Queens of the Stone Age headlined Glastonbury — but their London show was better

Lanterns, candles, a thin veil of mist, a glass of red wine, and what appeared to be a meat cleaver in Josh Homme’s right hand.

The epitome of goth, these were just a small collection of features present at Queens Of The Stone Age’s Royal Albert Hall offering.

This wasn’t any old QOTSA show. This time, Homme decided he wanted to do something a little bit more alternative, which the band had certainly already accomplished in releasing their EP, Alive from the Catacombs, in June. This intimate run of shows takes that concept and runs with it.

Looming beneath Paris, Homme had long been fascinated and inspired by the Catacombs in equal measure.

‘You’re looking at this wall of skulls and you think these eyes have seen things, these mouths have kissed somebody, these ears have heard,’ Homme