Queens of the Stone Age have scrapped their remaining tour dates for 2024 due to Josh Homme requiring “essential medical care” until the end of the year.
In an Instagram post today (August 23), the band shared a message to fans about their current status. “QOTSA regret to announce the cancellation and/or postponement of all remaining 2024 shows,” they write.
“Josh has been given no choice but to prioritize his health and to receive essential medical care through the remainder of the year.”
All their festival dates have been cancelled, while their headline shows in several US cities have been postponed to 2025, with new dates to be confirmed down the line.
The announcement comes a month after the band had already cancelled a handful of shows due to their frontman’s health.
In July, the band axed a run of European dates due to Homme requiring “emergency surgery” back home in the US. “Every effort was made to push through and play for you, but it is no longer an option to continue,” a statement read.
Homme and co. released their eighth and most recent studio album, ‘In Times New Roman’, last summer. They recently headlined Download Festival 2024 and appeared at Hellfest.
Homme explained in a recently shared interview – which was filmed before his ongoing health issue – that he’ll “roll his sleeves up” so that the next Queens album won’t take so long to arrive. However, with the band’s latest announcement, it’s not made clear if Homme’s current medical needs will push back development of the album.
“There was too much time in between the last record [2017’s ‘Villains’] and this one,” he said.
The comments reflect those shared by guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen and drummer Jon Theodore while at Download 2024, when the two hinted to NME that they had new material in the works.
“I think we’re going to take a little break. I know we have some plans for next year that are loosely being talked about,” Van Leeuwen said when asked about the band’s future plans.
Theodore added: “There are definitely some aces in some sleeves so to speak…”