Queens of the Stone Age are taking new album Perfecth on the road across the United States next spring, and they are bringing Pixies with them. Tickets for the 16-date run go on general sale on Thursday, October 29.
A new record and a heavyweight bill
The tour was announced on October 22, the day after the band appeared on The Tonight Show. Perfecth is released on October 30. Pixies and Wheelchair Sports Camp support on every date, and the shows are promoted by Live Nation.
The dates
The run opens on the West Coast with four California shows in the first five days, swings through the Pacific Northwest and the Mountain West, and finishes in the Midwest and the Northeast before a closing night in Boston.
- May 1: Viejas Arena, San Diego
- May 2: Kia Forum, Inglewood
- May 4: Oakland Arena, Oakland
- May 5: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento
- May 7: Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle
- May 9: Moda Center, Portland
- May 11: Delta Center, Salt Lake City
- May 12: Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison
- May 14: Grand Casino Arena, St. Paul
- May 15: American Family Insurance Amphitheater, Milwaukee
- May 16: Allstate Arena, Rosemont
- May 18: Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
- May 19: Nationwide Arena, Columbus
- May 21: Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh
- May 22: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit
- May 24: TD Garden, Boston
When tickets go on sale
- Artist presale registration: closes at 11.59pm Eastern on Sunday, October 25, through the band's official website.
- Artist presale: Wednesday, October 28, from 10am local time.
- General sale: Thursday, October 29, from 10am local time, via Ticketmaster.
Ticket prices had not been published with the announcement.
Before the sale
Registration for the presale closes three days before the first tickets are released, so anyone hoping for an early shot needs to sign up this weekend. The general sale follows a day after the presale, at the same local time.
The full presale and on-sale details are on qotsa.com, which links through to the official ticket pages for each show.