Rock singer details illness that made him spend ‘seven months in bed,’ cancel tour
Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age has dealt with several health issues over the years, including a diagnosis and recovery from cancer from 2022 to 2023 . But his most recent illness left the rock singer bedridden for several months.
Homme's health crisis emerged when QOTSA was about to tape a live set inside the Catacombs of Paris in July 2024.
"I was in a very difficult physical spot, and I'm really thankful that I was, actually," Homme said an interview with Consequence . "I couldn't think about anything else but where we were. It's better that I was unwell, because I think if I was well, we would've maybe been more 'California' about it and thought 'Man, it's so cool to be here...' And something about that kind of sucks."
The frontman decided to fight through his ailment, which Homme deliberately kept vague for privacy, and record QOTSA's "Alive in the Catacombs" EP.
Homme was then flown back home and sedated for emergency surgery less than a day later. The surgery ultimately forced the band to cancel the remainder of their 2024 tour .
"I performed in the Catacombs, and within about 20 hours I was being sedated and put under," Homme told Consequence. "Then I spent the next seven months in bed. I had a lot of time to think, you know? I was told I was gonna spend 18 months, two years there, so I was not excited."
However, doctors told Homme that he was going to be okay by December. When he heard that news, the singer said he "felt like a rodeo bull leaning on the gate."
"It's like, when you open this (expletive) gate, I'm gonna run. I'm gonna run," he told Consequence.
Homme is now gearing up for QOTSA's upcoming "Catacombs Tour," which kicks off in October. The tour will consist of more intimate acoustic shows with Homme encouraging fans to dress up.
"Somewhere between a tuxedo T-shirt and 'The Hunger Games' and 'Let's Make a Deal‚" Homme said while describing the proper attire and before offering another alternative. "Actually, it's somewhere between a funeral, a prom, and a wedding."
The "Catacombs Tour" includes a stop Boch Center Wang Theatre in Boston on Oct. 8. Fans can shop for tickets online using Ticketmaster or reliable third-party ticket sellers like StubHub , VividSeats and SeatGeek .
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