The Kings of the Stone Age wear armor and have axes and wrestle. The Queens of the Stone Age hang out with the Kings of the Stone Age’s girlfriends when they wrestle and are also the #9 band in our ambitious 120-part series - BETTER KNOW AN ACL ARTIST. The ninth installment is all about QOTSA - the Fightin’ Mesolithic Royalty!!!

ARTIST:
Queens of the Stone Age

ACL DATE/TIME:
TBA

PREVIOUS ACL APPEARANCES:
0

WEBSITES:
Official Site
MySpace Page

BAND MEMBERS:
Joshua Homme - Vocals/Lead Guitar
Joey Castillo - Drums
Troy Van Leeuwen - Rhythm Guitar/Lap Steel/Keyboards/Backing Vocals
Michael Shuman - Bass/Backing Vocals
Dean Fertita - Keyboards/Rhythm Guitar/Backing Vocals

HOMETOWN:
Palm Desert, California, USA

GENRE:
Hard Rock

MOST RECENT ALBUM:
Era Vulgaris

NOTABLE ALBUMS:
Queens of the Stone Age
Songs for the Deaf
Lullabies to Paralyze

FUN FACTS:
The band chose the name ‘Queens of the Stone Age’ rather than ‘Kings of the Stone Age’ because they thought “Kings would be too macho.”

WHAT TO EXPECT:
The NY Times have described the QOTSA live experience as loud and nasty as a band can be, while remaining a chilly experience.

MP3:
Queens of the Stone Age - “Sick Sick Sick”

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