Queens of the Stone Age Cancel 8 European Dates Due to Josh Homme's U.S. Emergency Surgery

[{"selector":"#anim-456dca40-fe47-4462-8687-5b8e460ef6f5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-28ee6640-2713-4d94-9949-72a7a26514bc [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-4.318181864572271%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Queens of the Stone Age announced on Tuesday morning (July 9) that they have canceled this year's European tour due to frontman Josh Homme's health.

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Queens of the Stone Age Cancel 8 European Dates Due to Josh Homme's U.S. Emergency Surgery

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