Queens of the Stone Age have done it again. 

 

From start to finish, the US-based band lets rip an extravaganza of alternative rock madness, infused with irresistibly danceable tunes and hard headbangers alike. The Queens open their set with their signature tune, 'No One Knows'; its iconic guitar riffs and military-esque drumming gets the crowd bouncing from the first bar. Frontman Josh Homme’s recognisable voice and impeccable stage presence is as great as it's always been. He’s been doing this for years.

 

After playing a few old favourites, the band plays one of the most ridiculously groovy songs ever written: 'Smooth Sailing'. Not one person in the audience isn’t, at the very least, tapping their feet. 

 

“I don’t really have much to say, I just wanna dance with you guys,” Josh Homme admits.

 

Peaking at number 9 on the Billboard 200, the band’s latest album 'In Times New Roman…' received a strong reception from both fans and critics alike. Their new songs are met with hoards of enthusiasm from the Bournemouth crowd. Clearly, Queens of the Stone Age haven’t lost the songwriting flair that won them so many fans back in the 2000s.

 

After a triumphant rendition of Little Sister, the band leaves the stage, except not really. They of course return with an encore, beginning with 2002’s 'Go With the Flow'. The audience hangs on to Homme’s every word, creating a chorus of sound. But the real highlight is the last song of the night, the hard-rocking 'Song for the Dead', a blisteringly fast-paced rock tune which never fails to get the crowd bouncing. Halfway through the song, the band stops playing to give Jon Theodore an incredible drum solo, which is met with a roar of appreciation from the Bournemouth crowd.

 

The greatest band on earth have done it again.

 

Full setlist:

No One Knows

The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret

Monsters in the Parasol

Smooth Sailing

My God is the Sun

Emotion Sickness

If I Had a Tail

Time & Place

Carnavoyeur

The Way You Used to Do

I Think I Lost My Headache

Sick, Sick, Sick

Make It Wit Chu

Little Sister

(encore):

Go With the Flow

Song for the Dead