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Queens of the Stone Age cancel all 2024 shows as Josh Homme receives ‘essential medical care’

Frontman must ‘prioritise his health’, a month after he underwent emergency surgery and two years after his cancer diagnosis

“QOTSA regret to announce the cancellation and/or postponement of all remaining 2024 shows,” the group wrote in a statement posted to X (formerly Twitter). Standalone shows in Boston, Cincinnati, Chicago and Madison have been postponed, while festival appearances in Memphis, Bridgeport and Mexico City have been cancelled. In July, the Queens of the Stone Age cancelled eight shows in Europe including festival appearances in France, Slovakia and Romania.

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