Aug. 3 — Queens of the Stone Age is giving audiences yet another taste of its newly released album, In Times New Roman.
The band premiered the video for its new single, ‘Negative Space’ Thursday. The lyric video for what is now the album’s fourth single, features a masked man making his way through space, eventually finding his own body and reviving himself as the song’s lyrics play over the science fiction-themed presentation and as the song plays over the visualization.
The man in the video is played by Liam Lynch, who also created the video. Lynch talked about how the video’s treatment played into the song’s lyrical theme.
“Acceptance is lonely, messy, and tough, especially when it’s all that is left,” Lynch said. “This video takes place between the end and a beginning. It’s the desperate and lost, message-in-a-bottle emotions that are tossed out and let float away. No action required.”
The musical arrangement featured in the band’s new single is an interesting presentation in itself. It blends the band’s familiar stoner rock leanings with a subtle, melancholy hard rock influence for a work that is wholly original in its own right.
In other news, Queens of the Stone Age kicked off the North American leg of its “The End Is Nero Tour” Thursday in Sterling Heights, MI. The current schedule for the band’s North American run is noted below. Tickets are available here.
Queens of the Stone Age The End is Nero Tour:
August 5 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE Outdoors*
August 7 – Bridgeport, CT – Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater*
August 8 – Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at the Mann*
August 9 – Washington, DC – The Anthem*
August 11 – Portland, ME – Cross Insurance Arena*
August 12 – Queens, NY – Forest Hills Stadium*
August 15 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater*
August 16 – Asheville, NC – Rabbit Rabbit*
August 18 – Atlanta, GA – Fox Theatre *
August 19 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater*
September 9 – Sao Paolo, BR – The Town
September 16 – Chicago, IL – Riot Fest
September 17 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory**
September 19 – Omaha, NE – Steelhouse**
September 20 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre**
September 22 – Indianapolis, IN – TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park**
September 23 – St. Louis, MO – Saint Louis Music Park**
September 24 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life
September 26 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP**
September 27 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion**
September 29 – Denver, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre**
September 30 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Great Saltair**
October 2 – Portland, OR – Veterans Memorial Coliseum**
October 3 – Vancouver, BC – Pacific Coliseum**
October 4 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena**
October 6 – San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium**
October 8 – Sacramento, CA – Aftershock
November 4 – Amsterdam, NL – Ziggo Dome***
November 5 – Esch-sur-Alzette, LU – Rockhal***
November 7 – Paris, FR – Accor Arena***
November 8 – Frankfurt, DE – Jahrhunderthalle***
November 9 – Berlin, DE – Max-Schmeling-Halle***
November 11 – Dusseldorf, DE – Mitsubishi Electric Halle***
November 12 – Antwerp, BE – Sportpaleis***
November 14 – Manchester, UK – AO Arena***
November 15 – London, UK – The O2***
November 18 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro***
November 19 – Birmingham, UK – Resorts World Arena***
November 20 – Stockton-on-Tees, UK – Globe Theatre***
November 22 – Dublin, IRE – 3Arena***
*Phantogram and The Armed support
**Viagra Boys and Jehnny Beth support
***The Chats and deep tan
****Coach Party
More information on Queens of the Stone Age’s new single, video, upcoming tour dates and album is available along with all of the band’s latest news at:
Website: https://qotsa.com
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