Queens of the Stone Age Play Salt Mine, Add Tour Dates

Now that they've wrapped up a U.S. tour in support of Era Vulgaris,

Queens of the Stone Age have already set their sites on a European trek that includes one incredibly bizarre stop: an unplugged performance in a salt mine one mile beneath Sondershausen, Germany. Set for November 20, the show is only open to worldwide contest winners—a lucky lot that'll get to hear many QOTSA tracks that haven't been played live before. Whether this will include covers of Billy Idol's "White Wedding" or Brian Eno's "Needles in a Camel's Eye" remains to be seen, although both tracks will soon turn up on a digital EP and limited 7-inches tied to the single "Make It Wit Chu" (out November 26).

As for stateside fans that missed the entire Era Vulgaris run, QOTSA will be back for a handful of dates in December, including gigs with Mastodon on the 17, 18 and 20.

"Die Musik wird tiefer erhalten und wir werden unterirdisch gehen" - Joshua Homme

(English translation: "The music is going to get deeper and we're going to go more underground...")

For those about to rock:

11/16 Dortmund, Germany - Westfalenhalle 2
11/17 Stuttgart, Germany - Messe Congress Centrum B
11/18 Wiesbaden, Germany - Schlachthof
11/19 Nuremburg, Germany - Lowensaal
11/20 Sondershausen, Germany - Bergwerkes Glückauf
11/21 Hamburg, Germany - Grosse Freiheit 36
11/23 Brighton, England - Dome
11/24 Liverpool, England - Academy
11/25 Nottingham, England - Rock City
11/26 London, England - Brixton Academy
11/28 Glasgow, Scotland - Academy
11/29 Newcastle, England - Academy
12/1 Bristol, England - Academy
12/2 Manchester, England - Apollo
12/3 Birmingham, England - Academy
12/4 Reading, England - Rivermead
12/17 Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
12/18 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theater
12/20 San Francisco, CA - The Warfield
12/21 San Francisco, CA - The Warfield
2/09 Edinburgh, Scotland - Corn Exchange
2/10 Leeds, England - Leeds University
2/11 London, England - Hammersmith Apollo
2/12 Southampton, England - Guildhall

—The ARTISTdirect Staff
10.31.07