Queens Of The Stone Age announce exclusive Hobart acoustic show on Australia tour

Queens Of The Stone Age

 

Queens Of The Stone Age’s hugely anticipated Australian tour kicks off in two weeks – the final stop on the band’s Villains World Tour, following 13 months of epic shows worldwide.

Joshua Homme, Troy Van Leeuwen, Dean Fertita, Jon Theodore and Michael Shuman are no strangers to Australia. As Homme attested on their previous visit: “Everybody who knows me knows that Australia is my home away from home”.

In July 2017, Queens of the Stone Age launched the Villains World Tour right here, including a special show in the tropics of Darwin, NT. Now, it’s Tasmania’s turn.

In addition to the band’s already announced dates, Frontier Touring is thrilled to announce an exclusive, intimate one-off performance in Hobart: Queens Of The Stone Age will perform a full acoustic show at Nolan Gallery, Mona (Museum of Old and New Art) on Monday 3 September.

“Playing Tasmania is special for me. I sit with Brody’s Mum & enjoy the wild, utterly Australian beauty. I think Mona is a perfect example of Tassie individuality, so playing there is an honour. As a token of our appreciation, we will donate all proceeds to the Royal Hobart Hospital Children’s Ward.” – Joshua Homme

Proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to the Royal Hobart Hospital Children’s Ward, to assist in buying equipment and support the hospital’s paediatric services team. Tickets for this special show go on sale this Thursday 16 August from 4pm AEST via mona.net.au.

To ensure the best experience for QOTSA fans, Frontier Touring and the band have implemented strict anti-scalping measures for this show. Tickets are limited to two per person and no physical tickets will be issued. The owner of the credit card used to purchase tickets must be a ticketholder attending the show. Ticketholders will be notified by email of entry procedure, which will involve a check-in process on the night, and all ticketholders will need to provide photo ID matching our patron list, to staff on the door.

For more information on the event, head to frontiertouring.com/QOTSAMONA.

Mona is Australia’s largest private museum founded by philanthropist, collector and gambler David Walsh. Unorthodox  and risk-taking, Mona’s goal is “no more, nor less, than to ask what art is, and what makes us look and look at it with ceaseless curiosity”.

Which makes it the perfect location for a Queens Of The Stone Age show.

With all dates selling fast and two killer supports in swampy rhythm and blues master C.W. Stoneking and self-described “shed-rock” QLD punk outfit The Chats, fans are warned: this tour is not to be missed! Take it from the man himself, Josh Homme:

“Queens Of The Stone Age are proud to be sharing the stage with premier examples of Australian artistry, individuality and personality on our upcoming tour… As longtime fans of CW Stoneking & brand spanking new fans of The Chats, we’ll spend as much time watching music from the side of the stage, as we will playing music from the center of it. With a musical spectrum as wide & wild as the Australian outback itself, an unforgettable night is not a mere possibility, but a goddamn certainty!”

 

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE

VILLAINS WORLD TOUR
AUGUST & SEPTEMBER 2018
Presented by Frontier Touring

GENERAL PUBLIC ON-SALE — NEW MONA (HOBART) SHOW
Begins: Thursday 16 August (4pm AEST)
All other shows on sale now and selling fast!

Tue 28 Aug    Brisbane | Riverstage (All Ages)
with special guest C.W. Stoneking
ticketmaster.com.au | Ph: 136 100

Thu 30 Aug    Newcastle | Entertainment Centre (All Ages)
with special guests C.W. Stoneking and The Chats
ticketek.com.au | Ph: 132 849

Fri 31 Aug    Sydney | Hordern Pavilion SOLD OUT

Sat 1 Sep    Sydney | Hordern Pavilion (All Ages)
with special guests C.W. Stoneking and The Chats
ticketek.com.au | Ph: 132 849

Mon 3 Sep    Hobart | Nolan Gallery, Mona NEW SHOW!
Tickets: mona.net.au                    (All Ages)
Event info: frontiertouring.com/QOTSAMONA

Tue 4 Sep        Hobart | Derwent Entertainment Centre (All Ages)
with special guests C.W. Stoneking and The Chats
ticketmaster.com.au | Ph: 136 100

Fri 7 Sep    Melbourne | Margaret Court Arena (All Ages)

Sat 8 Sep    Melbourne | Margaret Court Arena (All Ages)
with special guests C.W. Stoneking and The Chats
ticketek.com.au | Ph: 132 849

Sun 9 Sep        Adelaide | Entertainment Centre (All Ages)
with special guests C.W. Stoneking and The Chats
ticketek.com.au | Ph: 132 849

Wed 12 Sep    Perth | Perth Arena (All Ages)
with special guests C.W. Stoneking and The Chats
ticketek.com.au | Ph: 132 849

 

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