Queens of the Stone Age is back on the road for their acclaimed Catacombs Tour, which kicked off October 2, 2025 in Chicago and has continued at major North American theaters and select European venues throughout 2025 and 2026.
Tickets are currently available for all announced dates. Find tickets on SeatGeek, StubHub, and Ticketmaster.
Tour Summary and Upcoming Events
- Tour Name: The Catacombs Tour
- Artist: Queens of the Stone Age
- Tour launch: Chicago Theatre, Chicago, IL – Oct 2, 2025
- Major stops: Detroit, Toronto, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Nashville, Dallas, Denver, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Austin, New Orleans
- Final North American date (2025): Saenger Theatre, New Orleans – Nov 21, 2025
- Further 2026 dates: Stockholm (June 29), London (next July), Milan, Paris, Berlin, Basel
Ticket Comparison and Prices
- Santa Barbara, Arlington Theatre (Nov 8, 2025): From $263 SeatGeek
- San Francisco, Davies Symphony Hall (Nov 10, 2025): From $320 SeatGeek
- Hollywood, Dolby Theatre (Nov 11, 2025): From $273 SeatGeek
- Austin, Bass Concert Hall (Nov 19, 2025): From $188 SeatGeek
- New Orleans, Saenger Theatre (Nov 21, 2025): From $215 SeatGeek
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About Queens of the Stone Age and Significance of the Tour
Queens of the Stone Age is a Grammy-nominated American rock band formed by Josh Homme, known for their experimental blend of rock, stoner, and alternative sounds. Their celebrated catalog includes hits like No One Knows, Go With The Flow, Little Sister, and Make It Wit Chu. Recent works, such as new song Easy Street debuted at the Catacombs Tour opener in Chicago, continue their streak of innovative releases. The band is also featured in a new concert film, Alive In The Catacombs, and their live setlists showcase both classic tracks and fresh arrangements. The Catacombs Tour has no opening acts, focusing on an ensemble-backed, theatrical, and intimate experience combining acoustic reinterpretations and unique visuals.
Josh Homme’s Triumphant Return to the Road
For Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age, the band’s recent Boston show marked a triumphant return to the road after the singer revealed a near-death experience earlier this year.
“Thank you Boston, thank you so much,” Homme said while receiving a standing ovation from a sold-out room at the Boch Center Wang Theatre on Wednesday, Oct. 8. “You’re making me blush,” the rock star said. “I love you too. We love you too. Thank you so much for coming tonight, you look fantastic.”
QOTSA was in Boston as part of The Catacombs Tour, which kicked off on Oct. 2 in Chicago, Illinois. The tour is in support of the band’s most recent EP, “Alive in the Catacombs.” The project was recorded inside the Catacombs of Paris in July 2024 and made the band the first rock act to officially play inside the venue, according to an article by Mr Porter.
QOTSA’s tour strives to recreate this eerie yet stunning setting, which hold the remains of more than six million people. The band’s live setting featured dim lighting, reverberating natural sounds, a small orchestra and several props that made for a captivating experience both visually and sonically.
Fans who attended the show called it “the best concert I’ve been to” and “the most hauntingly, theatrical, beautiful performance” on social media.
Homme also told fans that he was recently “thinking about how you’re only young one time, and then you’re just a goddamn adult” the rest of one’s life. Homme then proceeded to remind the crowd that while it’s important to recognize death, it’s equally important to live life to the fullest. This is something the singer understands all too well.
In 2023, Homme successfully recovered from cancer after being diagnosed in 2022. He also previously “died on the operating table” during knee surgery in 2010, according to Mr Porter.
However, Homme’s most recent illness left the rock singer bedridden for several months. The health scare came when QOTSA was about to record “Alive in the Catacombs.”
The frontman decided to fight through his ailment, which Homme deliberately kept vague for privacy. He then flew back home and was sedated for emergency surgery less than a day later. The surgery ultimately forced the band to cancel the remainder of their 2024 tour.
Homme is now continuing his run on the “Catacombs Tour.” The next stop on the tour is in Milan, Italy on Saturday. QOTSA will be back in the U.S. next month, starting off with their performance at SEMA Fest in Las Vegas on Nov. 7.
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