“There isn’t any purpose to journey out”

Queens Of The Stone Age have mirrored on their determination to step up and headline the 2024 version of Obtain Competition, saying they see “no purpose to journey out” over the set.

The dialog arose in a current interview with NME, by which frontman Josh Homme and keyboardist and guitarist Dean Fertita spoke about their upcoming set on the Donington competition.

When requested by Andrew Trendell about how they’re dealing with any stress of headlining the enduring UK rock competition, the 2 revealed that the band are feeling assured with their upcoming set, as certainly one of their strengths is their capacity to combine up their performances, evening after evening.

“Is it simply going to be same-old-same-old?’ bean Homme. “You all the time have to present it your all and altering it each evening is what we’re about, so it’s all the time going to be one thing totally different. I don’t suppose there’s any purpose to journey out.”

Fertita agreed, including: “I feel the rationale that the exhibits have been so good is as a result of there’s a rest to the strategy. We’ll resolve 5 minutes earlier than occurring to play one thing that we haven’t performed in 20 years.”

“And in case you see somebody with an indication that claims, ‘Do that god rattling tune’ then it feels good to simply have the ability to react within the second,” Homme chimed in. “We come bearing presents, and we need to give every little thing away. It’s good to play Donington, but it surely’s simply as good to play Bournemouth too. That’s to not cheapen both – they’re each nearly as good as it could possibly get. These aren’t actual issues.”

The 2 additionally mirrored on the response they acquired with their newest album ‘In Occasions New Roman’, and subsequent ‘The Finish Is Nero’ world tour.

“After being away for therefore lengthy, we didn’t know what we have been coming again to. To see that we haven’t misplaced anybody, it seems like our individuals are nonetheless with us. That’s been a extremely inspiring factor and makes us actually get pleasure from taking part in,” defined Fertita.

Homme shared an identical sentiment, including that his vitality was centred on getting the album accomplished, slightly than worrying in regards to the response it could get.

“Truthfully, the 5 years have been so intense that I forgot to do not forget that it was going to be perceived indirectly. Finishing the report was simply troublesome sufficient, the place it was extra of a sigh of reduction when it was finished than anything,” he mentioned. “It wasn’t till it had been finished for a couple of months once I realised that individuals have been going to obtain it and I had no thought what meaning. I are inclined to keep away from the NMEs and whoever elses of the world as a result of it’s probably not my job to deal with the way it’s perceived.”

Obtain competition will return to Donington Park for its twenty first version from June 14-16, 2024, and Avenged Sevenfold and Fall Out Boy are additionally set to headline.

Different acts set to carry out embody Royal Bloo/d, The Offspring, Machine Head, Pantera, Unhealthy Omens, Corey Taylor, Whereas She Sleeps, Sum 41, Billy Expertise, The Used, Babymetal, Bowling For Soup, Heilung, Polyphia, Thy Artwork Is Homicide, The Black Dahlia Homicide, Biohazard, and Worry Manufacturing facility. Visit here to buy tickets.

Elsewhere within the interview with NME, Homme opened up about the opportunity of becoming a member of forces with Iggy Pop once more sooner or later, following their work on 2016’s ‘Publish Pop Melancholy’.

“Properly, I’d do this in a second,” Homme mentioned, whereas Fertita added: “Oh my god, if there was ever the chance to do it, it could be wonderful. However there aren’t any plans.”

The frontman additionally mirrored on the tribute present that was held for Taylor Hawkins in 2022 and on his friendship with Dave Grohl.

“With the ability to sing ‘Let’s Dance’ with Nile Rodgers at Wembley for my buddy… Taylor would have cherished that gig a lot. It’s such a beautiful factor that maybe solely Dave [Grohl] may do as a send-off like that,” Homme defined. “[He was asking] ‘Is that this a great way to say ‘I really like you’?’ Within the years previous, I haven’t all the time identified easy methods to say ‘I really like you’ to the those that I care about, you understand?”