Queens of the Stone Age have canceled a host of tour dates as frontman Josh Homme has been rushed to surgery.
In a statement posted to social media, the band wrote that “every effort was made to push through and play for you, but it is no longer an option to continue”, since Homme is required to return to the US “immediately” for emergency surgery.
Queens of The Stone Aged canceled July dates
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