Queens of the Stone Age

United States

The whole story

The band today
  • Josh Homme, bass guitar, guitar, keyboard, lead vocals, slide guitar
  • Troy Van Leeuwen, background vocals, bass guitar, guitar, keyboard, lap steel guitar, vibraphone
  • Dean Fertita, background vocals, guitar, keyboard, percussion
  • Michael Shuman, background vocals, bass guitar
  • Jon Theodore, drum set, percussion
    • Josh Homme joins · guitar, lead vocals
    • Matt Cameron joins · drum set
    • Van Conner joins · bass guitar
    • Victor Indrizzo joins · percussion

    The band in 1995: Josh Homme, Matt Cameron, Van Conner, Victor Indrizzo

    • Josh Homme leaves · guitar, lead vocals
    • Matt Cameron leaves · drum set
    • Van Conner leaves · bass guitar
    • Victor Indrizzo leaves · percussion
    • Josh Homme joins · bass guitar, guitar, keyboard, lead vocals, slide guitar

    The band in 1996: Josh Homme

    • Gamma Ray Single · 1996
    • Matt Cameron joins · drum set, percussion

    The band in 1997: Josh Homme, Matt Cameron

    • Alfredo Hernández joins · drum set, percussion
    • Dave Catching joins · guitar, keyboard, lap steel guitar
    • Mike Johnson joins · bass guitar
    • Nick Oliveri joins · background vocals, bass guitar, guitar, lead vocals

    The band in 1998: Josh Homme, Alfredo Hernández, Dave Catching, Mike Johnson, Nick Oliveri

    • The Split CD EP · 18 Apr 1998
    • Cover of Queens of the Stone Age Album · 6 Oct 1998 Queens of the Stone Age
    • 12th Bizarre Festival Flughafen Köln-Butzweilerhof, Köln
    • Pukkelpop 1998, Saturday: Main Stage Main Stage, Limburg
    • Queens of the Stone Age in London The Garage, Highbury
    • Alfredo Hernández leaves · drum set, percussion
    • Gene Trautmann joins · drum set, percussion

    The band in 1999: Josh Homme, Dave Catching, Nick Oliveri, Gene Trautmann

    • Frontline, Volume 4 – The Singles Club Single · 1999
    • Southside 1999, Day 2, Zeltbühne
    • Dave Catching leaves · guitar, keyboard, lap steel guitar
    • Brendon McNichol joins · guitar, lap steel guitar, piano

    The band in 2000: Josh Homme, Nick Oliveri, Gene Trautmann, Brendon McNichol

    • Feel Good Hit of the Summer EP · 2000
    • Cover of Rated R Album · 5 Jun 2000 Rated R
    • The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret Single · 14 Aug 2000
    • Pukkelpop 2000, Friday Pukkelpop Festival Ground
    • Dave Grohl joins · background vocals, drum set, percussion
    • Mark Lanegan joins · background vocals, keyboard, lead vocals

    The band in 2001: Josh Homme, Nick Oliveri, Gene Trautmann, Brendon McNichol, Dave Grohl, Mark Lanegan

    • Rock am Ring 2001 Nürburgring, Nürburg
    • Rock im Park 2001 Max‐Morlock‐Stadion, Nürnberg
    • Support act · AC/DC plus very special guests The Offspring at Milton Keynes Bowl National Bowl, Milton Keynes
    • Hurricane Festival 2001 Eichenring, Scheeßel
    • + 7 dates
      • Southside 2001, Day 2, Hauptbühne Flugplatz Neuhausen ob Eck, Neuhausen ob Eck
      • Roskilde Festival 2001, day 7: Orange Stage Orange, Roskilde
      • 15th Bizarre Festival Flughafen Weeze, Weeze
      • Support act · Highfield Festival 2001 Stausee Hohenfelden, Hohenfelden
      • Pukkelpop 2001, Thursday: Main Stage Main Stage, Limburg
      • Leeds Festival 2001, day 1: Main Stage Bramham Park, Bramham
      • Reading Festival 2001, day 3: Main Stage Little John’s Farm, Reading
    • Gene Trautmann leaves · drum set, percussion
    • Brendon McNichol leaves · guitar, lap steel guitar, piano
    • Dave Grohl leaves · background vocals, drum set, percussion
    • Joey Castillo joins · drum set, percussion
    • Troy Van Leeuwen joins · background vocals, bass guitar, guitar, keyboard, lap steel guitar, vibraphone

    The band in 2002: Josh Homme, Nick Oliveri, Mark Lanegan, Joey Castillo, Troy Van Leeuwen

    • No One Knows Single · 1 Jan 2002
    • Go With the Flow Single · March 2002
    • Cover of Songs for the Deaf Album · 17 Aug 2002 Songs for the Deaf
    • Hurricane Festival 2002 Eichenring, Scheeßel
    • Southside 2002, Day 1: Hauptbühne
    • Rock Werchter 2002, Day 2, Main Stage Festivalpark Werchter, Werchter
    • Later... With Jools Holland: Series 20, Episode 2
    • First It Giveth Single · 5 Aug 2003
    • Support act · Red Hot Chili Peppers in Toronto Scotiabank Arena, Toronto
    • Rock Werchter 2003, day 3: Main Stage Festivalpark Werchter, Werchter
    • Nick Oliveri leaves · background vocals, bass guitar, guitar, lead vocals
    • Dan Druff joins · bass guitar

    The band in 2004: Josh Homme, Mark Lanegan, Joey Castillo, Troy Van Leeuwen, Dan Druff

    • Stone Age Complication EP · 4 Oct 2004
    • Mark Lanegan leaves · background vocals, keyboard, lead vocals
    • Dan Druff leaves · bass guitar
    • Alain Johannes joins · bass guitar, guitar, organ, piano
    • Natasha Shneider joins · keyboard

    The band in 2005: Josh Homme, Joey Castillo, Troy Van Leeuwen, Alain Johannes, Natasha Shneider

    • Broken Box (Fixed the Box remix by Peaches) 2005
    • The Fun Machine Took a Shit & Died Single · 2005
    • Remix EP 2005
    • Little Sister Single · 7 Mar 2005
    • Cover of Lullabies to Paralyze Album · 18 Mar 2005 Lullabies to Paralyze
    • In My Head Single · 27 Jun 2005
    • Over the Years and Through the Woods Live · 21 Nov 2005
    • No One Knows / Burn the Witch Live · 22 Nov 2005
    • + 1 single
      • Burn the Witch Single · 14 Nov 2005
    • Southside 2005, Day 2, Green Stage
    • Rockin’ Park Goffertpark, Nijmegen
    • Rock Werchter 2005, Day 4: Main Stage
    • Support act · Sasquatch! Music Festival 2006, Day 3 The Gorge Amphitheatre, George
    • Alain Johannes leaves · bass guitar, guitar, organ, piano
    • Dean Fertita joins · background vocals, guitar, keyboard, percussion
    • Michael Shuman joins · background vocals, bass guitar

    The band in 2007: Josh Homme, Joey Castillo, Troy Van Leeuwen, Dean Fertita, Michael Shuman

    • Sick, Sick, Sick Single · 8 May 2007
    • 3’s & 7’s Single · 4 Jun 2007
    • Cover of Era Vulgaris Album · 8 Jun 2007 Era Vulgaris
    • Make It Wit Chu Single · 23 Nov 2007
    • Southside 2007, Day 2, Blue Stage
    • Rock Werchter 2007, day 2: Main Stage Festivalpark Werchter, Werchter
    • Roskilde Festival 2007, day 6: Orange Orange, Roskilde
    • Queens of the Stone Age in London Centennial Hall, London
    • + 9 dates
      • Support act · Rage Against the Machine in East Troy Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy
      • Queens of the Stone Age in Winnipeg RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg, Winnipeg
      • Queens of the Stone Age in Saskatoon Prairieland Park, Saskatoon
      • Queens of the Stone Age in Edmonton Edmonton Convention Centre, Edmonton
      • Queens of the Stone Age in Calgary Stampede Corral, Calgary
      • Queens of the Stone Age in Vancouver Orpheum, Vancouver
      • Austin City Limits Festival 2007, day 1: AMD Zilker Park, Austin
      • Vegoose 2007, day 2: Double Down Stage Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
      • Queens of the Stone Age at Messe Congresscentrum B, Stuttgart Messe Congresscentrum B, Stuttgart
    • White Wedding (triple j Like a Version) Live · 4 May 2008
    • Support act · Rock im Park 2008, Day 1 Zeppelinfeld, Nürnberg
    • Queens of the Stone Age at Zénith Europe Zénith Strasbourg Europe, Eckbolsheim
    • Reading Festival 2008, day 1: Main Stage
    • Rated R + Songs for the Deaf 11 May 2010
    • Pukkelpop 2010, Saturday: Main Stage Main Stage, Limburg
    • How to Handle a Rope (A Lesson in the Lariat) Single · 28 Feb 2011
    • Glastonbury Festival 2011: Other Stage (Sunday) Worthy Farm, Pilton
    • Rock Werchter 2011, Day 1 Festivalpark Werchter, Werchter
    • Main Square Festival 2011 Citadelle d’Arras, Arras
    • Joey Castillo leaves · drum set, percussion
    • Dave Grohl joins · background vocals, drum set, percussion

    The band in 2012: Josh Homme, Troy Van Leeuwen, Dean Fertita, Michael Shuman, Dave Grohl

    • Dave Grohl leaves · background vocals, drum set, percussion
    • Jon Theodore joins · drum set, percussion

    The band in 2013: Josh Homme, Troy Van Leeuwen, Dean Fertita, Michael Shuman, Jon Theodore

    • My God Is the Sun Single · 8 Apr 2013
    • Cover of …Like Clockwork Album · 31 May 2013 …Like Clockwork
    • iTunes Festival: London 2013 Live · 8 Oct 2013
    • …Like Cologne Live · 22 Nov 2013
    • Lollapalooza Brazil 2013, dias 2: Cidade Jardim Jockey Club de São Paulo, São Paulo
    • Southside 2013, Day 1: Green Stage
    • Rock the Beach Radio Rock -lava, Helsinki
    • Roskilde Festival 2013
    • 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards Crypto.com Arena, Downtown Los Angeles
    • Rock am Ring 2014, Friday: Alternastage Alternastage, Nürburg
    • Pukkelpop 2014, Saturday: Main Stage Main Stage, Limburg
    • Rock en Seine 2014, Day 3 Domaine national de Saint-Cloud, Saint-Cloud
    • Rock in Rio 2015, Day 4: Palco Mundo Palco Mundo, Rio de Janeiro
    • The Way You Used to Do Single · 15 Jun 2017
    • The Evil Has Landed Single · 10 Aug 2017
    • Cover of Villains Album · 25 Aug 2017 Villains
    • Queens Of The Stone Age Villains World Tour: Antwerp AFAS Dome, Merksem
    • Villains World Tour 2018 Save‐On‐Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria
    • Queens of the Stone Age at Gröna Lund Stora Scen, Stockholm
    • Queens of the Stone Age at Lucca Summer Festival 2018 Piazza Napoleone, Lucca
    • Rock Werchter 2018 Festivalpark Werchter, Werchter
    • + 1 date
      • Montreux Jazz Festival 2018, Day 10: Auditorium Stravinski Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux
    • 2011‐06‐26: Glastonbury Festival, Worthy Farm, Pilton, England, UK Live · 21 Jun 2021
    • Emotion Sickness Single · 11 May 2023
    • Carnavoyeur Single · 31 May 2023
    • Paper Machete Single · 14 Jun 2023
    • Cover of In Times New Roman… Album · 16 Jun 2023 In Times New Roman…
    • Sonic Temple 2023, Day 2: Stadium Stage Stadium Stage, Columbus
    • Rock am Ring 2024, Day 1: Utopia Stage Utopia Stage, Nürburg
    • Rock im Park 2024, Day 3: Utopia Stage Utopia Stage, Nürnberg
    • Queens of the Stone Age at ALMA Festival 2024 Poble Espanyol, Barcelona
    • Hellfest 2024, Day 4: Mainstage 01 Mainstage 1, Clisson
    • + 1 date
      • Pukkelpop 2024, Sunday: Main Stage Main Stage, Limburg
    • Alive in the Catacombs Live · 5 Jun 2025
    • Baloise Session 2025 Live · 5 Nov 2025
    • Pukkelpop 2025, Sunday: Main Stage Main Stage, Limburg
    • Baloise Session 2025 - Rock On: Queens of the Stone Age - Alive in the Catacombs Event Halle Basel, Basel
    • Easy Street Single · 14 Jul 2026
    • Insignificant Other Single · 25 Aug 2026
    • Where the Goth Girls At? Single · 23 Sep 2026
    • Run Away From the Mob EP · 28 Oct 2026
    • Album · 30 Oct 2026 Perfecth
    • Support act · System of a Down at Open Air Park Düsseldorf Open Air Park Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf
    • Support act · System of a Down PGE Narodowy, Warsaw
    • Support act · System of a Down PGE Narodowy, Warsaw