think it's a little c**** to do that. Acting like a song that a lot of people like is a burden is just a strange reaction to the gift that your fans have given you. Seems like an odd reaction." Queens Of The Stone Age UK and Europe The Catacombs Tour 2025 dates: October 18 – Milan, Italy – Teatro Lirico Giorgio Gaber October 23 – Berlin, Germany – Theater des Westens October 24 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Koncerthuset, Koncertsalen October 26 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Royal Theater Carre October 27 – Antwerp, Belgium – Queen Elisabeth Hall October 29 – London, UK – Royal Albert Hall
Forbes
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Queens Of The Stone Age's New Top 10 Is Unlike Anything The Band Has Released Before
Queens of the Stone Age's Alive in the Catacombs debuts at No. 10 on the Official Album Downloads ... More chart and No. 24 on the Rock & Metal Albums ranking in the U.K. FUENGIROLA, SPAIN - JUNE 23: Josh Homme of Queens Of The Stone Age performs on stage at Marenostrum on June 23, 2024 in Fuengirola, Spain. (Photo by Bianca de Vilar/Redferns) Queens of the Stone Age return to the music charts in the United Kingdom this week with a brand new project, and the group's latest EP is a special one. Alive in the Catacombs was not easy to create. It took a long time to get off the ground, and though the project only features a handful of tunes, it's clearly meaningful to the band — and to fans, who have collectively turned it into another bestselling effort for the rockers. Alive in the Catacombs Debuts Inside the Top 10 Alive in the Catacombs manages a top 10 start on the Official Album Downloads chart. On that ranking, the project enters at No. 10, just narrowly becoming the Grammy-nominated act's fifth top 10 success on the list of the most-purchased titles on platforms like iTunes. The EP also reaches the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart, which is focused specifically on those genres. Queens of the Stone Age kicks off its time on that roster at No. 24, snagging an eleventh career win. Queens Of The Stone Age's Unusual Concert Alive in the Catacombs was recorded almost exactly a year ago, in July 2024. As its name suggests, the EP features the band performing in the actual catacombs beneath the city of Paris. The group asked the city for permission several times and was initially rejected, but eventually the government relented, allowing Queens of the Stone Age to become the first musical act to perform live – legally, that is – within the eerie setting. The band released a film of the show, as well as a documentary titled Alive in Paris and Before, which details how the musicians prepared to play in such an unusual space and the process it took to get there. Queens Of The Stone Age's Upcoming Tour Queens of the Stone Age seems so captivated by this venture that later this year, the group will embark on The Catacombs Tour. Beginning in Chicago on October 2, the outing will feature only a handful of dates throughout the U.S. and Canada, with the band performing at special venues — though none will rival the ambiance of the Parisian catacombs.
