Queens Of Stone Age Announce Tour

Josh Homme’s reactivated independent label, Rekords Rekords, will re-release Queens of the Stone Age’s self-titled 1998 debut album with bonus tracks on March 1 in the U.S. and March 7 in the U.K. They’ll promote the album with a U.S. tour, beginning mid-March (see dates below).

The re-issue has been fully remastered from the original tapes and now includes three more tracks, “The Bronze,” “These Aren’t the Droids You’re Looking For” and “Spiders and Vinegaroons.”

Homme told Mixdown magazine that the remastering was subtle. “I wanted to remaster it, but we didn’t really want to do too much to it," he said. “It had that certain thing already. Some records really benefit from remastering but this has this dark thing… It’s not too huge compared to other records, but it’s as dense as heck. You hear everything. After the remaster it’s a little bit bigger, but not at the risk of anything.”

QOTSA plan to launch the reissue by playing the album in its entirety during sideshows for Australia’s Soundwave festival, and according to their official Facebook page, the band will continue to play the album – along with B-sides and other tracks – during a tour of “smallish places.” (via Gibson.com)

Queens of the Stone Age Tour Dates:

March 18 - New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks
March 19 - Birmingham, AL - Workplay Soundstage
March 20 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
March 21 - Atlanta, GA - Center Stage
March 23 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
March 24 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
March 25 - New York, NY - Terminal 5
March 26 - Boston, MA - House of Blues
March 27 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis
March 29 - Toronto, ON - Sound Academy
March 30 - Cleveland OH - House of Blues
March 31 - Indianapolis, IN - Vogue
April 1 - Chicago, IL - The Riviera
April 2 - Omaha, NE - Sokol Auditorium
April 4 - Des Moines, IA - Val Air Ballroom
April 5 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
April 6 - Kansas City, MO - Beaumont Club
April 8 - Denver, CO - Ogden
April 11 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theater