Queens of the Stone Age Announce Australian & New Zealand Tour 2026

US rockers Queens of the Stone Age are returning this December for a run of shows across Australia and New Zealand.

The announcement coincides with the release of the band’s first new song in three years, the acoustic ‘Easy Street’. The track features guest vocalist Nikki Lane and is accompanied by a music video directed by Tony Wolski and Christopher Gruse, in which QOTSA frontman Josh Homme runs from a bunch of crazy neighbours.

“It’s kind of a funny song,” Homme said in a press statement. “It’s like hitting your funny bone, where it’s funny because it hurts and it hurts because it’s funny. You’re serious, but it’s funny. We made it the way you’d make a demo. No click track, mistakes left in. It speeds up, it slows down, the claps aren’t great, but they’re not bad, and a bad clap adds this human thing you can’t fake.”

QOTSA’s tour will feature support from the legendary Primus and Australian experimental art-punk quartet, Tropical Fuck Storm.

Queens of the Stone Age will kick off their 2026 Australia and New Zealand tour at The Drive in Adelaide on Tuesday 8 December before heading to Hobart’s MyState Bank Arena on Friday 11 December, Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on Sunday 13 December, Afterpay Arena in Sydney on Tuesday 15 December, Newcastle Entertainment Centre on Wednesday 16 December and Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Friday 18 December, before winding up in New Zealand at Auckland’s Spark Arena on Sunday 20 December.

The Artist and Mastercard pre-sale runs from 11am AEST Thursday 16 July to 10am AEST Mon 20 July, followed by the Live Nation pre-sale that runs from 11am AEST Friday 17 July to 10am AEST Monday 20 July.

General admission tickets go on sale at 11am AEST Monday 20 July via livenation.com.au.

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Founded in the mid-90s by Josh Homme, QOTSA have gone through plenty of lineup changes over the years, with the current setup comprising Troy Van Leeuwen, Michael Shuman, Dean Fertita and Jon Theodore.

The band has released eight studio albums, including the Billboard 200 #1 ...Like Clockwork, scored nine Grammy nominations and performed all across the globe.

Currently touring Europe with System of a Down before linking up with Foo Fighters for a slew of US dates, Australian and New Zealand fans will be the first to witness the band’s brand-new live show this December.

Catch Queens of the Stone Age performing at The Drive on Tuesday 8 December. Ticketing information is available at livenation.com.au.